Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-14
GOVERNOR rEsrRiEs ~ LIBEL
CASE IN BEHALF or su.
PREME JUDGE.
SAYS sALINoER FOUGHT
cowLEs APPOINTMENT
Opposition Of Nomination Of Register
Publisher a. Member Of ssnats
Board Laid to Jurist--Salinssr Elk.
plains Transactions Showing How
hs Came into Possession Of Farms.

Dos Moines. Nov Ito show why
the Register and Tribune may have
had malice In it's editorials to which
Supreme Judge B. I. Salinger has OBJ
jected by suit for libel, Governor w.
L. Harding was called on the witness
stand in district court.
Governor Clarke" he explained,
."sent the name Of Gardner Cowles
to the senate as an appointee member
for the board of education. The SEN
ate ut its first session refused to- con-
firm the appointment,
AT meeting Of myself and MT.
Cowles In the Des Moines, club he
asked me to withdraw my opposition.
l told him then that 1t was Judge
Salinger who was stirring up the fight
against him." 80.
This meeting, took place while
Harding was lieutenant governor.
Justice Salinger is asking damages
on the grounds that in an editorial
in the Tribune. Editor Ingham
charged that Salinger used his influ-
ence with the Rock Island to get
former State Senator Arthur Savage,
of Adair, a position with that railroad.
The inference. Salinger charges was
that thereby Salinger placed himself
under obligation to the ROCK lsiano
and that he used his influence as
justice Of the supreme court to bring
about the appointment of-Savage. Tine
latter Is now insurance commissioner
by appointment Of Governor Harding.
After Governor Harding was dis
missed from the stand, Judge salinger
was again called for explanation OF
matters dealt with In other editor-
falls in the Register and Tribune. lie
took I'D a resume of his part IN the
Culbertson land deal in which ne
claimed to have had his son act as
third party in land negotiations where
by his mother acquired first claims
on A large farm. This farm with
its encumbrances came into the nanos
of Judge Salinger on her DEATH ac-
cording to his testimony. /.
He also explained the purchase OF
his home from Mr.. Boynton. IN
which he claims to have been accused
of having taken advantage of plead
ing the statute. of limitations. Judge
Salinger denied having any hand In
the deal except as a signer on the
deed belonging to his wife. He stated
that the plea for the statute OF hmi-
tations was made by another than
himself.
During dispute as the the right OF
Salinger to introduce certain evil
dence i'll feeling cropped out again. }.
A Bouquet For 1yers.
"You have misconception OF now
big you really are" n the supreme
court, Judge remarked to Fl. w. BY
ers, attorney for GARDNER Cowles.
In his argument stated soon after
this tilt John nehemiah. attorney ior
Salinger, referred generally to ALL the
editorials brought in to show alleged
malice on the part Of the Regiter
and Tribune and said that In many
ksections of the state people could pc
found who actually believed that
Judge Salinger had stolen his farm
and home as the result Of feeling Gre
ated by the articles in the paper.
Attorneys Lambast.
ATTORNEYS for both sides engaged
in O lambasting tourney In their ar
gufnents to the jury.
John McLennan. representing Judge
Salinger, charged the Register-Tri-
bune editor with malice and asserted
that the editorial was written to get
even" with Salinger because, he used
his influence to prevent the confirma-
ton OF Gardner Cowles for the state
board Of education.
He charged also that It is grossly
wrong to imply that members OF the
state supreme court are subject to
such influences as the editor indl-
Gated.
On the other hand. H. w. Byers'
representing Publisher Cowles, con-
tended that Justice Salinger with his
own witnesses has proved the truth
of the statement made in the editorial
"Mr. Cowles has not published one
tenth of the truth regarding Judge
Salinger's conduct" he asserted.
I'VE lawyers belong to an honor
able profession which we want to be
clear of wrong and infamy. We may
want to help our friends, but such a
desire can not justify a letting down Of
tho bars in final settlement Of litiga-
tion.f
Testimony brought into this case
by Judge Salinger hEnself, has placed
in the records other things even worse
than those charged in the complained
Of editorial"
Byers also offered strong objections
to the activities of Justice Salinger in
persuading members Of the state
senate to vote against Gardner Cowles
for a place on the state board Of edu-
cation.