Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-28
HERRIOTT sill IN THE RACE
stuart Man Denies Report that lie
f. ont of the Running for
Governor.

DIES MONIES, April 27.-(Special Lieu
tenant Governor John Herriott Of Stuart
over the long distance telephone today de-
MED that he had Withdrawn from the race
for governor, and declared that his re-
marks at the convention in Guthrie Cen
ter after his home county instructed for
Cummlns could not be so construed. The
reports of the convention which reached
this city yesterday afternoon stated that
he had withdrawn. Mr.. Herriott declares
that he is still in the race. In an inter-
view by telephone today he said. Il have
nothing TO say at this time except that
statements to the effect thats1 have with
drawn are entirely erroneous and un-
authorized. Statements 20 the contrary or
press dispatches saying that because
Guthrie county endorsed Mr.. Cummins
have decided TO quit the contest, are mis-
representations l am candidate
Arthur Cohen, the 6-year-od son of NJ.
G. Cohen, furniture dealer OF this city,
was kidnapped yesterday at noon and held
captive till 8 in the evening He then
escaped and after wandering over East
Des Moines for an hour fell in with per-
sons who helped him to find his home.
1t is believed that the boy was kidnapped
TO secure information as to his father s
money. The boy was induced by stranger
to accompany him as he came from school
at noon. He was taken TO the fair grounds
by the stranger and kept there. The
stranger asked him where his father kept
his money and the boy told him in the
bed. The parents, with the aid OF police
officers, searched the town all the after
noon and could get no trace of the boy
till he walked into the house in the even
ing. Recently Mr.. Cohen was robbed in
l. a.. nj
burglars, was sent to the penitentlary.
| The other escaped.
At the meeting OF the Iowa Retail Grocers
association i'm Sioux City May to 10 the
movement started in Council BLUFFS last
year to admit to membership retail deal
ers and all other professions in the state
will be concluded and the final changes
made in the constitution and bylaws
1t is proposed to change the name of the
| organization to Iowa Retailers associa.
ton and to make the organization the or.
| ganization OF retail lines in the state, thus
consolidating every line of business into
one gigantic association. At the Siou1
| City convention a movement will be started
| to get national pure food law through
| II one does not sooner pass congress.
The annual track athletic meet of the
Iowa Track Union association will be helC
ct Cedar Falls on the State Norma
grounds. The colleges entered for the
meet are Fayette, Cornell, Pennsylvania
Coe and State Normal. Simpson has asked
for admission.
The two squadrons of the Eleventh cav
airy at Fort Des Moines ordered to Sar
Francisco, will leave Monday.
Governor Cummins tomorrow will holC
hearings in his ONCE at the. state house OF
the long and short bill passed by tn,
last legislature and to which he has no
yet fixed his signature, and also the bill
providing that petroleum oil and its pro
ducts must be sold at a uniform pric
everywhere in|the state.
Ringgold county in the primaries hel,
yesterday went for Perkins by a majorit,
of 152. The vote of the county primarie
was 9S7 for Perkins and Ss5 for Cumuins
Sheldon won for representative in tn
legislature by majority Of 2Oo and smiti
Of Mount Ayr ran a little ahead Of Cum
Minis. but failed to get the support OF tn
county Bedecker was nominated 70
county auditor, Lesan for county treasurer
Terrill for sherir and Wright for re
corder.
County primaries will be held tomorro,
in Butler and Wright counties, convention
in Ida, Delaware, Clay and Taylor. eau
cuses I'm Grundy and conventions to seIec
congressional delegates in Black Hawl
Delaware Franklin and Hardin
The socialist society known as the Aman
society In Iowa has notified the relief CON
| mission that II has car load of foodstu
, to ship to the sufferers at San Francisc,
/ The total amount contributed from til
state of Iowa is now about aN.OOO z
which about 10000 is from Des Moines.
! Senator F. NJ. Molsberry Of Louisa. count,
In the First congressional district, ha
withdrawn from the race for congressma,
/ This leaves the field in Louisa county ope
to ex-senator Carpenter of that county.