Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-14
GU|HER TO RE-ENTER
PRACTICE OF LAW
RETIRING RAIL COMMISSIONERS
PLANS TO RETURN TO
LEGAL WORK.
ALSO BEING MENTIONED
AS GAYNoR SUCCESSOR
Sovernor and State Committee Hope
to Agree Upon, Man Vino Will Be
Named by Harding and Also
Placed On Ticket by Committee
Suffrasists Well Organised.
Special to Times Republican.


Des Moines. Aug 14.--John A.
Guiher, of Winterset. who plans to
& center the law practice at Winter
set at the expiration Of his term as
state railroad commissioner Jan. /,
is now being mentioned as a. possi-
Die successor to the place on the
Iowa supreme bench ma de vacant by
the death of Justice Gsynor. With
commissioner Guiher looked upon as
one Of the eligibles the list is in
creased to five, Judges Thomas Ar
thur, OF Logan, E. G. Albert, of JEFF
ferson. c. w. Vermillion, of Center
vile, and F. F. Dawley, of Cedar
8 Rapids being the others thus far
mentioned.
Mr.. Guiher recently returned from
washington. where he was chairman
or the committee of three state
railroad commissioners named by the
national association of commissioners
s to sit with the interstate commerce
commission in the recent rate hear
ing.
Il
Rawson said today that no date haa
been determined on by the state GEN.
trail committee to consider the nam
ing Of a supreme bench nominee Gov
/ ernor Harding was expected home
today and it is probable he will con
fer with Rawson early next week on
the matter of filling the supreme
court vacancy. 1t is expected the
s governor and the committee viii
agree on a man so that whoever the
governor names will be placed In
nomination by the committee.
Maj. T. P. Hollowell. who has been
secretary to the governor since Feb
! ,ruary. left last night for Fort Madi-
son to take up his new duties as
! prison warden next Monday. Hollo-
well has made his home in Fort
Madison for several years and his
new work will therefore, take him
pack to his old town.
q Mrs. Emma K. Blaise will assume
her duties as secretary to the gov
q ernor and her work sls chief clerk
will be handled by other members Of
!, the governors office force for the
3 few months remaining Of Harding's
term.
Suffragists Hopeful.
Woman suffrage leaders here are
anticipating that the Tennessee housa
q of representatives will on Mond;.
3 follow the action Of the upper house
and ratify the woman suffrage
amendment. This will then bring
q full state and national tickets at the
fall election.
The Iowa suffra gists are well or
] ganized thru the woman's division of
s the central committees of both the
republican and democratic parties.
y Mrs. Frank Dodson, of Des Moines, is
directing the work among the women
for the republicans ard Miss Ann
Lawther Of Dubuque that of the
democrats These committees have
been at work for many months or
ganizing the Iowa women for voting
the national ticket this fall. 1t
Tennessee ratifies local and state
tickets will also be boosted by the
women party workers.
It is expected that old fashioned
party rallies will liven up the latter
days Of the campaign III the majority
OF the counties Of the state. Torch
light professions are being talked OF
and prominent speakers In both
parties are being grooIred to add the
necessary enthusiasm late this fall
such as will bring out a big vote at
the polls.
A republican club is to be organ
lied in Polk county which all active
followers of the G. o. p. are expected
to join. Similar clubs are being
talked of in other counties.