Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-26
At WINE HEAT AGAIN
The Political Caldron Begins to
Bubble Over Once More at
the Capital
Some Coed Side Shows With the.
Main Tent The speakership
Fight.
Teachers Association and the Poll.
tics of the Presidency The
Social Feature.
pecial . Times Republican.


Des Moncs. Dec. % From now until |
the end Of January, When the legisla
.ture will be Well settled in its work, |
this town Will be boiling hot with poli-
tics and other aggregations represent
ing various human interests. Today
the teachers of the state are beginning
10 come and il is more than likely that
more Will come this year than ever be-
fore. That would fill the week. were
nothing else going on. But the politi-l
clans are here also, on coming today =.
The speakership fight, incidental TO tflel
senatorial contest, is u be opened upI
again tonight and pushed for all The
energy and interest of each Side ca,n
make out Of it. Perhaps net quite as
hot as last week, but there viii not be
a day Without It's Developments, 4
whether made pubic or not, and Some
of the members VIII be here every day
10 help make things lively. j. M.
Blythe viii be on hand tonight, and
Whenever he IS in town it may be ass
suned With safety that some inipor-
tant political business is 10 be trans
acted.
Next week the fight for the organi-
cation will be On in full force and hum
tlreds OF politicians Of all grades and
DESCRIPTIONS, braves Of all nations and
tribes, Will come 10 Des Aloines % help
do 1t or see Il done Ii is safe 10 esti-
il not quite, as many people as a state
parent to bnth sides that the thing is
members will surely be here by
Wednesday, Jan. 9. with tEsir candi-
dates for positions and their friends.
Both sides declare they have not made
Ideals on the minor positions OF ftfe two
houses, but it will be very strange and
not at all Ike politics il 10y are not
brought into The fight ard nssd 70 help
Ithings along. 50 far. Very little mas
lbes.n heard about these minnr places
Land members are rat showing the in-s
4 terest in them that they usually do
/ because biegsI game is scented.
4 crowd Of 1870 Implement manpsac-
turers aud dealers is expected ! n Des
Moines on Jan. 3, and 4 the occasion
being Western meeting. including
states west Of the MISSISSIPPI Manu-
facturers by the hundred Will be repre-
1 senfea and it viii be q Lively crowd
/ that Will wait 70 be taken care Of al
1.-The best hotels They Win have 10 take
pot luck with the Politicians. however
i for the hotels can rot take care Of all
4 OF this crowd as it Will Want 70 be
AIRED for The savery annex Is to be
colnpleted for the use Of tilts crowd all
fhut the new kitchen. 50 there VIII be q
big outlet here Isut the city VIII be
| crS.weed as IL has rot been before for
3 years.
The teachers are much disappointed
because they can not have the audire-
l3rium. as promised The heating plani is
nor finished This auditorium enter
prise is like everything els;s that is
Without ready capital to support il and
has 70 depend upon the efferts of lot
2 9f men to raise money to keepiI going.
A 1t was slow job and the contract for
tie heating plant was notlet in reason
able time t9 get t in. simply because
the money was rgt IN sight With which
4 Ito pay FOR 81 II addition to this there
Ihaye byen delays in the shipping oi
|matsrials and tne job Is not finished
The reception tomorrow night which
MAS promised To be one of the bis
evsnfs OF the meeting. is to be held al
the Savery and other meetings will bt
arranged elsewhere.
The Des Moines committee that Sc
cured the convention promised ha'
& more social attention would he showI
the teachers IN Des Moines than iia.
been done heretofore, and that pronis.
iis 10 be redeemed. The rece ceprion is I,
be held tomorrow evening a. the Saw
I cry and preparations have been made
~ to make. it swell social event il
:. which the people Of the city Will par
ltcfpate as they never nave before. 'F1'
istate officers, led by Governor Shaw
Land all the living superintendent!
Who can be secured, viii lend the dig
nily II their presence to the occasion
! and other notables Will be prominent.
An entirely new feature. OF a socia
nature. is the ARRANGEMENT for coleg
, reunions \ separate roam is to b.
. provided for reunion of the forme
/ students Of every college recognized il
, the college department of the associa
tioia This will doubtless bring man.
: new attendants 10 the association 70
/ such a thing has never been done be
/, fore and the colleges are much inter
ested in the experiment. The reunion
(. Ewi!i be held Thursday evening afte
t Murat Halstead's lecture.
! one Of the frs. questions asked whe
4 the time for the meeting OF the asso
j citation approaches is. who viii b
pr sidento Some OF the new member
I get the idea that the association is
j sort OF political machine and that ther
Z are rings in it that need smashing
e Under the plan of selecting its officer:
2 the association is insured against ring
: and schemes. which can not be pu
s through unless every one is in favor c
: such propositions The officers al
e nominated by committee selected b
o another committee. chosen from each {
n the departments. They get togethe
: and make nominations which HAY
V been very rarelyturned down or eve
a questioned. The association does NJ
like the idea of any man being cand