Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Concerning state Matters From Sur
Correspondent at the Capitol.
SENATORS IN WASHINGTON
Some Interesting Figures Prom The
State Auditors Office, the Agf
tatiOn for Changes i'm Pri-
xnary Law, Etc.

Des Mo1nes, Ia, June 2V--Iira1
Iowa people are becoming more
provident and are enabled, because
of prosperous times, to look more
carefully I'd their own savings and
their fami1y's protection, is force
fully shown by a comparison OF
records in the Office of State Auditor
Bleakley. h is announced from his
Office that during the past year
Iowa people spent 319,900.1S
more money in life insurance pre-
miums than they did during the
proceeding year. During the past
year Iowa people spent in OLD line
insurance companies of Iowa ST.
6S2,97753 and in companies cut
side of Iowa s6,O62, 2,993.O7, making
a total of s7,745,970,60. During
taee preceding year they spent with
Iowa companies $4 ,45S,5 and
with companies outside of Iowa $5'-
967,551.S3 or total of $7,426r
O75.42. During the past year 270,-
9S1 policies We're s0td in Iowa as
against 246,5O3 the preceding
year, showing an increase of 24,47S
policies. This insurance increase
refers only to old line insurance
and not 4raternal.
The general dissatisfaction with
the operation of the primary system
in Iowa finds counterpart In
North Dakota where the statewide
primary has been in operation an
equal length OF time and has had
the same number of trials as In this
state. There is also general COM
plant in North Dakota against the
inefficieney of the system to accom-
plish the many things for which II
was originally enacted. The same
complaints are made there as here
and a demand is also being made In
that state for revision or repeal OF
the law.
At the coming state republican
convention to be held here August
two nominations will be made by
the delegates without contest and
without dissention. Two judges OF
the supreme court will be nominated
and there will be but two names
before the convention. These will
be the names of Judges Evans and
Deemer, whose present terms eX-
pire next January. They will be re-
nominated without opposition. This
being the last year of Judge Dee
mer's term he is now, according to
the rotation arrangement, CHIEF
Justice of Iowa's supreme bench.
Hon. Jerry B. Sullivan of Des
Moines, one-time democratic candl'
date for governor, will be temporary
chairman of the democratic state
convention to be held in Ottumwa
July 27, and will outline the poll
cies of Iowa democracy.
The closing days of the United
States congress were of keenest in
terest in Iowa because of the atti'
tude assumed by Senators n. b
Cummins and j. p. Dolliver in vot
ing against the Postal Savings BanF
bill, which had the endorsement
and support of both President VIM
H. Taft and Theodore Roosevelt.
When the former president re
turned to America and looked Over
affairs at Washington he determin
ed the best interests of the countr!
could be subserved in the passage
of the House bill on Postal Savings
and used his influence in that di
reetion. The bill was passed by th'
senate but both Iowa senator:
voted against it.
Des Moines politicians say it viii
be interesting to hear from th'
Iowa representatives in the senat
their reasons for opposing both tn
president and Theodore Roosevelt
both of whom they have formerl,
claimed to support so enthusiastic
ally.
r It is believed by many here tha
the strenuous efforts on the part o
the insurgents to get control of tn
Iowa republican convention ar
prompted by fear that the lows
senators will be taking stan'
against Roosevelt and Taft.
The Iowa convention, however
will be standapt If the delegates sc
lected to the county convention
remain true to their professions O
faith. Secretary Bryan of the low
Taft Club here says there is absc
lutely no question but that the res
ulars will control the delegates
the state convention If there is N
bolting among the delegates to tn
county conventions. He believe