The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-03-12
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odebolt CHRONICLES: The people who
/ are insisting that Minister Conger will
yet be candidate for governoraevi-
IDENTIFY have a poor opinion Of that gen
tleman's honesty MIR. Cummins cabled
Mr.. Conger that he MIR Cummlns) was
a candidate for governor and asked him
if the report that he (Conger) was a
candidate, were true. Cummins and
Conger are warm friends, and when
Conger received the cablegram he un-
derstood plainly that Cummins relied
upon him to send plain and truthful
reply that would clear away all donbts.
He cabled back that he was not can
didate. That meant that he was not
andlwould not be a,<candidate against
Cummins. Should Mr.. Conger enter
the race after this declaration he would
be guilty OF dishonorable conduct and
lose the respect of all honorable men.
He is not built that way.
Britt News: Senator Hartman will
get good portion of his district on the
first ballot, but there IS no doubt but
what Cummins has the distric. for the
real purposes offs nomination.
Indlanola Herald: Hon. Geo. D..
Perkins, editor of the Sioux City Jour
nal, statesman and soldier, is among
the very prominent candidates for the
governorship. Being an editor OF more
than ordinary ability, acknowledged by
his brethren as standing at the head OF
the profession in Iowa, he will by rea-
son OF the friendship extended to him
by them develop d strength liable to
sweep the convention. When we come
think OF it, a practical newspaper man
as governor of Iowa would be some-
thing new and refreshing in Iowa poll
Il tics.
Keokuk Gate City: The stars in
their courses may not be fghtin .
1against Mr.. Cummins as they did
against Sisera, but his position is
scarcely less enviable. Whichever
way he turns he may find himself "up
against the wishes of the great body OF
Iowa republicans and that amounts
practically to the same thing.
Hampton Recorder: AS was expect
ed. the announcement of Senator Har
II riIna MS cand ;6oo,, 70, cLx,ro,,o,, a,,a,,
the fire of the democratic and mug.
| wump press otsthe state that had been
directed against Mr.. Perkins, and later
against Sid Foster. The same papers
that had declared that Mr.. Perkins
was the chosen candidate of the Hub
bard-Blythe machine and of the cor
Porations generally, and had then.
: when Foster candidacy was announced
declared that he too was brought out
B! by the same influences, did not hesitate
a moment, when ten days later Senator
4 Hartman became candidate, to say
| that he was the. especial pet of the ma,
| chine and to apply the same epithets
IT. him that had been bestowed upon
the Others. All of which goes to show
that any man whosdesires to be. can
didate for the same office that Mr..
Cummins is, must expect to be tarred
. with the same stick, at least so far as
1t is in the power of his supporters.
J Sac City Sun: Mr. Cummins possess
es enough independence to refuse to
submit to dictation from any but law
full authority: but he would not go into
} office as radical refor1ner with an ak.
1t is the. language of some of his indis.
Greet supporters that creates such an
q impression.
y Leon Journal: If the contest over
1.-The Observation-Disclosures for the gov
j ernorship degenerates into factional
] fight it will be the fault of professional
politicians and not the rank and file Of
the party. Our people are prosperous
/, and contented, and are more interested
J in maintaining the present principles
OF the party than they are in advancing
the interests of any political leader or
!, faction.
Nevada Representative The guber-
material debate seems to be focusing
for the moment upon the seventh dis
trict. The district can present Major
4 Conger with absolute confidence that
he will be nominated, probably by ac-
clamation: or theadistrict can present
Mr.. Cummins with chance indeed
that he may win after a desperate
struggle, but with no prospect what
ever that he will be able to enter the
general contest backed by any such