Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-28


ing is nowhere recorded in Iowa re
same machine disfranchised one su
per,visor district and seven of the six
teen townships. In Dallas county
they carried the caucuses by calling
them on two days notice, so as tc
have them over before Major Congel
could get back to Iowa. And now
comes Carroll county In which the
same machine has committed simple
political theft. But it was probably
done merely to save Senator Garst-
the Des MONIES machine does not ex,
pect Its fraudulent delegation to the
state convention to be seated. That
would be incredible. Burlington
'Hawkeye.
49,f TO
In 1887 Mr. Cummins, who assumed
to be a republican, desired Office SO
much more than he desired the sue
cess of his party that he accepted the
nomination of 3representatiye on the
Polk county democratic ticket and
was elected to the legislature, defeat
ing the regular republican nominee,
an old soldier. Here is an exact copy
of, the. democratic state and county
ticket for Polk county that year. See
If you can find the name of A. B. Cum
minis on it,:
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.
For Governor.
y II. j. ANDERSON,
of Marion County.
For Lieutenant Governor.
j. NJ. ELDER.
of Hancock County.
iS5EsFJB2y,2 For Supreme Judge.
CHARLES S. FOGG,
of Guthrie County.
For Superintendent of Public Instruction
II. w. SAWYER,
of Fremont County.
POLK COUNTY DEMOCRATIC
TICKET.
For Representatives,
4, A. B. CUMAiINS,,
ADAM BAKER.
rs 6. For Sheriff,
Il, C. G.. LOOMS,
For Treasurer,
C.. X. MEAD.
For Auditor,
8. A. ANDERSON.
MILTON. GARRETT.
For Surveyor,
R. W. CLARK.
R. r e, E sSfSnff;
That was Mr.. Cummins' record as
a republican in the year Of 1887. But
this is not all. Republicans of Van
Buren, county know Capt. Joseph G..
Hutchinson of Ottumwa, a republican
always, a man of marked ability, of
sterling integrity, a veteran of the
war and in every way gentleman.
In 1889, two years after Mr.. Cummins
was elected on the democratic ticket
above given, Senator Hutchinson was
nominated by the republicans of Iowa
for Governor, the position to which
Hutchinson was defeated and Horace
Boies elected, and no one man con-
tributed more to Senator Hutchison's
defeat than this protested republican,
A. B. Cummins.
And how was 1T two years later in
1891, after Boies had served a term
and was renominated by the demo-
Gratis, the republican nominee for
Governor being Hon. Hiram G.. Wheel
er? Again Mr.. Cummins contributed
by his vote, as well as with his voice,
to defeat the republican candidate.
Here is his voice as we extract it from
a speech delivered by him during the
campaign that year:
But how about the reelection of
Gov. Boies? believe he has confer
red as great honor upon the state as
has the most illustrions Of his prede-
cessors. would advise republicans
to vote for Governor Boies because of
the fact that the Office Of governor is
as important a factor in the repeal
of the law as is the two houses Of the
general assembly. For this reason |
hope for his reelection"
Such is the record Of one who, aside
from his desertion of party and can
didacy on the opposition ticket, now
aspires to the position for which he
helped to defeat Capt. Hutchinson and
Mr.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Republican.
Restricting Unfit Marriases-The
legislative attempts to restrict the
marriage Of those who are physically
or mentally unfit are increasing In
number, but not in effectiveness.
There is evident some need Of prevent
ing indiscriminate marriages by the
insane and feeble-minded and the In
curably diseased, and society doubt
less has the right to protect itself from
the trouble and expense caused by
there being born into the world those
who by heredity are bound to be de-
pendent and to cause human misery
and public expense. But there seems
to be little prospectso of any very radi-
cal LEGISLATION either haing enacted or