Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-09
DIES MONIES LABORERs PARADE
Four Thousand in Line After Which
Picnic is Held at Fair

CFTOm q Sta1I correspondent
DIES MONIES, Sept. &-CSpecial.)-Labor
day was duly celebrated in Des Moines and
in many other Iowa cities today. A large
parade was given here by the organized
unions with about 1000 in line. A program
of games and sports was given at the
state fair grounds. attended by nearly all
the laboring men of the city and their
families. There was no speaking. Gov
ernor Cummins went to Ottumwa, where
he spoke to a large crowd with others,
the occasion being a general rally of the
laboring men of the southern part of the
state.
Large numbers OF republicans from over
the state have already arrived in the city
to ATTEND the republican state convention
this week. The convention has only to
select a candidate for supreme judge. but
there are nine candidates for the place,
each with a considerable following. They
are w. d. Evans, Hampton; A. n. Hob
son, West Union; M. A. Roberts, Ottamwa;
w. r. Green, Audubon; D.. f. Coyle, Hum
boldt; H. NJ. Towner, Corning; w. H.
McHenry, Des Moines; Robert Healy, Fort
Dodge and w. II. Berry. Indianola. The
last two named are practiciHg attorneys
and the others are on the district bench.
Al the outset 1t appears that Berry is in
lead, with the chance of a contest be-
tween him and Evans.
A large number of leading politicians
Of the state are interesting themselves in
the Legislative situation. 1t was learned
today that several nave engaged rooms
to remain here for several weeks in anti
cipation Of a deadlock. congressman
Smith, Hepburn, Haugen and other are
to be here Immediately. There are several
rtinonrQ. ahOt1t fha situation n,o L. D.. A..
effect that the leaders among the ~standpat-
ters will combine to Immediately end the
deadlock, or rather to prevent a deadlock,
and that in the interest of m they
will urge their followers not to bolt the
caucus. The other is that they plan to
scatter their votes and prolong the dead
lock and in the end that Congressman
Walter l. Smith will be the candidate for
the senate on whom they will unite.
Des Moines has been making an effort
some time to induce the Burlington rail-
road to put on a number of new trains
connecting with Des Moines, and in further
ance of this the Commercial club has ar
anged for a dinner to be given General
Manager Ward of the Burlington lines in
Iowa the latter part of the month. Rep
resentatives of various towns along the
Burlington will also be present. The Des
Moines complaint is that better service is
given Omaha and other cities than to Des
Moines.
Miss Elizabeth Sohm, editress Of the
Storm Lake Vidette, who gained wide
publicity by advertising for a husband who
could do the swearing necessary in the
printing business, has been secretly mar
ried to Joe M~orcombe, telegraph editor
OF the Cedar Rapids Gazette, since May
"a News Of the wedding has just leaked
out and has Occasioned the greatest sur
prise. Miss Sohm's editorial advertising
for a husband was published when she was
in the midst OF a hot fight for the county
printing and brother printers will under
stand the state of mind which drove her
to pen it. She had many replies to her
appeal and several prominent bachelors
In the newspaper profession in Iowa re-
sponded CALAMITY, but they were all
turned down Morcombe won the prize and
his friends are now sending in their be-
lated congratulations.