Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-17

gram )-SenatOr Dietrich. with Chairman
| Lindsay of the republican state committee,
called on the president today for the pur-
pose OF personally presenting Mr.. Lindsay
| as the candidate for the United States at
torneyshp. The fight over the district at
| torney has drawn its weary length along
| since December. Senator Dietrich has
grown weary of inaction and he now pro-
poses to actively push the candidacy of
Lindsay for the place and insists the rank
and file Of the republican party Of the state
asks his appointment at the hands Of the
president. Mr.. Lindsays Endorsements
were presented to the president
COmmIssIoner Richards III.
w. A. Richards, commissioner Of the gen.
eral land office, is confined to his home with
an attack Of grip. Mr.. Richards has been
working very hard since he became the
head of the land office and is considerably
run down in consequence. His physician
has ordered him to remain closely at home
for few days.
Hull Not Alarmed.
The so-called Iowa idea" as to taritf
reduction Will be tried out In the coming
| campaign in Polk county and will be along
the lines as enunciated by Governor Cum
Minis In his recent speech in Des Moines
The contest will be watched with interest
both because of its tariff features and also
because it will determine whether the vet
eran representative, J. A. T. Hull, Is to re-
ceiVe another nomination. Recent dis
patches from Des Moines to the eastern
press have been proclaiming the defeat Of
Captain Hull and the triumph Of the Iowa
idea,' or, in other words Governor Cum
Minis ideas OF a material reduction of GER
tain OF the tarin schedules. Captain Hull.
who has been tarrying in WaFhinEton
since the adjournment OF congress to set
tie up odds and ends of interest to his
constituency which he had not the time to
attend to before, has about cleaned up his
| slate and will leave for Iowa Wednesday
OF Thursday Of this week. Mr.. Hull will
plunge at once into the local political fght
and does not by any means feel alarmed
because his opponents a few days ago Sc
cured the election OF a majority of the
county committee.
Il don't care whether the other fellows
have the county committee or not" said
Mr. Hull. "All that committee has TO do
Is to call the primaries for the nomination
OF republican candidate for congress. For
several years the committee has been with
me, ana have been accused of doing all
Sorts OF things. Now am perfectly willing
10 let the other side have the committed
Cummins and live In the same precinct
and easily beat him there in the last
fight. He and his friends say they ean
defeat me at the primaries for nomination
next year. l am not entirely convinced
that they can. AS to the Iowa idea" we
hear SO much about just now, l am free TO
confess, don't know exactly lust what ia
meant by 1t. / do know, however. that
the president and leading republicans gen
erally propose to do nothing 20 cause a
slsckening OF the present prosperous con-
dition of the country, and do not intend
to hazard IT with premature legislation
which would send us into the next ma
tional campaign with panicky or disturbed
commercial feelings instead Of the hack
ing which will surely come with a continua-
tion OF prosperity. So far as a revision of
the tarin is concerned, the republicans. II
In power, will legislate along lines to pre-
serve prosperity instead OF destroying it,
1t is never good policy to set FIRE to a
bridge which is safely carrying one over.
In my opinion. Iowa republicans win he
loyal and In accord with the president and
the national platform when the time comes
for them to act"
Routine of Departments.
Charles P. schwar of Hebron. Neb and
today admitted to practice before the In
terror department.
Kennett r. Andrews and T. q. Rhoades
were designated members Of the civil sery-
Ice board for the Kearney (Neb) post
Office
Free delivery service will be established
June next at Ames, Ia, with three car
riers, one substitute and fourteen street
letter boxes.
These rural letter carriers were an
pointed today Nebraska, Columbus. Harry
Beardsley. regular; Earle Weaver, substi-
tute. Iowa, Charlottesville, Heary Whit
rig, regular e. B. wittrig. substitute.
Holstein, George D. Agnew, regular Mrs.
Emma Agnew, substitute.
The corporate existence of the CONNER
eial National bank Of Waterloo. Ia. has
been extended until the close of business
March 16. 1928.
The Corn Exchange National bank OF
chicago has been approved as reserve agent
for the First National bank Of Fonda, Ia.
These rural free delivery routes will be
established April Il Iowa, Brighton, wash
ington county, two routesi area covered. "a
square miles, population. s65. South Da-
kota, Elkton, BrookiRgs county, two addi-
tional routes; area, 80 square miles; pop
ulation, 1000.
Judge Van Devanter sworn In.
Judge Willis Van Devanter today took
the oath Of ofhce as circuit Judge Of the
| Eighth judicial circuit and this evening
left for ST. Louis, where by special re-
Quest of his associates on the circuit bench
he will sit with them in the celebrated
merger case Of the Northern Securities
| company. After being sworn into his new
position today. Judge Van Devanter's as
sistants. twenty-five in number, in the
legal branch Of the Interior department.
presented him with engrossed resolutions
expressing their appreciation Of his work
| in the department and with a handsome
| gold watch fob, handsomely jewelled
Becomes Assistant Secretary.
Rudolph Forster of Virginia was ap-
| pointed today assistant secretary to the
president. lie was educated in this city
and is a graduate OF the Columbia univers-
ity Law schools He entered the government
service in 1894 and since 1900 has been ex-
ecutive clerk 10 the president.
WyOmiRE OmcIaIs Approved.
The senate in executive session today
confirmed the following nominations Ern-
| est Lyon, minister resident and consul
general at MOnroyia, Liberia: John ID.
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