The Minneapolis journal., 1902-10-07
IOWA
A SHOWDOWN AT CHICAGO

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A SHOWDOWN AT. CHICAGO
cummlns Men and 'the Iowa Idea" Won
a Little Battle. =
DIES MONIES, IOWA-Thep Iowa dele
gates, who returned from the meeting
of the Republican National league in Chi
cago, have let it be known that the fac
tional strife over 1.-The Iowa idea broke
out in the caucus of the Iowa delegation
held at the Auditorium hotel AS usual,
the trouble ran along Cummins and anti
Cummins lines, and the Cummins forces
had their way. The opponents Of tar1n
revision, led by Lafayette Young OF Des
Moines and David Brant of Iowa City,
to get a man on the resoiu-
tions committee who would oppose the
Iowa idea. Mr.. Young was first a candt-
date, but decided not. to- run, and I'm his
place Will F. Muse of Mason City was
centered on. The supporters Of Cummlns
and the Iowa idea, chose eX-Congressman
George M. Curtis Of Clinton. At first
there was tie vote. On the second bal
lot Mr.. Curtis was elected by II to 3.
No effort was made to instruct MIR. Cur
tbs to endeavor to have the Iowa tariff
and trust plank injected into the plat
form of the league, as it was felt many
delegates from other states had wrong
of the Iowa platform, and
that to try, to force it on the convention
would be impolitic, in. view Of the short
space of time that would be allowed to
make the Iowa idea, clear. , - 49,.
Secretary Moody of the presidents cab
met has informed the republican state
headquarters that he will speak at Clin-
ton Oct. IL and in Des Moines Oct ID.
Mr.. Moody will come to this state at
President Roosevelt's request.
The democratic campaign management
- off
Jones', speeches in the sixth district In
favor Of John P. Reese Of Abba, dem
ocratic candidate for congress against
Lacey. Mother Jones gave but three ad-
dresses, and plans have been made TO nave
her return to the district later In the cam
paign. e.. -. .%,,... ..-. ,l..,-
Attorney General Mullan has. ruled on
an interesting ballot question arising in
the eleventh judicial district consisting of
the counties of Boone, Franklin, Hanil-
ton, Hardin, Story, Webster and Wright.
George w. Dyer of Nevada was
appointed some months ago to I'LL the
vacancy left on the bench by the res1g-
nation Of Judge Kenyon Of Fort Dodge:
Dyer expected to be nominated to sue
ceed himself when the judicial. convention
was held. Instead, w. D. Evans OF. Hamp-
ton was nominated. This angered Dyer
and his friends. They refused to abide
by the decision of the convention and
prepared a petition through which to get
Dyer's name on the ballot. Dyer sought
to go on as republican. By the attor,
news general ruling, Evans name Will
20 on the ballot under the regular party
head, and Dyer will be permitted to go
on under a separate head as republican
by petition.
Professor D. A. Kent of Jewel juno
ton, deputy state dairy commissioner, mas
resigned to take effect Nov. he quits
office in order to go into the Canao1ar "a n
land business with his brother. - 49," J"
| Governor Cummins has granted an un-
conditional pardon to- A. l.. Wood, for
r1erly postmaster at Winterset.. VINO was
sent to Fort Madison about two years
ago on charges of perjury and suborna'
tion of perjury.
frank Furgeson of Sioux City, who was
serving sentence Of a year for the Kill
ing Of Leonard Shelgren of Cherokee, has
been released by the governor on .parole
on account of i'll health. +
IOWA CITY, IoWA--Every honorabl!
discharged soldier or sailor of the Span
| ish-American war may receive ire
scholarship in the College of Liberal Art
| of the University Of Iowa, no matte
whether. he is an Iowan Or not: The re
J striction, as to iowa enlistments has bee1
removed at the suggestion. Of Presiden
MacLean. The regents transacted othe
business, Including the election Of a sue
cessor to Judge William j. Haddock, sec
retary of the board. The new incumben
Is William J. McChesney of Iowa City. sAp
pointments Of assistants to the depart
ment of histology in the college Of medi
cine were made as follows Dr., G.. +
| Kier Anita; Herbert Pease, Collins; =.
Blythe, Williamsburg, and Frederic Boots
Linden. President MacLean and Colone
Frank O. Lowden of Chicago were selecte
to represent Iowa at the inauguration 9
! President James Of Northwestern univer
sity, Evanston. DR.. MacLean was name
as delegate to the inauguration Qf@4Presi
dent Wilson of Prif1ceton. To the; eyer
cses at the incoming of Chancellor. Stron
of the University of Kansas, an low
alumnus will be sent-State Superintend
ent Frank Nelson of Kansas. Out of tn
A. Whitney Carr fund Of $4,000 a. scho]
arship was awarded Miss Nellie Sebern {
Vinton. Frank D. Kern Of Reinbeck wa
selected as assistant in the department {
morphology. -
.MARsHALLTOWN, IoWA-The' cas-
of Sophia Mccoy VS.. Fred Dannerbrink,
well known Tama county farmer, was de
cided in favor Of the plaintiff Mrs. NC
Coy asked that a guardian be appointe
, for the defendant, her grandfather, t
prevent, him from squandering his for
ISllC, " "lilCll Sic Is LIle Only hlfOWH nell
She alleged that the old man was of TN
! sound mind, that he was an habitus
drunkard, a spendthrift and that certai
l persons were exercising an undue influenc
over rhim.-Particularszo of the tragic deaf
Of Mrs Anna Foreman Townsend at Pee
2 ria have been received in this city, wher
= she lived until few months ago. A. gas
, pipe connection with patent heater be
3 came disconnected and Mrs Townsen
j was found dead in her bath tub :whic
= had about six inches of water in it, T.
: IOWA. FALLS, IOWA-The officers
0 the Des Moines, Iowa Falls & Northe1
4 Town Lot company report a successf
= sale Of lots in the new town Of Elkha
0 which is to be established on the d.
v Moines short line. About one .hundre
? lots were sold, the prices ranging from S,
e for residence lots to $3.50 for brsine
IL lots-Letters from Mr.. and Mrs w.
: Hanna, who have been spending the sun
ner their gold mining claims fort
= miles from Nome. state they will retul
n home soon. They will visit in Tacon
q and st. Paul.-The next annual meetir
:, of the Iowa Valley Baptist associate
- will be held at Grundy Center in Sci
J. tember, 1908. At the meeting just close
Rev. A. H Beaver of this city was elec+e
moderator.
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