Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-04
Veterans March Upon the Cap.
ital City Today for Last
Review
GEN. BLACK FOR COMMANDER
Compulsory Education Law Makes No
Allowance for Children Whose Pa
rents Are Too Poor to Buy Books
Leading Republican Speakers Begin
Next Week.
SPECIAL to Times-Republican.

SPECIAL to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Oct. 4.-The Iowa veter-
ans of the civil war, members of the G..
A. r., start today for Washington to
attend the national encampment. The
officials of the Iowa department, in
cluding many OF the delegates, go by
one route to Chicago, and the large dell
egation which goes from Crocker and
Kinsman posts in this city, always one
OF the largest delegations at any ma
tional encampment, go by another
route. From Chicago the Iowa old SOL
/ diers and their wives and friends are
/ routed over various lines to Washing
4 ton. Nearly all the Iowa people will be
/ in Washington on Monday ready for
4 the encampment. The Iowa people are
/ to participate in body in the great
parade, which may be the last of the
great parades of the G. A. r. in the ma
Ition's capital. They will wear the
Iowa badge, and every man Will carry
4 an ear of rope yellow corn to indicate
1.-The corn state from which they come.
Each veteran is expected to take along
4 his own ear of corn, but for fear all Will
knot do so the department commander
Ihas orc cred sent box full OF nne iowa
corn ears. 1t is planned by the Iowa
men in official position in Washington
Ito rear the expense of decorating the
lIowa headquarters for the Grand Army
boys. II there are any who go who feel
Ithey can not afford the expense OF
lodgings free quarters are to be pro-
vided. Every soldier from Iowa is to be
lcared for. There is some difference OF
opinion among the Iowa delegates to
| the encampment as to who they Will
support for commander-in-chief and
Iother officers. Commander Lindt and
some Of his friends are strongly IN ia
vor of supporting the editor of the Ma
\ tional Advocate, who was Pennsyl-
yania soldier and lives now in Wash
1 sngton. Others, and this is chiefly the
western men, are for Gen. Black of llli-
.,go;s. They say that this department
iowes It 10 that OF neighboring state,
| and besides Gen. Black is fine gem
\ tleman, was good soldier, and the de-
/ partment has never had commander
| in-chief who was q democrat, ana IL
ought to be shown now that the depart
ment Is strictly non partisan. Ihere
will be division on this question. a
| good deal Of correspondence has been
| had recently in regard to the malter
among the members Of the q. A. H., but
no conclusion reached.
Department Commander, John Lindt,
Council Bluffs; will be at the head OF
the delegation from Iowa, with DR..
George A. Newman, of Cedar F'alls, as.
sistant adjutant general of the depart.
ment and the following delegates:
Grenville NJ. Dodge, Council BUTTS;
David B. Hamill, Keokuk: John An
nable, Davenport. S. N. Hinman, Bel
lmond: w. C. Tompkins, Clear Lake;
w. A. Smith, Marshalltown; j. B. Den
MIS- Traer; H. B. Stafford. Lovilia;
William Kirkpatrick, Oskaloosa; JOS
eph Hewitt. Indianola; A. s. Little,
Ames: w. T. Sinclair, Humeston;
James L. Berry. Humeston; ]. NJ
Briggs. Anita; John Herriott. Stuart;
H. III. Baldwin, Fort Dodge; w. III.
Baker. Sioux City. The following are
the alternate delegates-R. L. Chase,
Des Moines; John M. Style, Washing
ton: John E. Jayne, Iowa City; G. A.
Bliss, Iowa Falls; II. E. Francisco. Ma
son City; G. "A. LaMoille. Belle Plaine;
Robert Powell, Traer; e. B. Sigourney;
r. j. Hall, Ottunwa; ]. w. Donovan.
Des Moines; L. Schooler, Des Moines;
w. II. Fitch, Bedford; John d. Brown.
Leon; NJ. d. Reed, Avoca; n. S. Rog-
ers. Red Oak; w. p. Bush, Gilmore
City; F. Ross, Boonesboro; w. u.
Forbes, Wall Lake.
There are only few republican
meetings in Iowa today, but next week
quite a number are scheduled. The
best of the republican speakers will be
on the stump. among them Allison.
Dolliver, Cummins, Lacey, Cousins,
Hepburn, and some from outside the
stats> About 80 meetings will be held
during the week. AS previously an
nounced Allison opens at Mason City.
Dolliver at Grinnell and Cummins in
Dubuque. Mayor Brenton, of this city,
lis to be sent into the southern part of
the state where he is well known. There
will be meetings on next Saturday in
Ames, Davenport, Fairfield, Jefferson,
Centerville, Greeley, Indianola, Mus
catine, independence and some other
places. This will give the campaign
a pretty good start all around.
The railroad commissioners are re-
ceiving reports from the railroad COM
panies for use in making up their an
nual report. The companies are re-
quired to report before the 18th of Sep
tember. but it is found by the larger
companies that they can not complete
their accounting by that time. How
ever, number of the larger compan-
les have forwarded their reports
IsMAY TALKS OF SHIP DEAL.
Declares Everything is Completed Save
EIeetion of Officers.