Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-25
FAVORABLE 70 PROU1Y
Polk County Caucuses Have
Had a Leaning Toward
Hulrs Opponent
THE LINES NOT CLOSELY DRAWN
Prouty Hull Issue Did Not Enter Into
All the caucuses, But Prouty's
Friends Accomplished Great Deal
Manual Training in Schools Pro-
vided for by Law.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Feb. 25.-The net result
| of the caucuses which were held in
| Des Moines this week for the selection
of republican county committeeman
| and delegates to a republican county
convention was highly encouraging to
| to go to congress next year. 1t could
hardly be said in fairness that there
was a clear dividing line at all the
many precincts. In some of them
there was no division or anything to
suggest as much. But in many others
delegations were put UP by contending
| factions and voted for at the caucuses
| In some of them it was agreed that
| two sets of delegates should go on
| the primary ballots. The most acute
| fight was on county treasurer, and Tor
| this office the lines were drawn nearly
parallel to the Cummins- Foster fght
of two years ago and the Prouty-H HUI
fight OF a year ago. 1t was compli-
Gated somewhat by judicial contest
between James c. Hume and Hugh
Brennan. The friends Of other candi-
dates on the ticket had a little to say
also but not much. Insofar as 1T could
be said that old factional lines were
drawn it is clear to the politicians now
that the friends of Judge Prouty ac-
complished a great deal more than the
friends of Captain Hull. 1t is be-
lieved that the Prouty people will cap
ture the county organization so that
next year they will have the control
of the primary and be able to fix the
date and name the judges. II this is
true the Prouty forces have won a big
victory, for the other element has for
many years controlled the committees.
The result may be due largely to the
fact that Prouty is here and has been
able 10 at least counsel with his
friends while Hull is necessarily abb
senr zsn Washington There is, hot any
doubt that both have planned all along
to repeat the contest of year ago.
Both stated so just after the conven-
tion which nominated Hull and moth
ing has transpired to change the situ-
alton. Prouty has been able to profit
somewhat from the disappointments
Capt Hull has been forced to bestow
as an incident to responsibility for
some official appointments; but on the
other hand the necessity for keep
ing Hull in congress until Des Moines
gets a little further along with it's
immense drafts on the national treas
ury is more apparent now than ever
before.
Few persons realize, and least Of all
the school men. that the law of Iowa
which provides for manual training In
the public schools has been on the
statute books of the state for nearly
thirty years; yet Superintendent Bar
rett in introducing his little brochure
on the manual training which has just
been printed and will soon be distri-
buted. makes reference to tire fact that
that the present law was passed In
|1S74. Only q few schools of the state
have in fact done anything toward
meeting the requirements of this law.
Some manual training is being done
In the better class schools of the state,
in large districts like West Des Moines
and Sioux City, and in smaller ones like
at Ackley. A beginning has beenSmade
in the primary grades all over the
state and every kindergarten is in fact
a demonstration of the value of manual
training in educational work. The
pamphlet which has just come from
the state educational department COW
ers the whole ground and it will an
swer many questions about manual
training that must be answered before
any school anywhere can be prepared
for the work The book tells exactly
4 ic h.aif
the courses of study an outline OF les
sons for all grades the list of tools and
materials needed. probable cost, etc.
In short 1T is the first time any sys-
tematic effort has been made to pre-
sent to the teachers of the state a
comprehensive article on manual train
ing AS result of Its preparations
there is likely to be considerable
steady growth in this branch OF edu-
cation in the Iowa schools.
With the beginning of next month
Quincy A. Willis, of Dallas county
at present bookkeeper In the Office
of treasurer of state, will become
cashier, succeeding Emmett Brown, who
will retire at that time.
The contract for the Iowa building
at the st. Louis exposition will be let
this week. A large number of con-
tractors submitted bids and some OF
them are regarded as quite reasonable
The work is to be commenced early
in the spring at st. Louis and Iowa will
be first among the states to erect a
building on the exposition grounds.