The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12
LET STATE ISSUES ALONE.
Meeting of Prominent Republicans 1t
Des Moines to Discuss Issues.

mount in the speaking campaign OF
the republican this fall.
After the conference of members
of the Iowa delegation, candidates
and leading republicans the principal
topic considered was what issues
should be foremost on the stump this
fall. Other questions concerning the
campaign policy were considered. 1t
was the unanimous statement that
there should be no lapse of energy
on the part of the republicans.
The conference expressed itself for
a vigorous campaign, but brief one,
to continue from about October
to the election.
The meeting was well attended by
the longtime leaders of the party IN
the state. The conference met at
ten o'clock and later in the day
meeting of the state central COM
mittee was held.
Among those present were SEN
ators Allison and Dolllver, Congress-
men, Hedge, Rumple, Haugen, Lacey,
Hull, Smith, Connors and Thomas;
Governor Shaw, Secretary of State
Martin, State Treasurer Gilbertson
and Attorney General Mullan, A. y.
Cummins, John Herriott, Judge 5. NJ.
Weaver and Ed c. Brown, all candl-
dates on the republican state ticket;
r. II. Spence. Charles ". Psillips,
| w. l.. Turner, w. L. Clayton, j. ID.
Whisenand, James E. Bruce, and S. \.
Way, members of the republican state
committee; Senator j. j. Crossley OF
| Winterset. James Wilson of Adalr,
Joseph Whelan of Red Oak, George
Christian, United States marshal TOR
| the southern district of Iowa; raul
MacLean of Creston, L. w. Purcell OF
Hampton, H. P. Cow of Greenfield,
Senator Ii. C. Hayward of Davenport,
Morine of Mason City, w. c. Nc
Arthur. clerk of the federal district
! court; w. II. Mcclure of Fontanelle,
A. +. Dawson of MaquoKeta, G. L.
| Dobson of Des Moines, l.. III. Meyne
| of Palo Alto county and LATE Young.
At the conference speeches were
called for from nearly all present.
Senator Allison spoke first and urged
a vigorous campaign. 1t was sign1-
ficant that not single speaker urged
vigorous campaign on state issues.
The railroad taxation question was
not mentioned. 1t was felt the cam
paign should be an educational one.
preparing the way for the con-
gressional campaign next season. 1t
was contended by some of the.
| speakers the democrats had not
! adopted a platform that called for a
T, discussion of any state issues, unless
| it was in relation to local option.
1t is not expected it will be neces-
sary for the republicans to take up
this question seriously as it is be-
lieved the people are not disposed to
change the present mulct law.
Both in and out of the conference
the policy to be followed on the
stump was talked over. The line of
argument on the tarlH was not dwelt
on in the conference, but it was
talked over outside of it. There is no
question the tendency will be to
speak for broad policy or tariff re
form. Mckinley's recent address at
Buffalo and the republican state plat
form will be taken as foundations
for the arguments of speakers or
this subject. However, the ideas eX
pressed by Mckinley do not go as fan
as considered necessary by some OF
the leaders, and utterances on the
tariff that a year ago would have
been deemed heretical may be looked
for this fall. A part of the delega
tion in congress is pronouncedly II
favor of the Babcock measure ano
thess, ms,nbers are likely to plead fol
thf Y the / = - .. " l9.sa : = J.
= N Hss7is monopoly has
That the Muscatine North ane
South Railroad Company Intends ex
tending it's line from Elrick ITO Bur
lington is an assured fact, and the
same must be in operation on orbe
fore January i, 1903 The negotia
lions for the right of way have beer
made by B. A. Waidin, and the result
of his work in Benton and jackson
townhips is apparent. In most cases
the land was presented to the railroad
company outright under condition
that the road be finished by January
| !, 1903 1t is believed the project i.
backed by the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul, the object being traffic
connection with the Santa Fe at Fort
Madison. or at some point across
the Mississippi in Illinois.
Six years ago this fall an aged
couple by the name of Schultz. liv
ing sixteen miles southwest of Cher.
okee, were murdered. The old PEG.
pie had between $1,000 and ST SOC
hidden in the house, 5000 being in
the old bible. Only small par.
of the money was taken. Three
years ago man by the name OF
Skinner was tried for t,he crime but
was acquitted. The murdered wo.
man had two brothers, George and
John Montaghney, living near. Both
brothers are well-to-do farmers
Suspicion has pointed a finger tow.
ard the brothers from the first. but
there was nothing definite. Since
that time Georges mind became un.
balanced and he has been at the asy.
lum for some time. Johns wife died
from nervous decline. Recently there
has been trouble in the family and
son of George has turned states
evidence, and the matter is now be.
i fore the grand jury. Both brothers
and their families as well as foster
son of John, George Goodrich, have
been called before the jury. If the
boys confession is accepted there
will be "a solution of one of the darl
crimes of the country's history.
Judge Shiras, of the federal court,
has handed down a decision in the
Noble land case, which involves many
others in O'Brien, Lyon and other
counties. The case decided was that
of Manly and Tow. The court holds
that the actual settlers on these
lands have preference over those per-