Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-19
IOWA DEMOS ARE ORGANIZING
Leaders Expect to Spend Large
Amount of Money.
SALOON PETITION is FnED
Attorney GeneraI-EIect George COsson
Decides Upon Organization of
office After First OF the
Year.
(From a staff Correspondent


DIES MONIES. Ia, Dec. ESPECIALLY
The meeting Of the democratic county
committee here today to get ready for
the campaign work and to start organ
izing indicates that the lows democrats
mean to take a very early start In the
game for the next presidential election.
They have set out now to organize very
much as they might be expected 10 start
out a few weeks in advance Of the cleo
ton. They say they intend 20 thoroughly
organize Iowa and to spend a vast amount
Of money getting things in shape for the
next election.
saloon Consent Petition Filed.
The consent petition for Des Moines so-
looms was filed today with the city coun-
Gil. II contained 1905 names OF voters,
which is nearly 1000 more than enough
for the purpose. The Anti-Saloon league
claims. that they have enough signers to
their remonstrance taking the names off
the petition so that the saloon petition
will fail when the matter is finally can
vasscd. The saloon men have asked the
court for an order restraining the pub
licaGon OF the names Of those who signed
the petition, and say that II they cannot
secure this they will at least print the
ildilleH OF lnOSe WHO IfSL SlEueu lHe Pc
titions and then took their names off
Organize Attorney Generals office,
Senator George Cosson Of Audubon
county. attorney general-elect, today de-
cided upon the organization of his office
after January l. John Fletcher OF Avoca,
at present second assistant, will become
assistant attorney general succeeding
Charles A. Lyon. who goes into the prac-
tice here c. r. Robbins Of Winterset. at
present a member of the legislature. viii
become special counsel in the, Office. TAX
ing the position now held by Cosson him.
self. II is regarded as a very strong or,
ganization of the force.
Poultry and Dog Exposition.
The nineteenth annual exhibition of the
Iowa Poultry association will be held in
Des Moines in the Coliseum January 8 to
u. At the same time and In the same
place the first bench show for the state.
The state Dairy association fixed the
dates for the next state dairy show to be
the second week OF next october.
Organizing New Companies.
There was filed with the secretary Of
state today the articles for the Indianola
Tropical Land company OF Warren county.
with 10000 capital; and the Hornick
Cereal company OF woodbury. county, with
$3.50 capital.
The legislative committee Of the State
Park and Forestry association will prepare
a number OF bills TO grant to park boards
greater power for preserving the natural
parks of the state and in control OF streets,
with view to making them more beau
tifhl.
- want Change I'm Parole Law.
A demand will be made upon the legisla-
ture for change in the law regarding
the parole Of persons from the State
Inebriate hospital at Knoxville Superin-
tendent Donahue states that the great ma
joritY of the. persons who are paroled fall
into evil habits very soon because there
is no provision for putting them into the
hands OF friends. They are turned loose
at the institution and most OF them come
to Des Molnes, where they meet companions
and go wrong.
sportsmen organizing.
At the meeting of hunters and sportsmen
held here, Dwight French was elected
president, C. w. Budd, vice president, and
w. o. Smouse. secretary, and committees
named on state organization, in regard TO
the Wall lake drainage and for other pur-
poses The work OF organizing the hunters
OF the state will be commenced at once,
with a view to a convention that will devise
what shall be done with the large fund
in the state treasury due to payment Of
hunters licenses.
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