Omaha daily bee., 1900-10-27
HEAVY VOTE WILL Be POLLED
Large Registration is Reported in Nearly
All Sections Of Iowa.
CAPITAL OF STATE MAKES POOR SHOWING
Results Attained I'm Most Districts
Indicate That There Need BE NO
Fear of Apathy and That RE-
pulican Voters Are Awake.

DEs MONIES, Oct 2s.-(special Tele-
gram )-Reports from all over the state OF
registration indicate very heavy vote
in nearly all sections. In most OF the
districts OF the state, the registration is
up to or in excess OF the registration In
1896, while in the close districts, the
Second and Sixth decided gains are shown
in the registration. Chairman weaver
went TO Chicago, but before going expressed
regret that the registration In Des Moines
had been so light.
"It is a bad showing for the rest OF the
state" he said, Ito have the registration
in the capital city fall off from 10 to Is
per cent As large a Registrations propor-
tionately should have been shown In Des
Moines as anywhere" The results attained
in most districts indicate that there need
be no fear Of apathy and that the republican
voters OF the state are thoroughly alive to
the necessity Of maintaining the past large
majorities or giving the largest ever known
this fall. The registration In the Second
and Sixth districts is matter OF con-
graduation to the state central committee.
1t shows that the good work that has been
done in contesting the campaign Of Voilmer
is bearing fruit and there need be little
danger Of the result.
opinion in the famous Polk county court
house case this morning, modifying and af-
firming the lower courts decisions. They are
affirmed in holding that the board OF super
visors cannot issue negotiable bonds for
the purchase OF grounds for the erection
OF court house. The Significance Of the
modification is that the county may incur
an Indebtedness for the purchase Of grounds
and may provide for this by issuing It's
own negotiable evidence and levying a
special tax to cover a number OF years.
| Though it was thought by the interested
attorneys today that the opinion would admit
of several interpretations 1t is generally
conceded that the board may now proceed
to buy grounds and may levy a special tax
as means OF providing payment Todays
decisions were:
David T. Witter and c. o. Nourse against
Board of Supervisors Of Polk county, Polk
district; modified and affirmed.
| John Diemer against Guernsey & John
| son ct al, Tama district. action to fore
close, reversed.
Yost Denies Report.
| c. e. Yost, president of the Iowa and Ne
braska Telephone companies. with head
quarters in Omaha, In an interview over the
long distance line this morning, denied tina,
| there is any truth in the report that the
Iowa company had paid s25. 900 for the Cen.
trail Telephone company, an independent tol
| line owning a fourth interest in the Mutua
Terminal company Of this city. He EN-
phatically states that the interviews Of the
owners Of the independent line that they
have completed a deal with the Iowa people
are incorrect.
| The Iowa franchise here has expired, thu
I council has refused another and 1t WA
stated yesterday that the Iowa was trying
to buy the Mutual to get Its franchise.
| w. E. Obleness, president Of the Stat
Federation Of Labor. has been appointe'
state organizer and today left for tril
over the state in the interest of his work
He will visit Boone. Marshalltown, For
Dodge and Webster City, together with al
the river towns. for the purpose OF organ
izing new unions and otherwise making tn
state organization stronger. Requests hav
been coming in for some time through tn
state labor commissioner for aid IN secur
ing unions at different points about tn
state. The State Federation of Labor a
its convention last May requested the Ma
tional Federation of Labor to put an or
ganizer In the field. The national organi
zation has been slow in complying with tn
request, but at last appointed Obleness an
the work will proceed now without delay.
Articles Of incorporation were today fle
by the Rodney Lumber company Of Rodney
Monona county. with capital OF $40, ,0o(