Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-01
DYD|ODG[S POLngS
Vice President Roosevelt Hold,
an Informal Levee Il !
Chicago Hotel.
Says His Trip Is for Pleasure
and Has no Political Sig
nificance.
He Is on Hi, Way to Colorado.
But Will Hunt no
Lions.

Lions.
Chicago, Aug. 1.-The presence at the
same breakfast table at the auditorium
yesterday morning of Vice Presiden,
Roosevelt and Senator Fairbanks. Of
indiana the two men most prominently
mentioned just now for the republican
nomination for the presidency in 1904
with Governor Yates Of Illinois making
the third of the party. set all the politi-
cal gossips talking.
All concerned, however, affirmed that
the meeting was entirely accidental as
far as the vice president and Senator
Fairbanks went. Governor Yates, while
admitting that he came to Chicago ,ex
pressly to meet Mr. Roosevelt. said IT
was simply to invite him to visit Camp
Lincoln at Springfield on his return
from the west, and that the invitation
had been accepted. n
VICE President Roosevelt spent most
OF the morning in the hotel and made a
visit to the art institute. He took
luncheon with Paul Morton, and In the
"tternoon went to inspect the Field mu-
scum He left for Colorado Springs at
o'clock in the evening.
There is not the slightest political
significance In my coming to Chicago. ("
ne SAID IN answer to an Inquiry. II am
SIMPLY on my way TO Colorado Springs
ana stopped over for day or two.
nave not talked politics with any one.
neither mas any one talked politics with
me. nave been enjoying the cool
weather which Chicago has been kind
enough to furnish and having a good
time
Asked IT he would hunt lions while In
Colorado, the vice president laughed and
said:
That reminds me of the time when
Seth Low made gift of something like
Slo00,0O0 to Columbia University. The
next day man interested in the school
asked him: Anything for Columbia to-
day, Mr.. Low?' as IL it were daily and
regular thing. No, I will not hunt any
lions this trip
Lafayette Young, OF Des Moines. Ia.
better known in his own state as "I.afe"
was one Of the vice presidents callers
He bore with him an Invitation to Mr.
Roosevelt to attend the celebration of
the Fifty-fifth anniversary of Iowa be-
coming a state. The vice president said
he could give an absolute promise, but
would attend, If he could. The celebra
tion will held in Dies Moines in the
fall. ..ss - -
Il have, promised Governor Yates to
a
from the west" said Mr.. Roosevelt ito
inspect the Illinois troops then in
camp"
What day will YOU be backpn no was
asked
THAT / can't say now"
Mr.. Young in speaking Of the state
convention which the republicans OF
Iowa will hold at Cedar Rapids next
Tuesday said 1t promised to be the most
hotly contested one known in the state
for years. While no candidate will have
clear majority OF instructed delegates,
yet Mr.. Cummins will have more than
any of his three opponents, and. in the
speakers opinion. stood the best show
OF being nominated
II was simply on my way TO the Buff
falo exposition" said Senator Fair
banks and thought 1t would be a
pleasant trip to take boat from Chi
cago. found on my arrival here, how
ever. that all the staterooms on the
boats running to Buffalo have been en-
gagged for several weeks ahead, and SO
have determined to go up to Mackinac
for few days at least, and perhaps get
boat to Buffalo there. did not know;
Mr. Roosevelt was in the city until 1.
met him in the restaurant this morn
ing"
Governor Yates went back to SPRING
field on the morning train. The only
person he saw besides the vice president
was John NJ. Smyth, and Mr.. Smyth had
so much to say to him that he accom-
panied the governor to the train Both
were reticent as to what they talked
about. but the politicians all united in
the opinion that the subject must have
been the way things are being done on
the West Side these days. Sometime ago
William j. Moxley the member of the
republican county committee from the
old Eleventh, now part Of the TwerDe eth
ward, started contest for the control
Of the ward, and this has led to some
unpleasantness. 1t has turned out,
however, that whatever political favors
the west park board has been able to
grant in the way Of putting men to
work" have been extended to Mr.. Mox-
ley. The politicians took 1t for granted
that the object of Mr.. Smyth's visit to
the governor was to point out to him
the bad results which might be expected
If the west Park board is allowed to be
used in factional fight.
+.
Anthrax In the Dakotas.
Rapid City, Aug. la number of
cattle have died of anthrax on a portion
OF the range east of this city, and the
cattle owners are taking steps to stop
the spread of the disease. Two years
ago there was bad epidemic which
killed off a large number of cattle and
there is fear that the disease may.
again get foothold. One prominent
cattle owner asserts that the carcasses
must be buried as soon as possible after
death and under no circumstances
must be buried as soon as possible after
tQrnnt tn akir nj rrpo.a