Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-01-17
Republican Conventions Called.

Des Moines.-The republican state
central committee met in Des Molnes
on the 9th and fixed the dates for the
two state conventions of this year,
selected officers for the first one and
directed the Issuance OF the call for
selection of delegates to the first col-
vention or the basis of the vote for
Governor C,anmins in 1906.
Attorney General H. w. Byers was
made temporary chairman of the first
convention to be held in this city,
March IS. Ora Williams was made
secretary. Officers for the second coll
vantion, which will be held at Water
loo on June ~ will be selected at
meeting OF the state committee at the
first state convention.
Committeeman George S. Wright of
Council Bluffs proposed the name OF
Leslie NJ. Shaw for temporary chair
man of the first convention, but with
drew the suggestion, and General
Byers was then elected by unanimous
vote.
1t was vcted not to allow Cal George
of Clinton TO sit with the committee
on the proxy of w. ]. Mccoy. who has
removed to Washington. The motion
was to allow him to participate with
the committee on this proxy, and the
vote was five for and five against, on
which 1t was declared not carried.
The committee did not divide on
giving pes Moines the first. 1t will
be the larger and probably the longer
one.
| Cedar Rapids and Waterloo indulg-
ed in the contest for the second con-
| vention, with Des Moines. Cedar
Rapids was represented by w. R..
Boyd, 3. R. Moore and w. G. Haskell.
Major y. H Rathbun was also pres
\ ent asking for the convention for
Cedar Rapids. Mr. Moore, who is
| representative in the legislature from
Linn county. presented the claims of
Cedar Rapids, and Attorney General
| Mullan for Waterloo. B. S. Walker
and Milo Ward of the Commercial
exchange were assisted by commit
! tee Of Des Moines business men in
presenting the claims of this city. :,
After Des Moines had been awarded
the first convention the vote was
taken between Cedar Rapids and
Waterloo, resulting seven for the lat
ter and three for the former. Chair
man Woods and Committeeman Esta.
4
ed for Cedar Rapids.
Postal Rec ipts Grow.
/ Postal receipts at the Des Moines
Office increased nearly $4,000 over
those of 1906 This is the excellent
Showing made in figures compiled by
Postmaster Joseph I. Myerly.
| The receipts for 1907 were $5SS,TS4.-
/ Il 4 o
The increase was S2S,451.77.
The increase for the last quarter in
| the year which includes the holiday
business, was $9,722.17 over the cor
responding quarter for last year. The
average monthly increase was 81 per
cent.
December increased So per ceut
over December, 1906. Tie total this
past quarter was $5S,S9O.93 For the
last quarter in 1906 they were $685..
0S260. The increase was S3,50S.33.
Statistics show that in the year
1907 there were 9,996,907 pounds of
newspapers mailed out of Des
Moines. This is remarkable show
ing and gives some idea of the ire
] mendons Importance of Des Moines as
a newspaper center. OF this amount
132248 pounds went inside the coun.
ty. The heaviest quarter was the final
quarter of the year, with 2,S5S,S95
\ pounds.
To Fight tuberculosis.
The state of Iowa is now in the
midst of the warfare on tuberculosis.
A sanatorium which will accommo.
date about two hundred patients is
nearing completion. This institution
is located near Iowa City. Only In
| ciPent cases will be admitted, how
| ever, as the state will attempt to cure
only early cases.
In addition to this great educa-
tional campaign is now being carried
on by the board of control of state
institutions. This work is in charge
of Mr.. A. g. Kepf5rd. Free lectures
in every part of the state are to be a
feature. These lectures will include
stereopticon lantern exhibitions and
literature dealing with every aspect of
tuberculosis, its prevention and cure,
will be distributed throughout the
state Correspondence is solicited by
the board and everything possible will
be done to stamp out the white
plague" from our state.
Thinks Iowa for Taft.
/ Governor Cummins has authorized
an interview in which he states that
he has no doubt that the Iowa delega-
ton will he for Secretary Taft for
president
| The meeting of the state central
committee resulted in the presence
In the city of a large number of poll
ticians, and especially of progressive
republicans. There was much talk
relative to the presidency as well as
the senatorship and the coming fight
at the primaries for candidates for
state office.
Friends OF the governor were free
In expressing their belief that Secre.
tary Taft was the coming man.
Bread for Troopers.
The new bakery at Fort Des Moines
which was completed while the Sec.
ond cavalry was in South Dakota, and
which has been In operation now a
little over two weeks, is turning out
to be great success.
In the two weeks in which the plant
has been in operation under the direc.
tion of Trooper Schneider, an expert.
enced baker, enough bread has been
turned out each day to more than SUP.
ply the demand. The capacity Of the
plant has never been tried but the
average days bake is 100 pounds.
Standard Fee $4,000.
| A check for $1O,OOOOO was taken in
by the office of Secretary of State