Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-20
HORDE OF JOB HUNTERS
Dallas County Has Numerous
Applicants for Governor
ship Patronage.
Mr.. Cummins as Governor Will
Have Few Important Posi-.
tions at His Disposal.
Will Be No Change in Board Of
Control..T Telephone Lesisla-
tion..Capital Notes.

Special to Times-R Republican.
Des Moines, Sept. 20.-A politician
from Dallas county is reported as stat
ing here that there are three known cam
didates in Dallas county for appoints
sment to positions under Mr.. cummins
when he becomes governor and all three
have been engaged in soliciting influence
among Mr.. Cummins' friends in that
|icnunty. The same person is authority
for the statement that at least twenty
different persons have solicited, in per-
son or by letter, the influence of friends
Of Mr.. Cummins in Dallas county foy
appointments under .llim. Three places
sought by Dallas county friends of Mr..
Cummins are custodian of the state cap
| itol, chief of police at the capitol and
oil inspector for this district. The Dali
las county county office seekers are
modest. The chief merit in these posi-
litions is that there is practically nothing
to do. The pay is not great in any case.
In fact, the governor of Iowa has not at
bis disposal any considerable number of
positions by which he can reward his
friends. The custodian has under him
about twenty employees, but these are
not desirable positions, the salaries run
ming from $500 to 5000 year. One of
the best jobs the governor can give out
| is that Of adjutant general, with a SAL
ary of $1,000, and expenses paid in many
cases. There Is not likely to be any
changes in the state board OF control
for number of years. The members
get 5000 year. but they work hard,
and they have responsible positions.
Most of the other positions are so
hedged about that q governor can not
afford to make appointments haphazard.
There are known to be a number of can
didates for the position of adjutant gem
eral and many want the positions In the
Gil inspection department. Thus far but
few Polk county aspirants have bobbed
up. It Is conceded that the position Of
private secretary will go to Des
Moises man and that will be about all
that Polk county win get. Incidentally
the fact has been called out that Polk
county supplies large proportion of
the political oratorical ability at the dis
posal of the state committee. Any per-.
son familiar with the speaking qualities
of Polk county republicans can name of
hand at least twenty persons who can
goEout and make good speech for the
republican party.
Members of the Women's Relief Corps
of Iowa returning from Cleveland and
Gettysburg bring some additional infor-
nation in regard to Jennie Wade not
before made public in this state, and in
connection with the recent monument
dedication 1t is all interesting. The story
of the brave girls last days as corrected
here. Jennie Wade, only a few days be-
fore the battle of Gettysburg. went to
the home of her sister, Mrs. George
Wade Mcclellan, on Baltimore street,
Gettysburg. near the national cemetery.
Mrs. Mcclellan, to whom child was
born six days before, was unable to be
removed from the house. The houses in.
the Immediate vicinity and an orchard
on the south of the hill were occupied by
union sharpshooters, who had advanced
from their line of battle on Cemetery
hill to engage line of confederate
sharpshooters on the slight rise on the
south of the town. The house of Mrs.
Mcclellan was, however, never used as
protection for union soldiers. The firing
between these lines was kept up conttn-
sually during the second day of the battle
without any injury to the inhabitants,
and Jennie Wade carried water to the
wounded union men around the house.
and performed many acts of Kindness
TO relieve their suffering. On the morn-
ing of July she was in the kitchen
preparatory to baking when she was
struck in the back by bullet and killed.
The body was carried to the cellar OF
the other side of the double house then
occupied by Mrs Isaac MCLEAN. The
house was so closely watched by confed-
crate sharpshooters that the body could
not be carried thru the outer celler door,
but was taken thru a hole in the wall
made by a ten-pound Parrott she'll, and
by this way thru the house of Mrs. Nc
Clean. On the evening of July Jennie
Wade was buried in a corner OF the gar
den by soldiers and friends, and later
was removed to the Evergreen ceme-
terry, where her monument now stands.
She was buried in a coffin that had been
constructed for a confederate officer
who was killed in the fight of the third
day. In Miss Wade.s pocket was found
a photograph of Jack Skelley. of the
Eigthy-seventh Pennsylvania Regiment,
in whose honor the Grand Army post at
Gettysburg is named. They We're lovers,
so the story goes. She was killed at
Gettysburg, and he received h fatal
wound at Winchester on June Is, dying
July s. without knowing the cruel fate
that overlook his sweetheart; nor had
she heard of his wounding. The house
in which Jennie Wade was killed was
struck by 150 bullets and one shell. 1t
stands today as in 1863, with all the bat
tie marks plainly showing. 1t has been
fitted up as a free battlefield museum,
ond is an object of much interest. The
ceremonies of unveiling the monument
were carried out by the Iowa women ac-
cording to program as arranged here.
One of the subjects of legislation al
most sure to come before the Legislature
AT its next session is that of state con-
troll and regulation of telephones. The
litigation in Des Moines which involves
the life of the old company using the
Bell patents shows plainly that legisla-s !