Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-17
DES MONIES TOUTED TO WIN
Vote on Location Of State Convention
Expected to Stand Six to Five,
JUDGE TOwNER TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN
Considerable Discussion a. to the
selection OF the Next Central Com
mittee Growing Ont OF the
Biennial Election Law.
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From stan Correspondent
DIES MONIES. April 16.-(specis Tele-
gramD-Indications point strongly that Des
Moines will be selected for the state con-
vention at the meeting tomorrow Of the
republican central committee and the date
will be close to July Is. Judge Towner
Of Corning is most likely to he selected for
temporary chairman. Tho vote Of the
committee will be in all probability Ave for
Cedar Rapids and six for Des Moines for
place.
Chairman r. u. Spence of Mount Ayr
arrived in the city today, the first of the
members OF the republican central COM
mittee to reach the city. The central
committee meets tomorrow al the Slavery
hotel The other members OF the com
mittee will arrive in the city tomorrow
morning tor the meeting. which will he
| hold that morning at 10 o'clock one Of
! tho important matters to come before the
members of the committee is the term
OF office question OF the members. When
Iowa had an election every year the MEM
bers of the committee from the even num-
bered congressional districts were elected
ono year for a period OF two years and
those from the odd numbered districts
were elected the next year. one-half being
thus elected every year. Last year for
the first time i'm the history of the state
there was no election. hence no convention.
and hence no election of central committee
men for the odd numbered districts. the
terms of the members OF which expired
that year. The question with the COM
mittee Is whether the terms of all should
be extended Those whose terms have
expired will of course serve till their sue
cessors are elected and the matter will
no 1aff fnr 1,a 10,
decide There is some debate as to whether
or not the convention itself has any au-
thority to act Hon. d. c. Chase of Web
ster City will be in the city tomorrow
with the proxy OF S. X. Way, the member
from the Tenth district.
Cox Here with Pictures.
Kenyon Cox of New York arrived in Des
Molnes today with eight paintings which
are being placed in the eight unettes in
the rotunda of the state house. Mr.. Cox
was commissioned by the Capitol commits
sion to make the paintings and will receive
$500 for his work. It will take about three
days to put the paintings in place. The
eight paintings are allegories and are in
tended in a progression to represent the
progress Of civilization. They are entitled
respectively, Hunting" "Herding" "Ag-
riculture," Manufacturing. Commerce"
Education" Science" and Art" The
work of putting them in place will be COM
pleted in a few days The two first named
were put up today.
Nc Insurance Investigator Yet.
Lieutenant Governor Herriott reached
Des Moines tonight, but stated he had not
made an appointment to fill the vacancy on
the insurance commission. He is in COM
municatioR with a senator, but will wait for
response before making public the selec-
ton.
Treasurer GilbertsOn sick.
Word reached Des Moines today that
State Treasurer Gilbertson was taken SICK
at Fort Dodge with heart trouble while on
his way to his home in Forest City but
was able today to resume his journey TO
his home. Mr.. Glbertson has been troubled
for some days with rheumatism of the
throat. 1t was not thought at first to be
serious but though out and about his work
he was under the care Of physician. 1t Il
feared by his friends here chat the rheu
matism changed its location to his heal
and that the trouble may prove quite
serious.
Des MOInes Man Dead.
r. H. McMullen, vice president and gen
eIal manager of the Edison Light company
of this city, died at the home Of his parents
in Lafayette, Ind. He had been troubled
with Bright's disease for some years and
was on his way home to Des Moines from
a trip through the south in search Of health
when taken worse.
Iowa City Celebrates.
Iowa City gets an appropriation OF $3.50
from the state for the purpose Of celebrat-
ing the semi-centennal Of the adoption OF
the constitution of the state. The money
was appropriated to the curators of the
State Historical society and this society is
now busy making arrangements for the eel
ebration, though 1t will not be held till next
year II was discovered today on inves-
tigating the records that the amendment to