The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-06
THE ALLISON MONUMENTS.

THE ALLISON MONUMENTS.
The movement to erect suitable
memorials to the late Senator Allison,
one at Washington, d. c., and one at
Des Moines, has been fully organized,
and the undertaking will be under the
general supervision of General Gren-
vile M. Dodge of Council Bluffs who
has been selected y common consent
as chairman of the Allison monument
commission.
1t will be the purpose of those who
have assumed this labor of love, to Sc
cure from congress an appropriation
sufficient to build pedestal for the
monument at Washington and to
secure from the legislature of the
state Of Iowa an appropriation suf-
ficient to cover the cost of a pedestal
for the Iowa memorial at Des Moines.
Senator Cummins ..,-J already in
troduced resolution contemplating
such an appropriation in the United
States senate, and without doubt both
funds will be secured.
be secured by popular subscription,
and to that end General Dodge has
appointed from one three men in
each county of the state to secure
these contributions, and a committee
at large to assist him in directing the
work. The committeemen-at -large for
the state are as follows:
Hon. B. F. Carroll, governor, Des
Moines, Iowa.
Hon. Warren Garst, Coon 4.apids,
Iowa
Hon. John F. Riggs, superintendent
public instruction, Des Moines, Iowa
Hon. Harvey Ingham, Des Moines,
Iowa.
Hon. George E. Roberts, Chicago
H.
In addition, committee to repre-
sent and work in each congressional
district has been selected The COM
mitteemen for thu First district are:
Hon. LaMonte Cowles, Burlington
Des Moines county.
Mr. George Spahr, Mt. Pleasant,
Henry county.
Judge C. B. Leggett, Fairfield, JEFF
ferson county.
Mr.. George B. Stewart, FIT. Madison
Lee county.
Mr. w. H. Hurley, Wapello, LOUISE
county.
Hon. Robert Sloan, Keosauqua, Val
Buren, county
Mr.. Charles ]. Wilson, Washington
Washington county.
State Treasurer w. w. Morrow has
agreed to serve as treasurer of the
committee and all subscriptions will
be forwarded to him.
| General Dodge has authorized eacf
committeeman to appoint sub-commit
tees SO that every portion of the stats
can be covered. In his letter an
nouncing the committees, Genera
Dodge says in part:
Il earnestly request that each com
mitteeman Immediately organize hi
county and have it ready to canvass
SO that March 2, Senator Allison
4 birthday, shall be known as 'Allisol
! Day when statewide popular givinj
! can be inaugurated.
I 81 make a special appeal to tn
/ press of the state to take up this wor
and make our efforts a success.
every newspaper in the state wi
/ often call the attention of their reaG
ers to this tribute that we desire t
! pay to Senator Allison, who by illus
] trious word and deed stands today tn
embodiment of all that which
! noblest and best in our citizenship
and support our efforts, we canno
! fail to raise a sum that will cree
/ suitable memorials at WasLingto
and at Des Moines.
/ Il also suggest that the principal
of all our public schools and the head
! of the various institutions of learnin
!! give their support to this work an
/ obtain from each attendant a don;
ton, no matter how small as they a
are greatly indebted to the work {
Senator Allison in laying the found;
lions and building up our magnificer
/ edifices of learning in this state.
I'VE shall go before congress an
! tn state legislature asking them
supply the location and the pedestal
for each of the monuments and TIL
amount of the subscription receive
will govern the character of the me
MORALS Our desire is to make this
great public subscription and will el
deavor to give every citizen in tn
state an opportunity to pay this jus
tribute to Senator Allison"
With General Dodge 1t its head tn
movement to erect suitable memorial
to Senator Allison is assured of ST.
cess. He is one of the really grea
and forceful men of the state and nj
ton and has to his credit record {
achievements that guarantees result
in whatever he undertakes. In tn
labor of love in which he is now Ell
gagged he will have the hearty G.
operation of every philosophical q
izen of low; Both by reason of lon
tenure in the United States senate an
by illustrious services Senator All
son brought distinction to the stat
and 1t is recognized by I'll as in ever
way fitting that memorials should b
reared to his memory. His life an
his work were alike an inspiration
the highest citizenship and entitl
him to the best expression OF apr
citation that can be devised.
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