Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-19
DEMOCRATS ARE WAKING UP
bot Contest Promised in Convention Over
Kansas City Platform.
SCHOLARSHIP FOR JUDGING or CORN
Veterans who Attend shiloh MOnu-
ment Dedication VIII Not Get
as Good Rates as
Anticipated.
SCHOLARSHIP FOR JUDGING or CORN
(From a stan Correspondent

~ ARAA hN
call for the democratic state convention
has Just been issued and there is provision
for 1853 delegates. The convention is to be
held In Des MoInes, June "a next. The
county having the largest delegation is
Dubuque with %, but Scott has
"a, Clinton % and Pottawattamie 21. The
call is for the nomination Of a complete
state ticket. Already the results Of the
conference held in Des Moines April 2 are
being felt and 1t is certain that the conven-
tion will be better attended than any that
has been held for many years. The advo-
Gates Of the policy Of sticking to the Kan
sas City platform are organizing in many
counties Of the state and forming clubs
which will work for delegates to insist on
endorsement of that platform in the state
convention. This would mean a reversal. Of
the policy adopted last year at the state
convention. There Is now general acuui-
essence in the candidacy of Judge A. Van
Wagenen of Sioux City for governor, and
it is believed he will be nominated without
opposition. He will make government own-
ership Of the railroads his chief plank.
The republican state committee is to hold
a meeting here on the day Of the visit Of
President Roosevelt. April 20, as most Of
the members expect to be here at that time.
The date for the republican convention will
then be fixed.
Death of james b. Locke.
James B. Locke Of this city died this
morning. He was a brother Of D. r. Locke
of Toledo, the famous Petroleum Nasty
Of humorous writing, and long service as
editor. Mr.. Locke was "a years old and a
year or two ago celebrated the golden an
niversary Of his wedding. His wife sur
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comber, is famous as a European tourist,
and has been engaged several years In oon-
Quoting parties to Europe. She is now on
her way there with a party Of visitors and
cannot return for the funeral. Mr.. Locke
lived at Vinton a number Of years after
coming to Iowa from New York and was
a well known contractor. He was one Of
the contractors engaged in building what is
now the Rock Island railroad across Iowa,
and he built the School for the Blind at
Vinton.
Ten Year for MansIauEhter.
In the district court today a motion for a
new trial was overruled and the court SEN
fenced Frank Cunningham to ten years In
the penitentiary. He was convicted of
manslaughter in that he killed Andy John
son In a quarrel in their house a few months
ago. Cunningham was a white man with
a negro wife and Johnson a negro with a
white wife, and the two families lived in
the same house. They had a quarrel over
some trivial matter, the nature OF which
was never clearly explained, and Johnson |
was killed.
In the supreme court today the argu- |
meuts were filed in the case of the State
against DR.. J. w. Crofford, the Decatur
county mar who runs a sanitarium at La
moni. He was convicted and given a long
term for causing the death of Maud Stone
at his sanitarium as the result of a Grim
inal operation. The case will get before
the supreme court at the May term.
Scholarship for Corn Judges.
The State Agricultural department has
made arrangements for a novel contest in
corn judging to be held in the state fair
stock judging pavilion in August. The con-
testants are to be young men under 21
years old. They are to engage in a corn
Judging contest and the winner is to have
a scholarship at the Iowa State college at
Ames as his reward. This scholarship will
be worth 5000, and the arrangements were
made between the Agricultural depart
ment and the college people. This is a
part Of The general campaign which has
been inaugurated to secure better results
in corn growing in the state.
Rates for Shiloh Trip.
1t is probable that the Iowa commission
on the Shiloh monument dedication will BIO
unable to secure as favorable rates to the
battlefield for the dedication OF the monu-
ments as had been promised a short time
ago. The MEMBERS Of the commission ac-
companied the Indiana party to the dedica-
tion of Indiana monuments and while the
companies had arranged for the
transportation Of 5000 or 5000 persons less
than 500 actually went and 1t was a losing
venture for the steamboat companies. The
Iowa commission was therefore notified that
they would have to put up a guarantee in
order to get the steamboats, for the journey
and they are now arranging the details OF
the trip, and will make announcement very
soon. The iowa monuments are now being
set up at Shiloh and will be ready for the
dedication May 80 next.