Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-02-14
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines. February no. 10

Des Moines, February 10, 1901.
Governor Shaw has formally an
nounced that he is not candidate
for third nomination for governor
at the hands of the republican party
of Iowa. While the announcement
was not unexpected, 1t will clear
Che political situation and precipitate
an active campaign for the nominal
ton. Governor Shaw's letter fol-
lows:
Hon. r. p. Clarkson, Des Moines.--
My Dear Sir: The first mention of
my name for third term having
appeared in the Register. it is due
that its editor shall be the first to
receive formal statement of my po-
sltion. This was unnecessary until
after the decision of the supreme
court on the Titus amendment, and
now l avail myself of the first hour
in my Office after the decision to say:
! have been urged by very many
friends throughout the state, and not
few beyond. to become at least %
receptive candidate. The people of
Iowa have been exceedingly kind to
me, and i ought not to rudely treat
their more recent expressions of re-
gard. But political precedent. the
Promptings of my heart, the wishes
OF my family and my deliberative
judgment, all lead to the same con-
clusion. l must, therefore, decline
tC be candidate or to allow the use
my name, or to accept the nomina-
ton under any circumstances, how
ever unanimously rendered. Yours
sincerely, Leslie NJ. Shaw.
The probabilities are that within
che next few weeks the Polk County
Bar association will lnaugurate a
campaign in favor of the adoption
by the legislature of bill requiring
judges of the supreme court to reside
in Des Moines during their terms of
Office. As the law now stands the
judges may reside anywhere in the
state, and are required to be in Des
'Moines only during the terms Of
court, which are held at stated
periods. The idea of those who have
interested themselves in the measure
is that by requiring residence in
Des Moines much more work can be
accomplished by the supreme court
AS it is now, the court is generally
from six months to q year behind the
law can be enacted, the idea is to
amend the laws relating to the terms
of the supreme court, so as to have il
in session continually from one end
of the year to the other. 1t is the
idea of the champions of the measure
that by a regulation of this charac,
ter the court can hold sessions every
third week for the purpose of taking
submissions and can devote two
weeks to the preparation of opinions
and the disposition of other work of
the court. by such an arrangement
it is claimed that the court would be
able to work right up to the docket,
and that decisions in the supreme
court could be obtained as readily
and as quickly as they are now Sc.
cured from the district courts.
1t is estimated by Secretary of War
Root that it will take $4,000 to build
so much of the Des Moines army post
as can be planned by June 80. 1902. II
will take twice as much more to fur
nish it and equip it and the soldiers.
On January 81 Secretary Root wrote
to Secretary Gage, of the treasury,
as follows: 81 have the honor to for
ward herewith, for transmission to
congress, an estimate ($519, 000) of APP
preparation for military post, Des
Moines, Iowa. required for the use
of the war department for the service
of the fiscal year ending June 80,
1902" Secretary Gage wrote to
Speaker Henderson of Iowa as fol-
lows: II have the honor to transmit
herewith, for the consideration of
congress, copy of a communication
from the secretary of war, of the 31st
ultimo, submitting an estimate of ap-
preparation for the military post at
Des Moines, Iowa, $4,000"
e. +. Wennerstrum, state commits
sioner of labor, has just returned
from trip through northern Iowa,
where he inspected the tow mills Of
Mitchell, Howard and Chickasaw
counties. He finds them in prosper
GUS condition, but the proprietors
are all complaining of the difficulty
of securing fax. The farmers Of
northern Iowa put in fax ten and fif-
teen years ago and made a great deal
OF money, many paying for their
land the first year. 1t was soon dis
covered, however, that fax was very
hard on land. Since then the amount
of flax raised has steadily decreased.
At present it is put in occasionally,
but no one farmer tries to raise it
on the same land every year. The
custom at present is to allow two or.
three other crops to intervene. This
has materially decreased the output,
which the two factories say is not
great enough now to meet their de-
mands. AS result of this they have
formed sort of informal associa-
ton, the duty of which is to induce
farmers to raise flax. The tow fac
tories are located at New Hampton.