The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-26
IOWA
DEMOCRATS OF low A
G. F. Rinehart, Organizer Of the
Bryanites, Declares They Will
Have the State.
Van Wagenen May Be Nominated
Governor. but His Plank Will
Be Lost.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Des Moines, Iowa, May 26.--In an inter-
view. g. F. Rinehart of Newton, who. is.
the state chairman OF; the organization
formed by the Kansas City platform men
In Iowa. and who also enjoys the honor
OF being the originator Of the Jefferson
Day banquet here and the starter Of the
Hearst boom for the presidency, predicted
the reaffirmation of the Kansas City plat =
form In the coming democratic state con-
vention. Mr.. Rinehart entered into some
details as to the organization of the Kan
sas City platform democrats. AS chair.
man for the state, he is in correspond
|ence with 400 district, county and town
ship chairmen in Iowa, who are doing all
they can to keep the reorganizers out of
the saddle. -.
Mr.. Rinehart says the organization is by
far the most compact the democrats ever
had in the state, and that it can hardly
fail to bring results. There will be no
compromise. It will either be reiteration
Of the Kansas City platform or nothing.
Mr.. Rinehart, however, expects a contest
at the state convention. He sees move
ment in this direction In the selection of
Ex-Governor Horace Boies to head the
Black Hawk county delegation. He says
this undoubtedly points to an effort on
the part of the anti-Bryan forces to get
together. He looks for the second district
to come to- the convention strong against
the reaff1rmation of the Kansas City plat
form.
AS to candidates. Mr.. Rinehart says
Judge. Van Wagenen is the only one now
mentioned and he looks for his nomina-
ton, tho he does not; expect q govern
ment ownership plank to be adopted. He
says the farthest the convention will go
will be to favor the purchase by the gov-
eminent of a single railroad line to- be
conducted experimentally; that. owing to
the immense sum Of money involved be-
cause OF the watered stocks Of railroads,
comparatively few favor the taking over
by the government of the. properties I'M
der present conditions. @
Mr.. Rinehart, as the original Hearst man
| in this part of the country, predicts Hearst
will be the next president. He says Hearst
can carry New York and California, aside
from the solid south and enough other
states to give him the election easily. He
believes he will easily get the nomination.
! Prohibitionists of the state, who will hold
their convention at Marshalltown Wednes-
| day, will have contest over whether the
platform should deal with prohibition alone
or should be broadened out so as to touch
| on other issues. There are two opposing
factions interested In this question. There
will be several candidates for governor.
willetts a prominent Methodist, recently
appointed presiding elder Of the Oskaloosa
district. Malcolm Smith OF Cedar Rap
ids and Rev. j. a.. Earl Of Waterloo are
| the others mentioned.
! A petition for rehearing has been filed
with the supreme court in the case OF
Cook and others VS.. the county of Mar
shall This is the case involving the con-
stitutionality Of the law of the state I'M
fposing a. nuIct tax 81 5000 on places where
/ the cigarette Is sold. The supreme court,
in recent opinion, upheld the statute;