Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-01
MANY Start IN
GOVERNOR RACE
BIG Fle-.ED O? CANDIDATES FOR
REPUBLICAN PRIMARY =
INDICATED.
RAwsoN. rEeMs. MOORE,
AAvNER AND kiMsAlL
Al May Contest With Nate Kendall
For Honor OF Leading Party
Speaker Arch MeFsrlane Only One
Mentioned For Lieutenant Govern.
or-Hardina's Patronage.
Special 10 Times-Republican.,

Special 10 Tines-Republican.,
Des Moines, March 1.-Two candi-
dates for the republican nomination
for, governor are already writing out
a few letters or their friends are rel
alive to their candidacy in the $40
primaries. They are Nate" Kendall.
of Abba and former food administra-
tor Deems, of Burlinston.
Charles A. Rawson. OF Dies Moines.
now doing Y. NJ. c. A. work overseas
before he left for France, said he
would. in all probability make the
race for the nomination in 1920 after
his return from overseas.
Lieutenant Governor Ernest R
Moore. Of Cedar Rapids. is expected
soon to make his formal announce
ment.- It is generally thought that
Attorney General Havner will be
candidate and possibly Senator Glenn
Kimbalf of Council Bluffs.
If primary suffrage is organized by
the present legislature as it most
probably will be it will authorize the
primaries. the county conventions and
the state convent ions if they wish to.
This would make possible twice the
votes in the Iowa primaries over any
previous primary If the women could
take full advantage of their rights
under the primary. The state has
had no experience in elections in
which women have participated and
no predictions are being made as to
just how the entrance of the women
Of Iowa into the primary voting will
affect the political ambitions of the
various candidates.
Speaker Arch McFarlane. OF Water
loo. is the only man mentioned thus
far for lieutena governor. McFar-
lane has not announced himself and
says he has not seriously considered
the matter. McFarlane is only thirty
three years old and is one of the
Youngest men who ever sat in the
speakers chair in the Iowa house.
Many Appointments to Be Made.
The senate OF the Iowa legislature
will have to consider the confirmation
of a number of state officials appoint
ed by the governor before the present
legislative session is over. These are
officials whose terms expire in July
and whose appointment by the gov
ernor must be confirmed by the SEN
ate
Except for the, office of insurance
commissioner. whose term began Feb
1. the governor has as yet made none
Of the biennial appointments he is
required to make in order for them 10
be con frmed by the senate. 1t is not
likely there would be many changes in
the appointive officials, some of whom
have been holding their positions for
several years,
Two officials occupying appointive
positions recently resigned. DR.. ]. !.
Gibson, state veterinarian, and Ole o.
Roe, state fire marshall. DR.. Gibson
has been succeeded by his first assist
ant, Dr. Robert D. Wall. whose term
Of Office begins today Fire commits
sioner Roe will retire at the end Of his
present term June 80 of this year, his
first assistant, j. A. Tracy. formerly
OF Sioux City. who has been'in the de-
partment since it was first organized
is slated for the appointment as fire
ma rshall.
Those whose terms expire and who
will be up for reappointment and con-
frmation by the senate are Industrial
Comm issioner A. B. Funk, State Doc
ument Editor Ora Williams, Parole
Board Member D. C. Mott, Chairman
OF Board OF Control, A. NJ. McColl.
of Woodward. three members OF the
state board OF EDUCATION, including D.
e. Murphy. Elkader, Charles E. Bren-
ton, Dallas Center. and r. 4. Hol-
brook, Onawa, and state Bank Com
missioner George Messenger.
There are q number Of other ap-
pointve state offices but the select
ion of the official by the governor does
not require conf rmation by the senate.