Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-09
PRIMARY ISSUE IN IOWA
Candidates for County offices Want
Special Election on Presidency.
WANT IT OUT OF WAY EARLY


DIES MONIES, Ia. oct S.-tspeciaiS-
Some effort has been made 20 have the
republican state committee meet soon
and direct affairs In regard to the com
ing campaign for delegates 20 the ma
tional convention. but II now seems prob
able that the committee will not meet
until after the national committee has
met 10 fix the time and place OF the ma
tional convention. The state comlttee
, will, be up against a perplexing question.
Il must do one OF two things; order and
direct that the state shall for this year
return to the caucus system Of deciding
party. matters. or undertake by general
agreement to have the, presidential dele
gate matter settled BY a voluntary pri-
mary. It Is certain that there will be
: on the committee persons strongly favor
ing each method
To the great mass Of the members
o. he party It is Of very little importance
which method Is adopted but the candi-
dates FOR state. district and county Of
fees nearly all desire that the preslden-
tial matter be got out Of the way very
early 20 as not 10 interfere with the
regular primary. II the republican ma
tional convention should be held late,
say in the latter part OF July. II might
be that the presidential preference could
be settled OIL the same time as the state
matters In convention.
There Is no reason to believe that there
d will, be ans special bitterness In the
party contest In Iowa. There is sure 10
be a. contest and It is well known that
leaders on both sides are preparing for
the inevitable. Two years ago contest
was avoided In the matter OF presidential
preference and. the state was unanimous,
though the personnel Of the delegation
was a matter OF some controversy, as u
Yiu be again each year.
The democrats appear not to have taken
fery much interest in politics thus far.
rhe leaders say they do not want a
contest In the party here for control
md are hardly prepared as yet to say
a. what :they will do on presidential mat
,ers
commissioners GO 60 washington.
Members Of the lowe Railroad commits
sion have started for Washington. D. c.,
to attend the national convention OF COM
missioners and to confer on matters OF
mutual interest. At that time also the
briefs will be completed in the matter OF
their appearance in the cases involving
the sanborn decision on rates. The con-
ventipn OF. commissioners win take up
matters Of great moment and Il Is anticl-
pated that some OF the committee reports
on which work has been done for several
years win be very interesting and valu-
able.
Eduestlon Board Makes No Reply.
rfsA.s sst~ak. rx.a "A - Taa.,ca has t,,ada
no reply to the attack OF a farm paper
here on the boards management OF the
state colleges Members OF the finance
committee or governing body OF the board
which has an office here. have been out
Of the state for some time. The most
seE1ous matter In connection with II was
the alleged manner In which the presi-
dents at Ames and Iowa City we're dis
charged without notice TO them, and how
they were at ali time treated with dis
courtesy prior to their leaving the state.
II is expected the board win make some
defense ii due time
Celebrate College Anniversary.
Preparations are under way at DEBORAH
for the celebration OF the fifteenth ami
versary OF the founding OF Luther college.
In addition 90 the celebration there will
be announcement Of the fact that the
quarter-miliion- dollar endowment has
been completed and the college Is there
fore in better condition than ever before
The celebration will occur on October H.
Police Chiefs 90 Meet.
The biggest bunch OF criminal hunters
in the state viii assemble in Waterloo
on October II and u, on which dates the
ceremonies OF the state police chiefs
convention will be held. For two days
Il will take a mighty good crook TO make
a Ewipe and tickle the dust without get
ting the crook hunters on the trail These
who have been invited include all chiefs
az police, marshals, chiefs OF detectives.
commissioners OF public safety and fire
aud police commissioners Of the state OF
Iowa. Many have acknowledged receipt
Of. the Invitations sent by w. T. Din
neen. the observation-disclosures and big
convention seems assured.
Trouble over Tablets.
The new city hall. which is soon to
b oeeupled, has had placed in IT two