The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-27

most difficult and -perplexing prob.
lens. In view of the premises Cit
ed, l believe it to be my duty to do
all that my office permits me to do
toward securing to republican voters
of this state another opportunity to
declare their choice for senator. IL
the choice be expressed at the No
vember election, as it should be, the
only expense incurred viii be the cost
of a special session of the general
assembly. This will be insignificant,
when compared with the value OF the
privilege to be preserved. feel sure
that the taxpayers of the state will
unhesitatingly approve such an expen-
diture in order to provide for an I'M
foreseen contingency, and to clothe
the voters of the republican party
with the authority to select their can
didate for this high office. The other
political parties will present to the
coming general assembly their candi-
dates to the senate chosen by the vot-
ers. audit would be a denial of COM
mon justice if the voters of the re-
publican party were prevented from
presenting their candidate chosen in
the same way.
Therefore. /, Albert B. Cummins,
governor of the state of Iowa, do
hereby call and convene the Thirty
second general assembly OF said
state in extra and special session, and
do hereby declare that it shall meet
in such extra and special session at
the seat of government, in the city
of Des Moines, at o'clock in the af-
ternoon of Monday, Aug. 81, 1908, for
the purpose of considering an amend
ment to the primary election law
which shall provide for an expression
of choice as between candidates for
the senate of the United States at
the general election, in the event that
the choice of any political party for
senator in the June primary becomes
mavailing by reason of death or 9th
erwise. Each and every member of
the said Thirty-second general assem-
bly, will take notice of this proclama-
ton, and govern himself accordingly.
In Witness Whereof, / have hereun-
to set my hand and caused to be af-
fixed the great seal of the state Of
Iowa. Done at Des Moines, this 25tn
day of August, A. d. 1908.
BY the governor:
(SeaD Albert B. Cummins
W. C. Hayward, Secretary of State.
Federal Place for Ellis.
Hot Springs, Va, Aug. 26.-While
the announcement cannot be definitely
made, Mr. Taft Tuesday gave it as his
belief that Wade H. Ellis, attorney
general of Ohio, will accept the posi-
tion of assistant TO the attorney gen.
eral, TO succeed Milton D. Purdy, who
has been promoted to federal judge
ship in Minnesota This opinion was
expressed after a conference between
Mr.. Ellis and Mr.. Taft here. Mr.. Ellis
preferred not to make a statement at
this time. He came here after a con-
ference with Attorney General Bona.
rarte -at BeRcx, Mass, and said that
he had entirely recovered his health.
He was offered the position shortly
after the Chicago convention, and it
was stated at the time that his deci-
sion In the matter would rest largely
on the condition of his health.
Good News from Northwest.
Senator p. ]. McCumber of North
Dakota and James Kennedy, Republi-
can national committeeman from that
state, were unannounced visitors. Mr..
Taft was made to know that North
Dakota wanted TO be included in any
speech-making itinerary that might be
arranged for him. Speaking for his
own state, as well as Minnesota, Mon
tana and South Dakota, Mr.. McCum-
Der gave it as his prediction that very
little. If any, change would be found
in the electoral vote. 1t had been DEM
onstrated, he said, that state issues
and local differences in the party on
their account had little If any effect
on the national situation.