Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-02-22
Public a0pinion on Iowa Subjects
g Reflected in the Iowa
Newspapers.
The News 81 Iowa From Hun.
dreds Of Different Towns
and Communities.
IN DEFENSE OF CONGER.
TDea Moines, Canital.l

IN DEFENSE OF CoNGER.
LDes Moines Capital.l
In the usa of Congers name a great
injustice is being done that excellent
gentleman. He is thousands of miles
f:om home and can not possibly know
anything of the situation in Iowa. He is
not here to defend himself nor to make
hi.. wishes known. II he were here and
knew that large number of gentlemen
had entered the field in good faith, he
certainly would not permit his name to
be used. He is the last man to engage
in factionai party strife. Cablegrams
are misleading and 1t would cost a
thousand dollars to send sufficient words
to give Minister Conger any idea of
present political conditions in the par
ty. Nobody wants to bear that expense.
Therefore Conger will not be heard from
more fully than at present. So far as he
has been heard from he declines to go
into contest for the place, only ex-
pressing Willingness to accept If he
This practically puts Major Conger out
of the fight, for 1t is already evident
that the candidates now in the field
tercst of anybody Major Conger's cam
didacy will stand along with the others
If his name is used.
FIFTH DISTRICT CANDIDATES.
Belle PLANE Union.l
1t isn't very likely that the Fifth dis
trict will occupy the position of promi-
hence in the pre-convention campaign
and in the convention itself that it has
held for the past two years with its nu-
merous candidates for high Office and
inability to get together for any one and
push him to3tile front. The Fifth dis
trict will be represented on the ticket
by Col. Welcome Afowl,y, who will be
accorded the unanimous nomination for
railway commissioner to succeed him-
self, compliment of which he is en-
tirely deserving, as he has been capa-
BILE officer and has served with honor to
himself and his party. AS there are
only four other places to fill on the
ticket governor, lieutenant governor,
superintendent OF public instruction and
judge of the supreme Court, 1t is quite
evident that the Fifth district can
hardly ask for much more. OF these
places one will be filed by the present
Incumbent as Superintendent Barrett
Will without doubt be given the nolnina-
ton to succeed himself. Locally there
is q Judge of the district court for Ben
ton Tama and Marshall counties. q
senator for Benton and Tama. q repre-
sentative for this county, and sheriff
treasurer, county superintendent
supervisor coroner and surveyor to
elect. II you have any political aspira-
lions now Is the time to speak up.
PRISON IMPROVEMENTS.
dubuque Times1
Several months ago the council or
dered that the police station in the city
hall be remodeled, a committee consist
ing Of the mayor and Aldermen Horl
and Jones and the marshal being ap-
pointed to attend to the remodeling anc
the putting in OF the cage system. Ths
work was conducted as rapidly az pos
sible under the direction of this commit
tee. who had to overcome several obsta,
cler. All the walls In which the old
dark cells were located had to be tori
out and, as the brick work formed I
support for the first iioor the work o
removing 1t was necessarily slow. Al
the old grouting had to be torn up ais,
and many other changes made. Ths
work, however, was entirely completed
last Saturday. A cement floor has taker
the place Of the old grouting and 1
base board, about ten inches high. goes
up from the floor. making 1t necessar.
for rats to have teeth like crowbars IL
order to gnaw thru. All the woodwork
has been repainted and everything /.
clean. A steel lattice work, reaching
from the floor to the ceiling, shuts GU
the cages from the gaze of all who peel
thru the windows. and even of thos'
who visit thc station; and the prisoner.
can not be seen With the naked eye UNI
less the door in the lattice work il
opened and the visitor permitted /.
gaze" from the inside. The cages az,
about eight feet high, and each ha
double decker iron bedsteads: and, i
he felt 30 disposed. a prisoner coul,
climb up and repose peacefully or tol
OF cage. The cages are Of the usua
size eight feet long and about four fee
WIDE and the air finds no trouble in cir
culating thru them. The lattice worl
door, and all the cage doors are sup
piled with spring locks, and can not. a
in the days OF yore, be opened by run
key hole. There is very eight inclin
from the inside of each cage to tn
front. where the floor is followed out t
some extent to allow water to run OF
easily when the cages are being washe
out Each cage has lavatory. an
there is nothing wanting to make tn
sanitary condition OF the station all tina
1t can be made. There are eight cage
in the main room of the station and tw
in a smaller room; and while their ca
pacity is supposed to be twenty, muc
larger number can be accommodated
The station 10 now considered as safe a
the jail. and the committee who ha
charge OF the work did II In q way tina
leaves no ground for fault finding.
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