Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-27

BILE for the enforcement of the laws that
it has made. The platform will also
declare for one days rest in seven; no
discrimination in francn's Sc on account
of sex; and probably for the initiative
and referendum and the regulation of
the tariff by Il commission.
All at Sea Over Governor.
The delegates are quite at sea over
the nomination for governor. State
Chairman Elwell received this morning
q letter from Rev. John a Earl. of Wa
terloo, who has been a talked of candi-
cate. saying that he wnuld positively
decline to have his name considered.
Malcolm Smith, OF Cedar Rapids who
has many supporters who would like to
see him head the ticket has declined,
as has also Captain X. ". Brown. OF
.smes. Rev. j. c. Willetts of Oskaloosa.
presiding elder of the Oskaloosa dis
trict of the Methodist church. is being
talked of, also Rev. S. s. Scull, of ST.
Anthony.
All Districts Represented.
All the districts We're represented this
afternoon when the temporary organ-
cation was effected. The state central
committee is composed of the follow
ing:
Chairman-w. d. Elwell, Des Moi
nes
Secretary-K. w. Brown, Ames
Treasurer-F. p. Fetter, Oakland.
District chairman-F'irst, r. L. Will
son, Birmingham; Second, C. II. f..
Bohstedt, Victor: Third. John A. Earl,
Waterloo; Fourth, c. f. Paine, F'ayette;
Fifth, O. D. Elicit, Marshalltown;
Sixth. A. H. Rockwell, New Sharon;
Seventh. X. w. Brown, Ames; Ninth,
f. p. Fetter, Oakland; Tenth. w. ID.
Elwell, Des Moines; Eleventh, LeGrand
Pace. Onawa. The Eighth district is
at present without a chairman.
Prominent Party Workers Present.
A large number of prominent party
workers are AT present at the conven-
ton already, being on the ground for
the temporary organization work.
Among the leaders are A. U. Coates.
OF Perry who was a candidate for gov
ernor on the prohibition party in 1901;
w. D. Elwell. Des Moines. state chair
man; Malcolm Smith, ex-state chair
man and candidate last year for con-
gress from the Fifth district: j. d. c..
Mcfarland, of Des Moines. candidate
last year for congress from the Sew
enth district; j. II. Campbell. Des Moi
mes, editor of the New Commonwealth
one of the official organs Of the prohi~
bition party in Iowa: Dean Piersoll, of
Iowa Wesleyan University. Mt. Pleas
ant: Professor Handy, OF Iowa Wesle-
yam: George White, eS-chairman of the
First district, Fairfield: Rev. j. c. Will
let's. of oskaloosa, a talked candi-
date for governor; w. w. Parker, of
Alta. chairman of the Buena Vista
county central committee: Rev. j. c..
Van Ness, Mt. Vernon: +. p. Fetter,
Oakland, candidate for state treasurer
in 1901: j. G.. Little. Perry. candidate
for lieutenant governor six years ago:
NJ. l.. Hostetter editor of The Christ
ian, Pennington; William Case and
Rev. II. Grant of Fredericksburg; D.
w Hine, of Chickasaw, secretary of the
Chickasaw county central committee:
Rev. e. Howard Brown, of Richland;
Rev. NJ. l.. Everett, of Knoxville: Rev.
S. S. Scull, of st. Anthony, another
mentioned as a possible candidate for
governor: p. B. Newman. Troy Mills;
+. Dewey, Sargents' Bluffs; e. We're,
Slater; L. L. Price, Tama; l.. A. Pine.
Toledo; Rev. Montgomery. Tama.
The convention headquarters are at
the Spencer Hotel the selection having
been left to tho local committee, which
objected to the Pilgrim because of the
fact that a bar was operated in the
building.
Hon Charles Scanlon. of Minneapolis,
candidate on the prohibition ticket for
governor of Minnesota last year, is in
attendance at the convention and will
deliver an address this evening at
O'Clock. In the east court room.
The ladies of the convention, includ-
ing the delegates and wives of dele
gates, We're given Il reception at the
home of Mrs. Emma Boardman this af-
ternoon at 4:3o. The w. c. r. U. of
the city acted as hostess to the Wis
itorS.
Three Bids for Convention.
There are three bids for next years
convention already in the hands OF
State Chairman Elwell. They are from
Boone, Cedar Rapids and Perry. No
indication has been made, as it is yet
early, which city is the most likely to
prove victorious.