Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-04
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Some Happenings In Iowa at
Time of War For Cuban
independence
DIssENsIoNs IN THE REGIMENT
The Final Plan to Have the Fifty
first Brought Home From San Fran.
cisco and Mustered Out, Was Frus-
trated BY Captain HulI-The Ring
gold County Political Situation.
special to Times-Republican.

Special to imes-Republlcan.
Des Moines June An interesting
new story comes from Washington as
to some happenings in Iowa at the time
of the war for Cuban independence.
Four Iowa regiments were sent to the
front, it will be recalled, one going
west and the others south. The Fifty
first regiment, the one from south
western Iowa, was sent to San Fran
cisco. There was some hitch about
the starting Of this regiment for the
Philippines when it had been decided
that one Iowa regiment should be
sent 1t was well known that some
of the officers did not want to go across
the Pacific. While there was discus
sion of the subject the other regiments
were brought home. 1t has just come
out, as part Of the records OF the
war department relating to Iowa regi-
ments, that it was seriously contem-
plated that the Fifty-second regiment.
now known as the Fifty sixth, should
be ordered to the Philippines. The
plan was to have the Fifty second sent
direct to San Francisco and Forwarded
and the Fifty-first brought home and
mustered out. In fact 1t went so faf
that Colonel Humphrey got an order to
put his regiment in readiness for the
journey to San Francisco. Then Cap
tain Hull, who was chairman OF the
military committee Of the house, heard
of the dissensions in the Fifty-first
regiment and realizing that it would
be a disgrace to him to have the regi-
meI,t from his own district sent home
and another forwarded, he got action
watch resulted In a positive order fer
the Fifty first to get aboard a trans
port. Few of the members Of the Fifty
second regiment Of northern Iowa ever
knew how near they came to a Jour-
.ney to the Philippines.
Down in Ringgold county standpdt-
ism has utterly failed to bring dead
peace to the republicans. primary
election is in progress today aud on
the fight for county clerk there is
direct issue which will indicate whether
or not the county is going to continue
standing pat. Ben Hartman and J. y.
Holden are the rival candidates Tor
county clerk. Hartman was clerk
in the secretary of states office here
a long time and was let out. He Claim
ed that 1t was because he was stand
patter and he swore vengeance on the
Iowa idea people. But when he came
out for county clerk in county sup
posedly rock rooted in standpatism
Mr.. Holden, who is openly champion
of Governor Cunlmins and his views.
came out in opposition. Now the fight
is said to have got squared around
to direct one on that issue between
the two men.
The news comes here that Robert
Armstrong is in dead earnest in his
campaign to be made member Of the
cabinet to succeed Cortelyou. His
friends here supposed that 1T was !,
joke. but have received hint that
Armstrong is really in the race ana
likely to land the place.
Secretary Davidson of the state ex-
ecutive council, is a believer in ad-
yertising now. He was not getting the
reports from telephone companies IS
fast as they ought to come and he
gave the newspaper reporters good
story-all true too-about how there
was a heavy penalty attached for fall
ure to report. Now the reports are
coming In very fast and his mail is
increasing rapidly.
w. O. Payne, of Nevada, who has
always been very close to E. II. Conger,
states his belief that the agitation in
regard to possible removal of Con-
ger from the Chinese mission is
revival of the efforts on the part of the
New York Herald to oust him or make
trouble and he is satisfied that Pres
ident Roosevelt now understands the
matter so well that he will not pay any
attention to the conduct of a disgrunt-
led newspaper. seeking revenge. Min
lister Conger refused to cable to the
Herald some matter which was ex
pressly forbidden by law, and the Her
aid has always been unhappy over the
incident.
David j. Cue, of New York City,
attended the funeral of his brother,
the late Benjamin f. Cue, in this city,
today. David J.. Cue is portrait
painter of some renown, but more re-
Gently has devoted most of his time TO
marine pictures, in which he is said to
excel He has more orders ahead for
marine views than he can fill. Mr..
Cue, while in Iowa, will begin the
painting of the portrait of the late
John F. Duncombe. of Fort Dodge.
This order was placed with him some
time ago by the family Of Mr.. Dtn-
combe at the suggestion of Charles
Aldrich. On the day of the death OF
Benjamin F. Cue he called at the ~
flee of Mr.. Aldrich, and the latter COM
pliment I'd him on how well he was
looking and the ex-lieutenant governor
RESPONDED that he had never felt bet
ter. Mr.. Aldrich had just written a
letter 10 the painter in New York
about che Duncombe portrait, ana he
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