Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-15
PROUTY MAY GET IN RACE
Indicates He May Be an Independent
Candidate for Congress.
THREE TRIALS FOR NOMINATION
Democrats Hold n Conference and
While Publicly Hopeful Privately
Admit There IL NO Chance
for Them in Iowa,
CFrom a staff Correspondents

(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DIES MONIES, Aug. H.-Cspecial.)-Judge
8. F.. Prouty may become an independent
candidate for congress in the Seventh con-
gressional district. Judge Prouty left to-
night for st. Louis and other places where
he has business affairs, but before leaving
he let 1t be known that he is thinking seri-
ously of entering the race against Captain
Hull as an independent candidate for con-
gress.
Three times Judge Prouty has been a
candidate against Congressman Hull for
the republican nomination for congress
The first time was in 1902, when he won
a majority of the popular vote, but the
vote at the primary was so placed thai
Hull had a small majority OF the delegates
to the convention. In 1904 he was again
a candidate, and Hull defeated Prouty by
about 500 votes and got the delegates also
In 1906 Hull had no opposition to speak Oh
| Under the statewide primary Prouty again
/ entered the race against Hull this year and
Hull defeated him by a plurality OF 40 votes
in the entire Seventh district.
Hodge Gets n Il
Charles w. Hodge. who has been serving
a years sentence in the Polk county jail
for selling lottery tickets, was today par
| doned by Governor Cummins on the petit
ton of thirty-three citizens in his behalf.
He had served four months OF his sem
tence.
Insurance Association Elects.
The American Association OF Mutual In
surance companies today elected officers
at the meeting at the Savoy hotel. The Of
ficers elected are;
President. W. b. Casche of Topeka Kan;
president OF the Alliance Cooperative In
surance company, and president OF the
Kansas state Insurance association; vice
president, w. C. Hagerty Of Mimi
Vile. ore; secretary, w, L. Keefe, Wal
Hul. Neb.; treasurer, F. D.. Babcock, Ida
Grove, Ia
Needs Of a state Fire Marshal" was
discussed and at the close OF the reading
the convention by unanimous Standing vote
declared for such an officer In every state
in which there is not already such a pro-
vision made.
The convention went in a body at S;@
this afternoon to the electrical laboratory
Of Dodd & Struthers. where electrical s1-
hibitions were given, after which the aeie'
gates witnessed a drill by the Des MONIES
Fire department.
Democrats from all over lowe are assem-
bled here today for the conference OF the
state central committee with the stote and
congressional nominee OF the party and
presidential electors. TIL conference opened
at 2 o'clock in the Slavery club room Dur
ing the morning the democrats discussed
informally and In groups all phases OF the
campaign In the state and for publication
are claiming great things this year. Pri'
vately. however. a number Of them edmit
that even with the worst fight on they
cannot hope for a democratic legislature.
Fred White. the nominee for governor.
said today that he expects to go onto the
platform about September l and will con-
tinue till the close OF the campaign and
will devote a considerable part OF his
speeches TO a discussion OF the tariff
Claude Porter. the nominee for the senate
says he will begin speaking about the same
time.
one M0Rth's Grace.
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