Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-25
Davis County.

Bloomfield, June 22.-(Special. lin
endeavoring to learn the sentiment of
the DAVIS county voters on the govern
orship number of prominent republi.
cans of this city were interviewed
with the following result: The first
inquiry was addressed to an infiuen-
tial citizen and old soldier who deciar.
ed himself to be In favor of Hartman
for purely personal reasons founded on
long acquaintance and strong friend
ship for the candidate whom he be-
lieves to be pure, good, highly Gull
tured man." as we'll as a lawyer and
farmer, standing at one time, at the
head of the agricultural department Of
the state During the conversation he
asserted that he had no serious OBJ
lection to Conger" and when asked
who he thought would prove to be the
most popular candidate in Davis coun-
ty answered with but moments hes
itation, Cummins, saying "he seems
to have the under holts' in the county
and stands as fair chance of election
as any" He further stated that there
were three great objections which as
a candidate for governor might be
urged against him. First, that he was
willing to be nominated on democra-
tic ticket for state representative q
few years ago. Second, the general
course he pursued in favoring the H.
censing Of saloons at that time when
also he was known as saloon man.
Third, he was known and recognized
all over the country as railroad law
yer and as governor would stand at
the head of the executive committee of
the state and would SO far favor the
70 1rnoI RI nf,s los -,
The next, visit was made at the Office
of Attorney e. Rominger who said:
major Conger would be an ideal can
didate. for governor and if nominated
would carry Iowa by 100000, Mr..
Cummins is a good, strong man. but
! by fractional fights made for and
against him I do. not believe he would
be as strong as Major Conger, but If
nominated would carry the state by a
handsome majority"
G. w. Phillips, cashier Of the Davis
| county Savings bank, expressed his
opinion that Cummins will be nomi-
,nated. as he seems to be the most pop
nlar. A large number, of delegates
have already been instructed for him
SO that it is probable that he will car
! ry the convention in August.
fAstii. tolLullc,i poOh hSSpCI-Dl llc
same bank, said: "Thegs is a good
deal of anti-Cummins sentiment in
this county. If Conger had taken the
attitude Of an active candidate he
would have had considerable following
and may yet in spite of it. At the
same time Cummins seems to be quite
popular. g@..j /,
w. r. Gibson, city attorney, being
| approached on the subject stated that
he believes that "Cummins should be
nominated as he is free from corpora.
ton influences and is opposed to ma.
chine domination IN the party. He
| has been the champion of the kind OF
liquor legislation that the republican,
party was forced to adopt He is an
ambitious man and Is capable of adj
yancing to. more important, position
than that of governor OF Iowa.
| Judge. H.. C.. Traverse when .ques,
toned replied: $50 far as / have
heard expressions from Davis, county
voters they seem to favor Cummins
| should not be surprised If he has the
vote of Davis county at the conVen'
1fVSs aP - 1853
Monroe County.
Abba, June o., Especial, 1.-The re
| publican county central committee I'M
| der the call of Chairman O. G. Palmer
met in this city and disposed of con
/ siderable business relating to the pDli