The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-23
IOWA.
WRANGLE
Congressman Hull Would Be "The
Whole Thing" When the
President Comes.
big jim" Brenton Has a Balance
of Power and Is With
Cunmins.

Special to The Journal.
Des Moines Iowa. March 25.-The COM
ing of the president to Des Moines bids
fair to start a large sized row over the
question Of precedence and the problem Of
whether Congressman Hull or Governor
Cummins is going to be the chief figure in
the festivities 1t has just come to light
that Congressman Hull and his friends are
planning to leave the governor and some
Of his foremost supporters out on the ar
rangements, the object being after the
whole show is over to be able to point out
that Cumnlins, on account Of his recent
speech and his general attitude on tariff
revision and reciprocity, is persona non
grata with the president. Could this plan
be carried out. it would be expected to
enforce on the Iowa public a large moral
lesson on the wisdom of adhering to the
:stand pat policy. -. 49,, -
When Congressman Hull was OH his way
home, he wired ahead that President
Roosevelt had entrusted arrangements to
him and he called for a meeting of the
Commercial exchange and the, mayor to
look after the preliminaries.. = This meet
ing will be held on Thursday. Just how
the matter will wind up, it is hard to- de-
termine 1t is understood that when the
governor was in the east the president in
dicated a desire to have him look after
the arrangements for his reception here.
Anyhow; ztlle, man who holds the balance
Of power is Big jim Brenton, the 300
pound mayer Of the city. AS mayor he
has decided to- control the arrangements.
He is friendly to Cummins and has an
nounced he will re-appoint the old COM
mittees that were TO serve last fall.
pr: Wilson Might Take it. - ..
1t begins to look as if the trustees of
the Iowa state college would be unable
| to arrive at any understanding on the
presidency when they meet this week.
There is a concerted effort to bring about
delay and a movement is on among the
| friends of Professor c. f. Curtiss to have
Secretary James Wilson of the depart
ment of agriculture selected. 1t is now
given out that he would be willing to leave
his work at Washington and come to the
| college in about a year if he were unan-
| imously selected. 49,
Those in favor of this say it would give
the college great prestige. At the same
| time, it would be in the interest of Pro
fessor Curtiss, as it would give him a
! few more years in the position of dean
| Of the department of agriculture and at
ford him little more time to develop
into presidential proportions. The friends
of, Professor Stanton want no delay. A
clever anti-Stanton move. has been made
in bringing out Rev. I. P. Schreckengast
of Washington, Iowa. for the presidency
If Mcpherson Moves Up, What?
Much political interest has been renewed
by the revival Of the rumors that the
resignation Of Judge Caldwell of the
eighth United States circuit court of ap-
peals. is imminent. There is mo doubt
Judge Smith Mcpherson of the fedora
district court for the southern district o
Iowa has been pledged the support Of the
Iowa delegation in congress for the place
that will be left vacant by. Judge Cald
well. While there are several competitor.
from other states, it is thought here tina
Judge Mcpherson stands a good chance
of securing the appointment. On this up
pointment there hinge all sorts of con
gressional possibilities: as Judge Waite
/. Smith. congressman from the ninth dis
trict, is a candidate for McPherson's place
He would probably be able to- land the ap
pointment and then Webb -Byers Of Har
Ian would renew his efforts to becom
congressman from the ninth. and Their
would be fight of large proportions.
All Of the possibilities in the case max
the appointment a subject Of continue
speculation here and the resignation O
Judge Caldwell would precipitate larg
amount OF interesting maneuverng.
i An appeal to the seupreme court will
be taken in the case of James Burns VIII
was sentenced here for life Imprisonment
for the murder of Jerry Corcora II.