Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-08
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Implement Men Try To Bluff State
Fair Managers But Fail
Will Exhibit.
Governor Shaw Keeps Almighty
Guessing on senatorship-Not
a Candidate Himself.
Merriam Brings Western Union to
Time-"Q' Lines Not Reported
For Taxation.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican
Des Moines, Ia, Aug. s.The ma
chinery men have threatened to make
the state fair trouble by not making
exhibits al the fair grounds hereafter
unless the management erects a $4,000
building for their benefit. This the
management has declined to make ar
rangements for at this time. The agi-
tation was begun early in the season
and in time to have had the building
ready for this fair, beginning August
"a, but the tair management has been
going on too many personal notes to
keep the fail. running to walTantsit in
investing majority of the surplus the
good weather OF last year gave the fair
in any one building. The implement
men Will not back up their threat for
fsthey are already getting ready to make
isIheir usual exhibits and are applying
| for the Use of tbs fair power TO turn
their machinery. 1t was a sort Of bluff
by Which the fair management, aiway Us
Icons erNative and usually wise, refused
10 be stampeded. The managers want
10 improve the grounds just as much as.
any exhibitor; they Want to put in a
mile track, they Want to build cement.
drives and walks. they Want to do a
whole los of thiTgs Which they cannot
l#do on account cf money, or lack Of il
rather. This year the drives have been
] iaraveled, the grand stand has been
madetwice as comfortable and useful
las formerly by the addition of seat
tbaolis tc tine seass. the race track has
been widsned, some Of the buildings.
/ have bsen improved, a modern toilet
+ system for women has been added and
Emns of The $4,000 surplus has seen it's
finish. A day Of wet weather would.
leave the fair out of debt, perhaps. but
without any surplus on which to plan
1 for next Year.
The real thing in the way of socialism
viii be explained TO oss Moines people
t5sonight By job Hartman Who is the
i8vice presidential candidate Of the so-
#Eeialist democratic party originated by
i fsu essls Debs and mich has
sss.nell;inatsl for Iersident The cam
Epa ign IN losN.l VIII clall here
so,:igl.t. 1t IS the plan u tl.t.
socialists to orsaliize the eastern half
5II.of the state this year. Many CT its ae-
!! live workers in Iows, We're formerly
jspepulists Who a1lticipats.sa a great influx
unto the socialist party from the demo-
5Hcratic ranks Of the fusion popoulists
8fSWho nssrel We're anything long orr short
Sea socialists. THIS feat;ns III ,he. social-
4istic campaign, Of course. - pleasing
Ito republicans bat as a general thing
4 thsl, are lss.Ty of socialism @eNei in Il he
suise of a political friend. II may be
sitNeil that they draw from the democrats
I5this YEAR and THAT they orva,iize the
Sllainsrs Of the SiAth district sa as To
1 tua ~ prevent the den. eerats frain
/ i.eiectins \. G. ssteck over Congress-
man. Eacey--if Lacey isn't app4intsd
i .sarater as aialls politicians believe ne
stsWtll bs--but after the democrats are
4 eaten UP Wls re Viii tie Republicans be?
1 Cioveraai, shaW's absence has gisensa
slquietus 70 the senatorial ds bate An
lirreiigious politician said the other day
i that no one knew whom he governor.
!sMould appoint except the alnligllig and
Shaw. kent him guessing. Politicians
wary between Lacey and Perkins.
i While 6sst:fgsr VAS talked OF for awhile
Hit is believed to be an impossible thing
Il He Mould decline for lie makes Sl7,5bn
a year. ard the government Will hardly
sIpermit nm % leave CHINA while there
las need for Informed men familiar with
4 that country. One thing that is known
4 is that Governor Slawsis Gstetlnined 10
A lappoint the best man he can find anu
lone who Will stand for re- eleetion
4 While he. himself Viii not try for ii.
The state board of control began
siits work last Tuesday. on the
+ focal schedules, expecting TO advertise
Ifar bids 10 be opened Aug. %. for tha
gfsuppls for the state institutions for the
Year beginning Oct. l. Last year about
10000 toils' were used this year a total
iof 5e,s7f tons. Viii be resluir4d on ae-
3eouut Of the additional buildings. This
EeoalMi cost more than il did last year,
land the contract may amount to Sl0O.-
loco The following table Shows the re-
sEquisltiona for coal-in tons-at the dif-
terent institutions:
Anamosa... ....s.s... 6.3SS
q Council Bluffs. ..... :. 600
d Davenport ......s.... ). 4 .snC
Eldora .....s.. Z. $500
Fort Madison .... 8......... !. $500
!. .!SilsnWaod... 80. -. 5000
! /
II HMarshalltown. ...... 80. ..5.... 1900
Fl 8Mitrhellvilla s. .5Ot
& Mount Pleasant .... 80. 80. 1856
Nihton 49,. ........ zoo
The board of control ia also preparing
Ito advertise for specifications for a pipe
& Eorgan at the Soldiers Orphans Home
This is a peculiar arrangement. For
mer Governor Larrabee, who was a
A lmembersof the board left $4,000 for the
Ipurchaae sc of an organ for the new chap
s 81 at Davenport when he retired from
the Office of the board of control las,
& winter. The board has this SO 900 to put
into an organ. Ii now asks organ build
ers to submit specifications OF the or
Il gans that they will be willing to build
lin that chapel for $4,000. Thess offers
Will then be submitted to an expert ii
pipe organs TO determine which is the
best organ offered. the names of the
builders being concealed, so that there
may be no suspicion of unfairness
I Auditor OF State Frank Merriam dig
\ covered on Tuesday that the wester1
4 Union TELEGRAPH, Company had failed Il