Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-11
NO CLAIMANTS FOR BANNER
Not a Single County Qualities for Either Of
the npPeOanOs Club PriEsG
ANNUAL BANQUET NAY NOT Be HELD
Farmers, stock Growers sd Fruit
Men Invade Des-Moines and VIII
Held Conventions This
Week.
CFrom q - Correspondent)

Nt rom stan NuAIeSpouA0ANJ
DIES MONIES, Dec. 1O.-(Special Not a
county in the state Of Iowa made gain
in its republican majority at the election
on November g. as compared with the cleo
ton OF 1894 and as a result the big repub-
Hcan powwow at which the big prize ban
ner and prize flag given by the Iowa Vet
eran Tippecanoe club is presented to the
victorious counties, cannot be held These
meetings, following each election, have been
the time for all the big republicans Of the
state to come together for monster cele-
bration OF the victorious campaign. The
TippecanOe club Is Disconnected and uncer-
tain what to do. Beginning with 1889, the
club has each campaign offered a prize OF
a beautiful banner 70 the county making
the biggest proportionate gain in major
ity for the head Of the republican ticket
over the head OF the ticket for the election
preceding. A prize flag has been given each
election, beginning with 1901, to the county
making the greatest actual gain In repub-
lican majority. Monona county now holds
the banner and Polk county the flag. The
prizes are understood to remain in the pos
session Of the counties only as they defend
their possession At the succeeding election.
Il some other county has made better
showing, the prizes must be returned Reg
ularly there has been big function at
the Savery hotel following each election. at
which the prizes are turned in and pre-
sented to the new counties winning them
At this function the prominent republicans
from the state have assembled and ad-
dresses have been delivered and toasts re-
sponded to in honor Of the election victory
This year. however, there is not county
OF the entire state that has made gain
I in republican majority. Every county in
the state that was republican before has
decreased its majority this election on the
head OF the ticket. The election is over
with and the terms Of the contest cannot
| now be changed It Is presumed that the
prizes will remain in the possession Of the
counties that now hold them till an election
has been held and gains recorded that will
win them to other counties. The banquet
may have to be dispensed with for this
! year.
Farmers Invade DeE MOines.
Farmers stock raisers, gardeners and
agriculturists generally are invading Des
Moines today and will be here the entire
week This is the week of the meetings
Of the Corn Belt Meat Producers associa-
ton the State Farmers institute. the
l State Agricultural meeting, the Park and
! Forestry meeting and the State Horticul-
tural society meeting. The meetings will
last the entire week. The programs have
been arranged so as to allow the attend
ance on as many meetings as possible.
President Stickney OF the Milwaukee will
address the gatherings in a combined
meeting at the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION auditorium tomorrow night. To-
day the auditing committee OF the Depart
ment OF Agriculture is busy going over the
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ley Greene has prepared a mammoth ex-
hibit of apples in the rotunda OF the state
house and the corn exhibit of entries for
the prizes given by the Department OF
Agriculture are on exhibition at the same
place.