Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-24
VACANT PLACES ON THE TlCKET
Committees Are Active PrOdding UB
Local Committees to Get
Busy.
(From a staff Correspondent

(From a Staff Correspondent
DIES MONIES. Ia. April 2S.-(Special)
There is one more day in which candi-
dates who wish their names to, go on
the primary election ballots for June
can filo their papers with the secretary
of state. Tonight when the secretary of
states office closed there were still many
places vacant on both the leading parties.
with the democrats there are many va
cancies in legislative districts. The re-
publicans have most of these filled. but
there are still vacancies and 1t is feared
that not all the candidates will get their
papers in in time. Members of both CEN
trail committees spent the day at the state
house and telegtaphed out to the missing
districts to hurry in the petitions. 1t
was discovered that some of the repub-
lican presidential elector candidates have
not enough signatures to their petitions
and this caused some hurry work. Clerks
in the office of the secretary of state
were kept busy during the entire day ex-
amining the papers TO see that they were
correct before filing them.
AS result of quite conclusive proof
from the state that NJ z. Davis was not
drunk on the day he shot and killed his
wife 1t is believed the defense of Davis
Will be accidental shooting. Davis has
retained Jerry Sullivan, once democratic
nominee for governor, John b. sullivan
and Walter McHenry to defend him.
John ]. Hamilton, one of the republican
candidates for governor who is running
on a prohibition platform, has been en-
dorsed by the Anti-Saloon league of the
state. The league will have eight or
more speakers in the field talking for re-
submission of the prohibitory amendment
and in favor of Hamilton for nomination
for governor.
The number of automobiles is more than
doubling in Iowa. The number now is
over 5000. A year ago it was less than
5000.
Two hundred electricians are in Des
Moines today for the eighth annual con-
vention. The convention opened this
forenoon with the annual address by the
president, George S. Carson of Iowa City,
and will close tomorrow night, when the
delegates Will be the guests of the Edi-
son Light company and the street railway
company at the Majestic theater.
The sessions today were devoted en-
tirely to reading papers on various SUBJ
jects affecting the electrical business
The first state convention by the thresh-
ermen of Iowa was held at the Young
Mems Christian Association auditorium to-
day There were 490 present when the
convention was called TO order. Every
branch office of threshing concern in
Des M6ines was closed so that all the
clerks and employees could attend the con-
vention. The convention will continue to-
morrow and before adjourning an organiza-
tion will be perfected. At the meetings
today committees were appointed to plan
the form Of organization. 1t is proposed to
keep standing committee which will be
instructed to ask the next legislature for
some legislation.
The Young Mems Christian association
of this city will sell it's present building
and build new. When the present building
was erected the idea of Young Mems
Christian association work was far differ
ent from what it is now and the present
building is found to be unsuited to the
purposes. 1t is proposed to build new. with
many rooms to be rented to young men
who desire place to room. 1t is proposed
to make the new building home for young
men. There VIII be a restaurant feature
attached The other Young Mems Chris
tlan association features, such as gym
nasium and pool, will be retained in the
new building