Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-20
IOWA POLITICIANS MARK TINE
Anti-Taft AgitstOrs Quiet Since
Presidents Visit TO State.
NO RUSH FOR NOMINATIONS
Opponents of George w. Clarke ns
Yet Unable Go Persuade Anyone
20 Take the FieId Against
Him.


DIES MONIES. Nov. ~ --(Special)-lt is
expected that during the present week
some decision will be reached as to what
will be done or attempted in Iowa IN
regard to the presidential contest Of next
year. Thus FAR no direct move has been
made by other side, and all parties are
marking time. During the summer there
was much discussion IN the newspapers
OF the state over Che matter and strong
urging that an effort be made 60 get
delegation Ia whole or In part FOR la
Toilette The agitation for this came
from politicians who have affiliated with
the conservatives as well ns those who
were with the progrosslves Following
tho visit of President TAFT TO the state
the matter quletod down and very little
has been said about Sc since. Most OF
| the leaders among republicans OF both
factions are disconraging any fight IN the
state, and u Is especially felt that any
hard campaign as between the Rdherents
OF Taft and La Toilette would make the
state uncertain.
| So far as the La Toilette movement IS
concerned Il appears 10 have been left
In the hands of Howard j. Clark,
prominent and prosperous attorney OF
/ this city, who has not been at all con
| apicuous In politics In the past. lie has
/ not fully decided as yet what direction
the movement shall take but has been
IN correspondence with tho partisans Of
/ La Toilette in Chicago and Washington.
| lie expects a decision soon.
| In the meantime there Is practically
nothing doing In regard 20 the republican
nominations for state offices. Nobody
has as yet had the courage to come out
and undertake 20 make a fight against
George w. Clarke for governor. Much
pressure has been brought to bear on
| Colonel ID. J. Palmer and Prof. +. @.
| Holden to make the fight. both being
urged by elements distinctly hostile to
Clarke, but thus far neither has agreed
to make the race.
All those who seek to be candidates
! for state. office desire that a fight shall
be avoided IN relation TO the national
delegation.
Discuss Social Questions.
Members Of the State Board OF Control
and OF the state Parole board Will go 10
Iowa city on Monday TO attend the annual
meeting OF tho Iowa conference OF chart
ties and correction. Judge Robinson OF
the board OF control Is chairman OF the
conference on prisoners and prisons, and
W. II. Berry OF tho parole board will tel
Of paroling prisoners. Others on the pro
gram are. a. l.. Urfck OF the Iowa Fed.
Grafton OF Labor. DIR. Max Witte, Clarindi
hospital; DR. Edward Steiner, Grinnel
college; 4. II. Pickworth. chaplain a.
AnamosR; n. E. Hyning. Sioux City; J. G
Sanders, warden at Fort Madison. ant
DR.. @. II. sumner secretary OF the Stat
Board of Health. II Is a most excelen
program and win take the larger par
OF three days.
More shop Room Needed.
An effort is 10 be made at the next ses
/ sion OF the legislature to secure an ap
preparation for the construction OF addi
: tional shops at the Anamosn reforma
tory, for the purpose OF enlargtng IN
. Industrial department. The last legisla
) ture provided that the Industrial wor
' should be carried on but failed 70 max
A an appropriation so that more than tw
or three grades could be taught. As a re
suit, the reformatory work has not mad
great progress there. The number OF n
: mates At the reformatory has been stead
; fly on the increase the last year an
now numbers G25 Il IS expected that vi
: der The indeterminate sentence law th
population will continue to increase fC
some years.
N Echo OF Hank BOOting.
!, One OF the last of the many lawsuit
growing out of the footing OF the Fir
. state Bank OF Corwith came TO a finis
In the supreme court Saturday, when II
- court refused to grant q rehearlng in
case involving the claim OF $4,000 again
the hnnk by John l.. Haswell. allowin
!, the claim. but refusing to give Hasws
- preference over other creditors. la
!, well was a cousin OF John l., Standrln
:, the cashier who looted the bank of $500
~ and departed four years ago. lie SUI
posed he was investing his money In far
- mortgages, but found he had nothing b
- yond forged paper OF all kinds. This WI
~ tho last failure OF a state bank I'm Iowa.
!, A crusade against the smoke nuisan
In Des Aloines will be commenced I
- Smoke Inspector Harry McNutt Monda
~ Between fifty and sixty vlolators In d
~ downtown district must come TO tim,
=" or stand criminal prosecution II the
plants are not conforming TO the law,
=. elared the inspector.
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