Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-10-21

the laws touching upon the labor
question: Restricting employment of
children during school terms until
they have reached at least the eighth
grade; requiring attendance OF child
rem at school between ages of seven
and fourteen years during whole
school year; giving commissioner au-
thority to enforce fre-escape law;
making boiler inspection obligatory;
providing for corps Of not less than
three factory inspectors and one office
clerk; requiring employers to report
all accidents to their employees to the
bureau of labor statistics within three
days after the occurrence; prohibiting
any person under twenty-one years of
age holding position as telegraph OPP
orator that affects the movement of
trains on railroads. and requiring
railroads to report accidents to en-
ployes to the executive council.
Declare Vacancy en- Ticket.
The state election board on Thurs
day last decided the contest over the
nomination of Republican candidate
for the senate in the Butler-Bremer
district. The decision was that there
was no nomination and the matter
was referred back to the district with
the statement c. the rights of all con-
cerned and a reference to the election
laws in regard to filling the vacancy
This is the case in which Mr. E w.
npdnrcnmont nf
Butler county, which had thirteen
votes in the convention, to ten votes
from Bremen county, and yet when
the ba'ots were counted Mr. Soesbe
had eleven votes to twelve for Mr.
Larkin. The contest, which was
brought by Mr.. Soesbe, was based on
the fact that Immediately after the
convention the thirteen Butler county
delegates made affidavit that they
had each voted for Mr.. Soesbe, while
only eleven votes for him were found
in the hat He asked that the board
declare that Mr. Larkin was not nom
mated and that they direct that his
(Soesbe's) name be placed on the
ballot. The board decided, however
to declare that neither of them had
been properly nominated, ard send
the matter back to the district for an
other nomination.
Insist on Regularity.
The only thing approaching po-
litical sensation that has happened
during this campaign occurred last
week when Chairman Spence of the
Republican central committee made
an emphatic public declaration in
letter to the supporters of the indie
pendent Republican ticket in Hardin
county that the Republican state GEN.
trail committee stood for regularity in
politics and would support the regu-
larry nominated Republican candi-
dates for any Office coming under the
scope OF the committee. This dec
laration was called forth by the bit
ter fractional fight in the Republican
party in Hardin county between the
supporters of Hon. Mark ]. Furry,
who was nominated by Republican
primary election in that county for
the legislature. and William Weldon,
who is being urged for that position
on a citizens ticket. Certain of the
supporters of Mr. Weldon wrote
Chairman Spence asking that there
be no interference from outside par
ties in their contest and also intimat-
ing that speakers sent into that dis
trict should not "club their own men,
bers." Chairman Spence in answer
said that the committee could recog-
nize no one except the regularly nom-
mated candidates of the party; that
the committee would assist to the ex-
tent of its ability in securing the cleo
ton of such regularly nominated can
didates and that it would not dictate
in any manner what the speakers
sent out by it should say Following
this letter an appointment was imme-
diately made for Secretary Shaw to
speak in Hardin county and other
prominent Republicans will be sent
into that district.
Ex-Governor Boies' Letter.
Ex-Governor Boies has written
lorg letter on the political situation
which is being circulated by TIE DEM
ocratic central committee. He takes
a position strongly in favor of tariff
for revenue only, and says that this
is a most important election, since
the parties in Iowa have taken direct
ly opposite positions on the tariff
question, and the country is watching
the result as indicative of what the
farmers of the west believe on this
subject.
Ant-SaIoon League.
The Anti-Saloon league finished
their session at Des Moines on
Wednesday. The league has been
practically reorganized and it is said
that the intention hereafter is to take
moro of hand in politics in the way
of selecting and enclosing nominees
of other parties for various positions,
following somewhat the idea which
prevails in Ohio. Headquarters will
be opened in Des Moines which will
be in charge of a board of trustees
who will have the management of the
work The convention made the mum.
Der OF trustees fifteen, with power to