Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-02
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Question Of Transportation for the
Fifty-first Iowa Regiment Not
Yet Settled.
Legislative Nominees Have Not All
Signitied Their Approval of
the Plan.
Nomination Papers Not Yet Filed by
Some Candidates Democrats
and Expansion.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Oct. 2.-It has been gen
orally supposed that the transportation
problem for the Fifty-frst Iowa was
settled beyond question, but such is not
the case. Not more than one third of
the prospective members of the legisla-a
ture have signified to Governor Shaw
their approval of the proposition that
the state shall pay the cost of bringing
the regiment home from San Francisco.
The governors request of the banks of
the state that they advance the money.
mere trife for each bank, has not met
with the prompt and liberal response
that was expected. The favorable re-
plies so far received have come from
the territory in which the regiment is
located, though many more replies are
expected tomorrow and next day. There
is, however, no time to waste. If the
banks do not take advantage of the op-
portunity thus offered them to show
patriotic spirit at little or no cost, the
members of the next legislature, the
Legislative nominees, will be called up
on to decide what shall be DONE They
will be asked whether or not they APP
prove OF the plan to have the state ad-
vance the cost of transportation, and if
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, 30 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
Danger threatens the republican leg
islative nominees in some districts be-
cause they have failed to file their GER
| tificates 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
half the Legislative nominees had been
filed, and they must all be in next Sat
urday. Oct. Z, thirty days before elec-
| ton. Ii they fail to do that there is no
way they can get on the ticket, not
| even by petition. The law. section 11o4
| 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-
lquired 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
terasts. 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
We're 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 2elinquents
| by wire and try to show them their
| danger. Some of the nominations 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 Chairman McMil-
Ian had two lawyers employed 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
l .iy> tt,l1 1r T
| II. Trewin of Allamakee county. Hav-
| 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 arr
ranging interesting and profitable dis
cussions on live school matters. The
progradm is:
"How can the state Teachers Asso-
citation increase its Power and Eflicien-
cy in the State?''
What Changes in the School Laws
Seem Desirable ?'-Ex- State Superin-
tendent j. b. knoepfier of Lansing. as
sisted by j. j. Powell of Cedar Rapids.
/ 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
Power of Appointing and Dismissins
Assistants?" by DR.. j. II. Greene OF
Dubuque. assisted by Capt. T. c. Pres
colt of Sioux City.
| The new auditorium makes it possible
| for the numerous sections and round
| tables to hold their meetings closer to-
gether, so that persons may go from
one to the other easier. All the meet
| ings will be held in the auditorium and
the Y. NJ. C. A. building, adjoining. ex-
cept three round tables one forenoon
which will be held in the Lutheran
| church The executive committee, COM
posed of T. NJ. Nicholson of Mt. Vernon
/ w. f. Chevaler of Red Oak and C. T.
Chelton, president of Simpson College
and County superintendent Carrie
Goodell of Wayne county, secretary oi
the association.
The anti-eXpansion issue is being
fused as convenient though not very
plausible excuse by some democrats
who have declined to follow their party
Ion the currency question and who have