Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-01
CLANSGATHER INDIES MONIES
Republicans Are Lining Up for the
State Convention.
DELEGATES HAVE LITTLE TO DO
VIatform q to BE Made and Candi-
!, date Selected for superintend-
ent of Public In
struction.
From a staff Correspondent.

DBS MONIES Ia, July 3l.-CSpecial)-
The advance guard for the republican state
convention arrived In the city today, con-
sistlng of q number Of republicans from
northern Iowa. Rooms have been engaged
for large number OF the delegates and
leaders to be available on Monday. Never
before in'the history of the state has in
terest been keener in state convention
than in this enc. even though much of the
life OF state convention has been taken
away by operation OF the primary law.
The convention has but little actually to
do The candidates for governor, Lieutenant
governor, treasurer, auditor. secretary and
other state offices have been nominated. 1t
remains for the convention to settle con-
test for state superintendent between seven
good, men. Nobody seems to be able TO
figure out any satisfactory solution OF this
puzzle. State Superintendent Riggs received
about 30 per cent of the vote but did not
get the So per cent necessary to nominate.
Under a plurality system ne would have
been nominated. Now the convention must
decide. Very likely this will take good
many ballots and this may delay the con-
vention.
Two candidates for judges Of the supreme
court are to be nominated, but this Is al
ready fixed. They will be Judge Horace e.
Evans Of Hampton, both to be renominated.
Deemer has now been on the supreme
bench twelve years and Evans has had
one term. There is no opposition to either
one as both have made most excellent
Judges
Platform Controversy.
II there is to be any real controversy In
the convention 1t must be over some phase
of the platform. The situation Is peculiar
and delicate. The two factions have worked
at cross purposes, neither one admitting
that 1t intends to do what the Other
charges. each one protesting the utmost
loyalty to party principles. But the stand
patters are insisting that unless the conven-
tion makes a platform which first and
above everything else indorses President
Haft and Governor Carroll and everything
I'm their administrations it will show thai
the convention is not republican. 1t was
the intention of the progresslves to adopt
q platform indorsing both Of these officials
In formal way, then to devote the major
part of the platform to the principles Of thu
party but they say that the attitude Of
the other faction is forcing them to posi-
ton where they must leave the mattel
alone.
There can be no doubt that the platform
will be written and adopted by the progress
sives, for the fierce fight Of the past sum
mer ended in a victory for them. In fac
the progressive majority will be larger thai
any majority for either faction in any con
vention for fifteen years.
Cummins to sound Keynote.
senator Cummns will sound the keynot
Cor the convention. He will deliver
rather short address in which he will dis
cuss the fight in congress and the ques
lions which are uppermost in the minds 0
the people. There was some talk of an eff
fort to have the convention refuse TO accep
him as temporary chairman. and IL the con
Vention had not been controlled by hi
friends the first fight would have come o.
that proposition Nobody has been sug
gested for permanent chairman.
state Committee.
There is also some interest attaching {
the manner of electlng and organizing tn
state committee for campaign purposes
There are six Of the congressional district
controlled by the progressives and five b
the standpatters, so that II IL certain this
ali committees OF the convention will /
controlled by the progressives. But I'll
primary law requires that the state CONVEX
ton itself must elect the entire state can
paign committee. 1t may accept caucu
nominations. or 1t may not do So Some
the republican leaders are in favor Of ii
convention electlng raen in every distric
In case Of an ugly fight in the convention
or possibility OF bolt on the part OF II
minority. this would undoubtedly be done.
Live stock Entries for Fair.
The live stock entries for the state Ia
close tomorrow and Secretary Simpson +
ports that up till today about $50 of the e.
hibitors have completed their entries.
4 The correspondence thus far had ihdcat
the exhibit of live stock will be very larl
this year. The other entries do not clio
until later in the year.
stocking Iowa with PheRsants.
State game wardens report that the wo
of placing pheasants in Iowa has alrea,
been commenced. Last week twenty pal
of Hungarian pheasants were turned loo
in Blackhhawk county In places whe
protection was promised by the people.
is expected that many OF them viii ne
and their number be increased befo
winter. The plan of the state administr
ton Is to raise great many pheasants a
turn them loose in Iowa next year.
win visit Prisons.
Father l., s. Coffin of Fort Dodge W
erected and msintained on his farm
temporary home for eX-prisoners, is In L
Moines today, He win visit the penlte
tiarias of the state and give addresses
the inmates by request of the respecti
wardens. After he has completed his to
he will visit his childhood home Ia NJ
Hampshire. Although past IS years
age. he win make the trip alone.
Body of Negro at Medical school
The body OF John Junkins. the mes
murderer, who was hanged at Fort Ma
son, was brought here ana turned over
the medical department Of Drake univers
for examination II was the special des
Of the head of that department TO have
brain OF the murderer Tor investigation
10 his criminal instincts. Arrangemei
were made with the family OF the Wet
Tor having the body turned over.
Van SAINT and Warner Coming.
Department Commander II. A. Dyer
the Grand Army OF the Republic sta
today that he has arranged to have exc
srnor S. r. Van SAINT OF Minnesota and SCI
tor William Warner OF Missouri as visit
on soldiers day at the state fair, Aug
10 An order will be issued in few d.
with reference to the committees Of
rangemehts. etc.