The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-08
A LONG WAY AHEAD
Iowa i Political Wiseacres Are Con-,
sidering the Succession When
Cummins Is Through.
Eaton, Picked by Certain Leaders,
Not Satisfactory to the Rad
ical Reformers.
Special to The journal.

Special TO Tho Journal, <
. Des Moines. Iowa, Jan. 8.-The gossip
here to the effect the Cummifls, leaders
have. settled on w. l.. Eaton of Usage,
speaker OF the house OF the last general
assembly, as the candidate forgtl1e COVER
from now, Is attracting no little political
interest. The question Of who is COVER
nor following Cuinnnins is one of which
Importance to the aspirants for the Unit
ed States senatorships, as it is not at all
unlikely that the. governor may have a
senator to appoint to succeed Allison
L. It is the expectation that If Eaton
makes the race, he will encounter for
midable opposition. He is not satisfac-
tory to the radical insurgent element back
Of Cummins for the reason OF his leanings
toward the railroads. as shown last winter
in making up the railroads committee Of
the house in a way that largely filed it
with men satisfactory to the roads and
not satisfactory to the men who were try
ing to get reform legislation.
Mr.. Eaton has also been accused :of
making a. deal with J. w. Blythe by virtue
of which the old machine forces permitted
him to have the speakership without OPP.
/ position. - r.. 70 =. --. ...'2 -
Hi There VIII Be Others.
It has been made plain that W. B.
Martin, secretary Of state, is candidate
for this honor and that he will have much
support. His friends In Des Moines po-
litical circles do not hesitate to declare
| themselves for him as opposed to Eaton,
and they say they expect him to develop
formidable strength. They are assidu-
| ously cultivating the idea that Martin is
highly popular, and in support Of this idea
| present the fact that he, led the state
! ticket at the November. election and for
| the most part ran ahead of the congress-
men in the different districts z
| Several other candidates are also be-
| ing discussed. Among them are Fl. W.
| Byers of Harlan, A. b. Funk Of Spirit
Lake. John EHerriott. who is lieutenant
| governor, James II. .Trewin of Cedar
Rapids. and several others. In case Con-
gresham Hull is not a candidate for an
| other term in congress, 1t would not be
surprising If he took advantage Of the op-
portunity In 1905 to crafty long cher.
ished ambition to be governor. -.
! ~ III: HangInes Postponed.
The hangings Of two other Iowa men
| Phillips and. Brooks, have been post
poned indefinitely. They are Harry Hort
| man Of Cherokee, who Is under sentence
| to hang March II on conviction through
| his; own confession Of the murder Of hi
| sweetheart, Florence Porter, Nov. 80, 1901
1 and Richard William, colored, who sho
| and killed William Sharper in a saloo,
row at BUXTON - - -. ..-s -
| Hortman's attorneys filed a transcript
in the case, but the appeal will hardly b
perfected in time for: submission at tn
January term OF the supreme court an
neither will Williams appeal be in readi
ness for submission at that time I
i looks now as If it would be as late as tn
/ October term before the supreme cour
/ passes. upon either case. In the mean
/ time Hortman is in a weak state at Ana
mosa and may cheat the, gallowss even
/! he has no new trial. Williams hangin,
is set for. March 10. =: p
The attorneys of DIR. J. II. Croford,-
i Lamont have advised the attorney genera
that they cannot get ready for the. sub
mission of his appeal at the coming Janu
airy term. Crofford was convicted OF tn
murder of Miss Maud Stone Of Lamont: .
i - Country. TrolIeys. r -
Special President H. II. Polk of tn
Des Moines interurba.n railway, has an
nounced the intention of the company t
extend its line from Colfax to, Newto
| next year Work will also be begun O.
the Eldora line next year. The NeWto
. line when completed will be forty fly
miles in length and the Eldora line si1t
miles The stations on the Newton line
!. are Des Moines, Altoona, Mitchenville
Colfax and Metz. On the :Eldora line tn
stations will be Ankeny. Nevada, Cam
bridge, Gearing Lawn Hill and Eldora-
Contracts are let for a line to 1ndianols
twenty miles south. and surveys will b
made, next month for! a line west throug
| Crimes, Waukee, Adel, Dallas Center an
? Perry. .::as : ~: = ~: =.
:. Promoter Hall says work will be begu
at the opening, Of spring on the Oskaloos
and Tama electric railway. The town
. tapped will be Buxton. Oskaloosa, Barne
City, Montezuna, Malcolm, Sheridan an
,Tama City. To-. Ill. ~. ~.
, The board Of control has appointed D
Il F. M. Powell Of Glenwood as superintend
!, ent of the institution for feeble lninde
children to succeed himself. He will hol
for another four years, beginning thi
, month. DR. Powell is the oldest super
. intendent Of institutions under the board
, having been in the harness continuousl
; for about twenty years. .
SENSITIVE UNION MEN