Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-24
SENATORS BY DIRECT VOTE
Dss hOines Preparing to Entertain rsls-
gates from Many States.
TwtNN.EIsHT STATES REPRESENTED
Governor Cummins Gets on at Wrong
Station ana Forced tn Pump
Hsnde.r to Meet Appoint-
ment.
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Prorn a Stan Correspondent
DES MONIES. Sept. 23.-(Special.)-T
fact that there has been so much political
activity in the state OF Iowa this year has
seemingly completely overshadowed the
fact that there is to be one of the greatest
and most noteworthy gatherings In the
country here this year. convention of
delegates from each state in the union ap-
pointed by the governors of the states for
the purpose of discussing and formulating
some plan for securing a constitutional
amendment for a direct vote of tho people
for United States senators. The conven-
| ton will be held at the statehouse Decem-
ber 5. a trihe over two months from now.
The first move for the convention was in
resolution passed at the last session of
| the legislature authorizing Governor Cum
minis to call such convention. At this
| time there are twenty-eight states, or a
little more than half. that have made the
| necessary appointment OF Ave delegates to
attend the convention. Twenty-four states
are on record as favoring the election OF
senators by the people and seventeen Of
these are on record as petitioning congress
| to submit the matter to the people. Seven
others are on record as making application
for a convention, for proposing such an
amendment. These seven are Michigan,
Minnesota. Nevada, Nebraska, oregon.
Iowa. Montana The seventeen petitioning
congress are New Hampshire. Kentucky.
Illinois, Wyoming Ohio. Utah, Florida,
washington. North Dakota. North Carolina,
! Idaho, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Colorado.
| South Dakota, Kansas. The states that
have thus far answered the invitation Of
| Governor Cummins to make the appoint
ment OF delegates to the convention I'm Des
Moines next November are California, Colo
| RADIO. illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas. Ken
| lucky. Louisiana. Michigan. Minnesota
\ Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey. North
Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota,
Texas. Washington. West Virginia, wy
| oming Georgia. North Dakota, Pennsyl-
vanla, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Wiscon-
| sin and New York. The governors OF
Maine and Massachusetts have answered
the invitation to the effect that the laws Of
those states do not give them authority to
make the appointment OF delegates and
hence they have necessarily declined. Under
the provisions of the federal law, II two
thirds OF the legislatures of the states pc
tition congress to submit the matter to a
constitutional convention the matter must
be 30 submitted. This means thirty states
1t is partly for. the purpose OF inducing
enough other states. to make the petition to
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| here is to be held. ,,-
Missing Man Found.
The body OF Carl Klumb of this city was
found near the Golf and Country club
grounds, last mighty with a bullet hole
through the heart He had been missing
since August 8. oserot ,i. s4a
| Governor works Handcar.
! Put on by mistake at a little wsystation
ana with.no meaus 6e feaching their desti-
, nation, Governor Cummins and Senator
Garst worked handcars In order to reach a
speaking date. They had appeared at svea
City and addressed q political gathering.
They took a Rock Island train and intended
to meet the Northwestern at. Gridley, but
by mistake got on at Maple HILL There 10
nothing to Maple Hill but a name and q
couple of toolhouses, for the section men
With no other means Governor Cummins
and Senator Garst, who is a candidate for
lieutenant governor. with a number Of 9TH
ers who had gotten on by mistake with
| them. boarded two haRdcars and made their
way to Gridley.
shriners Dedicate Temple.
The building formerly used for the First
Methodist church has been remodeed and
will be rededicsted Thursday as a temple
of the za-Ga-Zig temple Of the Mystic
apolis. Kansas City, st. Joseph, Sioux
City and other places have been invited
and will assist In the dedication, which
will be an. elaborate ceremony.
Representative Nominated.
Republican county conventions Saturday
made the following nominations Of repre-
| sentatives: Washington, ]. W. Ingham;
Allamakee. c. A. Beeson: Des Moines
Charles O'Mally and Robert Bland for the
house and Frank Canney for the senate;
Senator Hogue was renominated by the
Harrison -Monona era wford convention.
Benedict Not for Clerk.
Rush Benedict Of Shelby county is not
candidate for reelection as clerk of the
| house of the thirty-second general assem-
bly,. He is a candidate for the republican
| nomination as representative from Shelby
county, but even IL he should fail of that
nomination II is understood he will not be
a candidate for chief clerk OF the house As
result IL is expected there will be quite
a scramble for the position, which pays 50
a day. There is also some talk that a
| number OF candidates will be In the field
in the course Of time for the position of
| secretary of the senate.
Democratic Conferences.
-Four democratic conferences will be held
| ttAiS Ncch. september "a, the
Tenth district conference will be held at
Fort Dodge. Tuesday the Third district at
Waterloo, Wednesday the Fourth district at
New Hampton and Thursday the Fifth
district at Cedar Rapids.
Fifty-sixth IL Honored.
The fifty-sixth regiment of the Iowa Ma
tional GUard, which was sent to Fort Riley
to engage in the maneuvers there. is back
and swelled with pride. One OF the news
/ - ~.-s-.,ie.Its there on the Ffty-slxth
was as follows:
The regiment made a fine appearance as
| II marched from the train to the grounds
Many or the regulars were down to look
| them over and among themselves they had
| much to say In a complimentary way COM
corning the manner in which the Iowa bows
| did things. Everything they did Sunday
after arriving, showed at least that they
| have well mastered the elementary things
! I'm which soldier is instructed II is the
most soidierly National Guard that has been
at the encampment this year. The COM
panies are made up OF clean, intelligent
4 looking lot OF young men. In detrafning
| their men and taking them into camp the
| officers showed knowledge Of such things
| that comes only from experience The
| work OF pitching tents and going into camp
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