Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-22
IOWA THIRD PARTY PLANS
Promoters Of Organization Predict
Large Attendance.
WILL DOUBLE THE DELEGATIONS
Plan ON Foot to Have Crowd at state
Gatherfng--Leadcr VIII Not.
Put Separate Ticket In
the Field.
(From a staff Correspondents }

DES MONIES. Ia, July A.-(Special.) J.
The promoters of the new third party
In Iowa confidently predict an attend.
ance Of six or seven hundred delegates
to their state convention here next week
The county conventions yesterday were
fairly well attended. In some counties
no convention were held but In many
OF them there was fair turnout Of
men. for the selection of delegates whe
will come to Des Moines to help in or.
ganizing a new party.
The convention with be held in the
Coliseum. which win seat 5000 persons
and Of course 1t will not be filled. The
arrangements were made for the Coli.
scum when It was supposed that Coione
Roosevelt would come in person and
make speech. In that case the build
ing might have been filled. The only
speakers thus far arranged for are Rev
Charles Talmage and possibly Senator
Dixon of Montana.
1t is expected that delegation will be
selected to go to Chicago and aid in the
nomination Of Roosevelt for president. II
Is possible double delegation will be
selected The convention will also choose
candidates for presidential electors, men
who will go on the stump and campaign
for the party In all parts Of the state.
It has been decided by all the leaders
of the movement that under no condi-
tons will an. effort be. made to put up
"a separate ticket for state offices nor
for the legislature, Auagress or for sena-
tor. There will be no bolting and no
fight for the offices. There may be a
few counties In the state where local
candidates will be put In the field by
petition. The candidates for elector will
go on the ballot by petition as an. inde-
pendent ticket.
Iowa's Loss of Revenues.
Because Of the law adopted by the last
legislature for the taxing of moneys and
credits aside from the regular taxes the
state Of iowa loses a large revenue. The
assessors increased the sum total of
money and credits returned for taxation,
but the new law permits taxing the same
with a flat 5-mill levy as against the
average Of II mills for the state consoli-
dated taxes. This will cut down the
state revenue from this source about
100000 and necessitated the increase OF
the general state tax levy by one-tenth
Of a mill. AS it is the state will run
close on It's revenues and have smaller
balance In the treasury when the legis-
lature meets than for number of years
In fact the tax levy for the last year
was not high enough to maintain the
treasury balance at the level Of num-
Der of previous years.
Estate VIII BE Incorporated.
The second large estate in this city to
be Incorporated will be that of H. Devere
Thompson, plans for which have just
been made. The estate will be placed In a
trust corporation that cannot be divided
divided for 90 years and the heirs will
have shares in the estate. There are tive
sons, who have lately come into posses,
sion OF the entire estate Of the late O
H. Perkins, their uncle, worth at least q
half million dollars, and this will be
included. The other estate Is that of F.
M. Hubbell, which has been managed AZ
Q corporation for number Of years, bui
q part of the Thompson wealth Is in
cluded in the Hubbell corporation.
VIII Go After the Democrats.
DR.. Margaret Clarke Of Waterloo and
Rev. Mary Stafford of this city will &c
to Cedar Rapids next week to attend the
democratic state convention and work
for suffrage plank in the democratic
platform.
The republican state convention and
the editorial convention both swung over
to the Votes Tor Women, idea. It now
remains to win, the democrats.
by the very nature Of their professed
beliefs the democratic should favor sui.
frage," said Rev. Mary Stafford today.
1--WE are hoping they will be true demo-
Gratis as their name signifies"
Democratic Fight is In Prospect,
A big fight is Sinsprospect at the demo
cratic state convention at Cedar Rapid.
this week. 1t will be a contest for con
troll Of the party machinery, largely II
view Of the hope Of the democrat thai