The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-05
IOWA
.CURIISS FOR PREXY
Directors of Department Of Agricul-
ture Would Make Him Presi-.
dent Of Ames.
Board, Now in Session, Will Address
Itself by Resolutions to the
Trustees.

Special to The journal.
Des Moines, Iowa. March 5.--The board
Of directors of the state department OF
agriculture is strongly convinced that Pro-
department Of agriculture of the Iowa
state college, should be advanced to the
presidency to succeed w. M. Beardshear.
The board is now in session and 1t will
adopt a resolution expressing to the
trustees of the college it's belief that Cur
tiss should be selected for the post. The
movement started with the directors and
Ex-Governor Packard of Marshailtown
who is one Of the directors, drew up a
resolution last night and with others can
Vassed the situation. A feeling highly
favorable to Curtiss was developed and
it was given out as practically certain the
resolution would be adopted before the
board adjourned. -.-5 q: ,.t.-..
G. f. Rinehart of the Newton Herald.
one of the principals in the arrangements
for the Jefferson day banquet, denies that
the Kansas City platform democrats will
not attempt to organize on the afternoon
of Jefferson day. Statements Of this kind
were circulated freely among members Of
| the state central committee when it met
last week. but Mr.. Rinehart says a con-
! ference will be held. At the same time,
he maintains the banquet will be non
| factional. ''EEi =, r..
! cummlns' Attitude Unchanged:
The prospects are that after the Polk
county convention, which will be held
March l3, the position Of the Cummins
element in the state with reference to the
! state platform will be clearly defined.
| Governor Cummins will be home the first
| of the coming week and it is understood to
| be his 1ntention, in the address he will
| make at the county convention, to set
| forth his views On the platform clearly.
| 1t Is possible he may do this in gen.
Npo iy,o i,,tn r1-iny Iofn ia
vention, but that meeting is likely to see
his ideas set forth in detail. J..
The men closest to the governor say
there is absolutely nothing in the stories
that he will display any weakness on the
tariff revision and reciprocity question
They declare he will take no backward
! step, though prepared to make certain
concessions as to the wording of the plat.
4 form.
| Not Through With Levch.
There is possibility that Harris Levicf
will be brought to trial on the charge o.
conspiracy to murder Isaac Finkelstein
i. When Judge Given yesterday sentenced
: John Walker, colored, to eight years ii
prison for manslaughter, he took. occasion
to reflect in severe terms on Levich, al
; though jury acquitted the latter on. thu
murder charge some weeks ago 1t ha
all along hsen the theory Of the state tina
Levich got Walker TO wayiay FiriA elstein
Judge Given declared the evidence In tn
Walker case showed conclusively that !
conspiracy existed and that Harri
Iievicl. too cowardly to strike the blow
: secured Walker for his purpose,
IL The Louisiana Purchase Exposition
! commission has let the contract Tor II
: construction Of the Iowa hlilding at 8
: i5prIce IS a HIr1e less Inan 5sp,Vuu =
8 LIS alJ 0H1ftSIfdd32IM ~
! "HoME FhoTEeIitM.,EI> TtS g t,E t., :.
4oay siai rot5os ii anrns7u boyioxe pns a7isas
||ppei,,bi II stIranttpJ aItvgsrnh !caat
sae1e2l z.. dagif IL 972gq
= MARSHA Eli4eyNN n. low. te-31lt crest
t;citN politics ahas been added to bydttl
|. nominatiern of aa"hemes protection ticket
!, by the prohibitionists, headed BY 'Melzs
II Dickson for mayor. The present mayo
e L. B. jones'; who was elected two yea
ago ON an independent ticket over r. j
u Sears on the republican ticket until a fe
,, days ago had mo opposition, PRACTICAL
-, for reelection as he has been a very sa
r. isfactory mayor. ....s- 49,
r. A series Of articles attacking the ci
/, administration and the saloons, vii
ID rooms and bawdy houses which,, 1t is a
tleged, the mayor and his officers a
20 guilty of protecting, was recently start
er in the Prohibitonist, a weekly she
W edited by Rev. o d. Eilet. It was su
q. posed the matter was being furnished
- the committee conducting the prohbiti
~ campaign The arrest Of Eugene Kral
y, ~ LOT Gearing. the charge Of intoxicatic
-. divulged the source of these scurrilous d
oe ticles. On his person was found lette
bit from Rev. Mr.. Ellet asking Karpf to ci
s. tinue writing the articles, and to ma
he them just as lurid as he knew how, L
ty hesitating to use names and locations.
to Residents of west Marsha1ltown ha
e. offered to present the site free to the C.
IS for new schoolhouse to be built in tt
ne part Of the residence district.