Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-03
GOVERNOR NOT ANTICIPATING
SERIOUS OPPOSITION IN RE.
PUBLICAN CAMPAIGN
TWO CANDIDATES FOR
STATE SECRETARY APPEAR
w. G. Ramsey, Of eelmond, and A. o.
Push, Of Des Moines, Openly in Race
-Hoyt, Appointive Incumbent, to
Seek Election to State Treasurerst,ip.
Special to Times Republican.

Des Moines, Dec. S.-Interest In iile
candidates. Of political aspirants is eX-
pected to revive soon after the first OF
the year. The activities of the candi-
dates are expected to become more
pronounced then than they are at
present inasmuch as the approach OF
the June primaries will force political
considerations before the people.
Up to the present time no candidate
for gubernatorial honors either in the
republican or democratic ranks has ap-
peared to contest second term for
Governor Harding. The governor and
his friends are expecting his re-elec-
within or without the republican party.
w. c. Ramsay, of Belmond, editor Of
the Herald PreSas. and chief clerk of the
Iowa house of representatives in both
the tnirty-SlXth and thirty seventh
general assemblies, is active in his
candidacy tor The republican nolnina-
ton for secretary of state. A. D. Push,
of Des MONIES, former newspaper man.,
is. also out for the nomination to this
office. The present incumbent. William
S. Allen, whose home is in Fairfield,
has held the office three terms, or will
have done so when his term expires in
1919 and will probably not be a candi-
date again.
Edwin H. Hoyt, the present state
treasurer. will be candidate for the
republican nomination to the office.
Treasurer Hoyt was appointed to his
present position by Governor Harding
following the death Of State Treasurer
William c. Brown in May Of this year.
Two years ago he was candidate for
the nomination but was defeated by
Treasurer Brown who was out for re-
election. 1t is probable there will be
other candidates in the field.
Frank S. Shaw, state auditor, now
serving his second term, will probably
be out for the third term. No other
aspirants for that position are being
talked Of as yet.
torney General Havner will meet with
opposition and will have to make a
fight for denomination His efforts to
enforce the Sunday closing law has
aroused much opposition. No one has
been prominently mentioned as yet,
however to make the race for the re-
publican nomination against him.
MeFarIane Out For Speaker.
Arch w. McFarlane, Of Waterloo,
speaker pro tenn of the house Of repre-
sentatives in the Thirty-seventh gen
eral assembly, is now actively promot-
ing his candidacy for speaker Of the
house. McF'arlane was prominently
identified with the Elwood faction in
the house which won the road fight
after a thirty-six hour deadlock. How
ever the road issue is now dead one
and McFarlane is claiming support
from both factions as they existed in
the old Thirty seventh.
Mac ]. Randall, Of Linn county, who
was also aligned with this faction, is
also said to be ambitious to become
speaker.
In various counties the candidates.
OF representatives and senators are be-
ing considered more or less. While the
liberals are expected to be active in
spots it is now being predicted that
there will not be a sufficient number
Of vets named to the next Legislature
to change liquor legislation to any
marked degree, If at all.
The primary election law was not
changed by the last legislature except
the adjustment Of the presidential
preference after its one trial last April.
There was good deal Of debate over
it and, many have. the idea that there
were changes Of importance but this
was not the case
However, the legislature did change
the law with reference to the state
superintendent making that office cleo
tive again instead Of appointive. Hence
nominations for that office will be in
order at the June primary.