Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-10
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portunity thus offered them to show q
patriotic spirit at little or no cost, the
legislative nominees will be called up
on to decide what shall be done. They
will be asked whether or not they ap-
prove of the plan to have the state adj
vance the cost OF transportation, and il
they will vote for an appropriation next
winter in the legislature to cover such
an expenditure. Governor Shaw will
do whatever they say. There is, to be
sure, almost no doubt about the state
paying for the transportation, but he
will not take chances on it. The people
of the state, 80 per cent OF them, want
it done, and it is fairer that the cost
should be paid out OF the states funds
than by private subscription, as in
some other states.
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Danger threatens the republican leg
islatiye nominees in some districts be-
cause they have failed to file their GER
tiicates of nomination with the secre-
tary of state as required by law. In
vestigation made Saturday by the re-
publican state committee showed that
the nomination papers of only about
fled, and they must all be in next Sat
ton. II they fail to do that there is no
way they can get on the ticket, not
even by petition. The law, section 1lo4
OF the code, requires the presiding Off
Ger and secretary of the convention
nominating state, congressional, judi
cial and Legislative officers to file certi-
ficates OF nomination with the secre-
tary of state thirty days before cleo
ton. The secretary of state is not re-
quired to send out blanks or in any way
notify the nominees or party commit
tees OF their duty in the matter. Every
one is supposed to look after his own in
terests. The republican state commit
tee is doing its best to get every nom-
ination perfected in the Office of the
secretary of state. Blank certificates
were long ago sent to all the nominees,
but many have paid no attention to the
matter; some have filed certificates
with the county auditor, though the
section requiring them to be filed with
the secretary of state is printed on the
back of the certificates. This week the
committee will go after the delinquents
by wire and try to show them their
danger. Some of the nomination. will
not be made till this week. Even the
state ticket has not been certified. Ev-
cry year the committee has had some
trouble of this kind, but never
as much as this year, In 1897 Chair
man Mcmillan had two lawyers en-
ployed to look after this matter, and
that is what the democrats are doing
this year.
One of the best features of the State
Teachers association meeting next De-
cember will be the school directors Sec
ton, under the direction of Senator J.
II. Trewin, OF Allamakee county. Hay-
ing served twice as chairman of the
committee on schools in the senate and
in that capacity rendered immensely
valuable service to the educational in
terests of the state. Senator Trewin is
peculiarly adapted to the work of ar
ranging interesting and profitable dis
cussions on live school matters The
program is:
How Can the State Teachers Asso.
citation Increase Its Power and Efficien-
cy in the Staten
t'What Changes in the School Laws
Seem Desirable ?"-Ex-State Superin-
tendent j. B. Knoepfer, OF Lansing,
assisted by j. j. Powell, of Cedar Rap
ids.
politics in School Elections and on
School Boards"-By Crom Bowen, Of
Des Moines, assisted by John j. Goep-
ping, of Boone.
Should superintendents Have the
Tnx of
Assistants?" by DIR. j. H. Greene, Of
DUBUQUE, assisted by Capt. I. G. Pres
colt, of Sioux City.
The new auditorium makes it posi-
BILE for the numerous sections and
round tables to hold their meetings
closer together, so that persons may
20 from one to the other easier. All
the meetings will be held in the audi
torium and the Y. NJ. C. A. building
adjoining, except three round tables
one forenoon. which will be held in the
lutheran church The executive COM
luittee is composed of L. NJ. Nicholson,
OF Mt. Vernon, w. F. Chevalier, of Red
Oak, and G. e. Chelton, president OF
Simpson college and County Superin-
tendent Carrie Goodell, of Wayne
county, secretary of the association.
The anti-expansion issue is being
used as convenient but not very
plausible excuse by some democrats
who have declined to follow their par
ty on the currency question and who
have found it rather lonesome posi-
ton, politically, and would like to get
back into the party through some side
entrance where they will not seem to
be going back on their convictions.
! The number in this class is not very
large, but there are some, and the way
is being made easy for them. The
hush that has come over the most ex-
treme silverites who are onto their jobs
is most noticeable; they are willing to
consent to almost any compromise this
year, just so as to gain a little time
land strength for another whack at the
silver issue. They have agreed to keep
| The silver issue out of sight, SO as to
Isry to lure back some of the gold DEM
ocrats who are not o,lt-and-out republic
cans. BY the time the polls open none
but the most ignorant will fail to I'M
derstand that the only issue now pend
ing in the United States is the money
question, and that it will be upon us