Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-11
| an ISSUE
Lively Contest Between the Cum.
minis and Gear Men In That
County.
Convention Expected to Give In.
structions, Which Candidates
Have Agreed to Accept.
State Fair Shows a Big Surplus
Alta After New Rail-
road.
pecial to Times- Republican.

Speclal TO Times-Republican.
Des Moines, Sept. 11.-The Muscatine
senatorial fight is being repeated in
Cherokee county. Representative L. w.
Bea! Is a candidate for denomination.
He had everything his own way till a
short time ago. when new candidate.
Orton, entered the race. Orton is a
scummins man, and came into the fight
as such. He started out to make it a
straight out Cummins- Gear issue. Beal
being commonly regarded as Gear
man. 1T wasn't long till Orton lost his
nerve. He dropped the idea of fighting
~ out on the straight senatorial lines.
and announced that he was willing TO
leave that feature to the convention and
OBEY any instructions it might give.
The contest has now developed into a
personal one between Beal and Orton.
and people from Cherokee saw the
chances are the nominee, whoever he
may be, will be instructed for Gear.
Cherokee is in Cummins TERRITORY. III
IS represented in the upper house by
Senator A. c. Hobart. Hobart would
prefer, personally, to vote for Cummins.
But he is like good many others, who
would prefer the band-wagon to a los
ing cause. Mr.. Hobart will be for Gear
II Gear is reasonably certain winner.
~ MS county instructs for Gear, when
1t nominates representative, that will
put an end to all chance of Hobart yot-
ing for Cummins. 1t will give him a
comfortable way out of his embarrass-
ment, allow him to get in the Gear wag-
on. and at the same time keep right
With his Cummins friends. They do saw
that Cherokee is listed by the Gear gen
erals as one county which must be car
RED at all hazards, on this account. and
that they are making fight as vigor-
Gus, If not quite so spectacular, as that
IN Pottawattamie. The convention will
be Sept. 16
The members OF the state fair audit
ing comittee We're in town yesterday.
and commmitted hari kari with the
sanctity of the Sabbath by spending
the day in work on the fair accounts.
They continued in session all day today
and by this evening or tomorrow fore
noon will have completed their work for
this time. The c.',,,slittee included Di-
rectors Camera ratrey and Fra
zler he resu IS labors has been
to show that the fair is in far better
financial condition than has been sus-
pected by anybody. The total receipts,
including entrance fees, gate money.
privileges and all other sources of in
come were just about s55. 900. which is
about $4,000 more than was supposed.
Not only this. but the expenses shaye
been less than expected. Even when the
gates We're closed it was commonly es-
timated that the net profits after pay
ing all premiums and expenses would be
from $4,000 to $4,000. After their de-
tailed examination into the business
accounts, expenses, etc. the directors
announce that there will be a profit of
$4,000, and possibly $4,000. Exact fig
ures can not yet be given. but it is safe
to say that the fair is now in better
shape than ever BEFORE
The most important fact, TO the credit
of this years management, is that ex-
penses have been greatly reduced, de-
spite the increased number of people to
be handled. The big items of expense
are listed about thus:
Borrowed money -. >. .. .... rs 1000
Police -. $3.50. -. -. .. >. !. 1000
Superintendent ;. ;. 49,. >. :. $500
Gate-keepers. ). -. ;. -. 80. 300
Treasurer's department -. ;. -. AGO
Dr. Carver's entertainment !. 80. 140O
Advertising J. ;. ;. i. ...... 49,. 1000
Premiums. ;. -. ). -. -. 49,. $4,000
There are a good many minor expen-
ses which will bring the total up to
about $4,000; while some of the bills
have not yet come in. The receipts may
prove a little less than $55.0O0 when the
final figures are made; but $4,000 is
regarded as a conservative figure on
the net profits. The fair has built some
new buildings this year. which will be
paid for out of the receipts; but these
are taken into account In estimating the
profits.
The success of this years fair is like
ly to give black eye to the movement
for the establishment of state depart
ment of agriculture. This proposal
would probably have been urged in the
coming legislature If the fair had failed,
as means to getting more money for
the fair, and securing it larger recog-
milton by the state.
The state of Iowa owns the fair
grounds, which cost it about $4,000 a
number of years ago. They are now
estimated to be worth from s150.0OO to
$4,000. The society has erected the
buildings largely with money donated
by the citizens of Des Moines and the
railroad companies centering here, when
it was first decided to make the fair a
permanent institution in Des Moines.
President Hartman has announced
that he positively Will not be u candi-
date for the presidency of the associa-
tion again. He is willing to step down
and out with SO good showing to his
credit When the board elected Mr..
Van Houten to the secretaryship last
spring there was good deal of criti-
cism Of the action. Mr.. Van Houten
has not been popular secretary. but
the record of reduced expenses. an in
creased attendance and income, and a
bigger surplus In the treasury than ever
before counts good deal in his favor,
and 1t looks as IL he would get another
election II he wants II. Il Mr.. Van