Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-12
BREARINCAWAY FROM PARTY
1ndependsnt Voters, Otherwise Dissatisfied
Democrats, Issue an Address
MANY MAYORS HtADEs FOR DIES MONIES
John oOwnie of state BOARD Of Con-
troll says lowe Corn VIII Average
Forty Bushels Per Acre over
the Entire state.
iFrom a stan Correspondent

JFrom a Stan Correspondent
DIES MONIES. Ia, Sept ii.-(Special)- F,
The independent movement In Iowa poll !
tics, forecasted in yesterdays Bee. took |
definite form today in the shape Of an adj !
dress ITO the intelligent and patriotic vot- !
ers of Iowa." which Is signed by num-
Der Of leading citizens of this city, includ-
ing Judge c. c. Cole. formerly member
Of the Iowa supreme bench as a republican;
w. d. Oiney, a candidate on the populist
state ticket two years ago; Z. T. Mere
dith. editor OF Successful Farming, pub
lshed in this city. and a number of others.
The address appeals to the voters Of Iowa
to be independent and vote for men and
measures rather than parties; to vote for
men who themselves are platforms OF
principles" The address is in the form of
pledge ana II is the intention to form an
organization by securing sone person in
each congressional district to act on an
executive committee. and w. d. Olney has
been chosen as the chairman of the COM
mlttee The executive committee will then
endeavof to secure slgners to the pledge
all over the state. The pledge or address
opens as follows:
We hereby pledge our earnest and corr
dial support OF all good policies and good
men regardless of former or present party
Affiliations, and we do hereby. Join the
ranks OF the multiplied thousands OF intel
mined not to follow the seif-constltuted
party leaders,, nor TO further obey the
dictation ITO vote the ticket straight"
The pledge hlls three-fourths of coll
umn OF newspaper space. II declares that
Roosevelt has become the idol OF the Amer
lean people because Of his independent
| thought and action. II says that many
governors have sterling qualities and enum-
| 80 Mou a,b, Tn Fol
lette of Wisconsin, Folk OF Missouri. and
| Cummins OF Iowa. and says:
These men. representing different parties,
4 have by their Independence. courage and
fidelity to the interests OF the people hon.
| ord and profited their respective states and
obtained for themselves exalted regulations.
1t quotes the plank Of this years Iowa
| republican platform on the corporations
except that It injects the words by our
| independent voting in the part where the
| plank pledges the enactment OF laws to
make Il improbable for corporations to
engage in politics The independent pledge
does not anywhere take a stand for or
! against any Of the candidates In the pres
emit republican campaign. The only men
| ton of Cummins is in the quotation above.
AT democratic state headquarters here II
is claimed that none of the men interested
In the movement have been identified with
1 the demOCTatlC W tnOsc
named above the pledge is signed by A. II.
IAtta, w. O.. Thompson. J. c. Meredith
ana c. r. Price all Of this city, and A. r.
Meredith Of oskaloosa.
| Work for sixth District.
Congressman Lncey and Auditor of State
B. F. Carroll were present yesterday at the
conference Of the republicans Of the Sixth
5.ongressionai district. Almost every editor
9o.S tt,ls 81 ay ,rn urQs
ent and It fs asserted II was the best at
| tended OF any ever held In the district.
Major Lacey and Auditor Carroll have ar
ranged to make a number Of speeches to-
sether In the district Four have already
been arranged to be held before the cam
paign opens They will speak at Monterey
September Is and at Floris September 26
both places in Davis county. and probably
| at Keota and Richland the same week in
Keokuk county,
| Today at Creston the Eighth district con-
ference was held which was In every way
as successful as the sixth at Oskaloosa
All prominent editors and politicians were
present, including w. w. Morrow. nominee
for state treasurer and resident OF the
district
Cummins at Fort Dodge.
Governor Cummlns. who is on a vacation
back to the state Thursday OF this week
in order to be at Fort Dodge the next day
at the big republican celebration there.
Senator Dolliver will also be present.
Many Mayors I'm Des MOines.
Many mayors Of Iowa cities are in Des
Moines tonight ready to attend the conven-
ton Of the League of Iowa Municipalities
which Will be called to order here tomor-
row. Mayor Caster of Burlington Is pres-
dent and Frank @. Pierce of Marshalltown
secretary of the league. The meetings will
be held at the Slavery,
Perfect stand of Corn.
John Cownie of the State Board OF Con-
troll said today that the corn crop Of Iowa
is 100 per cent crop and explained that
meant an average OF forty bushels to the
acre. "The crop is Is per cent better than
last year" said Mr. Cownie. land the
great point is the stand The seed corn all
grew last year. Last year was excellent
for the seed corn, the winter being mild
and the fall free from frost so that the
corn matured well"
The bulletin issued by John r. Sage of
the Iowa crop service today says that half
Of the corn crop is ready TO cut and that by
September Is the bulk OF the crop will be
safe from frost, though It would he better
II there were no frost during September at
all.
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