Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-05-08
POLITICS IN IOWA.
Our Correspondent at State Capitol
Reviews the Situation.

election of members of the House oi
Representative in twenty-three
counties, or of senators in seven dis
tricts; democrats will have no oppo-
sition in selecting members of the
House in twelve counties, and of SEN
ator in one district. This means that
in over one-third of the counties OF
the state there is no contest for a
seat in the lower house of the next
General Assembly. This is because
the democrats failed to file nomina-
tion papers in the following sena-
torial districts: Second Jefferson
and Van Buren, counties), Thirty-sec-
ond Woodbury., Thirty-third (Bu-
chanan and Delaware), Fortieth CAL
lamakee and Fayette), Forty-frst
(Mitchell, Winnebago, Worth), For
ty-sixth, Cherokee, Ida, Plymouth)
Forty-ninth (Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola
and Sioux and also failed to file
nomination papers in the following
counties for representative: Appa-
moose, Buchanan, Buena Vista, Cass
Cerro Gordo, Emmett, Floyd, Han
cock, Hardin, Kossuth, Louisa, Mar
shall, Mills, Mitchell, Montgomery
Poweshlek, Sioux, Winnebago, Win
neshiek, Woodbury., Wright On the
other hand the republicans failed to
file nomination papers for senator in
the Twenty-fifth district Qowa and
Johnson) and for representative in
the following counties: Bremen,
Carroll, Chickasaw, Clinton, Della
ware, Dubuque, Iowa, Johnson,
Lyon, Monona, Scott and Shelby
Farmers may be interested in the
following report of freight reduc-
tions that have been made during
the last few years on material for
the farm, as just compiled by Hon.
n. S. Ketchum, chairman of the
Board of Railroad Commissioners,
who is candidate to succeed him.
self at the coming June primary:
Freight rates on brick and tile re-
auced thirty per cent; freight rates
on agricultural implements and wag-
ons in car load lots reduced seven
teen per cent; freight rates on wag-
ons in less than car load lots re-
duced twenty-five per cent; mini
mum car load weight on stock foods
lowered so as to amount to thirty
per cent reduction; rates on harness
and sadlery reduced ten per cent
| freight rates on live stock reduced
reductions totaling twenty-five pei
cent; establishment of graduated ex-
press charges now in effect admitted
| ly the lowest in the United States
minimum charge on small packages
reduced from forty cents to twenty
five cents.
Holders of policies in mutual life
insurance companies will be graft
fed with the report just issued by
the State Fire Marshal, an office Gre
ated by a bill introduced by w. l.
Harding of Sioux City. now candi.
date for republican nomination fol
lieutenant governor. This first an
nual report shows that since the law
went into effect in July 1911, ter
convictions have been brought about
which goes to justify the claim made
before the legislature by Mr.. Hard
ing that the establishment of this
Office would cut down the losses ant
thus be a great saving to mutual
insurance companies.
That Geo. Clarke of Adel, candi
date for the republican nomination
for governor, will not be punished
for refusing to interfere with a di
vision of delegates at the state con
vention from his home county il
the matter of presidential prefer
ence, was demonstrated here tni
week. A few started a movemen
to line up the Polk county delega
ton against him. 1t fell fiat an
was further throttled by progressiv
leaders who let it firmly be know
that in no way would they counter
ance any regulatory methods. MI
Clark will have strong support fror
progressive leaders, and it is rumor
ed Senator Cummins will openly en-
dorse him before the primary cleo
tion.
Hon. Lafe Young is making
strenuous campaign for the nomina
tion for United States senator speak
ing every night. There is spirit
ed contest for auditor of state
There being four candidates. som
of the opponents TO Auditor Bleakle
have combined in their efforts, hoI
ing to throw the choice into the cor
yention.
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