Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-02-05
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines. Feb. 9, 1904.

Senator Hubbard has made an an
nouncement that will relieve the poll
tical situation to some extent in Wood,
bury county, but will make it more
complicated in other respects. Sen
ator Hubbard. who mad announced his
candidacy for the congressional nom
ination, refused to state that he would
not be a candidate for the senatorial
nomination. 1t was intimated that
Senator hubbard was holding the field
until it should be his pleasure to say
what he would take He has an
nounced definitely that he will not be
a candidate, saying: Il am not, never
have been and shall not be a candidate
for the senate"
Judge McVey has sustained the con-
stitutionahty OF the inebrlacy law. The
decision was rendered in the sui.
brought to incarcerate Matte Spelling.
alias Robinson, on charge of habitual
drunkenness. The attack upon the
law was based on a claim that it is
unconstitutional inasmuch as it pro-
vides for the arrest and incarcera-
ton of person without indictmen.
or trial by jury. The Judge says:
II am clearly of the opinion that the
state has the right to commit r.srson
who is insane or an inebriate under
due forms Of the law without the yer.
dict of jury.
1T has been said in criticism of the
law that it is far reaching in its ap-
plication and that it is a dangerous
exercise of the paternal powers of the
legislature. On the other hand, the
law has been highly commended as
long step toward the suppression and
control OF the evil resulting from the
excessive use of Intoxicating liquors
1t is perhaps true that both the oppo-
| nents and the defenders of this law
have taken more or less exaggerated
views Of its provisions. 1t may be
| well to say that it is not every person
who is addicted to the use of intoxi-
eating liquors or even to the excessive
use of narcotics that is amenable to
the provisions of this statute. So long
| as a person Is not dangerous to So
| ciety or to those associated with him
in family or neighhorly relations and
so long as he is able to take care Of
himself and his property he cannot be
| lawfully committed under the provi.
sions of this statute 1t is only when
he becomes an inebriaIe and conse-
quently endangers society and those
associated with him and becomes I'M
able to take care of himself and his
property that the provisions OF the
statute apply, and If the statute is adj
ministered according to the true in
tent and purpose of the law there is
very little danger to be apprehended
from its enforcement.
Tho low, Turn Eoroiu cnpn.
posed of the Turner societies Of the
state, will meet in Des Moines June
IL, Is and 10. The meeting will prob
ably be one of the largest to be held
in the state during the year and it is
expected will attract several thousand
Germans and members of Turner or
CARNATIONS to Des Moines. In addi-
ton to the business sessions there win
be contests between the athletic teams
representing the several societies of
very high order.
Attorney General Mullan has rem
dered an opinion to Auditor Carroll on
the question of whether a judge Of
the district court, who was elected
at the November election of 1902 to
fill an unexpired term of a district
Judge who had previously resigned, Is
entitled to receive compensation at
the rate of $4,000 a year under the
law of the last general assembly in
creasing the salary of the district
Judge from $4,000 to $4,000. 1t is held
by the attorney general that the sal
airy in such a case should be $500.
The question arose in the case of
Judge George w. Dyer of Nevada.
Judge of the Eleventh judicial district.
Hon. w. S. Kenyon was elected judge
of the district court in the Eleventh
district in November. 1898, and as
sumed the duties of his Office as such
Judge January /, 1899. In the summer
of 1902 he resigned. and Judge Dyer
was appointed by the governor to fill
the vacancy existing between the time
of the resignation of Judge Kenyon
and the November election of that
year. In the November. 1902, election
Judge Dyer was elected judge of the
district court and filled the Office from
the time of his election in November
1902, until January 1. 1903, at the in
creased rate of salary fixed by the
Twenty-ninth general assembly.
State Labor Commissioner Brigham
has been in Clinton recently inspect
ing factories and While there found
number OF attractions of the law, on
the subject of compulsory education
and child labor He took the matter
up with the employers and succeeded
in getting them to discharge children
who under the compulsory education
law ought to be attending school. This
was done in half dozen cases. There
is no truanu officer in Clinton and Mr..
Brigham concluded to take the ques-
ton up personally with employers. Mr..
Brigham was not enabled to inspect
all the factories at Clinton thoroughly
as several are closed down. He found
considerable need for better sanitary
conditions and more fire escapes.
The Des Moines Fraternal club, an
organization intended to embrace rep
resentation from every fraternal bene-
ficiary society organized in Des Moines
or having state headquarters here, was
formed at meeting at the club rooms
of the Kirkwood The purpose OF
the organization is to advance the mu-
tual interests of the fraternal bene-
ficiary societies. In particular, the OBJ
ject is the protection of the fraternal
beneficiary societies against adverse
legislation.
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