Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-15
OPINION EXPRESSED THAT CODE
REVISION MUST Be TAKEN
~, UP THIS WINTER.
DELEGATION TO ANOTHER
ASSEMBLY HELD ILLEGAL
Politicians Appear to Be Only Ones
Opposing special Session in Janu-
ary-Proposed Labor Party viii
Have Little Effect. on Iowa Vote
Program Too Socialistie For Iowa.
,ecial to Tlmcs-R Republican.

Special to Times Republican
Des Moines. Nov. l5.-Nothins Is be-
ing given out at the governors office
concerning the proposed special ses-
sion Of the legislature to pass on code
revision or whether 1t Is to be called.
The governor explains when asked
concerning it that It is too early yet
to consider a dale for calling the ses-
sion and refuses to be drawn into any
statement regarding his attitude
toward the question Of postponing
action on the code until tho regular
session Of the legislature in 1921.
At the present time 1t would seem
that the politicians In general are
against 1t. altho there arc office seek
ers who see in the proposed session
some opportunity to advance their
own candidates.. The majority of the
bankers, farmers and business element
are ready to come II it appears to be
the logical time for completing the
work Of code revision which Is recog-
nized as an important Job but many
Of them would like to DC relieved of
the task II 1t could be postponed to
regular time without serious incon-
venience.
Those members instrumental in
drawing up the law and securing Its
passage are naturally strong for the
special session and with them Is tho
younger element Of lawyers particu-
larly who are anxious for code revision
and want to have a part in the max
ing OF the code. To take part In such
law for the younger lawyers particu-
larly.
The point will probably be raised
that the law as passed provided for
the calling Of the special session and
that it would not be in accordance
with the statute to saddle the work
onto an entirely different body such as
another assembly. the Thirty-ninth.
would be. 1t will be claimed that 1t Is
the Job Of the Thirty eighth, which
created the code commission and the
machinery for revising the code, to
finish the Job. However the calling OF
the session Is put entirely up to the
governor and ne alone can set the date
or refuse to call 1t as he sees fit.
Out Of the agitation may come some
agreement to pass only on code revis-
lon matters and keep out all other
legislation if the majority favors the
special session and the final decision
is to call 1t.
Labor Party Not Factor
With but few large cities in Iowa
and comparatively strong rural
vote it Is not thought that the pro-
posed national labor party will cause
any serious DETECTION of the vote Iowa
will cast at the polls next November.
The organizers Of the movement item
selves state that its recruits will come
more from the democratic party than
from the republicans. which In itself
would mean that Iowa, with its big
republican majority, could not be
counted on by the labor party leaders
for any unusual support.
In 1915 the socialists pol'ed 1926
votes and the socialist labor party 45s.
The total vote cast in Iowa for presi-
dent in 1916 was 611.944. OF this
number Hughes received 2S0,439;
Wilson 221,6s9, and the prohibition
candidate, J. Frank Hanly, 1871. 1t is
evident that the vote was largely con .