Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-27
|1R|CKERY IN johnson
s
=Anti- -cummins Ward Heelers En-.
deavor to Call Snap Cau-
cuses...War Is On.
caucuses Called at Noon For the
Same Nieht...Skullduesery
In Politics.
Voters Are Aroused and Fight
Tonight Will Be Extreme
ly Bitter.
Special TO Times-Republican.

Speclal 10 I1meS-Republican.
Iowa City, July q. = The anti
Cummins machine has won first blood
in the political fight in Johnson county
by underhanded and corrupt methods.
The county convention call was issued
here on July is. On the 18th the paid
men of the machine caused the caucuses
to be held in Hardin and Newport town
ships by posting notices on telegraph
poles at noon calling the caucuses for
the evening. In these townships only
the anti-Cumnins men We're notified
and the caucuses were not attended by
over twenty voters. Cummns' friends
did not know anything about these eau
cuses and were not in attendance. Each.
OF the caucuses was attended by paid
anti-Cummins men, who kept the few
Hoters present in line and succeeded in
securing anti-Cummins delegations.
This morning calls were issued In
Fremont and Union townships for eau
cuses to be held tonight and the anti
Cummins forces have left Iowa City in
numbers to be present and expect to win
by the same methods as We're employed
in Hardin and Newport townships. To
the county convention to be held on Aug.
8 Hardin sends four delegates, Newport
three, Fremont eleven and Union five.
The method used to call the eau
cuses is unparalleled in the history Of
the county. the usual method being to
publish the calls in the county papers.
The general call named Aug. ! as the
| date for holding the township caucuses
unless otherwise called. Something OF
the details of the methods OF the anti
Cumnlins forces has been told by men
II: town today from the townships where
snap judgment was taken. In Union
Abner Bradley and Justice F. A. Bal
lard both of Iowa City, two anti-Cum-
Minis workers. called on Link Thomas,
| the township committeeman, and in
duced him to sign a call. Bradley TAX
ing the notice and promising TO post 1t
4 upon n bridge. y~h.atr-by the way was on
1 > by-road. This caucus will be held to-
4 night The friends of Cummins have
! been hastily notified and there will be
! fight in the caucus. In Fremont town
| ship two of the anti-Cummins men went
To Charles Fernstrom cashier Of the
\ Lone Tree Savings Bank and township
friend OF Clinmins. and
told him they We're Gnmmins men. They
Induced him to call the caocus and left
1 = list OF delegates with him to be named.
I Thinking the named in advance dele
gates were Cummins men he made plans
10 have the men named. He was con-
siderably surprised this morning to find
out that he had been buncoed ard today
the cummins men over the township are
being rallied. The fght tonight will be
Ia warm one.
The local managers Of Cummins' cause
upon whom the snap Judgment has been
taken announce today that the other
+ townships in the county will be pro-
ltacted ana that Johnson county will now
send a solid delegation for Cummins.
4 The Cummins managers We're struck
4 with CONSERVATION al noon today ny the
report that the anti-cummins faction
| had captured the delegations of Mon
lroe. Cedar and Big Grove townships at
4 snap eaucusss held last night. These
I townships furnish in all nine delegates.