Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-14
CUMMINS is NOMINATED
HERRIOTT FOR LIEUT-GOvERNOR
The State Convention at Cedar Rapids
Last Wednesday a Complete Victory
for the Cummins Forces.

of the republican state convention
held at Cedar Rapids last Wednesday,.
To state that it was the largest in point
of attendance and the most exciting
and enthusiastic in the contest for the
gubernatorial nomination that the
state has ever known expresses it
mildly. Special trains from all parts
of the state brought immense crowds,
and as early as Monday evening,
when the Winnesheik delegation
arrived, the hotels were packed to
their capacity, and it became ques-
tion as to whether Cedar Rapids
would be able to entertain the visitors.
But it may be truthfully said that a
convention was never better cared for
in Iowa than this one. The people of
Cedar Rapids did everything within
their power to make it pleasant for the
visitors, and expressions of satisfaction
were heard from all sides.
The convention proper opened at
HOO a. m. Wednesday, with splen-
did address by temporary chairman
Davis, and the announcement of the
various members of the committees
from each district. The committee
men from the fourth district were as
follows: Chairman, ID. w. Clements,
Fayette county; Secretary, f. r..
Little, Floyd county; Resolutions, W..
J. Springer, Chickasaw county; Gre
dentials, w. l.. Converse, Howard
county; Permanent organization, II. j..
Green, Winnesheik county; Vice Presi-
dent, A. H. Cummings, Cerro Gordo
county. During the noon hour these
committees met, and at the opening
of the afternoon session they were
still in session. The committee on
credentials were struggling over COLI
tests from Polk, Carroll and Jackson
counties, and did not report until 4:45
p. M. While waiting for these reports
the convention called out Senators
Allison and Dolliver, and Congress
men Hepburn, Cousins, Lacey and
Smith, all of whom made stirring
addresses and were enthusiastically
received. Finally the credentials COM
mittee reported in favor of seating the
anti-Cummins delegates in Jackson
and Carroll counties, and a minority
report for the committee was presented
by Senator Healy, of Fort Dodge, OPP
posing the majority report, Upon the
report of this committee came the test
qote of the convention, which decided
the governorship question, as it was
clearly a test of the strength of the
Cummins and anti-Cummins forces.
When the vote was in progress it
became evident that the Cummins and
Herriott forces had united and when it
was finished it was found that the
Cummins side had carried the day by
a vote of S45 to 1855, and the greatest
contest in the history of the state was
ended. Pandimonium reigned sup
RENE. The convention went wild with
enthusiasm and 1t was half hour
before any attempt at securing order
could be made. Then came the formal
vote for governor, in which Cummins
secured $50, Trewin S69l, Hartman
359l, Conger AZ, Herriott 8, Mahon 2.
The announcement of the ballot was
the occasion of another enthusiastic
outburst.
The vote on Lieutenant Governor
was quickly taken, the first ballot
giving Herriott 77S, Brant 6649,
Klemme l7S, Hartman l24. The
ballot showed conclusively how the
Cummins forces butchered Mr..
Klemme Of this county after leading
him to believe that they were his
friends. Almost his entire vote came
from the Trewin forces. The second
ballot nominated Herriott with S52
votes, Brant 7s3, Klemme 6.
For Judge of the Supreme Court,
Weaver, received on the first ballot
500, Towner 429, Dewey 2S4, Bishop
12S. The second ballot nominated
Weaver with 1886 votes, Towner 54S,
Dewey so, Bishop
One ballot decided the contest for
railroad commissioner, the Cummins
slate being carried out, slaughtering
Mowry, who was candidate for the
second term. 1t resulted Brown S54,
Mowry 1877.
For Superintendent of Public In
struction Barrett was renominated by
acclamation, having no opposition.
The report of the committee on per-
manent organization was adopted as
follows: Chairman, H. w. Byers'
Shelby county; Secretary, A. M. Nc
Call, Dallas county; Asst. Secretaries,
fl. c. Lounsberry, Marshall county
w. A. Follett. Cass county, l.. O.
Sutherland, Polk county; Reading