Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-02
Socialists Name Ticket.


A complete state ticket was chosen
in state convention by the socialists
of the state To go on the primary ball
lot in June. AS no contest is on in
any Office the primary vote to large,
measure will represent the vote at
the time of the primary election. It
is comprised of the following:
United States Senator, John M.
Work of Des Moines; presidential
electors, Joseph Mohr of MARSHALL.
town. N. p. Atlas of Davenport; gov,
ernor, HI. G. Street of Mystic; lieu
tenant governor, Ernest Holtz of Du-T
buque; secretary of state, William
Strauss of Burlington; auditor Of
state, e. c. Pierce of Sioux City;
treasurer of state, William Taylor of
Greenfield; attorney general, T. F..
Willis of Clarinda; superintendent,
Lena Bilterman of Avery; clerk OF
supreme court j. S. Dogett of Cres-
ton; railroad commissioner, L. M.
Hawber of Waterloo.
District electors-Second, August
Meincke, Davenport: Third, l.. J..
Dietz, Fairbank; Fifth, F. ]. Potter,
Cedar Rapids; Sixth, Lowell Talmadge,
Eddyville; Seventh, John Breaker,
Colo; Eighth, w. c. Willes, Clarinda;
Tenth, j. F. Sampel, Boone.
Congressmen-Second, Michael T..
Kennedy, Davenport Fifth, l.. A.
Hanson, Marshalltown; Sixth, Walter
C. Minnick, Ottumwa; Seventh, |. S.
McCrillis, Des Moines; Eighth, S. D..
Mercer, Lenox; Tenth, George Brech-
tel, Boone.
Much of the work of the convention
was done prior to the meeting through
hn nh
national delegates are chosen in that
manner, as are the national commit
teemen, thus making unnecessary the
ratification of convention for the
naming of men for such offices.
The convention was one of perfect
harmony, but one question over which
dissention occurred being presented
A. ID. Pugh of Des Moines started a
storm by presenting a resolution COM
mending the Christian Socialist, a
Chicago periodical published by DR..
Carr, retired preacher. The passing
of such resolution was thought by
the convention as an endorsement OF
Christian Socialism, which is declared
by the Iowa socialists to be but a.
mere by-product of the real article.
Roads Must Join Tracks.
Harlan ges the railroad connection
asked from the state commission.
On the Sd day of April, 1907, Hon.
H. w. Byers and others filed their
applications before the board of rail
road commissioners for an order re-
curing the Chicago Great Western
Railway company, the Chicago e
Northwestern Railway company and
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Railway company to connect their
tracks at the city of Harlan, Shelby
county, Iowa.
A hearing upon the petition was
fixed at Harlan on the 18th day of
January. On the 18th day of Janu-
airy, pursuant to the notice. the board
of railroad commissioners met at
Harlan. The petitioners appeared IN:
person and filed an additional petition
of c. F. Swift and 104 others, many
of the petitioners being present in
person, and all represented by Hon.
H. w. Byers and c. F. Swift. The
Chicago Great Western Railway COM
pany appeared by c. Davis, it's at
torney; the Chicago Rock Island &
Pacific Railway company appeared
by Carroll Wright, its attorney, and
the Chicago Great Western Railway
COnpdHy dpp6dTeu ny Il. M. OUlppyy
division superintendent.
After hearing the evidence and TIE
arguments of all parties interested,
the board personally inspected the
premises involved In said petition
advisement.
In the decision just rendered, it is
ordered by the board that the Chi
cago Great Western Railway company,
the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
company and the Chicago, Rock
Island e Pacific Railway company
connect, by proper switches or tracks,
with the tracks or lines of each of the
railway companies, at the city Of
Harlan, Shelby county, Iowa, on or
before Oct. !, 1908.
1t has been further ordered that
each of said railway companies fur
nish to the board of railroad commits
sioners, detailed plats anG plans OF a
proper and feasible connection of said
tracks at said town of Harlan, to-
gether with detailed estimate of the
expense thereof, on or before sixty
days, to the end that pursuant to the
statute the board may provide and
determine the manner and conditions
upon which said connection shall be
made.
Doctors Meet at Des Moines.
The Slavery hotel has been chosen
as headquarters for the state medical
meeting to be held here May 1928.
1t is expected that 700 physician
from over the state will be in atterG
ance. Thursday evening May Fl, a
reception for the incoming and out.
going presidents will be held ard
which will be followed By a banquet.
The committee is in correspondence
with several outside physicians to be