Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-30
HART is MUCH IN THE DARK
Says the Political Atmosphere at Dss
koines is Far from Clear.
SOME SETTLEMENT MAY Be MADE TODAY
Unwilling 70 Say whether or Not He
Thinks Governor Cummins Will
BE observation-disclosures
Back 10 Capital.

when left Des Moines Saturday night
l did not know any more than when |
went there and / cannot possibly foretell
what will be the result OF the state con
vention next Wednesday" stated Ernest
f. Hart, national republican committee
man from Iowa, on his return from Des
Moines yesterday morning. Mr.. Hart re-
turned to Des Moines last evening. He
was obliged to come home yesterday to at
tend to matters in connection with the re-
ownership OF the Carroll Light. Heat and
Power company, to which he was APP
pointed Saturday by Judge Mcpherson Of
the United States court.
In Des Moines Saturday. Mr. Hart was
made chairman OF the executive committee
Of the standpatters and he stated yester-
day that It now devolved on this COMMITTEES
to formulate a program to fight It out or
adjust matters. Mr.. Hart was OF the
opinion that matters might possibly be
Strengthened out today What develop
ments had taken place Sunday, of course,
he was unable to say, having been away
from the storm center and not having
been advised by wire
Regarding the situation in Des Moines,
Mr. Hart said further: Both sides are
very stiff-necked and when / left Des
Moines things had not sifted down SUM-
GENTLY to form any idea of what the out
! come would be. The committee Of which
I am chairman expects TO accomplish
| something Monday, but to be honest,
did not know any more Saturday night
when left Des Moines than 1 Gid when
went there"
Asked II Governor Cummins was sure
| OF denomination, Mr.. Hart said We'll
as to that 1 am not in a position to say.
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be termed the negotiations now pending"
Great Gathering of Party.
Mr.. Hart said everything indicated that
| the republican state convention wednes-
day would be the greatest gathering of
republicans in the history of Iowa Al
ready hundreds OF prominent and repre-
sentative members OF the party were
gathered in Des Moines; the hotels were
I crowded, and by Monday evening Mr. Hart
thought Des Moines would be hard pushed
to entertain the big crowd
| Regarding the report that there had been
opposition to George s. Wright acting on
| the state central committee as proxy for
| Asmus Boyson OF Audubon, the member
from the Ninth district, Mr.. Hart declared
It was without foundation. There was no
opposition to Mr.. Wright acting for Mr..
Boysen. as he has done for some time pas,
and am at a loss to know how the report
| was started"
| Congressman Walter I. Smith and State
Senator c. G. Saunders returned yesterday
from Denver, Colo, and will leave for Des
Moines today. Mr. Saunders will 20 by
way of Carroll, where he has to attend to
certain matters in connection with the re-
Ownership proceedings of the Carroll Light
Heat and Power company. number OF
the delegates from Pottawa ttamie county
will leave today for Des Moines, while 9TH
ers will not start until Tuesday These
are the delegates to the state convention
from Pottawattamie county:
At Large-Ernest z. Hart. waltsr
Smith, G. G. Saunders George q Wright
ton. - - los
First District-George Adams. c 8. Hub
bard, James Hunter T. A. Brewick
| second Decentralization Palmer, DR. Ralph
&C. Smith, Paul Beezley, T. j. r. Turner.
Third District-R b. WILSON, B. Whipple
w j. Hamilton, G. M. Putnam.
Fourth District-Robert Heating Fred
Chiids, David Williams, J. H. Sharp,
Firth District-M. d. Read William High
smith, A. A. Robinson, d. H Bailey.
sixth Distrtct-Clem F. Kimball B. o.
son.
Seventh District-E. e. Minnick, ]. G.
Mitchell George w. Turner. r, II. vii