TITE OMAITA DAILY BEfi: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, lOOi.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA
COUNCIL BLUFR
MISOa METTIOjr.
OUTLOOK IN POTTAWATTAMIE
iMvlg cell draft.
LefTcrt'a glassea (It.
Btorkrt soils carpets.
Drs. Woodbury, dntlnta, 30 Pearl at
Night school at Western Iowa collega.
Duncan sells the best school shoes.
' Duncan do the best repnlrlng. 23 Main st
For rent, modern hou. 723 Slxtn Avenua.
New Flctura mouldings. C. B. Alexander,
ITS Broadway.
Born, to Deputy ShnrifT and Mrs. Clar
ence Woolnvan, a daughter.
Look for Cap. Lticaa on the democratic
ticket for Justice ft the peace.
Mrs. O. W. I.ors; left yesterday on a
vlnlt to relatives In Charlton, la.
i'leaslng designs In wall pnper work
( uaruntted. Uurwlck, 211 8. Main.
Mrs. K. P. Oraney haa been called to
Murshalltown by the death of her father.
MiftMiitiil oik dry cordwood $6 cord, deliv
ered. Wm. Welch, IB -N. Main St. Tel. 128.
Tim business nn-etlna; of Fidelity council,
Xoyal Arcanum, will be culled promptly
this evtnlrvs ut 7:30 o'clock.
Thorn will be a. special meeting; this even
ing of the Dramatic Order Knights of
KhoriutHitn In St. Altmn's hall.
Mrs. J. I. Filbert, who hiut been vialtlnff
her niece, Mrs. Ttioman Maloney. has re
turned to her home In Los Angeles, Cal.
The IidJcs' Aid society of Bt. Paul's
Episcopal church will meet this afternoon
ut tho reniih jico of Mrs. Dalrymple, 1019
Fifth avenue.
Cones of smallpox In the families of A.
Ounrtnim, 214 LoRun strwt. and Mrs. Nick
rant, 1J4 Rldirn street, were reported to the
Board of Health yesterday.
Miss MTirgaret Maloney, daughter of Al
derman ThonuiH Maloney, entertained a
number Of tier young friends Saturday aft-
i-nioon at her home on Avenue K.
The' fire department was called at a little
after fl o'clock yesterday morning to the
Bchoedpuek dye works on North Twenty
sixth street,' where a blaio had started in
the coal shells, caused by combustion of
slack roiil. The Are was extinguished with
but little damuge.
Kmmet Murphy, 927 Avenue II, was re
nortec? to the Hoard of Health yesterday
lis ill with diphtheria. . County Attorney
KlUjmck, who. was quarantined for.Ulph
tl'urla, la. oonvajeacent and was at his of
lice Saturday. A case of smallpox waa re
ported at 214 Logan str.et.-. ,
A mission continuing; two weeks opened
yesterday at St. Frtimjia Xavier's church
with solemn high rrtass (it 10:30 o'clock, with
Rev. Father Hinyth as coh-brant, assisted
by Father Nugent as dearam. The opening
sermon of the mission was. preached - last
evening by Rev. Father Donoher, 8. J.
Daughters of American Revolution.
. The fifth, annual. state conference of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
will be held In this city Thursday and Fri
day of ' this week. The sessions will be
held In the First Baptist church and the
member of the local chapter have made
elaborate . preparations , to entertain the
visiting delegates. There are thirty-three
chapters In Iowa and.lt Is expected that
the conference will be attended by thirty
or more of the leading women of the state.
Tho opening session will be Thursday
afternoon and the conference will close
with the morning session on Friday, when
officers for the ensuing year will be
elected. Thursday evening the visiting
delegates will bo tendered a reception at
the home of Mrs. Horace Everett on Bec
.ond avenue, from 8 to 11 o'clock. Mrs.
Maria Purdy Peck of Davenport, state
regent, will preside at. the sessions of the
conference and other officers expected to
attend are Mrs. Carrie M. Ogllvie of Des
Mutnesv vice regent; Mrs. Daphne Pea
body of Dubuque, secretary; Mrs. Mable
Gordon . Millard of Burlington, treasurer,
and Mrs. Julian Richards of Waterloo,
vice , president general for Iowa. Mrs.
Drayton V, Iiushnell of this city Is state
historian.
, Mrt. J.I'f.'Xioinvcr, ivife' rf- Senator Dol
Hvcr, of Fort Dodge, who Is historian gen
eral of the organization, will be another
prominent, visiter 4t the conference and
she will .preSnfc. the matter of the Conti
nental hall project, toward tho building of
which the autional- organisation Is bending
every effort--'. '." . . , '. ..l".
' . ,-. .'. Antl-Trpattna; League.
,A. K. Drupe1 'of Chicago;' western man
a'ger of the Hunkers' , Publishing company,
apt nt Sunduy In Council Bluffs. Mr. Draper
is president of the Antl-Treatlng League of
America, which hns been recently organ
ized - with hea'tiquurters at 189 La Salle
street, Chicago, The. object of the league
(A to combat the drink evil as well as to
teach-:nen rommhn sense In their dally so
cial relations with one another.
'While the league, hus its . headquarters in
fchioa'gp, ,.lti hud. Its first .Inception about
two months ago In St.' Louis, when twenty
five truwllng men got together and formed
the nucleus of the organisation. Since then
the organization" has had a' rapid growth.
Until today, Mr. Draper states, It has a
membership of nearly f 1,0(0, composed
chiefly of traveling, men from all part of
the country.
Speaking, of the league at the Orand ho
tel last evening, Mr. Draper said: '
There, Is no doubt but that the drink
iia bit Is to a great extent acquired chiefly
through the very prevalent treating liutilt
find that the men who acquire It are very
often amon;' the most social and kindly,
men who love to mix anil mingle in friendly
'Intercourse with their fellows. It is this
class of men who usually fall victims when
one round comes fast upon the heels of
unother, and each man Insists upon being
hm good us another when a group large or
mall meets at the saloon bur. Thus when
a man occasionally goes In with a friend
ho finds himself tn a crowd of acquaint
ances und Instead of one drink there are
jnuny. What Is the probable resuItT A
tnibcequent penance of gastric affliction In
the cold, gray dawn of the morn following
ml a likely impaired ability for business.
',- Mr. Draper yesterday secured several ap
plications for membership tn the league,
Fop Rest,
Desk room for rent Be office, 10 Pearl
treet.
A rar anient Had in a Fight.
1 W. T. Ileddlestpn was arrested at 5
o'clock Sunday morning on a warrant Is
sued froth Justice Carson's court.' He is
charged with assaulting A. Horton, a
farmer living on the outskirts of the city;.
The assault la alleged to have been com
mitted Saturday evening and, according, to
Horton' story, he essayed the role of
peacemaker between Heddleston and a
frlond who were fighting, when Heddleston
turned on him and gave him a sound
drubbing.' This eddleston denies and he
' claim that he and a friend were engaged In
on argument, when Horton Interfered and
started to pull off his coat, offering to do
whatever fighting , was needed. When
Horton started to take off his coat Hed
dleston said he thought It was time for
Mm to show Horton that he was somewhat
of a fighter himself and Morton's appear
ance when he called at police headquarters
demonstrated that Heddleston had made
good bis assertion. ..
When Heddleston was taken Into cus
tody, ihts little son 1 accompanied' hlm to
the city Jail and cried bitterly when he
was not permitted to be locked up with
hl.,ather. The, , little fellow, however,
hustled out and In a short while had se
cured a bondsman for his father and had
the s satisfaction of accompanying him
home. Judge Scott will arbitrate the case
lu police court this morning.
Plumbing and Heating. Blxby at Bon.
LEWIS CUTLER
MORTICIAN
28 PEARL ST.
Lady Attendant If Desired.
Ckairmau Wright Saji EooBevelt'i Plu
rality Will Be About 1,500.
ALSO CLAIMS ALL COUNTY OFFICES
Democrats Think They Will Elect
Clerk of the fonrt, Conntr Re
corder and One Member
Board of Snperrlsors.
After a careful and thorough canvass of
the county I see no reason -wattaml"
county should not Slyel'resldent
Roosevelt a plurality of from l.BW to
-i i -i a Z (Un cmintv ticket Will OH
be elected "by ' p , ralltles ranging from CU0
to 1 200 While the campaign has been a
qlet one. go. d strong work has been done
by the republican candidates and nothing
now remains but to count the votes and
estimate the Plu'VaE g WRIGHT,
Chairman Republican County Central Com-
Wlth the close of bne of the quietest
campaigns in the history of Pottawattamie
county there seems no doubt but that the
entire republican county ticket will bo
elected by good safe majorities. Indica
tions are that Roosevelt will have anywhere
from 1,000 to 1,500 plurality In the county,
although Chairman Wright is optimistic
enough to place It at possibly 1,800. Na
tional Committeeman Ernest E. Hart, who
has made a careful canvass of the situa
tion In this county, places Roosevelt's plu
rality at well over 1.000 and Is confident of
the election of the entire republican county
and township ticket.
Chairman Miller of the democratic county
central committee Is pinning his faith on
the election of three county candidates,
namely, Al Lenockcr for clerk of the dis
trict court, P. J. McBride for county re
corder and Charles Huber for member of
the Board of Supervisors.
: Assistant County Attorney J. J. Hess,
the republican candidate for county at
torney, Is conceded to' practically have a
walkaway and It Is believed that he will
undoubtedly head the county ticket. While
serving as assistant county attorney most
of tho criminal work of the county has
devolved on him and although a young
man has made for himself a nnme and
reputation of which many an older lawyer
might be proud.
The democrats, as a last resort, are en
deavoring to convey the impression among
the voters that if either of the republican
candidates, H. V. Battey, W. C. Cheyne
or G. G. Balfa, Is elected Freeman L. Reed,
at present clerk of the district court, will
be retained in office as deputy. This will
not be the case, as when Mr. Reed retires
from the office at the close of the year he
will enter the employ of a large railroad,
the position having been assured him and
it only awaits his being able to assume it.
County Chairman Wright wishes to im
press upon all republicans the advantage
of votlng,early Tuesday morning. He asks
that every republican as far as possible,
go to tho polls as early as possible in the
morning before going to work and cast his
ballot. "If the republicans will do this,"
he said yesterday, "we will have the demo
crats beaten to a standstill by noon."
List of rolling Places.
The1 polls will 'be openfrom 7 a. m. to 7
p. m. and In 'the city' precincts will be lo
cated at the following places:
First ward First precinct. Wheeler &
Heald building, 184 East Broadway; Second
precinct, Merriam building, a7 East Broad
way H.wnnri Wnrd First Dreclnct. 23 Bryant
street;'. Second precinct,, Servls" store, 732
West Broadway; ' ;"' '
Third WHril First . precinct, 2L1 South
Main street; Second precinct, 7i South
Main Mrcet.
Fourth Ward First precinct. Farmers'
hall, county courthouse; Second precinct,
12 Twelfth avenue.
Fifth Wnrd First precinct, county build
ing, corner of Fifth avenue and Twelfth
street; Second precinct, county building,
1513 South Thirteenth atreet.
Sixth Ward First precinct, county build
ing, corner of Twenty-fourth street and
Avenue B; Second precinct, John Olson's
building, Flftji and Locust streets.
Theso are the Judges and clerks of elec
tion who will serve tomorrow:
First Ward: Second Precinct Judges, O.
Tounkerman. A. G. Gilbert. C. W. Atwood;
clerks. John Hollo, C. M. Maynard.
First Ward: Second Precinct Judges', S.
B. Snyder. W. S. Baird. William Green;
clerks. S. II. Conner, J. C. Pryor.
Second Ward: First Precinct Judsres,
Thomas Mnloney, Spencer Smith, C. A. Tlb
bltts: clerks. W. F. Snpp, Gus Covalt.
Second Ward: . Second Precinct Judges,
John Olson. A. F. Hollls, L. P. Serviss;
clerks, Ovlde Vlen. Harry Luchow.
Third Ward: First Precinct Judges, J.
H. Mayne, Ohio Knox. Adolph Goldstein;
clerks, C. S. Haverstock, Oscar Baumels
ter. Third Ward: Scond Precinct Judges. M.
H. Tlnlev, W.' 8. Jnnln. M. P. Schmidt;
clerks. L. E. Bridensteln, . George F.
Hughes.
Fourth Ward: First Precinct Judges. V.
P. Wrlsrht. C. W. MeTlonald. B. S. Terwllll
eer: clerks. H. J. . Chambers, Charles F.
Pnschel. "
Fourth Ward: Second Prolnct Judges,
J. P. Weaver. Rd Ford, floren Wilson;
clorVs, J. A. Oorham, J. T. Mulnueen.
Fifth Ward: First Precinct-Judnes. A.
W. Dennis Jnmes Hoon. C. A. Dobbins;
clTkn C. M. Tlobbs. Charles Ifsmmel.
Fifth Wnrd: Recnnd Proclnct Judirs.
Jnmes McMlllen. Frd Saar. T. A. Brewlck;
clerks I.wrence Hansen, 3. A. Knox.
Sixth Ward: First Precinct Judges. C.
M. Crlnpen. I. T.ovett J. W. Kirk; rlerks,
F .T. Bhcock, Touts Boekhoff.
Sixth Wnrd: Second Pnecinor Judges. O.
C. Hamilton, K. W. Wnrd. N. B. Shon
qnlst: ol'rks, F. Beauclalr. John Hnnsen.
Kine (OutslcW .Tiirtrs. WIllHm Hewitt.
J. S Grotzer W W. Duncan; clerks, H. J.
Sr"lth, Fred Duncan.
This Is the nroirram for the conference:
THT'RSnAT. NOV. 10, 2 P. M.
Music. "America " by the audience.
The Lord's prsyer.
Address of welcome, Mrs. Victor E. Ben
der. Response. Mr Oeorsre W. Ogllvie.
Music, vocal solo. Mrs. H. C. Deetkln.
Renorf of officers.
Rrort of chapters.
Reports of s'MniUng committees: Wde.
Mrs Victor R. Render Council Blufs;
Contlnenetal hsll. Mrs. W. D. Skinner. Des
Moines; magazine, H. J. Howe. Marshall
town. Music, Instrumental soln. Mrs. Ida Wles
Bevbert.
.Address "Continental Hall," Mr. J. P.
pnl'iver. historian general.
Pntrlotle editress, Hon Charles M. Hart.
M isle vncsl solo Ms Pnrterfleld.
FRIDAY. NOV. 11. :3(l A. M.
Music "The Star Spangled Banner," Mrs.
W F. Sherman.
Report of committees on stendlnsr r"'s
Mr. T. O. Swlnev. Davenport: Mrs Wll
Ham J McCoy, Cljnton; Mrs. W. F. Bnlley,
r)e Mnlne.
Music, vocsl solo Mrs. K R. Hypes
Flection of officers.
Music, "Auld Lang Syne," audience.
N. T. Plumbing Co. Te. wo. Night, FttT.
Room and cafe. Ogden noteL
several short addresses by prominent citl
ens as well as other features.
Opriln of Jew School Hollar.
The Avenue B school house, which ha
been transformed Into an up-to-date mod
ern building, will be occupied by the pupils
today and this evening will be formally
opened with appropriate exercises. The
Board of Education Is anxious that the
people of the city generally attend the
opening this evening and avail themselves
of the opportunity of inspecting the build
ing, which now ranks as one of the very
best school houses in tho city.
This Is the program of the exercises this
evening:
Music, "Our Country. Great and Glori
ous," Schumann; chorus of Avenue B chil
dren under direction of Miss Porterfleld,
supervisor of music.
Prayer, Rev. Lewis Ripley.
"The School Board," J. P. Hess, president
Of the board.
Presentation of the new building. George
W. Gorman and W. J. Davenport, mem
bers of the building committee.
Response by committee representing
West Knd citizens. W. C. Boyer, speaker;
I. Lvoett. W. M. Hendrlx. G. W. Skinner.
"The Outlook." W. N. Clifford, superin
tendent of schools.
Music, vocal solo, selected; Miss Porter
field. "Council Bluffs, Past and Present," C. O.
Saunders.
"Our Schools," Emmet Tlnley, member of
the board.
Music, "Daffodils," E. Hermes; chorus of
Avenue B children.
Benediction, Rev. H. W. 8tarr.
PHOFESSOH ACCISED OF MIROER
Deeornh Church Worker Charged
with Kllllnsr Neighbor rritH a Hoe.
DES MOINES, la., Nov. 6. A special
from Decorah, Io., snys:
Prof. T. I. Glfford, a prominent resi
dent and church worker of Decorah, is
under arrest and a charge of murder In
the first degree as a result of the death
of H. A. Blgelow, from a blow on the head
from a hoe In the hands of Glfford. Blge.
low's skull waa crushed.
The men were engaged In a dispute over
their rights to a certain piece of property,
when Glfford struck Blgelow down, pulled
his body onto his own lot and left htm.
Blgelow died a few hours afterwards,
without recovering consciousness. He was
a pioneer of Winneshiek county.
Notes from Creston.
CRESTON, Ia Nov. 6.-(Speclal.)-A. M.
Bentley, candidate for Justice of the peace
at Clearfield on the democratic ticket, died
very suddenly Saturday morning.
The general merchandise store of H. M.
Brown nt Cromwell was entered by burg
lars Friday night and the cash drawer
robbed of all the change In It. Entrance to
the building was gained by prying the front
door open. The burglary Is laid to three
tramps who got off No. 13 Friday evening.
Alton W. Packard, the cartoonist, lec
tured In the Temple Grand Friday evening
to an audience of about 1,200 people. Mr.
Packard's lecture was the second number
of the high school course.
For the closing rally of Union county the
republicans have arranged to have James
F. Bryan deliver an address In the court
house tomorrow evening. Mr. Bryan's ad
dress will be on the main political issues
and his eloquence as a speaker will draw a
crowd of Union county republicans.
Frank P. O'Hare of Kansas City lectured
at the courthouse Friday evening on the
subject of "Socialism" to an audience of
several hundred people.
POLITICAL DRIFT IN IOWA
Chairman of Bepublican Committee Saji
lUoeerelt'i Plurality Will le 115,000.
DEMOCRATS CLAIM TWO CONGRESSMEN
Repabllran Committee Saya Deleaa.
tlon Will Be Solidly Republican
Hard Flht in the Second
District.
Dedication of hew Mission Hall.
The new mission hall and Industrial
school started by Rev. Henry DeLong on
Avenue F, between Tenth and Eleventh
streets, will be formally dedicated next
Bunduy uftornoon with fitting exercises,
commencing at 8 o'clock. The building will
be completed and ready for occupancy at
that time.
.The. members of the Abe Lincoln, Grand
Army of "tl) Republic," and Women' Re
lief corps will at Und in a body, headed by
Major WnUac Mc-FacWen'a fife and drum
corps, which will furnish music for the oc
casion; Rev. James . O'May, - potor of
Broadway . Methodist , church, will act a
muster of cerciuoult and there will be
WILD RIDE m MOUNTAINS
Mining; Kngrlneer Alone with an In
toxicated Stage Coach Driver
In Idaho.
For genuine wild west experiences John
T. Breckon, the well known mining engi
neer. Is prepared to recommend to the ten
derfoot a tfp over the stage line which
runs from Ketchum to Stanley, on the
middle fork of the Salmon river in Idaho.
Mr. , Breckon, . having Just returned from
that country and having made the trip one
way alone with a drunken stage driver and
the other way with plenty of company as
drunk as the driver, is peculiarly qualified
to speak on the subject. The mining engi
neer makes many trips to wild parts of the
country, but he declares that he has never
encountered anything quite so wild as that
particular stage ride.
"In the first place, you must know," said
Mr. Breckon, "that there Isn't a rougher
stretch of country anywhere in the Rocky
mountains than the sixty or seventy miles
traversed by that stage route. It Is simply
a succession of precipitous mountain with
deep canyons between,, and the road Is con
tinually describing almost Impossible
angles. Austin Tlernan, John H. McChry
stal and Otto Bossert had Just come out of
tho country as I was going' in, and they
gave the stage driver a tip to give me the
ride of my life over those mountains.
"I Imagined, however, that they had
rather overdone the matter of preparing
the driver for his stunt, for we had no
sooner started than he Insisted that I
should do the driving while he took a nap.
I handled the lines all right until we
reached Galena, which is at the summit of
the divide, and when I looked over and
saw the almost sheer descent of five or six
miles ahead of us I balked and awoke the
driver. He felt a little grouchy over being
awakened from a sound slumber, and when
I gave him the line he swung his whip
over those four horses In a way that sent
us fairly rolling down that rocky slope
that is, we were rolling when we weren't
sliding.
"I never will know how we reached the
bottom without going over some of the
perpendicular cliffs, but we did. and it took
us less than fifteen minutes to travel five
miles. For hair-raising ride It certainly
beat anything I had ever experienced up to
that time.
"But on the return trip we had one even
more thrilling. There were seven on tho
stage and all were drunk except another
man and myself. The keeper of a saloon
at one of the station started out after ua
In a light rig and succeeded In passing the
stage. Thl feat hurt the professional
pride of our driver and he watched for a
chance to get ahead again.
"He saw It when we came to a place
where the road had been built around a
deep canyon. The saloon keeper kept on
the road and the stage driver cut across
the canyon at breakneck speed. When the
saloon-keeper saw what waa going on he
whipped hi own horses In a run. It was
plain that when at the point of the moun
tain either the stage must go fftto tho
river or the saloon man' rig must go up
the mountainside.
"As the stage had the better of the ar
gument In weight and strength the other
team took to the mountainside. The saloon
keeper' buggy waa smashed to pieces and
he and his companion were thrown out on
the Jagged rocks. They were too drunk to
be seriously hurt, but the saloon keeper's
under Up wa badly cut, fully an Inch
square of it hanging by a slender piece of
flesh and skin. Some one took a Jack
knife and cut off the lip and threw It into
the road.
"After this we proceeded to our destina
tion without apecial Incident, the experi
ence having served to ober the crowd
somewhat."-Salt Lake Tribune.
Ordea for Steel Hallway Ties.
CI,lii':l.'ANI?- N'ov- -Lao Shore rail
roHd fith.lals have placed an order f.ir
7.(i steel ties lo be usd as an experiment
probably near the eastern terminus of the
road at Buffalo. PHrt of the order will he
given to the New York Central for use on
that road, and If the resulta are satisfac
tory It la said that a more ganvral use of
the steel ties will be made along tit en
tire system of the Vauderbllt ruacbH
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, Nov. . (Special.) The
chairmen of the republican state campaign
committees differ materially as to the po
litical situation In Iowa and fall to agree
as to the reoubllcan majority or plurality.
Both agree, however, that a big republican
plurality is assured In Iowa. Four years
ago after an Interesting and aggressive
campaign on lioth sides the total vote ran
up to 620.000. In the Inter campaigns It
has dropped down to nearly 400.O00. It is
now estimated there are about 680.000 votere
in the state, but Judging by the lack of In
terest of the rural districts and the regis
tratlon in the cities the tot.U vote will not
exceed 550,000 and It may not be larger than
the vote of four years ago. The fact of
pretty lively fights In three congressional
districts and about twenty counties outside
of those districts will have a tendency to
help out. But the committees- have com
plained all along that the voters are In
different and show no disposition to nmk
any extraordinary effort in Iowa this yeur.
Estimate of . Chairman Spence.
Chairman R. H. Spence of .the republican
state committee estimates the republican
plurality In Iowa this year at not less
than 115,000. He said:
I believe we will have a substantial In
crease In the republican majority, and that
the result will bo entirely satisfactory to
us. I am absolutely certain that we will
elect a complete republican congressional
delegation this year. I do not say this
for publication, out i neueve n, anu l nave
received reports from all over the state
sufficient to- show that this will be tho re
sult. I would not undertake to estimate
the pluralities of the First, Second and
Sixth districts, where the opposition has
put up a fight, but we will have a plurality
in every one of the districts of tho stute.
Manager McNeeley of the speakers' bu
reau states that he has made dates for 541
speakers in' the campaign, that they have
given good satisfaction and that, consid
ering all things, It lias been a good cam
paign In Iowa. The work has been largely
massed in the 8econd district, where sen
ators and congressmen have been sent to
the crossroads and governors are quite
common.
Democratic View of Iowa.
. Chairman S. B. Morrissey, in charge of
the campaign for the democrats of Iowa,
had really nothing with which to make a
campaign and was much disappointed when,
at the outset of the campaign, the national
committee Informed him that they would
do nothing in the way of helping In this
state. He said: i
But I believe that we will redvice the re
publican plurality lo Iowa this year, and
that it will not exceed 60,000. I have re
ports from all overlthe state which indi
cate that the democrats are well organized
and are prepared to make a good showing
at the polls. We expect to make gains of
many county officers and in many of tho
counties the democrats will show surpris
ing strength. As for the members of con
gress, we are claiming- two from Iowa and
possibly three. The First and Second dis
tricts are sure for 'our candidates. Con
sidering all things , we feel that we have
done very well in making a campaign. We
have had to make IS ail alone and that,
after the party -in this state had become
disorganized ana was nopeiess. we nave
received no outside help and have had but
few speakers out in the field.
Prohibitionists' and Socialist.
The, prohibitionists' have ' been nailing
some stir lately, but their campaign has
not been, as 'vigorous, despite that thelt
candidate for president has been in the
state, as they had promised early In the
campaign. Their vote has been dwindling
for several yenrs nnd It Is believed will not
be as large this year as four years ago.
The socialists expect to make some gains
In, the state and they have . cpnducted a
vigorous campaign, but they give out no
estimates. The populists will gain some
because of the defection of the followers
of Bryan who were originally, populists and
have refused to go for Parker.
There are but these five state tickets In
the field this year In Iowa. '
Congressional Contests.
The only contests In Iowa In congres
sional districts are in the , First, Becond
aod Sixth district's. , The republicans have
confined their work almost entirely to the
Second congressional district, whe-e Albert
F. Dawson i pitted against Judge Martin
J. Wade, tha one democratic congressman
from Iowa. Judge Wade two years ago
won against a weak candidate and he is an
Ideal political campaigner. He has suc
ceeded in making a splendid fight for re
election and the democrats are harmonious
In the district. But, on the other hand,
Mr. Dawson has proved popular, and he
has had much assistance. Every speaker
of prominence who has been in the state
has gone into his district to speak fur
Dawfaon. Governors and oabtnet officers
and congressmen gulore have spoken in
the district. The campaign was organized
by ex-Congressmen Lane and Curtis and
the personality of Governor Cummins has
been thrown into the cumnalgn, for the
Second district is peculiarly a district loyal
to Governor Cummins and devoted to his
style of republicanism. It I acknowledged
by all that If the district Is redeemed It
will be by the friends of the governor in
the district. While republicans are very
confident the democrats Blue are confident.
It Is believed here the district will be
close.
Two Other Contests.
The fact is that the republicans In the
First congressional district have become
greatly alarmed the lust ten days and fear
that Congressman Thomas Hedge will be
beaten by Joffli E. Craig of Keokuk. In
the Sixth 8. A. Brewster of Ottumwa is
running Major John F. Lacey a close con
ted, but it is hardly believed here, even
by the democrats, he can win. There will
be much scratching In the district.
Two Amendments.
There are two amendments to the con
stitution to be voted on at the election
on Tuesday. One provides for elections
every two years, Instead of each year.
Thla was' approved by the people four
years ago by over 80,000 majority. It will
be carried again, though there Is a hard
fight being made against It by some In
terests that have not before openly op
posed It. The democrats are generally op
posing It." Thu other Is the amendment
providing that the house of representatives
shall be increased to los members, o that
there shall be one for every county of the
state and nine counties may have two
each. This la desired by the smaller coun
ties of the state. VA similar amendment
was defeated once and is likely to be
again. ,
tat Ticket.
Iowa this year elects secretary of state,
auditor of, state, attorney general, treas
urer of state, member of the aupreme
court and member of to railroad com
mission. The republlrane have on their
ticket all the present Incumbents of the of
flcea aave for railroad commissioner. The
state election therefore will produce no Im
portant change la the situation la the
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