Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-18
THE BIG FIGHT IS ON
Contest Between Des Moines and
Cedar Rapids for Convention.
CUMMlNS AND FOSTER TAKE NO PART

Trouble of a Des Moines Evangelist
Petition for Pardon of Deli!ah Fails
Has Not Yet Been Presented to
Governor Shaw.
Des Moines, April II. (SDecial.)-
The republican state committee met
here today to locate the republican
state convention, determine the basis
of representation, fix the date, select
temporary chairman and otherwise
arrange for the campaign made neces-
sary in iowa by reason of the failure
of the biennial election amendment. A
large party of Cedar Rapids men are
here. They presented to the commit
tee the claims of Cedar Rapids for the
convention and urged that their city
is abundantly able to care for the con-
| vention and afford all the facilities
i needed for such a gathering. COM
mittee Of Des Moines men likewise
/ presented the claims of Des Moines.
The Des MoineS people want the con-
vention and believe it ought to be held
here but are unwilling to make any
great sacrifices or advances to secure
lit. They claim this city is the only
one in the state which can accommo-
date the convention, which has suf-
fciently large enough auditorium and
i has the necessary hotels. 1t is under
stood that neither Mr.. Cummins nor
Mr.. Foster as candidates, have taken
: any part in urging one city or the 9th
err and it is known that Mr.. Cummins
: has professionally secured rooms at
Cedar Rapids.
: Trouble Over an Evangelist
The troubles into which some of the
churches have got themselves because
of the activities of an evangelist, Rev.
, G. R. Scoville, who has been at work
in the Christian churches of the city
, all winter, are somewhat amusing to
, outsiders. Yesterday a scprrilous
and anonymous article appeared in
the form of a pamphlet widely circu-
lated on the street attacking Scoville
and his methods The article purport-
ed to be a special edition of the Del
phic, or students paper at the Drake
University, although the editors there
of denied any knowledge of its origin.
: The attack followed the lines suggest
, ed by some of the ministers of other
3 denominations in the Ministerial meet
: ing on Monday, where Scoville was
/ criticised for his methods in securing
: converts. The accusation was made
i that unfair methods were used, that
t students of the university were brow
. beaten and forced into the church
i that they reached out for members OF
y other churches and took them in to
y swell the total of converts. Inasmuch
as the criticisms got into the ministe.
rial meeting there is some hard feel
ing between the ministers represent
ing the denominations. Scoville has
secured over 900 converts in his meet
= ings during the winter. He is regard
ed as not forceful speaker but good
e organizer and has good way of Sc
II curing assistance.
:, y No Pardon Yet Asked.
e 1t is stated at the governors Office
r that no pardon has yet been asked
s. for Delilah Fails of Bremen county
If the statement having been widely pub
" lished that an immense petition TO
pardon was to be presented to the gov
ernor yesterday. There has been cor
respondence about the matter but tn,
al asmuch as Delilah has not yet serve,
four years of the twenty for which sh
was sentenced it is improbable pa
le role would be granted at this time
3 though leniency might be shown
u woman more readily than to man III
~ DER similar circumstances.
es Labor Troubles Almost Ended.
III The danger of strikes or lockout
~ in the building trades and other line
n of employment in Des Moines is b.
o. coming less. The mill workers secu
On ed what they wanted with very littl
n effort and are now satisfied. The ca
Ill penters and builders generally hav
been assured that in due time the
demands will be granted and thu
there will be no trouble in securin
employment on extensive works
ia Des Moines this year. A little stril
among the employees at the machir
- shops of the Great Western was sc
=; tied after the men were out two hour
- The workers in the wall paper trad
IT. have been granted an advance withol
MT asking for it.
as Kate Shelley's Bridge.
!. Kate Shelley, after whom the
bridge of the Northwestern railro;
"a at Boone has been named, is still Ii
all ing near the scene of the explo
ay twenty years ago which made h
tn famous. She and sister live wi
ny their mother on the land which w
on occupied by them at the time and
of it is underlaid by vein of coal fro
nd which they derive an income they Ii
ote in comparative comfort.
me Cigarette Case Undetermined.
The cigarette dealers of Des Moin
IN are becoming anxious to hear frc
, ~" Judge Burnham Of the district col
i of Marshall county in relation to t
ano cigarette status in Iowa. They ha
-. ~ been notified by the tobacco manufi
~, ~. turers to hold off until the decision
80. ~ the test case in Marshall county
H. III made. While they expect to win a
ny to have the Iowa tax knocked out th
L nts are not certain this will be dol
i ns Their contention that the new law
VI not binding because of irregularit
in the passage thereof is regarded