Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-09
BUCHANAN
A FAVORITE
WAPELLo COUNTY REPRESENT
ATivE is LEADER FOR CHAIR.
MANsHIP PRO TEN.
AFFAIRS All DIES MONIES
Interest in Railroad commissionership
Grows With the Appearance in Des
Moines of Hon. w. D. Blakemore-
Other Candidates Are Mentioned.

Moines of Hon. W.. D. Blakemore-
Other Candidates Are Mentioned.
Des Moines. January Z. ~ Especially
| While there is an effort in
! the lobby to make 1t appear
certain that B. f. Cummings of
Marshall county has the speakership
pro TEN settled in his favor there are
many members who still believe that
| A. w. Buchanan will be the nominee.
1t is probable that there will be a very
pretty test of strength on this ques-
| ton. A large number of the friends
OF Mr.. Buchanan have assured him of
their support and while he says that he
will not make any effort to get the
recognition-which is counted consid-
cradle of an honor-his long service
and his modesty in asking for posi-
lions for himself, his friends believe,
entitle him to consideration.
After Railroad Commissioners.
Hon. w. D. Blakemore, formerly rep
resentative from Taylor county, has
been seen about the Hobbies of the no.
tells during the past few days. Mr..
/ Blakemore served two terms in the
Legislature and was oneso of it's most
popular members. He was mentioned
as candidate for third term but
was not nominated and he made no
particular fight for the nomination.
| The interest in Mr.. Blakemore's pres
ence in the city at the present time is
due to the fact that two years ago he
was a candidate for railroad commits
| sioner. He had no particular support
/ of the eighth district, and he did not
! canvass the other parts of the state to
any extent. He announced his can
didacy more in the hope that the con-
4 test between N. s. Ketchum of Mar
! shalltown and Hon. e. A. Dawson of
/ Waverley who was nominated would
become so bitter as to cause the dele
1 gates to turn to third candidate.
/ The contest was not as close as Mr..
Blakemore had anticipated and he did
not develop any great strength. 1t is
now understood that he is contemplate
ing being a candidate again this year.
Much will depend upon whether oh not
Hon. E. G. Brown of Sheldon is can
! didate again. There nave been some
rumors that Mr.. ,REownS -vo,ita1 be Sc a
ca 10 le as his business affairs take
| Zip the greater part of his time. In
case he should not enter the race it is
/ probable Mr.. Blakemore will be a can.
didate, and he may in any event if 9th,
ers should decide to make contest
on Mr.. Brown.
ketchum May Run.
/ 1t is more than probable that Hon
/ N. S. Ketchum, who was a candidate
two years ago,will enter the race again
this year. He was talked of last year
but declined to be candidate against
Colonel Palmer. He has not made any
definite announcement as to his inten
lions and will probably not do so for
some months. Mr.. Ketchum is a man
of wide acquaintance and is very pop
ular in parts of the state where he is
known. He proved strong candidate
before and would probably be stronger
this time.
Hopkins May Enter Race.
: There are rumors that Senator f. M
Hopkins, of Guthrie county, will also
be candidate against Mr.. Brown, Of
: Sheldon, but should number enter
the race he is likely to be among them
: As far as known Mr.. Hopkins has moi
been mentioned in this connection be
:. fore, but there are many reasons to be
lieve he is considering the matter.
Sentiment Against Commissions.
The coming session of the genera
!, assembly bids fair to be free from bills
J providing for commissions to examine
J members of the various trades and pro
: fessions. Two years ago bills were
introduced providing for commissions
J to examine auctioneers, opticians, bar
J bers and engineers. All of these mea
: sures were defeated, most of them b,
r decisive majorities. The optician,
J came very near getting their bill
: through but it was defeated in the sen
ate after a long and exciting debate
. There is a strong sentiment agains
t the creation Of any new commissions
: and many members of the legislator,
: would like to abolish some of thos,
; that are now in existence.
Temporary Commissions.
A number of temporary commission
, were created two years ago, anon,
them being the capitol improvement
> commission, the commission to hav
= CudI &c VI luS, SlSSliOll VI
, to the Iowa regiments that fought a
2 Vicksburg, and similar commission
3 to have charge Oh the erection OF mon
r uments to the Iowa regiments whicl
. took part in the battle of Lookou
t Mountain. These commissions o
t course will only exist unail the worl
! for which they were appointed is com
e pleted.
l To Ask More Money.
Aside from the capitol commission
: the most important body created by tn
last general assembly was the Louis
ana Purchase commission, to hay
2 charge of the Iowa exhibit at st. Ioui
d this year At the time the measur
It was passed it was supposed the ez
d position would be held in 1903, but Xix
d all great eXpositions it has been dc
It layed nine years. This commission vii
go before the legislature this white
Y and make strong plea for an add
y tional appropriation. The amount o,
n iginally appropriated being only $125
v 1000. A bill was introduced last session
G. providing for S250,000 appropriation
s but it was only by the most strenuou
b efforts on the behalf of it's friends tina
!, ono-ho1f fbic amount Voc e,oor,ol =