Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-05
CANDIDATES FILE PAPERS
Men Who Want to Become Legislators
Most Active at Present.
DEMoCRATsBEAR DOWN ON WHITE
VIII he Given Clear Track for
Nomination for Governor I'm
Case He II willing to
Accept the Place,
cFrom a staff correspondent

tFrom a staff Correspondent
DIES MONIES. April 4--(Special )-Repre-
! sentative William welden of Hardin county
today filed his nomination papers to have
his name placed on the republican primary
ballot for representative from Hardin
county. In the same mail came the nomin-
alton papers OF Charles McKem Duren Of
that county for the same office
]. l.. Bascom, the republican representa-
tive from Dickinson county and Clint l..
Price. the democratic representative from
Warren county, today each filed their
nomination papers for denomination.
Urging Fred white to Run.
II Fred White of Webster Keokuk
county, will become a candidate for the
democratic nomination for governor no one
else will enter the field At the conference
Of the democrats here yesterday to discuss
the matter no settlement was reached.
General Weaver and John Dennson volun-
teered to withdraw If White would enter
the race White is reluctant He did not
attend the jefferson day banquet yester-
day. but was communicated with over the
long distance telephone. He refused to be
a candidate, but efforts are being made to
get him to reconsider. White was twice the
nominee for the governorship on the demo
tIollt NlCheb anu was pllNC q hi-HibNi VI
congress
Relatives Fear Murder.
Relatives of Joseph Mathis, who was
found dead at South Eighth and Raccoon
streets yesterday with the gas stove turned
on. suspect murder At the coroner's in
quest It was disclosed that the heating
stove was hot and had some fire in it and
though some gas had escaped and filled the
room it is claimed that there had been no
explosion of gas and not enough had
escaped to asphyxate the man. His rela-
tives have employed an attorney to con-
duct an investigation. Some of the mans
money was gone, which, they think, Is
further evidence of murder.
Ask Better Train Service.
A delegation of business men from Ting
ley. Arispe and Mt. Ayr were in Des Moincs
today as the guests of the Greater Des
Mones committee They are preparing
petition which will be presented to the
Railroad commission asking for better rail-
road service on the Burlington between
their towns and Des Mones. meeting
has been arranged to be held at Tingley
next week, when officials of the road will
meet with the citizens of the three towns
to investigate the matter.
Eliot is Coming.
President Eliot of Harvard university will
arrive in Des Moines on April 10 to make
study of the Des Moines commission plan
of municipal government and to be the
guest of the Harvard society of this city.
He will be rendered a banquet at the
Chamberlain on the evening of April l6
1t is expected that over 800 Harvard men
from Des Moines and Iowa will attend the
banquet,
Interurban Fares to Stay.
According to an opinion by City Solicitor
Brsrnner, given today, the city cannot
regulate the fares on the interurban lines
inside the city limits of Des Moines. He
states that such authority does not exist
unless the statutes expressly permit 1t,
and they do not so permit. The only
possible way to regulate them is when the
franchise is first granted. There are two
cases pending in the courts to determine
whether or not there is>a franchise In this
case. II 1t is decided that no franchise
EXISTS then the city will have an oppor-
tunity to regulate the fares, From some
Of the interurban stations inside the city
limits of Des Moines the Interurban has
been charging by the mile which makes
more than a scent fare.
Insurance Men Banquet.
One nun0reu lire llloui ahNS hiS' hAOiAA
all sections of Iowa, banqueted at the
Chamberlain tonight They are members
of ''The Blue Goose" a social club of fire
insurance men.
Woman Burned to Death.
Mrs. N S. Wales, a sister-in-law of
City Commissioner Charles W. schramm,
died at o'clock this morning, due TO
burns. She was sitting I'm front of a CRATE
fire at her home when a spark from the
crate ignited newspapers near her and set
her dress on fire
OeIwein Woman Robbed.
Miss Minnie PaueU of Oelwen, Ia, was
standing in the Union depot in this city
when a woman snatched her mink col
larette from about her neck and ran from
the station. il was done so quickly and
was such a bold and audacious robbery
that It was some minutes before Miss
PauelI and the witnesses could recover
their senses When they followed they
were too late. The woman disappeared
about a corner and the police have not
yet located her
Prohibition state Meeting.
MaIcom Smith and J. H. Campbell have
sent out a call for the meeting Of the |
prohibtionists OF the state, to be held
at the Wellington, Friday April 10 at 10
o'clock.
The meeting is called for the purpose of
suggesting nominees TO be voted upon at
the primary election. Every county in
the state is asked TO put out a ticket.