Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-05
HULL OPPOSED TO THE PLAN
Congressman Does Not Think the Perkins
Proposal is Practicable.
CONVENTION MUST SETTLE OWN AFFAIRS
Talk of Anyone Stealing the Nominal
tion "AII Rot" and Declares Can
dIdates VIII All of Them
Get "A Square Deal.
1rrom a star correspondsnt.n


DIES MONIES, July 4.-(speciaI)-In an
interview given out here today on his re-
turn from Washington and published IN
the Daily Capital, Congressman ]. a. T.
Hull Of the Seventh district says he does
not believe Mr.. Perkins plan to have the
national committee settle the question of
county contests in this state will succeed
Congressman Hull said in the interview:
II believe whoever has a. fair majority
Of the state convention delegates will get
the nomination for governor. This talk
about one side or the other going to steal
the nomination is all rot. The people OF
Iowa have too long had a reputation for
fairness and honesty for anything of that
sort. There is a month yet and in that
time 1 am sure there will be some salts
factory adjustment of the present differ
ences."
On the question of Mr. Perkins proposal
Captain Hull said To-.
II really haven't thought much Of 1t, but
I don't believe It would succeed. The fact
is that the state convention itself will have
to determine those contests. 1t is the SUI
preme authority, and. asS view It, is not
even subject to the courts. The national
committee might decide one thing and the
state convention another as regards the
will have to stand, for II is not subject TO
any law other than its own. As said be-
fore, it Is the supreme authority as re-
CARDS its own conduct and nominations"
May Limit Commissions.
During the hearings before the legislative
insurance commission insurance men are
now being asked their opinion of a law that
would limit the commission paid agents for
the FIRST years premium to 60 or 70 per cent
OF the premium and prohibit entirely paying
commissions from subsequent premiums
during the life Of the policy. The ques-
lions disclose that the commission has
under contemplation the recommended ion
of such a law. The commission has dis
covered that some Iowa companies are pay
ing as high as 80 per cent of the first years
premium and ~ per cent Of all subsequent
premiums as commissions to agents. In
surance men have been divided in their
opinions some holding that II would handi-
cap the Iowa companies, as other states
do not have such laws. and there would
be a question as to whether OF not the law
could be enforced in this state against nom
| Iowa companies.
POstmastera to Des MOines.
The Iowa League of Postmasters Of the
| Fourth Glass will meet in Des Moines on
| August Is and 20 for the annual conven-
| ton. One half day will be devoted to the
state fair, which will be In session at that
| time The rest of the two days will be
! devoted entirely TO discussion of topics
concerning the management OF fourth class
postofaces The convention will be vel
coined to the city by Postmaster John Nc
Kay OF this city. r--
Competition for Encampment
| Two invitations for next years encamp-
ment OF the Iowa Grand Army OF the Re-
public were mailed 70 the headquarters al
1 Boone during the late encampment, Snd
neither were delivered. One was from
Dubuque and the other from Cedar Rapids
These were the only invitations sent and
as they were not received the department
had 10 refer to the council of adminislra,
ton the selection OF next years encamp.
ment, the selection to wait the receipt OF
invitations The letters from the two
cities. after staying in the postofice al
Boone the regulation thirty days, were
received by Assistant Adjutant Genera
Newman at the state house today. with
them came invitations from Sioux CitS
and Clinton for the encampment to b,
held there. AS soon as expedient. tn,
off1cers OF the department will get together
and select the next years location.
May BE a Murder.
The decomposed body OF a man found II
a woods two miles south OF this city MAJ
be Herman Caldwell OF St. Paul, MINI
! In the pockets OF the mans coat wer,
found photographs, on the back of which
were written the name, Herman Caldwell
A memorandum In a note book reads Mrs
Porter, los East Seventh street, St, Paul
Room 40" The photographs were mad
by c. II. Nealey. The mans face is 8
badly changed that it could not be toll
whether any OF the photographs are q
himself or not. Some were photographs Q
women.
Although the facial features Of the ma
are unacceptable, detectives have mad
out the following description:
Young; height, 5 feet inches; weigh
, It's pounds; sandy complexion; chunk
build: small hands and feet.
The body is now in Shank's undertaken
establishment. where II will remain durin
the post norton inquest
, One Clue TO WaIsh's Identity.
A man answering the description Of N
! man who left the suit case at the Bul
: lington freight depot here yesterday, an
believed TO be n. J. walsh. Lincoln. Nsb