Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-17
MEN MEET SATURDAY
Refuse to Recognize Postponement of
Congressional Convention.
PRIMARY LAW MAKES PROVISION
After Committee Once Announces
Date IL IL without Authority 30
Change It-successOr
TO K
From a staff correspondent

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DIES MONIES, July 1e-(special)-Prouty
men refuse to recognize the action Of the
congressional central committee in post
poning the congressional convention to be
held here Saturday. The central com
mittee called the convention for July Is
and then later sent out announcements THAI
none would be held. The Prouty delegates
will meet here on the day set. They claim
that the primary law provides for calling
tho convention and that the committee has
no authority to change It after 1t is once
called. They say that the committe after
setting the date and calling the convention
have no further authority and really go
out Of office, as the new committee is
selected by the county conventions and are
now in authority. II is understood to be
the intention Of the Prouty men to nomi-
nate Judge Prouty for congress when the
convention meets.
At the meeting Of the trustees Of the
State Agricultural college at Ames yester-
day the problem of finding a successor to
Prof. Mckay. who has been dean of the
dairy department, but has accepted a posi-
ton in Chicago at more than double the
salary was discussed. 1t was feared there
will be some difficulty in finding a man
capable Of filling the position and for a
time will allow the department to be with
out a dean, allowing the under professors
to do the work.
The trustees are having trouble in fore
ing the electric railroad that crosses its
line to live up to its contract. The COM
was to have had a depot built some
time ago, but has not even started It, and
the opening of school is but a short time
away. 1t has furthermore agreed to give
a twenty-minute service. but instead it is
giving a t~hirty-minute service.
Grain Dealers Enlarge.
At the meeting of the Iowa Grain
Dealers association today the name was
changed to the Western Grain Dealers as
ISOLATION and under that name it will
incorporate. 1t is proposed to take in Mis-
souri,, Kansas and the Dakotas. thus ex-
tending the Influence of the society. George
A. Wells continues as secretary of the
now organization. J. A. Tiedeman of Sioux
City was elected president and j. E. Jack
son of Cedar Rapids vice president. This
afternoon the insurance auxiliary of the
organization met and elected officers.
Suits Against Corporations.
Suit was started today by the state Of
Iowa against the Barber Asphalt company
to compel it to pay $lS1, AIS for doing bust
ness in Iowa without having first filed IA
certified copy of it's articles of incorpora-
ton with the secretary Of state. The sui:
is on the same grounds as that against
the Western Union and 1t is expected that
there will be others started soon.
Service for Southwest.
p. s. Eustis for the Burlington railroad
informed the railroad commission that
every effort will be made to get better
train service for the people living in the
southeastern part of tie state, so that
they can come to Des Molnes. He assured
them that he would extend the service Of
the passenger train that stops at Van Vert
as far as IT can be done under the law that
limits the length Of time employees can be
on the road. He said he hoped to extend
it to Mount Ayr.
Shenandoah and Van Vert a train service
so that they can come to Des Molnes and
return again the same day Mr.. Eustis init
mated that such a thing is next to impos-
sibie. He did, however, hold out some
hopes that the train that starts south
from Charlton in the evening may here
after start from Des Moincs If II is found
that IT can be done.
The railroad commission adjourned the
hearing till July %, at which time Mr..
Eustis promises to submit a tangible prop
osition. Mr.. Eustis, however, insists that
the traffic will not support an additional
ern part Of the state, which is about the
only solution of the problem in the minds
of the patrons Of the road.