Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-10-14
POLITICS ARE BOOMING:
The Campaign In Iowa Under Full
Headway with Prominent Men
on the Rostrum.
The GREAT CARNIVAL IN DIES MONIES.
The Enterprise Wa. Satisfactory to
the Projectors-Presiden McKin-
ley's Trip ChanEcd-Lafayette Day
in the Schools-Itinerant Doctors
Eavored-Other Notes.
Especial Correspondence.]

Especial Correspondence
Des Moines, Ia, Oct. 10.-The polit-
ical campaign is we'll under way. The
in the Third, Eighth, Tenth and Elev-
enth last Saturday, when the princi-
pal speeches of their leading men,
including Gov. Shaw, Senators Allison
and Gear, congressman Hepburn. Hen
derson, Dolliver and Judge Thomas G.
L. Dobson, secretary of state, and Sid
ney A. Foster, were delivered. More
than score of leading men are now
speaking for the republican ticket IN
different parts of the state'besides the
local speakers. The democrats are to
begin active speaking October 10. The
meetings already arranged are: Wal
ter McHenry, at Webster City; ex-Gov.
Atgeld, of Illinois, at Des Moines; S.
H. Bashor, in lie Mars, and j. M. Par
sons, in New Hampton. Claude r. Por-
ter, democratic nominee for secretary
of state, will also speak that day, place
not selected. The populists have moved
Winterset, the home of their state
chairman, A. w. C. Weeks, and their
campaign will be conducted from there
in order to accommodate Mr.. Weeks, so
he can give time to his paper, the Re-
view, which is the populist state or
gan. The populists have state ticket
and a nominee for congress in nearly
every district, and they say they will
make an active campaign in all the
- ~, 10 "a or.
tity of the populist party.
The Des Moincs Carnival.
The Semi ON Sed carnival in Des
Moines last week did not attract as
| large crowd as the state fair has usu-
ally had, but it brought thousands Of
people to the state to trade, visit and
see the sights. Cedar Rapids, Sioux
City and Omaha had carnivals at the
same time, which helped to keep the
crowds down in size, but the enterprise
was quite satisfactory to the business
men who projected it and paid for 1t.
| The street fair brought The crowds to
the very doors of the business houses,
while the state fair took them away,
and many state fair visitors failed to
patronize the Des Moines merchants.
Tho numerous entertainments and
street parades offered all the amuse-
ments the visitors could desire, and 30
they were well satisfied. The flower
| parade was probably the most beau
tiful parade ever seen on the streets
| of the city. It consisted OF scores and
scores of carriages completely covered
with paper flowers, some all white,
some all yellow, others red, lavender,
black, ETC., and some with combina-
tions. Then there were bicycles and
horses covered with flowers, and many
floats of elaborate designs and enor-
nous size, decorated solidly with paper
flowers figured largely in the parade,
furnishing some Of the most beauti-
full floats. The burlcsque parade
on Friday night, under the direc-
ton Of Freeman r. Conway, fur
nished fun galore for the thousands
who stood on the streets and in win
dows to see it. Two couples were mar
ried in the balcony of the Equitable
building Wednesday night, in the pres
ence Of at least 1000 people. With the
horse races, the shooting tournament,
the fireworks shows, the street shows
and other attractions, the week was
as gay as any visitor could ask.
Presidents Trip Changed.
The itinerary of the presidents trip
across the state has been changed
somewhat, and instead of going west
over the Burlington, he will enter the
state at Clinton, on the Northwestern
Tuesday forenoon, and make short
stops during the day at Clinton, Cedar
Rapids, Marshalltown and Boone, ar
irving that night in Omaha, spend
ing Wednesday in Omaha at the
exposition and leaving Thursday
morning for st. Louis over the
Burlington, stopping very briefly
in Creston, Ottumwa and Burlington
and in Monmouth and Galesburg, III
The presidential party will spend Fri.
day in st. Louis and reach Chicago
Saturday afternoon, where the party
will remain until the following Thurs.
day, when all will return to Washing
ton.
Lafayette Day.
At the suggestion Of Gov. Shaw, Rich
ard c. Barrett, state superin tendent Of
public instruction, has requested a
general observance OF Lafayette day II
: the public schools of the state. A mon
ument in honor Of the noble French
man who came to the rescue of the
struggling colonies at time when they
most needed help in their struggle TO,
independence, is to be erected in Pari.
by grateful Americans, and the I'M
yelling ceremony will take place July 4
,, 1900, during the great French exposi
ton. The day set apart for observance
!, in the schools is October 10, the ami
! versary of the surrender of Cornwall.
at Yorktown. On that day, in pub
), lilo schools and colleges and universities
and all other schools, addresses will bt
made telling of what this country owei
the memory Of Lafayette, and 1t is the
: intention Of the projectors OF the move
3 ment that it will arouse a new interes
, in the early history of the country, be
. sides doing tardy justice to the mem
ory Of one who not only gave his SWORD
but his fortune to the cause of Amer
lean liberty. The plan is to raise $3.50,
, 900 by contributions from the schools
only penny being expected from thu
average boy or girl in school. though
> OF COURSE some will give more ant
: some large contributions will be mad,
! outside the schools.
, Itinerant Doctors.
Judge Gamble rendered decision II