Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-21
PROTEST IHE CAUCUS
Caucus OF Iowa Delegation Up.
set Ali Prophecies...Losers
Are Disappointed.
Will Try to Induce Roosevelt to
Break the Slate... Trouble
for Hepburn.
List OF Life Insurance Claims
Paid in Iowa Cities ...
Noted I0Wans.


here if there would yet be failure on
the part of the Iowa delegation in con-
gress to land the men who are oil the
slate for appointment to federal posi-
tions. A federal official who is cot in
terested in the present batch of ap-
pointments is authority for it that there
slate broken and to secure the reten-
ton of the present collectors in both of
the districts. 1t is related here that
when Col. Hepburn attended his con-
| gressional convention at Creston ne
met both Temple and Miles. Miias
pressed his case upon the colonel and
was received rather coldly, and after
wards the congressman, in speaking #
| the matter. roundly denounced Miles
| for being so insistent for third term.
/ On the other hand he rode east from
/ tCreSton on the same train with Tenn
pie, and on his invitation talkeT over
the whole situation with the Osceola
man. The inference was fair that Hep
burn would stand by Temple and lei
t Miles go and that this would result also
| in permitting kemble to retain his
/ place. Friends here believed that there
was no possible way that Kemble could
be turned down. All that was held
against him was that he had not seen
a servant of the old machine, so It va;
stated, and had manifested a gooi deal
of independence; but his record IN he
nf
| Weaver did not want to be collector.
The same, or similar, state of affairs
obtained in the northern district, and
the political prophets here declare that
all political prophecy is delusioa
there is not the biggest kind of an ef-
fort made to induce President Roose-
welt to turn down the Iowa DELEGATION
recommendations and choose his own
men for the federal jobs in Iowa.
Friends of Mr.. Kemble here have been
invited to hold themselves in rea illness
to do whatever may be deemed neces-
sary, and they are very sore over the
action of the caucus.
Another congressional boom has
blossomed here. and it is launched by
the Adel News in the folwong way:
Mayor James NJ. Brenton of Des
Moines is to speak at Perry July
Fourth. He was at Redfield Decora-
ton day. He is getting over into Dal-
las county frequently, and it is strong
ly hinted by some of his closest friends
that he is in training to make the con-
gressional race two years hence. He is
thought to be thus getting his fen ,as
in shape early. Brenton is ambitious |
and so far has been very successful"
And it is not at all beyond reason. !
About the only thing which stands IN I
the way is a feeling in the district that
next time Polk county is to be cut ..ut
entirely and congressman will be
named from some other part of the [
district.
The ministers of Des Moines in their
work for the good morals of the city
or Des Moines are keeping a close
eye on the city and private parks
The ministerial association appointed
a committee to investigate Ingersoll
park, which is private park main
tanned by the street car company for
evening amusements and the revenue
from which is represented entirely in
street car fares. The company has-
the past two or three seasons main
-ained vaudeville show at the park
among other attractions The min
sters have taken the stand that while
he show is perhaps not all that it {
should be they will not object to it on
week days but they will try to keep 5
t closed on Sundays. This would
AXE off half the business of the COM $
oany. The fact that the revenue from q
he show comes in an indirect way {
makes it difficult to find any legal way )
II shutting up the park. But the min /
sters in their last meeting also took !
ground against dancing parties at the =
,ark pavilions, claiming that they Z
ended to immortality and that dancing L
hould not be tolerated in any place
Imported by the public. In this they II
re meeting with both ridicule and
erious opposition, for the friends of
he city parks claim that inasmuch as
hey are primarily places of amuse-
lent and pleasure the public should
e encouraged to make the widest pos
ibe use of them. S
Major A. S. Carper, of the governors n
tfice, plans to take a drum corps from J.
oWa to the national encampment at :
Washington and to show the people -
hat Iowa can do in furnishing real 3
rmy music. Carper was drum major D
an Illinois regiment during the war 81
nd afterwards engaged in recruiting O
'ork. He has maintained a drum corps u
/ connection with the G. A. r. posts is
ere for many years but desires to get
len from different parts of the state
no can use the fife or drum and will
o to the national encampment. A r
lovement> is also on foot to have one
the national guard bands go to 6
with the Iowa delegation.
There is still delay in issuing the q
Dmmission to Judge Charles A. Bish- p
p for a place on the supreme bench. II
he governor has desired not to appear =.
too great haste, but there has been
D change in the program from the
rst day and Bishop will go on the
ench. The serious illness of Judge w
dimes, of the district bench, occasions la
ar that the governor will be called lis