Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-08
LOOKS EASY FOR CUMMINS
Republican Nomination for Governor Seems
Now to Be Coming His Way.
OLD DIFFERENCES ARE BEING DROPPED
General Good Feeling IL Manifest and
the Candidate May lie selected
soon-Bycrs and Curtis
Decline.

gram. )-The Indications are now that the
matter OF the nomination for governor on
the republican state ticket will be prac-
tically disposed OF long before the con.
vention meets. and that the spirit OF good
fellowship now manifest In all parts OF the
state will result in an agreement with
regard to the candidate to succeed Shaw
within a few weeks This willingness TO
drop all factional differences and to con
slider the probable candidates on their
merits Is Just now magnifyng the boom for
A. B. Cummins and he will be the cand-
date II he will consent to run.
meeting OF politicians OF the city and
state was held here today, attended by
many OF the most prominent men in the
republican party, and 1t was agreed that
all factional differences ought to be laid
aside. The conference called in MIR. Cum
minis and communicated with him in regard
to his willingness to become candidate
provided II could he done without stirring
up factional strife. Mr.. Cummins has not
yet consented to be a candidate. but will
meet his friends later in the week aud is
likely at that time to indicate what course
he Will pursue. One by one the others
mentioned in connection with the offce
have been disposed OF for various reasons.
II. w. Byers Of Harlan had been considered
a possible candidate. but he refuses to
enter the fight. George NJ. Curtis OF Clin-
ton Is In the same category The Conger
idea VIII not be taken up unless Cummins
Is definitely out OF the race.
Those who desired that Governor Shaw
should be candidate for a third term
nave not all given UP the idea yet. The
Register, which has been closer to Shaw
than any other paper OF the state, today
declares In favor of insisting that Shaw
shall be the candidate whether he consents
or not. The Denison Review. published in
shaw's home however, comes out in favor
OF George d. Perkins OF Sioux City. So
does the Sheldon Sun In n county which has
hitherto been hostile to Perkins
Heading on smallpox.
The Chicago & Northwestern railroad has
what is called a vaccination car out ON the
lines In Iowa with a skilled company phy-
sician and stops are made at all sma,,
towns to see that all employees of the com
pany are vaccinated They are also vac
cinating all persons who are EMPLOYED in
or about the depots and are looking after
the matter OF cleanliness Of cars and sta
lions. The State Board of Health ia in
session today and Is considering the epi.
demlc OF smallpox 10 shis state. Some
vi the physicians refuse to diagnose the
uisease as smallpox, but say that Il is
vi imported disease closely resembling the
inaiipox' however, IL is not denied that
the disease Is as dangerous as smallnox
Ihe secretary OF the Board OF Health has
compiled table showing that there has
been smallpox the last four months in more
than half the counties OF the state and
that the epidemic is on the increase There
Is also larger amount OF other con.
tagious diseases In the state than In other
years. - o'"e'
supreme Court Decisions
me Iowa supreme court this morning
'ooh hand in the court house fiRbt In
.his county and Issued a restraining order
W prevent the commencement of work on
tue contract which has been LET for tho
new sSoo'oOO court house. The order how
ever permits the county officials IN move
10 temporary quarters which are now be,no
n'.eu up and also the tearing down of the
oiu court house. The decisions rendered
ny tne court were as follows:
W., ~ NJ Watson against A. c. Brow, and
county; modified and affirmed ao A'to
John N. Baldwin, trustee. against Gar
New Hfan Hampshire iFsrranGe FiTa company and
appellants, Pottawattamie county: action
on insurance policies; reversed. ae'''''
cnoaneil ISABEL G, Goodwin against Charles III.
verseS SI', appellant Butler county; re-
against Isabel c. Goodwin; af,rmad Pe''d't'
~, l. Butterfeld against w N Treicblar
Judge, certiorari from Cedar county in,
S6G,,uihs sanvassing saloon petitions; writ
John Hoffman, appellant, against Citv NJ
"usTTatine' Muscatine county; affirmed
,,JuHa Il, Parmenter against CITY Of
ca,,r, ndarloh appellant Cedar Rapids superior
W IL Taylor against N. Wells. appel
iah'' Mahaska county; modified and
Insurance Rates Going Up.
Owing to the recent large fire in this
| city involving a loss of nearly $500, 900, and
the fact that large amount of plate glass
was destroyed, the local insurance men
have received notification that plate glass
! VIII be insured in this city at an advance
IN the rate of 10 per cent. They have also
been Informed by the companies that there
must be no cutting of rates. and policies
which have been written at less than the
\ scheduled rates are to be Cancelled.
| Butter and Egg Dealers.
meeting OF the Iowa Butter and EGG
dealers association Is being held In Des
MONIES for the purpose chiefly OF consult
| ing with representatives OF the fast freight
lines doing business eastward. with a view
10 different classification of shipments OF
putter and eggs. AT present II is impossible
TO secure carload rates to the seaboard
ior iowa shipments. The dealers are de-
rnahdlhg this. II. Rhynesberger OF Pella
Is president OF the association, and there