Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-10
REPUBLICAN STATE coNvEh
TON 70 adopt PLANK
FAvoRlNe AMENDMENT.
HAvNER's BIG VOTE
DUE TO TEMPERANCE
Candidate For Attorney General Re.
oeivsd Good Support From Dry
Forces in Primary Record Gives
Him First Call on Place at Handssof
convention-State House News.
To Timcs-Republican.

republican convention will adopt in It's
! platform a ssrong plank calling Tor
the submission Of the prohibitory
! amendment lis the prediction being
made here. Friends of Lieutenant
Governor w. l.. Harding say that he
will stand sqnarely on such a platform
with both feet and that 1t will re-
ceive the support OF the majority
elected to the legislature.
/ 1t is pointed out that the republican
party has always espoused the cause
of temperance and that 1t has more
reason for, coming out strong for tenn
perance. now than ever before. Inc
big vote given to Horace M. HaVner'
of Marengo, for attorney general is
taken as an Indication that the Dig
bulk Of the voters are dry. Havner
has been conspicuous III his tight
yainst the saloons for tsp years,
fighting them at time when the mulct
law regime was particularly popular IN
Iowa 1t is said that his record along
this line was we'll known over the
state.
Besides Choosing a candidate for at
torney general the state convention
will also have to name candidate Tor
railroad commissioner The later re-
turns show John H. Guiher of Winter
set, about 1000 votes in the lead.
Guiher was appointed by Governor
Clarke Jan. 20, 1915, to fill the, unex-
p;red term of n S. Ketchum, of Mar
shalltown, who died on Jan. II Of that
year.
All three of the present state Off
! c!a!s who were ont for reelection have
been renominated by the republican
party. State Auditor Frank S. Shaw
of Toledo, had no opposition for his
nomination. State Treasurer W. e.
Brown, out for third term, won out
in a close race for the nomination, ana
w S. Allen, secretary Of state, also
won out for third term.
State and City Clash.
The state executive council has re-
fused to permit the city Of Des Moines
to change the grade on East Grand
avenue thru the capitol extension tract
! from East Ninth to Eleventh streets.
! The city officials have gone ahead and
, ordered the grade reduced but the
state has not notified the contractor OF
! the action Of the executive council and
| the state officials are firm in their re-
| fusal to, permit the change OF grade
The executive council says in the
| first place it has not the authority to
change the grade as that was fixed by
the legislatures when 1T provided TOT
the capitol extension work. Further
more it would practically ruin the
| grounds as the grade would make
| cut of about seven feet at the corner
| Of Ninth and Grand avenue 1t would
compel the state to do grading OF the
grounds to conform to the new grade
of the street which would cost 81 So 900.
| And the grade would cut so close to
the top Of the tunnel from the heating
plant to the state house that this
would have to be reinforced with steel
! in order to make it safe.
The executive council also refused to
J widen the street as requested by the
I city. The state at first agreed to do
! this but when it was learned that the
| city wanted to reduce the grade so
materially the council rescinded its
action granting change in the width
! of the street.
When the new curved road to the
| south of the state house is finished as
| it is hoped it will be by fall the most
! of the street traffic will go by this
road as it will be the easiest grade.
| The street cars to the fair grounds
/ and Grandview park, which now run
! over Grand avenue. will go over the
| curved road
Campaign Expenditures.
! Ernest r. Moore, Of Cedar Rapids,
nominee Of the republican voters for
! lieutenant governor, spent s2,169.93 on
! his campaign so his expense account
! filed with the secretary Of state yes
/ te.-day showed.
! This is more than his salary for one
! term amounts to. The lieutenant gov
ernor gets $4,000 for a legislative ses-
sion.
| r. A. Hasselauist Of Charlton. can
| didate against w. s. Allen for secre
| tary of state spent $1.391.10.
Many of the legislative candidates
report that they did not spend any,
1 fhinO