Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-01
HARD LUCK FOR DEMOCRATS
State Central Committee Finds Itself il
Great Straits.
SPEAKERS DECLINE TO TAKE THE STUNT
Even Ex-Governor Horace Boics Snys
He Will Not Get Out and Talk
Marshalitown Platform Causes
the Detection.

DES MONIES, Sept. 30.-(Special Tele-
gram.) 1.-THE democratic state central COM
mittee today postponed the opening of it's
campaign until October II, when it will be
opened simultaneously in each district If the
speakers can be secured. The committee is
in pickle. The first work of the commit
tee upon opening headquarters in Des
Moines was to prepare and send out to all
the well known leaders in the party nicely
worded invitations to take an active part
in the campaign These letters were
couched in language which fairly bristed
with patriotic sentiment and glowed with
hope. 1t was said that the present cam
paign presented the opportunity of the CEN
tury to defeat that enemy of good govern
ment and free silver, the republican party.
Clerks carried these missives to the post
office by the armfu and the committee set
tied itself comfortably to await returns.
but the answers that have been received
are most surprising to the committee. The
men who have always served as wheel
horses say they cannot swallow the
Marshalltown platform and positively refuse
to take the stump. Some do not stop with
this, but politely inform the committee that
they will act with the republicans. Even
Ex-Governor Boies sent declination
couched in unmistakabe terms.
Walter Collins, the 13-year- old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. T. o. Collins died at the home
of his parents from bleeding to death.
Walter had had a tooth pulled The bleed
ing could not be stopped and death was
the result. He had been bothered with the
toothache for some time and visited the
dentist and had it extracted. For some un-
known reason heavy hemorrhage set in
and though several doctors were called the
bleeding could not be stopped. His life
gradually ebbed away and a little before
noon death occurred.
The first letter asking for transportation
for the return of Iowa soldiers who are
home on furloughs was received by the
adjutant generals department today. Cap
tain Sumner Bisbee of Keokuk, Company
A, Fiftieth Iowa, writes for transportation
for his men who are due at Camp Mckinley
on the goth of October. The Fifty-second
men are due on the 18th, nearly ten days
earlier. Transportation as far as possible
will be sent to company stations and the
soldiers at the adjacent points will be ex-
pected to start from there Where the men
are entirely removed from company stations
they will be sent transportation directly
from their homes to Des Moines.
Governor Shaw authorized the statement
this morning that any of the soldiers home
on furlough and wishing to return to local
hospitals, where they will receive the best
of care at the hands of the government, will
be furnished transportation. This decision
he has made because of numerous letters
which come to him asking him to pay doc
tor bills of sick boys who have gone home.
He says the state cannot afford to pay the
bills, but that it will gladly bring the boys
back here and care for them
The Iowa Christian convention closed this
evening with an address by DR.. Burchart
of China. The convention set aside one day
of the year for Drake university
anniversary. On that day all the Chris
tian churches of Iowa will hold
meetings in which sermons will be
preached and collections taken for the bene-
fit of the university. 1t will be known as
the rallying day for the educational inter-
ests of the Christians throughout the state.