Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-27
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines. Nav 25. 1904.
DEs MONIES.

LIES 4uoiues> may 30, lSO4.
Immediately after the adiournmen:
OF republican state convention, the
state central committee met and ar
ranged for the second state conven'
ton, at which the state ticket will be
placed in nomination. July 20 was
agreed upon as the date. The only
argument there was developed over
the fixing OF the date and the selection
of the temporary chairman. Members
from five of the eleven districts
namely, the Second, Fourth, Seventh
Tenth and Eleventh districts, favored
I. b. Haniey OF Upton for temporary
chairman, but they were in minority
of one, and Mr.. Hepburn was chosen
on the first ballot. On the question
OF date, they favored June 20, while
the six members constituting ma
Jortty of the state committee favored
August 1. July 20 was agreed upon as
u peaceful compromise.
The delegation to the national re-
publican convention met Immediately
after adjournment of the convention
and effected an organization. Senator
Allison was made chairman of the del
egation. e. Il. Clark of Cedar Rapids
was made secretary, and George M.
Christian of Des Moines was chosen
sergeant-atarms. E. S. Ellsworth. e.
X. Whine and A. c. Carpenter were
appointed to make arrangements for
the entertainment of the Iowa dele
cation at Chicago, cooperating with
e. E. Hart, national committeeman
for Iowa. 1t was not decided who
would be made member of the reso-
buttons committee from the Iowa del
egation.
While the Omaha dispatches state
that Tom Dennison says that he will
come to Iowa without requisition and
will not fight requisition proceedings
If they are begun, the executive office
at the state house is Of the opinion
that the effort to secure a requisition
from Governor CumminS by the coun-
ty attorney of Harrison county a few
days ago, will be met and resisted by
all Of the legal lights which Dennison
will feel competent to employ to de-
feat the purpose of the Iowa authori-
ties to try him, in this state. In the
first place it is supposed that the rep
resentativcs of Dennison will insist
that the case is Identical with that OF
Mrs. Dye of Boone, and that the gov
ernOr of Iowa has no legal authority
to demand the return of Dennison to
this state, for the reason that he is not
a fugitive from justice. While he has
been indicted on a charge of compile
ity in the robbery for which Scher-
ciiffe is doing time, and On a charge
of receiving stolen goods, consisting
of the diamonds which Schercliffe was
convicted of stealing. it is supposed
among the Iowa authorities that he
will deny that he ever. was in Iowa
on either OF these missions.
The state geological board will hold |
q meeting June I. at which time the
of Prof. Samuel Calvin, as
state geologist Will be received and |
accepted and his successor will lie
elected. Probably the successor will |
De Frank Wilder of the state univcr- |
,ity who is recommended by Profess |
;or Calvin. 1t was not the intention |
II Professor Calvin to have known
he fact that he has determined to re-
stsn until the announcement could
,e made officially from tie staia
BOARD together with the authorized
announcement. also, that his success
II had been chosen. 1t is known that
lmong the biologists of the state
here is no disposition to make aprli-
.ation for the position, for the reason
hat they realize that Professor Cal
lin very much desires to have Profess
'or Wilder selected. 1t has been due
o the fact that Professor Calvin OK
)ected to resign that the work Of tho
survey for the summer has not yet
,een arranged.
E. L. Dubois, a prominent contrac.
or of Des Moines, died a few days
lgo and when the day of the funeral
.rrived three women appeared. each
claiming to be his legal widow.
Widow No. l, by whom the deceased
lad several children, came from Den.
'er; widow No. 2, came from New
Orleans, and widow No. had lived
With the dead man in this city fer
everal years and nursed him during
lis last illness. An effort IS being
made to settle the matter of the Gi-
ision OF his property, amounting TO
bout $4,000, out Of court.
Frank Bradley of Des Moines has
'een appointed state factory inspec-
or by State Labor Commissioner e.
}. Brigham. There were twenty-five
" more applicants for this position,
which was created by the last general
assembly. The appointment takes ef-
ect on June /. Mr.. Bradley is an old
soldier. He was member of Com
,any B, First battalion, Nebraska
,eteran cavalry. He lives on West
street in this city and has
,een a resident Of Iowa for forty
years. He has long been identified
With the manufacturing interests OF
he state. He has the technical
knowledge as we'll as the knowledge
II business essential to make the adj
of his Office effective.
Mr.. Bradley is also member of Ty.
biographical union, No. 11S. Having
been both in business and employed,
lie will have broad view of the sitna.
ion among the manufacturers of the
state, and will be competent to con-
serve the interests of labor and EN-.
,loyers alike. This completes the ap-
in the department of la.
Dor at the state house, occasioned
,y the enactments of the last legisla.
ure, which broadened the field of the
bureau materially.
One More Triumph.
Cftfzen--"Wf1at has your last Arc.
ic expedition accomplished"
Arctic eXplorer-"What has been
ich Gil