Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-29
Dubuque Man Is Frequently
Mentioned For a Place on
the Republican Ticket
HOME TOWN Is ENTHUSIASTIC
He Will Have Loyal Support From His
Own District-cancidaey of Julian
Richards Not Taken Seriously In
Dubuaue-AlIison May Take Hand
In Affairs.
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Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, June 29.-J F. Wall is
back from trip over the state in
which he collected lot of back coun-
~ taxes and arranged for the collec-
ton of more. MIR. Wall is in charge
Of the tax matters in the office of the
state auditor. Mr.. Wall is from Mt.
Ayr While in Dubuque Mr.. Wall says
he repeatedly heard the candidacy of
+. N. Kretschmer, for state treasurer,
discussed, and he found the people
there enthusiastic over their home
candidate. They We're positive he would
be nominated and there was a consid-
cradle amount of enthusiasm over the
candidacy even at this early day. The
Dubuque people are confident of car
lying the entire Third district for their
candidate and insist on not taking the
candidacy of Julian Richards seriously
and believe that he will not be him
drance to Kretschmer.
On the other hand, Colonel D. ].
Palmer. who has been out over the
state recentlya has also been to Du-
buque. and says he heard no politics
mentioned at all, while he was there
either for Kretschmer or against Rich
ards. There are a number who believe
that at the proper time Senator Alli-
son will take a hand In the matter
and see to it that the Third district
Goes not repudiate either candidate.
1t is claimed that it would be bad poll.
tiles for a district to take sides and
candidates for state offices. It is
pointed out in defense Of this that the
Third district at the last state con-
vention nominated candidate for
clerk of the supreme court, supreme
court judge, attorney general, and a
railroad commissioner-all from the
Third congressional district. It is
claimed that Senator Allison will not
allow a fight in the district but that
in the interests Of harmony the dele
cations will be for both candidates.
On the other hand, however, 1t is
argued that at the last convention the
situation was not a parallel to that
CT the coming campaign for the reason
that secretary of state and state treas
urer are offices of the executive coun-
Gil and that one district could hardly
have two representatives on the exec
utive council. The interests OF the
two men would be sure to clash when
they entered the convention for the
election of one would mean the defeat
OF the other.
State Librarian Johnson Brigham
has gone to Portland, Ore, to attend
the exposition. Clerk Of the Supreme
the east, where he attended the con-
vertion of the Mystic Shrine. It is
understood that Governor Cummins
will not take a vacation. Secretary of
State Martin is now in Vermont on
vacation. State Auditor Carroll has
not decided on his vacation as yet.
Very few of the employees of the state
house have thus far taken their va
cation. A large number have plans
and are awaiting an opportunity to.
take them. There is no law on the
subject and the employees get as much
time off as the officials under whom
they work allows.
The work of erecting the scaffolding
sbout the dome of the state house for
the workmen to regild the outside of
the dome with gold leaf, was started
today The scaffolding is being erect
ed by Grahl-Peterson, who erected all
the scaffoldings for Artist Garnsey. As
soon as it is completed the work. of
regilding the dome will commence.
Painters are working now in nearly
every section of the state house. They
are busy in the supreme court rooms,
in the house chamber and in each of
the corridors of the first floor, and as
a result the work is progressing very
rap;dly. In the house chamber there
has been considerable color put on the
ceiling, and the scagiola columns have
not vet been completed. Work on them
is progressing.
On the historical building the walls
OF the second story are being laid now
and are nearly completed up to that
point. The steel work will not wait
long on the stone and brick work after
it is completed.
Predictions of fight on Congress-
mar Hull are again being made 1t is
claimed by number of politicians
of the factions opposed to Hull that
the defeat of Judge Prouty will not
end the matter and that a campaign
against Hull will be a part of the cam
paign in the Seventh district again
next year. 1t has been the hope of the
Hull men that after the defeat of
Judge Prouty the opposition to Hull
would drop the contest. 1t is known
that Hull is not ready to give up the
office till he completes the work that
he has inaugurated in getting the army
post completed and the postoffice
building erected and other interests
settled. This, the opposition claims.
will never be completed for the reason
that other interests will be stirred up