Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-07
Something of a Political Sensa"
tion Created By Word From
the First District
MAY LINE UP RESERVATION
Information is to Effect That Stand"
patters Are in No Hurry to Pledge
Support to Any candidate-New
Buildings at School for Deaf Com
pIeted-CaptaI News.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, Aug. 7.-Something of
a sensation was created in political
circles here when word was brough :
direct from the First district that poll
ticians down that way are having the
word passed around not to be in too
great a hurry to line up on the ques'.
ton of support for governor because OF
the possibility of Congressman Joe
Lane entering the field as a candi-.
date.
spoken of for governor many times in.
the past and was mentioned very fav-
orably before the opening of the 1906
campaign. it seemed to be the. impress
sion then that he was not seeking po-
litical preferment, having resigned his
position as congressman at the end OF
the first term. 1t has been generally
conceded that if he really entered the
race for governor. he would be for.
midable candidate.
The information that reaches this
Clly IOW ID dutllCllllS lildL SOiiSo Soo
man Lane and his close friends have
their pulse on the situation and are
watching Developments, and that there'
is quite a strong possibility that Mr..
Lane may enter the race for governor.
Should he enter the race the coming;
campaign, ana be successful, the usual
would have happened and two state
officers would be on the ticket from
the same city, Secretary of State Hay.
ward being now on his first term and
conceded two more terms as custom
has in the past dictated. Because Of
this fact, it has been counted by poll.
ticians as settled that Lane would new.
er enter the race this time.
Further confirmation reaches tho
city that many old soldiers are insist.
ing that Col. D. j. Palmer be candi-
date for governor and the colonel Isl
far from being out of the race, anG
well-informed politicians say that he
will be formidable candidate against
Lacey and others.
The state board of health will meet
again August %, for an important:
meeting, as many of the details of the
new rules and of putting them into
force will be up for consideration. Or
August 21 the graduate nurse examin-
ing board will meet for organization.
The new main building for the school
for the deaf at Council Bluffs is now
being occupied The furnishings are.
BILE, and much of the building is sal-
:1I yT,l,s-
pletes at considerable cost the worl.
of rebuilding the institution that was
burned down some years ago.
The new main building was built at
a cost of about 100000 and is entire-
ly fire proof, there being no wood what
ever or other combustible material used
in it's construction with the one excep-
ton of doors, door frames and window
frames and window SASH Standing.
apart from other buildings. it will be
impossible for the building to burn
down or to be injured by fire.
The main building is one Of the larg-
est of the state institution buildings.
1t is to be used for the administrative
work, for the residence for the super
and faculty of the school,
and dormitory for all the school chill
dren. and the basement is used for the
stores. 1t is magnificent long build
ing. 1t stands on a high enlinence out
from the city of Council Bluffs
The boiler house, laundry and sleep
ing apartment for the workmen and
employees of the institution was built
at a cost of $4,000, and is also fire
proof thruout. and a smoke stack 165
feet high. built at a cost Of $4,000, and
a fire proof hospital. built at a cost of
s3O00o are the only other buildings
that have been erected to replace those
destroyed by the fire. There is one
other building on the grounds, three
story school building with eighteen
rooms.
The total cost to the state. therefore,
to replace the buildings wiped out by |
the fire is to date S274.000. The insti-
tuition is now again completed and in
order, with all necessary re-
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