Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-21

taking sides in alleged fractional mat
ters as against the Iowa idea and the
platform of the Iowa republicans. 1t
was laid before the president in Wash
ington some days ago that 1t would
be best for the arrangements here to
be in the hands of city authorities only
and so the movement has been to place
| it in the hands of Mayor Brenton to
appoint the committee of arrangements
But Brenton is too shrewd politician
to be caught in any trap SO he has given
it out that he will reappoint the COM
mittee which was arranged jointly by
himself and Governor Cummins last
year-a strictly nonpartisan committee.
The governor will not be ignored. neith-
Ell Will he seek to influence the local
committees.
Rev. H H. Abrams. of Iowa City, who
has caused the venders of liquor in
drug stores and saloons more trouble
in recent years than any other one man
in Iowa, is about to remove from the
state and change his occupations. He
has taken up a homestead in North
Dakota and before the first of next
month he win have located with his
family thereon and become farmer.
Mr. Abrams has been the state agent
Of the Anti-saloon league for several
years and has engaged in the work OF
enforcing the laws under direction OF
the league He has also done q great deal
Of lobbying in the legislature for or
against pending measures and mas nad
much to do with the establishment OF
the present system of sending inebri-
ates to the state hospitals Last fall
he removed from Des Moines to lowe
City but now goes to North Dakota.
Vim. l.. Rohrer, of Chicago, former
postmaster and prominent in the Mar
quette club and in the republican na-
tional league of clubs, states his belief
that Illinois will be for Governor Cum
MINIS for vice-president in 1904. Mr..
Rohrer is an enthusiastic admirer OF the
governor and he states that there are
many others among the republicans or
Chicago, not only among the large col
ony of Iowa people there, but among
republicans generally. Governor Cum
minis has spoken repeatedly in Chicago
and is in great demand among the po-
litical clubs for banquet addresses. He
has spoken several times at Peoria and
in other parts of the state, is well
known to Governor Yates and the
younger republicans of Illinois. Mr..
Rohrer expressed the belief that the
vice presidency will surely come to the
middle states and the Iowa governor
Just now stands the best show of Sc
lection.
Des Moines will ask for the national
Conference of Charities and Corrections
for next year. A large delegation will
be sent from Iowa to Atlanta, Ga. and
the conference will be invited to come
here, on the ground that it should be
in some city not too far removed from
st. Louis, the exposition city, at the
time of the exposition. Assurances
have been given that persons In other
states who will attend the Atlanta
meeting will assist. Governor Cum
minis will appoint delegates to the At
lanta meeting soon, and leading work
ers in charity organizations will go.
They believe that to get the conference
here next year would greatly help them
in all their charity work and attract
attention to the progress of charity
science as nothing else could.