Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-05
TALK OVER STATE POLITICS
Candidates and State Osmmittss Meet and
Plan Republican Campaign.
FOR DISTRICT CONFERENCES
Iowa Liquor Dealers Meet at Des
Moines and Decide that OrGanisa-
tion IL the Proper Thing
Attempt At Double Suicide.
tFrom a star correspondent.,

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state conference OF republican candidates
for state ONCE and for congress was held
with members of the republican state COM
mittee today. The conference was we'll
attended and entirely harmonious. There
were present at the conference Senator
Dolllver, Governor Cummins. Speaker Hen
derson, Congressman Hedge, Haugen, Lacey,
Hepburn, Smith, Thon as and Conner; Will
liam Huffman, the new candidate in the
Second district; Chairman Spence. Com
mitteemen Weaver, Whisenand, Sargent,
Way, Hempel and Phillips. and a number Of
other prominent politicians Of the state.
There was a general exchange Of views in
regard to the plan Of the campaign and a
free discussion Of the platform and the
policies to be pursued. Governor Cummins
warmly defended the state platform and
declared that there Is not one thing in 1t
which is unrepublican or can give any
comfort to the democrats. Speaker Hen
derson read the tarif part Of the Iowa
platform and dtssected It, saying that II is
good enough for him and he will carry It
to every part Of the country and defend
It. Others spoke in like vein and there
was greater unanimity OF sentiment than
had been anticipated. 1t had been sug-
gested that some of the candidates for
congress would refuse to stand s~quarely on
the Iowa platform. but this did not de-
velop, though some of them stated that
they would certainly not have written the
platform in the exact words found there.
Mr.. Huffman, the only candidate for con-
gress who is not OF the present delega-
ton from Iowa, was present and made a
strong speech. The state committee held
an executive session and afterward made
arrangements for the opening Of the cam
/ paign, but dates have not yet been fixed.
The state eS2nmittee today made dates
and places for district conferences Of re-
publican candidates with the chairmen Of
county committees, and representatives Of
the state committees as follows: New
Hampton. September 8; Fort Dodge, Sep
TENDER 9. evening; Davenport. September
ii; Burlington, September 70; Waterloo,
September 10. forenoon; Sioux City. Sep
tember 49, Council Bluffs. September II;
Creston, September IS; Ottumwa, Septem-
Der 10; Cedar Rapids, September 20. All
will be afternoon except as indicated. The
Seventh district conference will be n Des
Moines. but the date is not set. Chair
man Spence will attend all conferences and
also A. f. Dawson, In charge Of the speak
ers' bureau for the committee.
The trustees Of the Iowa State college
today secured from the state executive
council $1,000 OF the contingent fund to
be used in building temporary buildings
to take the place Of some Of those re-
Gently burned at the college.
iowa Liquor Dealers Meet.
The annual loomyention of the Iowa Re-
tail Liquor DeaIers Protective association
was held this afternoon at the Turner hall,
Des Moines. John Weber. '1r.. acted as
chairman and J. c. Hansen as secretary.
After g general discussion as to the con-
dition Of the trade throughout the state the
committee on resolutions presented the fol-
lowing, which were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, 1t is the unanimous wish of all
representatives present that an organiza-
the Interests of the retail liquor trade IN
the state of Iowa can be united IN strength
and unity, and the hand of friendship, pro-
lection and prosperity extended to the trade
Liquor Dealers Protective Association Of
Iowa and pledge ourselves to extend its in.
duence in our home cities and vicinity.
constructed upon the broad plan Of liberty
and equality of rights, ready at any and all
sectarian or political creed. We believe in
the exercise Of equity and Justice IN all
classes OF trade, contendinE with no trade
largely to the prosperity Of our country
and to the advancement Of all classes of
we believe that God in His creation of
man endowed him with an unalterable right
CURED, and so long as the exercise of this
human privilege does not interfere with
Resolved. That we believe in the dissemi-
nation OF reasonable. temperance measures
and are in favor OF increasing and defend-
ana discouraging the sale of liquor TO
minors and irresponsible persons. We be-
Resolved. THAT we deplore the presence
of crime. whether It is IN the church, bank
the liberation of Illicit and illegal estab-
lishments which propagate drunkenness and
and At tSus ea sm0 an e she yoH 1non OF eur iand
mate trade. We would, therefore, ask all
good citizens to unite with us in abolishing
Resolved, That we believe that a law to
be observed must be Just. and that such
I not ts SoOs' ths at K Eoig Is imp pos fasG for tr sSs s ons
to strictly observe and at the same time
opposed to all laws that are so constructed
as TO be taken advantage of by tnscrup-
on those e~ndeavoring to conduct a iegitE-
Resolved. That we ask the united sup
port OF all brewers and Jobbers doing busi-
ness IN. the state OF Iowa TO aid and assist
IN building up a powerful organization and
friendship to this organisation.
aI hdesoiyed; That we endorse all unlonism
selves as union saloonkeepers.
The election Of officers was then pro-
ceeded with, as follows: President. George
u d Of Des Moines; vice president, John
G. Gengler OF Dubuque; treasurer, Phil
Buchardt Of Marshalltown; secretary, J.. C.
Hansen. Des Moines; board of directors,
John Cline Of Eidon. A. G. Keller OF Bur-
lington and John F. Daugherty OF Keokuk.
The selection of an organizer was left
IN the hands Of the president and secre-
tary.
After an address from National Secretary
r. J. Halle OF Chicago the convention ad-
tourned. subject to the call OF the executive
board.
Cherokee Hospital Starts Well.
Judge Kline Of the State Board Of Con-
troll Is back from Cherokee. where he was
assisting in the preliminaries for the proper
management Of the new state hospital for
the insane. The hospital now has $40 in
mates. One OF those, who came from In
dependence, has died since being placed in
that hospital. The entire machinery Of the
new state hospital works by electricity and
It is taking time TO aceustom the attend
ants to the new state OF Affairs. The farm
crops have yielded we'll and the work on
the buildings is now all done. The hospi-
tai Is In good working order and is being
visited by many friends OF the patients.
May Oner New Site.
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