Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-03
CUMMIyS WRITING ANSWER
Prediction Made he Will Not Accept the
Proposal Of Mr.. PerkinA
MAKES NO MORE SPEECHES IN CAMPAIGN
Most OF Laws Enacted by the Last
session of the Legislature GO Into
Facet wednesday-0bject 10
Army hand.


DES MONIES. Ia, July 2-(Special)-
The letter from Governor Cummins in
answer to the offer Of George d. Perkins
to submit contested delegations to com
mittee Of three from the national COM
mittee Is expected tomorrow. At the
Offices Of the governor today II was stated
that the governor was at work on the
letter. II Is anticipated that the governors
letter will refuse to recognize any con-
tests as having any merit except those
from Wapello. Jefferson and Jasper coun-
ties, though contesting delegations have
been selected in Delaware, Scott Audubon.
Carroll, Des Moines. Lee and Dallas. The
governor has stated that he considers only
Jasper Jefferson and wapello as being
merited contests. It is practically known
that the governor will refuse to accept the
offer Of Mr.. Perkins to arbtrate.
Governor Cummins stated today that he
would not speak in Shelby or Marion
counties the only two remaining counties
to hold conventions. The governors voice
has given out completely from the num-
Der OF addresses he has made and all his
time from now till after the state con
vention will be given to the railroad assess
ment hearings which open next week.
After that he will take a months vaca-
ton. t.' '.
Many Laws in Eject wednesday.
Many new laws will go into effect
Wednesday which were enacted at the
session of the legislature last winter. All
the laws enacted at that time which did
not provide for earlier effect by being pub
lished in some newspaper will go into erect
Wednesday Of this week Among the more
important are the pure food law, the anti
bird killing law, anu-pass law providing a
dniform system of municipal accounts
taking the circle of the ballot, exempting
from taxation the Accommodations OF ira
ternal insurance companies, encouraging
the use OF wagons with wide tires. prohib-
iting saloons within 200 feet Of cemeteries,
limiting petitions OF consent to sell liquor
to Ave years, the new child labor law,
| creating department of public archives,
fixing a penalty for tearing up sidewalks
and other pranks on Halloween, prohibiting
the Importation Of infected nursery stock,
fixing the terms of state, county and town
ship officers, requiring gasoline cans TO be
labeled, providing state certificates for
teachers. The teachers certificate law does
not become operative till october l and the
gasoline bill till January 1, 1907
Oppose United states Band,
| The union musicians of this city have sent
vigorous protest to Congressman j. A. T
Hull against the band Of Fort Des Moines
being allowed to play at civilian functions
| The union musicians assert that the soldiers
have no right TO enter into competition
with them any more than other soldiers
have to engage at laying brick. Congress
man Hull has taken the matter up and tho
musicians at the fort and in this city are
awaiting the outcome. ys-
Democrats open Headquarters.
Democratic state headquarters were TO
day opened in room 9Ol Of the Observator!
building. Just across the street from thu
slavery hotel. Charles F. Miller of Waverly
| secretary of the state central committee
| and acting chairman during the continued
illness of Steve Morrissey OF Harlan, opene'
the headquarters and put former Congress
man walt Fl. Butler in charge. 1t is state'
that the headquarters are opened befor
the state convention, which will be hell
in Waterloo on August !, for the purpos
of having the county organizations per
fected when the new state central com
mittee is selected. 1t is asserted by MI
Butler that the headquarters are not in tn
interests of any particular candidate 70
any office.
RiEht-Of-Way Purchased.
! w. S. Holland today accepted 800 TO
the right-of-way through his land 4
Ankeny for the Fort Dodge. Des Moines
Southern electric line. This is the last a
the right-of-way 10 be purchased, thus con,
pleting the entire line and insuring tn
building of the line from Fort Dodge I
this city.
Paid Bills Three Times.
At a meeting of the city council toda
II was asserted by Aldermen Waterbur
and HameTy that some bills for city wor
presented by Contractor O. P. Herrick ha
been paid as many as three times on order
! of the city council. They asserted the
had the evidence from the records, whic
. they had examined. The total amount
, money Overpaid to. the contractor the
: claimed was 5000.
= Build New Sanitarium.
: The hospital committee of the church
the Seventh Day Adventists in Iowa Ina
determined on the erection of a $3.50
sanitarium to take the place Of the preser
one on East Twelfth street in this cit,
I Cedar Rapids is making an effort to secui
a the location OF the sanitarium in that cit,
; 1t will probably remain in this city.