Lawmakers Plan Action on Iowa Primary Changes
Des Moines Oct 26 The Associated Press reports that lawmakers plan to push amendments to Iowa primary law in the upcoming special session Senator J A McIntosh and Representative William L Long favor changes including moving primaries from June to August and repealing the 35 percent nomination threshold The goal is to reduce rural voting barriers and curb nominations by a large margin in party conventions
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Des Moines
Iowa
General Assembly
J. A. McIntosh
Leon
William L. Long
Jefferson County
McIntosh
Primarios
Brookhart Fights Change In Nomination Process
The 1922 campaign saw Friends of Senator Smith W Brookhart charge opponents seeded candidates to block his 36 percent threshold and push nomination into a convention. Brookhart secured more than 35 percent and won the nomination. Revisions to primary rules are debated by Representative Long and others with mixed support. some favor changes while others oppose immediate action.
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Friends
Smith W. Brookhart
Long
John Bradley
Powesbiek County
Ven C. Abben Jr
Lille Rock
Railways Seek Tax Basis Change in Iowa Case
In a revived railroads tax case before master Scott M Ladd, the railroads push to be taxed on net earnings or market value of stocks and bonds rather than property value. A ruling could halve railroad property tax in Iowa and influence similar suits elsewhere. Rock Island property assessments in Iowa are part of the dispute.
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Des Moines
Scott M. Ladd
M. J. Wade
Rock Island
Towa
Newfoundland Fishing Industry Faces Taxation Challenge
The 1921 executive council plan valued assets at 110 million dollars for 1922 with about 190 thousand subject to tax. Attorney General Gibson and assistant Neill Garrett clash with railroad lawyers earning up to 25 thousand yearly. Any ruling will be appealed to the U S federal court as both sides mount complex tax research.
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Neill Garrett
United States
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