Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-24

SECRETARY or STATE TO HAVE
ospostrioM IN PRIMARY.
e. J. Moore, Of Wapello County. One
Time Member Of House and Score
tary Of Pharmacy Commission, 70
Seek Republican Nomir atton--O~
wud Candidate For state Rsiirosd
Commissioner
Special 70 Times Republican.

Special 20 Times Republican
Des Muines, Jan. e4.---Ed. ]. Moore. o.
Eldon, wapello county. member of the
house OF representatives in the Thirty
third general assembly and at one timo
secretary OF the state pharmacy COM
mission. IA now circulating nominal
tion papers for secretary OF state. This
is the first opposition which has APP
peared to the candidacy OF the present
secretary, w. g. Ramsay, or Belmond.
The announcement OF John A. Guiher,
present member OF the state board OF
nailroad commissioners. that he would
not be a candidate for reelection
leaves more or less speculation as 70
who will be the leading candidate for
this office Dr. Thomas Wand. Of &C.
tiar Rapids. formerly Of Mount Vernon,
is a candidate He was out for tho
nom nation in 1916 but was defeated,
AS a rule there are several candidates
for this Office. Commissioner Guiher
win return TO the practice Of law In
'Winterset.
Senator Frank Thompson, OF Burling-
ton, Is now actively pushing his candi-
,dacy for the republican nomination for
congress in the First district. Editor
Grimes OF Montezuma, is circulating
his papers in the Sixth district where
he 4. after the republican congressional
nomination.
Candidates generally have not taken
out their nomination papers as yet, evi-
IDENTIFY believing it is little too early in
the game to begin getting signatures.
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be evident, however. in the next few
weeks.
Interest in national politics here this
past week has not been stimulated by
the appearance Of national political
leaders, which characterized the two
weeks previous. Discussions are con-
fined largely TO the results or polls
conducted by various newspapers,
which show Lowden leading. with
Wood second and Herbert Hoover re-
ceivtng considerable honorable men,
t!on.
The Curnu.ns railroad bin. with its
anti strike measure, has been the sub
iject of considerable general discussion
Ihinging on the right OF labor to strike
IA delegation headed by Fred A. Can
field. president OF the Iowa Federation
of Labor. has gone to Washington TO
oppose It's passage.
Must Increase Production.
John Fletcher. Of Chicago vice pres
ident OF the Fort Dearborn National
Bank. Of Chicago, 10 In Des Moines
this week to address the annual meet
ling of the local chamber Of commerce,
He stated that Herbert Hoover is much
talked OF as possible business can
tGidate."
Fletcher also declared that reform
in the matter Of cost Ct living must
begin at Washington, where a budget
system In government expenditures
should be adopted and waste eliminated
bag wei as taxes reduced.
The only way to reduce the cost OF
Irving IL to increase production" he
declared.
What we need - not SIX or an
ieight-hour day. but a ten or twelve
hour day for q few years. Every bust
mess man, every professional man, la
lborer and farmer should work over
hine for tho next few years"
he declared this was especially true
lin the middle Vest agricultural states
LOT Iowa and Illinois.
@Boycotts accomplish nothing per
stnanent,. ne said. The old clothes
tcltbs and the like are interesting, but
lthey accomplish Httla- II every one
srefused to buy a pair of shoes OF o
suit or q hat this year business would
sbe ruined and no one benefited"