Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-13
LIBEL SUIT OF SUPREME JUSTICE
sALiNeeR BRINGS OUT RAcY
TESTIMONY.
TESTIMONY OF CoWLEs
AND SARGENT CLASHES
Defendant Publisher FIstiy Disputed
by Rock Island Railroad Attorney
SaIinger Shown 70 Have Been 40.
tive in Promoting Candidates. Of His
Friends-Govsrnor a Witness.

Des Mo!nes Nov. IS. - Governor
, Harding was called as a witness IN
Justice Salingers libel suit against
Gardner Cowles. publisher Of the Reg
lister and Tribune, yesterday afternoon
The governor testified that when
Gardner Cowles was nominated for
membership on the state board Il eiu-
cation one OF the strongest sources Ct
opposition came from Justice Sal!nser.
Cowles' nomination Vac not confirmed
and the government said that the su-
preme court justice was active IN the
fight against confirmation.
The testimony was concluded late
Wednesday and arguments began.
Testimony OF Harvey InGhem editor
Of the Register and Tribune, and OF
Fred SarSent, attorney for the Rock
Island railroad. clashCd in district
court IN the $4,000 l:bel suit OF Judge
B. I. Salinger, against Gardner Cowlss,
publisher of the Register and Tribune;
Justice Salinger Is asking damages
on the grounds that in On editorial
in the Tribune. Editor Ingham charged
that Saiinger used his influence with
the Rock Island TO set Former State
Senator Arthur Savage. OF Adair. a po-
sit!on with that railroad. The infer
ence, Salinger charges, vas 'ha. there
by Salinger placed hirrsal under obt-
CATION TO the Rock Island and that he
used his influence as Justice Of the su-
preme court TO bring about the APP
po!ntment Of Savage. The latter is
now insurance commissioner oy APP
polntmept Of Governor Harding.
-sIares I: on Sargent.
Editor Tngham asserted on tho stand
that he based his editorial upon infor-
nation furnished him by Fred Sargent.
attorney for Iowa -oT the Rock Island.
This was given 10 him IN cunversa-
ton at the state fair grounds, he said.
"Mr. Sargent told ne" tie editor
said. that Justice Salinger had de-
nlanded that he Sargent get an APP
pointnent for SAVAGE with the Rock
Island. Sargent told me that he re-
sented the manner in which Sal!nser
had insisted, SIS che Justice had net
done him the courtesy 70 request that
Savage be thus favored, but had de-
manded 1t.
Sargent told me further that Judge
Salinger hai embarrassed officials In
the Chicago offices uf the Rock Island
by persisting in talking over casee
pending before the supreme court tn
which the railroad WAS interested In
such a way as N raise the question as
to what he wanted the railroad to DO
for him"
Mr. Ingham sali that Sargent told
him that Justice SaI'ncer sent a num-
Der Of circular letters - the attorncs
for the Rock Island az Davenport. urg-
ing him to sign them and send them
out under his Signature. These clrcu-
lars urged the nomination OF a certain
man for place on the supreme bench.
The Davenport attorney had told Sar.
gent. so Editor Inchem said. that he
had never Eel. SO Inundated, but as he
had cases pending before the supreme
court, he felt that. he dared not refuse.
Denied by sa-sen.
Fred Sargent denied tn, allegations
as relating TO SalrSer's demand that
he find JOB for Senator Savage.
"That convc1satiCn." he said, "was
In regard to the nomination of Thee
philus for the suprnr,e bench. In W.
ting with Harvey Ingham n"ntl1ned
that Judge Sal!nger had asked me TO
support the race OF Judge Theophtlns.
a former pa-'r,r Of h's thon In Day.
export for the supreme bench.
knew the nan and r'Tsct % support
him under any >ir 'rr:stonces.
Judge Sallnger went over my head
In the Theophllus matter and asked
support OF the Chicago offices for his
friend In reference to this told Mr.
Ingrar1 that thought any member OF
the supreme bench who did such
thing should be censured publicly.
"As for the editorial printed,
phoned Mr.. Ingharn after its appear
ance and asked him TO meet me at the
Des Moines club. There I demanded
retraction or at least another
article as felt 1t was reflection on
me and on my railroad as we'll as OF
Judge Saiinger. He knew mo we'll
enough to know the iusinuation was
unjustiflable.
Mr.. Ingham offered then to write
a letter for mn tn fhe railroad offtoiaia