The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-01
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( to receive his appointment directly
from the hands of the president This
also was point made by Louis
! Murphy. WHO early was named by
President Milhon to be district col
! lecter of internal revenue, and, upon
the consolidation Of the TWO districts.
4 became collector for the entire state.
These three appointing ulliTan-
/. Van Wagenen and MURPHY we're
conspicuous in this regard
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Dec L.
A death occurred in Washington this
week which will be learned of with
interest by pioneers In southeastern
Iowa 1t was that OF Mrs. Lydia 3D.
monds. widow of James B. Edmonds.
formerly OF Iowa City. The cause OF
death was hardening Of the arteries.
/ The decedent was 20 years of age.
Mrs. Edmonds before her marriage
was Myers Her father located at
Napoleon. johnson county. in an early
day and in 1s4s he went TO Califor-
MIA. where he died Mr. isdmonds To-
Gated at Iowa City in 1854 and be-
came prominent as a lawyer. Presi-
cent Arthur appointed MIN one Of
! the com nissioners OF the District Of
! Columbia and he and Mrs. Edmonds
1 removed to Washington at that time
Mr.. Edmonds died about fifteen years
ago He left 10 is widow real estate
1 worth 100000. which she held and
which, at the time of her death. had
increased in value to half million
/ dollars.
Colonel ". P Heuburn was a pail
bearer at Mrs. Edmonds' funeral this
week. as he was fifteen years ago at
the funeral of Mr.. Edmonds.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Dee. il
The unexpected death OF Frank Clark.
United States marshal for the south
ern district Of Iowa, undoubtedly VIII
have the effect of Fastening atom b,
the department of justice in recon
mending the appointment OF his sue
cessor. and the nominations for mar
shall in the northern district and at
torney in the southern district may
be sent 10 the senate at the same
time. This wes minated at the de-
II partment when notification of the
death Of the marshal and the making
OF temporary appointment by Unit
ed States Judge Smith Mcpherson.
was received Every indication points
to the naming Of Nick Reed, demo-
cratic state comm: tee chairman. for
the permanent appointment.
| WASHINGTON, D. c.. De-. L.
As the date for holding the special
meeting Of the republican national
committee for the purpose of con-
sideriDg the issuing of call for an
extraordinary national committee and
other prominent republicans in con-
gress regarding the questions which
VIII come up before the committee
for settlement
That the committee will decide to
a 1oouC q YAH lof Tic oc-li Gu tAlf dOt-
binary national convention has been
pretty generally conceded in Wash
ington since the recent rscommenda-
ton of the New York state republi-
cans.
Party leaders In various states. &C
cordfngly. have been looking ahead
to the primaries and conventions at
which delegates to the national con
vention will be chosen, and this leads
to a discussion as to who shall be
eligible to participate as delegates
and the electors of delegates to the
national convention.
The declared purpose OF this pro.
posed national convention Is to reor.
ganize the republican party-not the
democratic party nor the bull moose
party-but the republican party;
therefore, necessarily. 1t is being
argued, the membership OF the demo
ccratic and bull moose organizations
will be excluded from participation in
the proceedings.
1t is being recited that the prfn.
ciples Of the republican party were
enunciated by the republican national
convention which assembled In June
1912, in Chicago; that men who be
lieved in those principles and who
desired to make them effective
through the election of the party's
candidates, voted for Mr. Taft at the
last November election
These fundamental facts are being
stated and re-stated every day now
while the eligibility Of those who
shall be allowed membership in the
convention is under informal and pre-
liminary discussion A d cision by
the committee to this effect would
mean simply that the only men who
could participate in that convention
would ha man uhn e,,pportad pra.;