Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-18
DEMOS STILL NAN1
DAILY At CAPITAL
Second Move lnaugurated to
Form Stock Company to
Purchase Tribune
GIFT OF $4,000 is PROMISED
Wealthy Capitalist Who Refused to
Subscribe for Stock Now Promises
to Make Donation = koontz, of
johnson, Not to Return to the
House-Fewer Teachers, More Pay.
s,pecia1 10 T,mes-Repuol,can.

Des Moines Jan. 1S.-There is an
other move on to establish demo-
cratic paper in Des Moines using the
Des Moines Tribune as the starting
point. Recently Mr.. Rhinehart en-
deavored to raise subscriptions for the
sale of stock in such a venture. 1t is
understood that the present owners OF
the Tribune were to put in their plant
and good will at a certain figure for
stock was to be raised in subscrip-
tions in cash. The scheme fell thru
with since after considerable amour.
of work only about $4,000 was raised
in subscriptions when it was neces-
sary to raise about $4,000.
Now, however, the scheme has been
taken up again. Others are endeavor-
ing to raise the $4,000 One wealthy
citizen who refused to take any stock
before, refused again, but finally, so it
is reported, promised to make a pres
ent of $4,000 to such venture. This
somewhat strengthened the backbone
of the scheme and it has now renewed
life 1t is claimed that the scheme will
probably succeed.
The democrats have been long want
ing newspaper here. Ever since the
old Leader was consolidated with the
Register there has been talk of estab-
fishing a democratic newspaper here.
There have been numerous efforts to
interest Hearst in the field, but with
out success.
s Hon George w. Koontz, father of
democracy in the house for several
sessions of the Iowa legislature, will
not again represent Johnson county.
While in this city the other day, Mr..
koontz declared that he would not ask
for recollection from the johnson dis
trict. He came to the legislature at
the session of the Twenty eighth gen
eral assembly in 1900 and has repre-
sented Johnson county for five ses-
sions At the last session there was
quite a demonstration in his favor. He
was called to the speakers chair, and
amid proper solemnities was presented
with 6. red necktie He has been the
democratic choice for speaker at times
and has been recognized as valuable
legislator, and in the perfecting of
bills has contributed valuable efforts.
Thus far it is not known that senti-
ment in that county has centered up
on anyone for his successor.
There were LAP teachers less em-
ployed in the public schools OF Iowa
during the year 1907 than there We're
during the year 1906, and they were
paid $381,926 more than during 1906.
These figures are taken from the Iowa
Educational Directory just issued by
the state superintendent of public in
struction. The same information
shows that there were less. pupils en-
rolled during 1907 than 1906. The en-
rollraent in 1906 was 549,449. with 49,
$40 previously enrolled in other schools
and in 1907 there were 532,577 with
only 1912 previously enrolled. Count
ing out these that are counted twice,
the enrolment is about 10000 less
than the year before. There is also a
noticeable tendency toward consolida-
ton of schools, for there are 1875
school houses for 1907 and 1S,947 for
1906.
In issuing the call for the first state
convention the republican central
committee framed the call so as to
bring the congressional district con-
yentions to Des Moines at the same
time as the state conventions provided
the district committees wish. The
state committee has pointed out that
this has been the custom in the past
and while an argument in favor OF
bringing them here in accordance with
past custom could not be Incorporated
into a call the committee favors the
custom of the past. At the same time
the way is left open to call them 9TH
erWise if the districts desire.
The necessity for the state central
committee taking this action is due to
the working Of the call for the national
convention. The national committee
directed the calling of the congression-
al conventions. In this state it has
been the custom of the state commit
tee to call the district conventions In
as much as the national committee
has directed the districts call their
own conventions except where there is
no district committee, the state COM
nittee has decided to leave the call
ing of these district conventions to dis
trict committees but calls attention to
the customs Of the past.
In the state committee call 1t says:
.eIt is recommended that the several
district conventions as provided Gn the
call of the national committee) be
called to meet at the same time and
place as the state convention in ac-
cordance with the universal custom of
this state, and that the hour of the
convening of these several conven-
tions be fixed at the same time as that
of the district caucuses. at 10 o'clock
a. m. of March IS. 1908. The state
committee will provide separate halls