Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-02
.CUNN|NS men JOYFUL
Exultant Over Result Of Convention
-Cummins' Influence Disorgan.
lied Machine Forces.
Eleventh District Saved the Day
Was a Bold Stroke to Desert
Hobart.
Now Talk Of shaw's Appointing
Cummins Ticket a Strong One
No Explanations.


Cummins Ticket Strong One
No Explanations.
Special to Times s-Republican.
Des Moines, Aug. 2.-The friends of
A. b. Cummins were in an exultant
mood last night over the result Of the
state convention. 1t was repetition
to large extent of the convention of
six years ago, where the organization
which the year before had elected a
United States senator was turned down
in the convention for the nomination OF
state officers. The reversal was not so
bad and it was not SO plainly traceable
to last years contest. but the spirit of
| 1t was much the same. The anti-ma-
chine forces We're augmented sbya COM
btnation of circumstances which de-
! feated the interests of some of the men
who last year worked to elect Gear
\ senator and Ut the same time concen-
4 trated the opposition, giving ii compact
j2loI1Es anu nope IOTl lHe IuluTe.S ~ u ne
death of Senator Gear and the renewal
of the senatorial contest, with Mr..
\ lCummins Occupying position of de-
cided advantage, had the effect of dis
organizing the machine forces and put
ting new life and hope into the Cum
\ Minis men.
The result is due as much to the de-
4 termination of the anti-Hobart ele-
4 ment in the Eleventh district as 1t is to
,sanything else. These men. led by A. R
Funk, of Spirit Lake; a. C. Smith. OF
1 Storm Lake, and f. d. chassell of LIE
Mars. took big chances in making tbs
3Iattack they did upon Hobart, taking
i more than half his district away from
1 him. II they had failed and he hao
4 been nominated their political future
4 would have been very dark indeed. Bu
they succeeded. They made the dele
4 gates believe that the Eleventh fistrict
4 did not want Hobart and that his nomi-
nation would destroy Gilbertson and in.
: tjure the party His strength was no
lpersonal or the result of efforts mad,
iIby friends In his district. His cand,
/. dacy was to a large extent promote,
l. from outside the district and for tn
purpose of filling out the machine slate
81 He developed a great personal strength
but the organization was not stron:
il enough to carry him thru after tn
Eleventh district had disowned him.
IA 80
81 The nomination OF Hobart had beel
the only hope Of The Morrow men 70
several weeks and they bent every en-
|ergy to that end. His defeat was
demonstration of weakness from wfic
: they were unable To recover. and tn
nomination Of Gilbertson, which ha
seemed probable for some days wa
J made by a larger majority than an
lone expected. II the Eleventh distric
, had stood by Hobart. simply givin
him its votes. he would have bee
| nominated and ciilbertson might hav
i been defeated AS soon al the fight o
!, secretary was over interest Jagged un
: til toward the close of the bailoting fo
i supreme judge.
: Then southern Iowa tried to save th
/ supreme judseship for which Senate
3 l.. C. Blanchard. of Oskaio was i,
81 candidate. Chancellor Emiin Mct.lail
Z of the law department of the State I'm
s. versity, was the strongest candidat
but ne Wouid nave 5peen laelea'aa z
a Blanchard had not the Cummins force
r come to his rescue. On the third ba
: lot he made gains in Buena Visit
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