Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-01
.CONA|SS|ON MEETS
Governor Called Commission To.
gether Today.--Many Candi.
dates for Secretary.
Interesting History OF Chicago
Worlds Fair Commission
and Its Work.
Strong Appeal to the Public for
Assistance..The Omaha Pre-.
parations Different.
Special to Times-Republica

Des Moines, July 1.-THE Iowa com-
Iowa exhibit at the Louisiana eXposi-
tion at st. Louis, which will open less
than two years hence, met with tbs
governor today on his invitation for th.
purpose of effecting an organizations i;
was not provided in the act creating
the commission when they should NEE.
end so the governor took the initiative
so that there might be no unnecessary
delay in organization of the commits
sion. The commission must serve with
out pay, but is authorized to employ
such persons as may be needed for act
llal work. 1t is expected that an eNecu-
tive committee will be named which
will have personal charge of affairs and
will open an office in the state house
where it's business will be transacted.
There are a number of persons consid-
cred for the highly responsible position
of secretary. among them, j. Il. Nor
cornbe. of the Cedar Rapids Gazette,
Robert t. Moore, of the Ottumwa Her
aid; j. S. Crawford. formerly in the
newspaper business at Cherokee; Ora
Williams, Des Moines correspondent of
the Times Republican: Sioux City
Journal and Omaha Bee. w. w. Loomis.
editor of the Boone Daily Republicans:
and Capt. j. w. Muti1ey. of pes Moines,
,>Il to. I11
secretary will not be selected for some
time, or at least not until after the
committees are appointed and some of
the work is outlined. The members
serve without pay.
The commission organized temporar-
lily, with Ex-Governor Larrabee as
chairman and w. T. Shepard as secre-
tary. The commission received an in
vitation TO go to st. Louis and select
site for the Iowa building. All the af-
ternoon session the commission elected
Tav-Governor Larrabee permanent
chairman.
For the Iowa exhibit at ST. Louis the
commission has the same sum of money
that was available for the fair at Chi
cago. The Iowa Columbian commission
was provided for in an act of the legis-
lature approved April 15 1890, and Gov
ernor Boies appointed the following as
members of the commissions: Edward
Johnston, II. w. Seaman, f.. n. Chase,
j. O. Crosby, James Wilson, j. w. Jar
nagin, Henry Stivers, S. III. Mallory,
Charles Ashton, John r. Duncombe and
w. H. Dent. The commission was or
ganized on Sept. 3, 1890, With Edward
Johnstone, of keokuk, as president and
f. n. Chase, of Cedar Falls, as secre-
tary. Mr.. Johnstone died the next May
his stead and later Mr.. Guelich died
and DIR. A. c. Roberts. of Fort Madi-
son. was appointed. James Wilson, OF
1'raer, having been appointed to a pro-
fcssorship at Ames, S. b. Packard. of
Marshalltown, was afterwards made
for the Fifth district. j.
G. Crosby was made president of the
AT the second session of
the commission held on Oct Is, 1890.
rules We're adopted for the commission
under which regular sessions We're to
he held by the commission at the capt.
tol in Des Moines on the first Wednes-
day of February June and October. a
committee was appointed to publish ay
address to the people of the state,
which was done, and in this address
other things was said: