The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-16
IOWA
SOCIALISTS ACTIVE
Iowa's Contingent Will Have Com
plete State Ticket and Make
Thoro Canvass.
State Convention Will Be in Des
Moines on National Inde-
pendence Day.
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Des Moines, Iowa, June 16-Iowa socialists
are planning tho most active campaign they
have ever carried Oh In the state this fall. The
state convention will be held in Des Moines
July 4, and it is expected about 200 delegates
will attend. full state ticket will be nomi.
mated and arrangements will be made for setting
forth strong corps of speakers. The Des
Moines brunch of the socialists is the stronnest
in the state. It will hold meeting next Sunday
for the selection of delegates to the state con-
vention. Plans have been made by the local
branch for active work in Des Moines this sum-
mer and ten meetings will be held in many pre-
cincts. There forty branches of the party
in the state, and new ones are being rapidly
organized. The growing strength Of the social
lists apparent in last falls elections when
the party able to muster up 1854 votes for
secretary Of state, a large gain over the preced-
ing year. This fall the party hopes to swell the
total to at least 10, 600.
James W. Miller Of this city has resigned
as state mine inspector to take effect Aug i .
James e. Stout has been appointed to succeed
him. Mr.. Miller has accepted q position as
general superintendent for the Superior Coal
company OF Macoupin county, Illinois, one Of the
largest mining companies In Illinois, Mr.. Stout
is influential republican politician Of Des
Moines. He was formerly on the board of mine
inspectors for two terms and later sheriff Of
Polk county and member of the board of public
works.
The executive council has fixed July ID and II
for hearings all que stions arising relative to
c!ualiza ton. The railway assessment hearings
are fixed for July Is to IS, inclusive. July 20
and q the assessment of telephone, telegraph,
express, equipment car and interurban companies
will be taken up and hearings will be given.
Assistant Attorney General Charles A. Van
Week has been elected dean Of the. Highland
Park college of law in this city to succeed Judge
Josiah Given, who was appointed judge Of the
district court here to fill vacancy by Governor
Cummins and who was formerly on the supreme
bench. Mr.. Van Week is expected to resign
his place assistant attorney general.
continuance Of thirty days was granted
yesterday in the Greenwich before the federal
court here, in which effort is being made by
the Mexican government to have Greenwich ex-
tradited for the alleged murder of ]. T.. Stand
field. Wednesday, July Is, has been set for the
hearing, and the Mexican ambassador at Wash
ington has consented to allow the defense to In
troduce testimony by deposition.
Arrangements are beginning here for the re-
publican state convention which will be held
July /. A local committee on arrangements from
the Grant club has been named. A large at.
tendance is looked for and the awning idea which
originated at Cedar Rapids in 1901. will be
carried out. A large awning will be stretched
over Fourth street the Slavery to provide ad
ditional lobby room for the delegates.