Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-30
TIE GDNk|y, CLUBS
Some Sixty Clu1 SHave Been Or.
sanized and Gore Oreaniz-
ing at $ Moines.
Travelling N : 0utof Des Moines
Doing Excellent Work For
Their Candidate.
State Board Of Health and Small.
pox-..The Polk County
Prohibitionists.
al to Times-R Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, March 60. Superintend- -'
ent r.. c.. Barrett was up at Correction
Willie this week attending some sort of, I
an educational meeting. Correctionville
is in the no mans land attached TO /
George d. Perkins county. Professor
Barrett was not there on political
mission at all but could not avoid hear
ing some political gossip. The most in
iteresting thing in politics he heard, he
says was a hotel lobby discussion be-
tween a travelling man who was red roS
for Cummins and another who made
play at being for Perkins, just to keep
up the discussion Tie Cummins man
was the most enthusiastic and attractedll
most attention, In fact others have re-
ported that most of the travelling men
running out of Des Moines are for Cum
minis, and do not care who knows 1t.
They make excellent Missionaries in the
Cummins cause and penetrate1into the
darkest recesees of the state carrying
light. The way things are going here in
Des Moines indicates that Cumrnins is.
even more popular than his warnlest
admirers supposed when he came out.
Some sixty Cumnlins clubs have been
organized in Des Moines, and as many
more will be organized in the next Two
weeks. BY the time the county primar-4
| les are held Cummins clubs will be
found everywhere in this city and
many in the country They spring up
spontaneously and on the slightest pre-
! text. 1t is expected that a. large num-
| Der of the friends Of Cum,nins will go
Ito Council Bluffs to join in the Iowa
welconle to Minister Conger on his re-
turn home. They will not go carrying
Gummins banners or singing Cummins
songs. but hey will be in the crowd and
| it will not be possible to lose sight of the
4 fact that great majority of Conger's 8
i Des Moines and Polk county friends are
working hard for the nomination of
4 ICummins for governor. The Grant day
celebration in Des Moines is likely to be
an occasion for another outburst of
4 lsCuinmins enthusiasm. That Is the day
I of the county primaries and In addition
4 thereto the Grant Club will properly
\ sIcelebrate the day and listen to a speech
lby Senator Beveridge. of Indiana, and
shake hands with Gen. Fitzhugh Lee.
Grant day will be great day in Polk
4 county.
i Another examination of class of
candidates for commissions az officers
s in the Iowa National Guard will be held
/ April at the state capitol The exam
! ming board will be the same as before
There are to be eight candidates as ia,
x as heard from. Those of the class pre-
viousy examined who were commits
stoned We're az follows: Edward Middle
ton, first lieutenant Company B. Fifti-
eth Iowa: James d. Mason, second lieu
tenant. Company II. Fiftieth Iowa: Eu.
gene NJ. Everett, first lieutenant, Com
{ pany Il. Fiftieth Iowa. Sylvester S
! f3cylan. second lieutenant, Company A
Fifty-first Iowa; Joe w. Cowles, secont
:, lieutenant. Company H. Fiftieth Iowa
The prohibition party county conven
ton for Polk county has been called t,
lmeet in the office of the Commonwealth
: the party organ in this city. April /
!, next. A full county ticket will be nom
! mated. II is believed the entire part.
> can be accommodated in the newspape
! Office. Several new county and distric
4 convention calls are also out. The Sec
: ond district prohibitionists will meet i
Muscatine, April a the Third distric
convention is TO be in Waterloo. Apr
is; the Fifth district meets in Marion
!. May 3: the Eighth district meets i
d Creston, April 9; the Tenth distric. i
5 Fort Dodge, April %. Rev, j. T. Nc
: Crory of Pittsburg. has been engage
to address the prohibitionists ait tn
state convention in Des Moines.
It The doctors of Des Moines and tn
state board of health are slightly indie
y nant al the bold accusation of the Reg
: lister that they are encouraging small
pox for what there is in it in the Wa
: of fees. The Register said editorially:
!, The board of health has given tn
proof that that organization should b
r composed of members who are not PHI j
3 sicians. and therefore interested in tn
Ispread of smallpox and other contagiou
2, diseases 1t is probable that resident
If OF Des Moines are now paying an as
gregate of more than $1,000 per day fe
a the treatment of smallpox cases. nearl
4, all of which would have been saved
the board of health had enforced qual
= antine."
"a The persons interested feel that TIL
is unjust. The board of health. mao
+ up of the most reputable physicians
le the state. is known to have worked ha,
to prevent the spread of the diseas
of One doctor said today in regard TO IL
o. accusation of dishonesty above quoted
/ .The newspaper charge that doctor
want the smallpox in order to make
r demand for their services ia distinct
IS on q par with the accusation ofte
as made, but unjustly, against some pew
papers. that they encourage rioting al
Of disorder just to sell papers No rep
y, table person would make eth
n charge
1t may be regarded as little selfis
Sc but Des Moines people interested
III railroad matters are hoping that II
as rumors of the consolidation of the Iov
or Central and the Minneapolis with Il
Illinois Central are true. They wa
lie all three Of these roads in Des Moine
a. and have none now, except indirectl
IN They believe that such consolidate,