Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-11-17
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines. Nov. IA. 1904.

NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines. Nov. Ia, 1904.
The board of control made a trip
to Knoxville, where 1t fixed the loca-
ton for the new building whose erec-
ton will mark the establishment of
the Iowa home for inebriates. 1t was
decided by the board to place the
building on site Immediately east of
that at present occupied by the old
building OF the industrial home for
the blind which has been abandoned
and closed for several years The
new structure will be on q line with
the old building and the combination
which the board has decided on viii
make the institution rather attractive.
even to Opportunities. The plans for
the new hospital have not been adopt
ed and approved. In full. by the board
OF control, which Is still at work on
them. 1t is endeavoring to make a
building which will accommodate all
OF the inebriates which the experience
OF the last two years In caring for
them at the hospitals for the insane
teaches the board will be necessary
The construction OF the new home
for the dipsos will not be begun till
next spring when 1t is supposed that
materials will be so reasonable that
the building can be completed at q
less figure than would have been pos
sible this year.
-Four Iowa lakes have been ordered
drained fhni.. hnIC NV Va
executive council. They are Island
lake in Hamilton county, Rat and
Swan lakes in Pocahontas county and
Sand Hill lake in Woodbury. county.
Each of them covers about a section
and their beds will make the finest
lands In the state A firth lake, Iowa
lake, in Hamilton county, was under
consideration by the council, Also yes
,terday, but documents, were exhibited
showing that the interior department
at Washington had revoked its orig.
inal survey, in which the lake was
meandered, and had decided that the
lake was not a lake but was swamp
land. Being swamp land, the county
Of course, has jurisdiction over II and
the state cannot sell It. .-.-
Returns from the recent election
show the socialist party has made a
gain In Des Moines during the last
year Of more than 400 per cent and
throughout the state Of IS per cent.
While expecting q large vote in this
city. the leaders In that party state
that the vote surpassed their most
optimistic eStimatee.. Similar votes
are shown in other cities Of the coul.-
try. Des Moines socialists attribute
the growth to two causes. the growing
power OF what they term capitalism
and the extensive propaganda carried
on by socialists throughout the couD-
try. They predict still larger gains
In the next two years. They say fur
Their that the growing popularity of the
movement has induced those who
have always favored it but never vot-
ed for it, to this year support the par
ty. Following is the vote for the past
two years in Des Moines, and Iowa,
respectively:
Des Moines, 1903 ...... .... 400
Des Moines, 1904 ..... ...... 1853
Iowa, 1903 ...... ......... 6,421
Iowa, 1904 .... ............1 II, 236
An estimate based on the returns
received from fifty-six of the coun.
ties of the state indicates that the
biennial elections amendment will
have been adopted by a majority of
about $4,000. In the fifty-six coun.
ties on which returns, more or less
accurate, have been gathered. there
appears to have been a favorable ma
iority Of 27,965 and an adverse ma
jority of S,514 or a net majority in the
fftv-six of 1850. That is an average
OF 345 majorit" 70 the county, which,
carried to its logical conclusion would
give the amendment 34,155 to the
good. Senator Titus at Muscatine Is
authority for the statement that the
amendment will carry by about the
same majority as before, that Is co..
600. He has made an estimate on
fortv-seven counties. which give the
amendment a net majority of 20.016
At this rate II would have 10000 and
more. ---.
+ Judge Wade got the double cross"
In practical parlance that means that
q man gets the worst OF 1t from
friends and foes alike. 1t Is claimed
that Is what Judge Wade got. But
in his case there was no intent on the
part of his protested friends to do
him injury. They simply put two
crosses on their ballots and lost their
votes because their crosses were not
properly placed. They put one cross
In the circle at the head OF the repub
lican ticket on the ballot and the other
in the SQUARE before Judge Wade's
name. These ballots were thrown
out, Of course as. to congressman. the
law on this point being specific and
the courts having held that ballots SO
marked are illegal. The democrats in
the Second now claim that Mr.. Daw.
son has but 1872 plurality and that a
recount will give the election to Judge
Wade 1t Is not understood that he
has given up the election. yet and
without a doubt general demand
will be made in each county for a re-
count Of the ballots.
In the belief that they know some.
thing about the recent postofiice rob
berry at St. Charles, the Winterset
police ere holding Dick James and
Frank Smith, both well known char
acters Of that part of the country.
The men are being kept in Jail on a
charge OF intoxication, but 1t is gener.
ally understood that the officers are
endeavoring to secure evidence war
ranting their detention as being con.