Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-18

county the board of supervisors or
each county shall audit the entire ex-
tire expense and certify the same to
the executive council which shall
thereupon order warrant for one
half the amount to be delivered to the
county. which shall thereupon pay
the entire amount"
The DIRECTORS claim that the council
has nothing to do but order the war
rants drawn.
1t was the theory of the state
authorities that II the law had con-
templated that the executive council
had not the power to see that the ex.
penses paid by 1t for the primary cleo
ton were within the law, 1t would
have provided that the auditor of
state, the officer empowered by the
law to drawn warrants, should have
drawn the warrants for the primary
election expense without their submis-
sion to the council
The council has nothing to do with
the drawing of warrants. Its sole
duty is as an auditing board The
attorney general held it to be the
duty of the executive council to re-
view the expense accounts of the sew
eral counties relative to the primary
election to the extent of determining
whether the various items of expense
were authorized by and within the
law. Several other minor rulings
] were furnished by the legal depart
| ment which are contained in the ac-
ton of the executive council.
very large item of the expense
! cut by the council was in the bills
charged the counties for the publ
cation of the election notices.
| The Senatorial Vacancy.
While immediate political interest
centers in the decision of Governor
Cummins as to filling the vacancy
caused by the death of Senator ALI
son, the politicians are giving much
attention to the question of whether
there will be a contest over the full
term before the legislature of next
January.
! Governor Cummins has declined to
! discuss either question, and declines
to be quoted with respect to the sena-
| torial succession
| It is commonly understood, how
! ever that conference OF the progress.
sive republicans will be held in Des
Moines probably the latter part of this
week, with view to discussing the
| governor, and 1t Is supposed among
politicians that he will then be pre-
pared to make a statement with re-
gard to his plans.
This would include announcement
of his decision as to whether to re-
sign or appoint temporarily or call
special session of the legislature to
fill the vacancy; and an announce
ment as to his candidacy for the full
term before the legislature next win
| ter.
That the governor will be candi-
i date for the senatorship is taken for
granted among the politicians.
Whether he will plan to take the
short term before being candidate
for the long term is not known, and
1t is believed that ne. himself. has not
yet reached conclusion on the sub
ject.
A Better Rate for Fair.
The Commercial club has received
notice from the passenger department
Of the Chicago & Northwestern rail-
road that that road will put In force
during the state fair a minimum
round trip charge of Is cents, thus
beaking away from the other roads
which had agreed at the hearing be.
fore the Western Passenger associa-
tion some days ago to make a round
trip rate of 11s cents per mile and
establishing minimum charge of 70
cents.
This will mean that all territory
outside of the city at distance of
eight miles or more will be served
be the reduced rate, whereas the rs
cent minimum would only give the
reduced rates to points at distance
twenty-five miles or more from Des
Moines. This will add an area of
over 5000 square miles of the most
thickly populated portion of the state
which will receive the reduced rate.
A republican state convention in
Des MONIES on september and cOun-
ty conventions to select delegates to
J the state convention to be held
August 20, was the plan agreed upon
at the meeting of the republican state
J central committee. The county con-
ventions will be composed Of the
delegates chosen at the primary cleo
ton and who served at the COUNTY
conventions which named the dele
. gates to the Waterloo convention in
June.
Falling Wall Kills Fireman.
!, Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 12.-While hold
ing nozzle and directing stream of
water upon a fire In an abandoned
building Of the Consolidated Ice Com
pany at Rebecca and Sturgeon streets.
North side. Tuesday brick wall, 12
feet high fell upon. William Poppin-
ger. 40 years old driver of engine No.
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