Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-17
STATE WILL CELEBRATE
Money Appropriated For Ex-
penses Incident to Celebra-
ton at Iowa City
ADOPTION OF CONSTITUTION
Semi Centennial of That Event to Be
Properly Celebrated at Iowa City,
Where the Constitution Was Form
ally Adopted, in 1so7-Gibertson is
IN.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican
Des Moines, April 17.-By a margin
of one vote in the senate the State
Historical Society gets an appropria-
ton of $3.50 for the purpose of celebrat
ing the semi-centennial of the adoption
OF the state constitution which will be
held at Iowa City in 1907. Late in the
session of the legislature there was
read an invitation from the people of
Iowa City to the house and senate in
Wiling the house and senate to attend
the celebration there in 1907 of the
semi centennial of the adoption of the
state constitution. The invitation was
accepted IN both houses. When the
omnibus appropriation bill came up in
the senate Garst offered an amendment
appropriating $3.50 to be expended UNI
der the direction of the curators of the
State Historical Society in celebrat-
ing the event. There had been asked
$780, The appropriation was offered
as an amendment to Senate File 35S
which was the bill making the appro-
priations for the omnibus resolution
There We're fourteen voted for the
amendment and thirteen against it.
The bill then passed by a constitu-
tional majority. BY the terms Of the
amendment the money is to be spent
under the direction of the curators to
defray proper and legitimate expenses
"of holding at Iowa City in 1907
semi-centennial anniversary celebra-
ton of the adoption of the constitution
of Iowa and publishing the proceed
ings thereof; provided that said board
of curators are to serve without COM
pensation, and this appropriation not
to be available before Jan. 1, 1907"
State Treasurer Gilbertson who was
attacked at Fort Dodge with heart
trouble has been troubled with rheu-
matism of the throat and it is feared
by his Des Moines friends that the
heart trouble may be due to the rheu-
matism changing location from the
throat to the heart. He had been doc
toring for some time locally for the
trouble which was quite serious.
Chicago Tribune was one of many pa
pers which Sunday contained special
dispatches from Winterset and Des
Moines to the effect that Madison
county has gone against Cummins.
Meetings were held in three wards, the
Cummins people not being notified TIL
after the meetings were over, at which
the delegates to the county convention
y-,re named. These were of course
all -Cummins delegates But the
fact is that Cummins name will be on
the primary ballot and if the county
goes for Cummins the delegates Will pc
instructed for him. The purpose OF
the dispatches from this city and with
the winterset date line becomes appar-
ent. One such was as follows:
winterset. Ia, April 14.-[Speciall-
Governor Cummins has lost the hrst
caucuses held in his own congresslon-
al district The three wards In VIII
terset. county seat of Madison county
were carried by Perkins men last night.
The Perkins men named sixteen aele-
gates to the county convention ana tne
Cl,mnsins men seven delegates. In the
last gubernatorial contest Cumlliiiis
carried Winterset in the primaries
q oainst Edwin H. Conger, minister 10
China. who was a former resident ol
Madison county as we'll as a resloehl
of Governor Cummins' own congress
sional district ho,5
In the first place the meetings heio
down there were not caucuses anu -.
tho second place Governor Cumfflli.s
Aid not carry Madison county IN MS
s,s+ contest and did not get a delegate
fron, that county. If he gets amy
1.-Two this campaign it will be a DIS
ti,ot gain over his first campaign
na,von Cox is at the state mouse
ond is putting up the eight paintings
,,,,ioh 90 in the eight lunettes IN the
.at,,nda above the floor of the senate
80 house chambers. He gets from tlie
st.ta 81 900 for each of the paintings.
~, sa paintings are representative OF the
nr r Of civilization in the United
states, being an epitome OF the vaiious
stages with reference especlahs ~ 80.
ditions in. Iowa. showing co1luitio -
from the primitive times down 70 tlle
present modern times. the palhlil. ".
are on canvas and are put in place WIN
el,1e and white lead. Two were pu.
nm Yesterday representing tHuntlns
and "Herding'' The other SIX IN oraer
are agriculture" "Manufacturlng'
.sromnerce," "Education," Science"
cart" Mr.. Cox stated yesterday that
he had not attempted to represent
Iowa in fact, but was attempting to
represent allegorically the stages OF
civilization. Knowing Of the criticism
that attended the hanging OF the
Blashfeh painting. Mr.. Cox smiles
good naturedly at the suggestion that
defects would be found in his painting,
and that the wolf skin carried by the
hunter would be found to be of spe-
cies entirely unknown to the state OF
Iowa.
Judge ]. M. Parsons, the democrat
who is mentioned for nomination for
governor and who has recently moved
to Des Moines FRONT Rock Rapids to
enlarge his field to practice law, be-
lieves that all that part of the anti
pass law relating to federal officers is
unconstitutional tho he does not think
that this will invalidate the rest of the
law. He believes that the state cannot
legisate to govern the actions of Unit
ed States officers for the reason that it
will be class legislation. tho the state
can control it's own employees.
Samuel T. Rathel, one of the best
known real estate dealers and auction
GERS. in ST. Louis, killed himself by
shooting at his home yesterday while