Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-16
Governor Shaw Suggests q Plan to
Bring Fifty-first to Iowa
In Body.
Would Secure Pledges of Nominees
for Legislative Offices to Vote
for Appropriation.
Money Would be Advanced and
Parties Advancing it Re-
imbursed by State.

lMDuTSeQ Dy StaIe.
Des Moines, Aug. 16.-At conference
OF representatives of the eleven Iowa
towns which sent companies with the
Fifty-frs Iowa regiment to the Philip
pines in Des Moines Tuesday 1t was de-
cided to adopt the recommendation of
Governor Shaw, that the signature of
every candidate for the legislature and
senate be secured to an agreement to
vote to reimburse him for the $4,000
necessary expense in bringing the mem
bers of the regiment home from San
Francisco, where they will be mustered
out, agreeing that in case there Is a
practically unanimous agreement
among the members of the next general
assembly to vote tor bill to reimburse,
to incur the expenditure. Represent
atives of Des Moines, Knoxville, Oska-
loosa, Creston, Bedford, Villisca, Red
Oak, Council Bluffs. Glenwood, Corning,
shenandoah and other towns attended
the conference.
| Mr.. Robert kissick first proposed
set of resolutions asking the governor
to try to secure a change in the order
| of the war department to muster out
| the troops in San Francisco to have
| them mustered out here and to pay the
Expenses of their return to Des Moines.
This resolution was discussed al great
length. The fact was brought out that
1.-The counties in the southwestern part
of the state do not want the boys
brought to Des Moines first. Capt. Hull
and others assured the meeting that
1 Des Moines had never suggested that
they be brought back to Des Moines.
Mr.. Kissick said that he wrote the res
| olution without consultation with any
Dies Moines person.
The sentiment was unanimous that
the boys should be brought back to
Methods were discussed at great length
the return and other suggestions We're
made. Finally the governor made the
4 suggestion which was adopted.
Governor Shaw expressed the desire
4 to see the Fifty-first Iowa in is present
4 organization on Iowa soil and to have
them transported from San Francisco
:.
while the state had furnished every
thing that had been asked by any
member of the four Iowa regiments
{ and had given each of the colonies au-
i thority to purchase anything that
might be needed at any time, and had
( promised that the state would reim-
5 burse, he did not think the appropria
3 ton made by the last general assembly
to permit returning the members of the
regiment to Iowa after they had beer
o discharged, paid off and furnished
5 transportation and travel rations ant
5 had become private citizens. He said h,
would net consider the proposition t.
G have them returned to any one town OF
OIL city without the express wish of the
o regiment. If the members of the regi-
: ment desired to be returned to De.
Moines, to Council Rluffs or to an,
O other town in Iowa, he would be glat
; to aid such an enterprise but the wish
) of the regiment rather than the wish o
!, the towns must first receive considera.
5 ton. The only feasible plan he saw
q was to have the candidates for the mex
: general assembly sign petition asking
q that the regiment be returned at stat
a expense and pledging themselves t.
q support and vote for an appropriation
: to reimburse whoever might furnish
: the money. He said that the movement
I must be wholly non partisan and in tn
9 interest of no locality, but for the pur
10 pose of showing lowa's appreciation o
/, the valiant service rendered by tn
- Iowa troops.
He also said that If this should b
n X
= Iowa thinks more highly of the on
II regiment. which in the fortunes of wa
was afforded an opportunity to engar
- in battle. for each of the other thre
regiments would have been glad at an
= time to have changed places with tn
= Fifty first. and they would have eac
: under any test proven themselve
!, worthy of the state they represented
= But as the Fifty-tirst is the last reg
ment to be mustered out. and no oppol
tunity has thus been afforded for tn
people of the state to give any outwar
n manifestation of the pride and apprec
., alton which every loyal citizen feels. h
70 thought it eminently proper that the
NJ should be returned at state expense an
6 each member permitted to go wherevs
= he choose. The governor expressed Il
l.
10 boys would be where mother is, an
~ without having first consulted the reg
N ment, he did not feel like making an
M arrangements whereby they should |
ar delayed in reaching home and de;
CO ones. That the plan suggested that IL
IN friends of the different companies tai
- in hand the canvass of the several di
- tricts and the burden of securing tt
:, endorsement of the representativ,
=. therefrom.
49, Should the practically unanimo,
- nonpartisan consent of the next gener
assembly be obtained, the govern,
promises to obtain the money upon
personal credit until the legislatu
meets.
W He recommended that the people
ss Villisca, the home of Company B, tai
C. in charge the First district: the peop
he of Glenwood, the home of Company
an the Second district: the people
is Knoxville, the home of Company d. Il
al Third district; the people of Shena
no doah, the home of Company E, t
tie Fourth district; the people of Osk
loosa, the home of Company F, t
Fifth district; the people of Creston, t
home of Company G, the Sixth distrie
the people OF Des NIoines, the home
z Companies A and H. the Seventh d