Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-07
Public Opinion on Iowa Subjects
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dreds Of Different Towns
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dreds Of Different Towns
and Communities.
PRIZES FOR BEST DOoRYARDs.
lkeokuk Cate Cityl
The judges are selected for the con-
test in improvements in Keokuk door
yards this summer contest that ought
to be interesting as we'll as important
in its results. The judges are: Miss
Irene c. Carter, Miss Effie Hutchinson.
Christian Laisle, Keorge ID. Rand, and
James H. Anderson.
The first two names are from the roll
fof the civic division of the woman's
club, which offers the prizes; the ma
jority of the board OF judges are men
of prominence in the city who know a
great deal about how a dooryard ought
to look.
This new movement of the. cvics divi-
sion promises to become more interest
ing the longer 1T is worked out.
They offer cash prizes for the best kept
dooryards In Keokuk this summer, and
a committee is going to decide what
residence deserves the honors and the
the greatest Improvement shown IN the
condition Of the places, and a commit
tee will visit the contestants early in
the season and again about July 10.
The first prize is 81, the second prize
Is So. and the third prize is So and the
contest is an open one, free for-all,
without handicaps.
The prizss are offered for improve
mcnt 50 as to give the smallest house
holder and the renters, an equal chance
with the people of Grand avenue-in-
deed a better chance, for the finest
homes are already fixed up to suit the
owners.
PERKINS SHOULD SUPPORT CUM
MINIS.
lie Mars Sentinel.l
The withdrawal of Hon. George d.
Perkins from the gubernatorial race
and his reasons therefor remove the
causes of discord which have existed in
three of four counties of the district.
In nine or ten counties the sentiment
is conceded to be overwhelmingly for
sCummins for governor. In the other
three Of four there was lack of har-
mony because of the Perkins candi-
sdacy
1t is q republican principle to grace
fully yield TO the will Of the majority.
This is demonstrated after conventions
where the defeated candidates support
the virfarious.
The ante-convention canvass having
shown the cummins majority OF the
Eleventh district and MIR. Perkins hav-
ing withdrawn in the interest of dis
trict harmony. it is now in order for
Editor Perkins in the Journal to sup
port Cummins. In no other way can he
prove the sincerity of his desire for
harmony. In no other manner can he
show gracious interest in the senti-
ment of the people of the Eleventh dis
'trict
The incongruities of the Journal edi-
torial page of Tuesday should rot be
criticised now. on that date the first
column contained signed statement
declaring for harmony, while the other
columns We're filed With yiru!ent at
tacks on Cummins. who is favored by a
large majority of Eleventh district re-
publicans. Newspaper men and printers
Will understand that the page was
probably made up when the signed
withdrawal came in at the last minute
and was put in at the top of the first
editorial column without giving time
10 revise, re-edit, and make UP the edi-
turial page to makeit harmonic in sem
stiment with the withdrawal. Snbse-
quent issues will not be subject to these
excuses ana they will doubtless be
gracefully consistent.
49,
THE MEETING OF CLUB WOMEN.
Council Bluffs NonparelI
The club Women of the state have
come aud gone The majority ex-
pressed themselves as being we'll pleas
ed with their visit. After the fight was
over. and peace and quiet reigned once
more. there was general feeling that
the best thing To do was to work in har-
mony with the newly elected president
and wait for the meeting In 1903.
The election in general was great
disappointment to the western men,
Drrs. While there is no complaint To
make of the competency of Mrs Bailey
of Des MONIES. yet the members of the
federation in this part of the state felt
that they We're entitled to the presl-
dency. True. 1t was an unwritten law
that the office could not we'll go To
Council BiufTs. but the members il. this
and other western citis were OF the
opinion that some western Gown should
have been honored.
Much bitterness exists against Dies
Moines. 1t is charged that the delega-
ton from that city came here to manip-
ulate the affairs of the federation and
they came very near doing it. From
the first 1t was evident that they in
tended to make Dcs Moines woman
president and the fact that there were
two women from there who wanted the
place came near precipitating a scrap"
on the convention floor. 1t was fought
out in the committee room, however,
and few there We're who knew Of the
contest behind closed doors.
Another determination of Des Moines
was to secure the next meeting and this
was done with apparent ease. The
matter was left to. the executive board
This board consists OF the officers
chosen. AS 1T was sDes Aloines who
practically named the officers 1t was
quite natural that the convention
should go there. The matter was de-
cided at a meeting OF the board yes
terday forenoon at the Grand hotel.
The argument was made that no small
city In the state could take care of the
delegates who would be In attend
ance at the next biennial. 1t is con-
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