Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-17
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE WAKING UP
Plan of Campaign Is to Conane EGort
Largely to the Circulation of
Lfterature-Accuse Agent
of Fraud.


perance work in the state. The report of
Rev. H. c. Marshall OF Sioux City on
the work Of enforcement during the year
was read. Mr.. Marshall reported that his
work had consisted largely of educational
work. He recommended that the state be
divided into eight or ten districts and
a superintendent be named for each one
to have charge Of the work Of enforcement.
He also urged more agitation and educa-
tion, that the league adopt a better sys-
tenn Of financing 1t; that law enforcement
should become more general, etc. In clos
ing he announced positively that he would
not accept the reelection for an
other year. That he had col
lected for his work S1,12O.52, and had
expended $277.04. During the year a mulct
petition had been obtained on one county
and in FIVE counties had been freed from
mulct petitions. A report was also made
on the work Of collecting funds for a lobby
list at Washington to secure federal legis-
lation in regard to liquor traffic across
state borders.
The Anti-saloon league reelected officers
and selected H. H. Abrams Of Iowa City as
superintendent in place of Marshall re-
signed.
Democratic Committee Meets.
The democratic state committee has at
last made a move toward a state campaign
and at a meeting held this afternoon de-
cided upon the opening OF headquarters
at an early date and carrying on of a state
campaign. The committee was organized at
the time Of the state convention by the
election of A. e. Jackson Of Tama as chair
man to succeed s. P. Mcconnell Of Bloom
field. 1t is probable that jackson, who is
an anti-silver democrat, will have charge
of the headquarters most Of the time. A
majority Of the members OF the committee
were present today. The literary work of
the committee will be confined almost ex-
clusively to the circulation Of speeches of
the leading candidates Tor congress-, espe-
cially those of Boise and Wade. Some at
tentlon also will be given the campaigns for
Craig and Reese in the First and Sixth dis
tricts. The committee members from the
districts Of the state are confident
of great gains for the democratic party this
year.
Agent Accused OF Fraud.
Horace Susong, who has represented the
Equitable Diamond company Of Omaha, in
Des Moines wherei there are said to be more
than $50 patrons OF the company, is under
arrest on an order from st. Joseph, Mo-, ac-
cusing him Of fraud. He has been indicted
with officers Of the company there, but Mr..
Susong claims that he has had no connec-
tion whatever with the company's business
in st. Joseph and that he has confined his
work to Des Moines. He was released on
his W bond by Judge McHenry and a fight
will be made against requisition to take
him to Missouri. He claims he is merely
an employe OF the, company and not at all
responsible for what he does, and knows OF
no reason for the accusation. The informa-
ton was given against him by Ida Hatcher,
who. it is alleged. is out about $500. Those
indicted with Susong are w. d. Skinner,
NJ. S. Harrington, w. A. P. McPike, O.. P.
Lucas and H. C. Mittendorf.
Iowa Crop Bulletin.
The weekly crop bulletin for Iowa, is
sued by Director Sage today for the week
ending September Is, does not indicate that
corn sustained damage by reason Of the
recent frosts and what damage was suffered
was confined to lowlands. The report fol-
lows:
The past week was one OF the coolest on
record for the first half Of September. The
average daily deficiency was about seven
The rainfall was very light and
widely scattered. The conditions were IA
vorable for threshing, blowing and general
farm operations. Frosts were reported at
all stations on the morning OF the 18th and
18th, with temperature below freezing
In the northern districts. 1t was generally
killing to tender vegetation in exposed To-
Reports indicate that corn in the
half of. the state. situated on fiat
or lowland, suffered considerable damage,
but the full extent Of injury cannot as yet
be estimated. 1t is probable that this unsea-
sonable frost will materially increase the
amount of soft and light weight corn that
will be harvested. With favorable weather
in the future. the early planted upland fields
give promise of a large output OF sound corn.
A large portion OF the crop in the southern
half of the state was too far advanced to be
seriously injured.
IOwA's DipsOmania Colony.
The dipsomania ward OF the State hospital
at Mount Pleasant is running along smoothly
with about fifty inmates on an average.
After the first large batch of victims Of
whisky, cocaine and morphine the judges
of the state appear to have eased up on this
branch OF their work. Now that the Sep
tember terms Of court are opening up all
over the state It is expected that there will
be an increase in the number sent to the hos
pital for treatment. On August 1 there were
fifteen in the d%ipsomania ward. During the
month thirty-siK were admitted and two
died. At the close Of the month there were
forty-eight men and one woman at the hos
pital in this department. Since the first Of
the month a number have been admitted.
The governor has issued no paroles in this
department as yet.
Liberal with Insane Paroles.
The State Board Of Control is liberal in
the matter OF paroles OF the insane OF the
state. AS illustrating this fact it was stated
today that since July 26 the reports will
show that there was paroled from the state
insane hospital a total Of sixty-one inmates
and the paroles Of thirty already out were
extended for a further period. The paroles
are for only a short time at first and must
be formally extended from time to time.
Seven were discharged as improved and one
discharged as ~unimproved. Besides there
were quite a number discharged as cured,
and In such cases the superintendent alone
have authority. There IL a total Of about
8, 900 insane in the hospitals all the time and
about 100 or 10 are out on parole regularly
Conference of suPerintendents.
The regular quarterly conference OF the
heads Of state institutions is to be held
Tuesday ana Wednesday Of next week in the
' state capitol. The paper which superintend-