Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-22
DR. POR|ER[I! D
DISAPPOINTED
Feels That His Defeat Was Ac-
complished by Supposed
Friends
OPPOSES HEPBURN
Democrats Of Eighth District Have
Their Eye on Lawyer by That
Name-Not the Would be Chairman
MaxweII-Town Of Preston is Great
iy Alarmed.
Special to Times Republican.

Special TO Times Republican.
Des Moines, July 22--It Is stated
since the convention that DR.. Frank
Porterfeld, OF Cass county. was greatly
disappointed over the result OF the fight
and that he feels very sore at some on
whom he depended for support and
from whom he claims that he had i
right to expect support. He was cer-
ltainly very confident of his ultimate
success and he had assurances from
some source that led him to believe he
would gain rapidly after the first ball
lot. He and his friends in the Ninth
district feel that they were betrayed
|by friends.
It transpires that the announcement
by Chairman Saunders before The re-
publican state convention on Wednes-
day afternoon III regard to the neces-
silly for hot allowing anybody to nuke
Ia speech was AXE. He announced
on Il king the chair, al,d
aftes. i,.. l,a,i tsen in consultation wnh
It hai.r,an Fphb4rn and others. that
senator Alltssn Mould be compelled TO
leave on al, early afternoon tr;,.li ,iid
it was therefore very much desired
sliat there .l,auid be no speecacs of
any kind made. The desire that the
senator might be present when the im-
portant matter of balloting for rail-
no
of preventing any speech making. But
as a matter Of fact Senator Allison had
an engagement to take dinner with
Governor Cunmins and had no inten-
ton Of leaving the city on an early
train much less would he have desired
to shut OF all speeches in order that his
plea sure might be enhanced. And the
senator and George D. Perkins took
dinner with the governor.
Down in the Eighth district the dem
ocrats are planning to nominate Max
we'll for congress. This is not the Max
well who recently quit the democratic
party for its unhoiy alliance with the
trusts, but one Thomas l.. Maxwell,
a lawyer of Corning.
1t is regarded as pretty certain that
the exact status of the Rock Island
railroad in relation to it's connections
into the northwest is not settled, and
that negotiations are under way for
new line to connect with the Gowrie
line. The fact that officials of the Rock
Island have gone out over the Newton
& Northwestern leads to the belief that
the Rock Island would like to take over
that road It is regarded as certain.
also, that the Rock Island is still fig
uring on building direct from Des Moi
nes to connection with the Gowrie
line and not making any lease of track
age rights over the present Fort Dodge
road.
The state capitol coismission found
that a great deal of that which was
planned to be done at the state cap
itol in the way OF restoration after
the fire will have to be changed. But
little of the decoration for the supreme
court rooms can be saved and 1t IS
found that the plans for decoration OF
the room may have to be postponed
until after the general decoration
scheme is adopted, and thus that the
court room and chambers will be tenn
porarily fixed up.
A peculiar condition OF affairs is
discovered by the railroad commits
sioners at Spragueville, Jackson coun-
ty, where demand has been made
on the Milwaukee for depot and sta
ton. The town OF Preston is only
three miles distant from the place
where the Spragueville people want
a station. A SIS, 900 business house
was commenced a short time ago in
Preston. After the visit of the railroad
to Spragueville to de-
termine whether a station should be
established as desired, the builder call
ed off his men and no work has been
done. He says he will abandon the
II there is to be new
town and station in three miles. The
people of Preston have become alarm
ed, and have forwarded a remonstrance
against the proposed station. They
have also signified to the railroad
that they will boycott the
road if new station is established.
It's a pretty situation.
The state board of health Is work
ing out the details for the state bac-
laboratory at Iowa City,
and it will soon be in operation. The
law makes the head of the university
department director of
the one which is to be under control
of the board of health. The purpose
will be to provide for the free exam
nation of water and foods and diseases
and to give assistance in this way to
all health officers.
Efforts to Find Meteor.
Kenyon, Mimi, July 22.-Eiforts are
being made to locate the meteor
which Is supposed to have fallen in |
the rough timbered tract north of this