Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-05
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~ crssd q Cummins Support-
ors Start Tor Cedar Rapids
Tomorrow. s.
Sidney Fosters Attitude Hard 70
ljnd stand. mi Accom-.
plish Nothing.
Hon. Isaac Brant. : Veteran Re.
publican. Will Work for
Cummins.
Speed, e lrlmes-R epubllcan.

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the big crowd will 60 tomorrow morn
ing over the Milwaukee railroad, when a
whole train load Of the friends Of Cum
minis will 90 together, and take with
them an excellent local band. These
people are going because they like to
attend state conventions. because they
hope to be able to help Mr.. Cummins
and because they desire to demonstrate
TO the state the intense earnestness Of
the republicans Of this city and county
II the matter Of urging the candidacy
VI their favorite. Inasmuch as the Polk
county attitude IL sure to- be a matter
IT some consideration at the convention.
IN the district caucus and in the creden-
tIals committee. 1t will be recalled that
the Polk county primary was one Of the
Arst called and the convention was held
the first week In May. When the pri-
mary date was set the candidacy of
Messrs. Cummins, Conger and Foster
bad all been announced, but as Mai.
Conger had not yet returned from China
Els friends Joined in with those of Foster
an opposition to Cummins. The contest
In this county could not be called a hard
one. nor in any sense bitter. Mr.. Foster
made large number Of speeches and
did q great deal OF werk. He received
ASrespectful hearing and considerate
treatment in the newspapers. Mr.. Cum
minis made no speeches, but did some
personal work in the country. His
friends made thorough organization.
Mr.. Cummins carried the county by q
vote OF more than two to one against
Foster. He carried all but about q dozen
precincts. It has been customary in the
selection of delegates to the state cons
yventions for the county convention to
divide iteelf up into i've conventions,
enc for each supervisor district. but this
rule has not always been adhered to,
and in some other years when 1t has
been adhered to has resulted in q badly
divided delegation. destroying the infiu-
cnce Of Polk county at the state conven-
ton. 1nasmuch as the state committee
recognizes the county as the unit and
rot the district, the republicans have
been gradually drifting away from this
old custom for several years. The c0un-
tys convention Instructed Tor Cummins
s fro governor and gave him the right to
reject the de1egat ton to make sure that
they would all be loyal to him first and
above all else. He has only recently
named his gates-sixty-fo four in all
and they will go tomorrow morning to
Cedar Rapids. Withouta any chance for
debate 1t can be safely asserted that Mr..
Cummins Is the choice OF an overwhelm-
4 ing majority Of the republicans Of Polk
county for governor.
80
The attitude Of Sidney "A. Foster and
lis friends is somewhat hard to UNDER
stand. After Mr.. Foster was over
whelmingly beaten at the primaries his
delegates in the convention prepared
the way for contest IL such contest
would discredit Mr.. Cummins. The
delegates from the Fourth supervisor
district. comprising several rural town
ships and the town OF Afitchellyille, held
caucus and selected six delegates to
the state convention, as follows: j. NJ.
Chaffee. 9. A. Ogden, "A. b. Cox, a. l..
plummer, y. w. Malone and S. j. Old
field. The last named gentleman was
beaten by Mr.. Cummins for representa-
tive in 1887, and 1t was largely due to re-
sentiment over this incident that his dis
trict was carried for Foster. Oldfeld
n!ed protest against the action of the
convention in permitting Mr.. Cummins
tn name the delegates. This protest re-
cited the vote in each township OF the
district and the fact that nineteen dele
gates were instructed for Foster and
seven for Cummins. The protest closed:
I'VE denounce this machine rule and
one man power which has found 1t nec-
essary to override all fairness and de-
NJ vrn1v IN l~v,nro nd IN Vy,{t1, -
viii OF the people, as expressed at the
< suit every resident Of this supervisor
appeal from the unjust decision OF this
convention"
Mr., Foster has gone to Cedar Rapids
and this delegation will 80 and present
the protest to the credentials committee
Gnd Il possible to the convention. In
{ edition to this Mr.. Foster claims that
! Mr.. Cummins represents q faction, while
4 Foster does not; that Cummins can not
be elected; that the prohibitionists to
the number OF 10000 will refuse to vote
for Cummins: that the majority in Polk
county will be ENDANGERED, and that he
has been assured substantial support
from other counties having uninstructed
delegations.
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The real facts are that there 10 some
eight technical ground for the claim OF
the anti Cummins people OF irreEularity
Z IA the giving OF authority to Cummins
ssto select the delegates because this has
been done but once before in recent
years and that In the case OF Capt.
J. Hull; but. on the whole, the protest does
NOT represent any considerable proper
ton OF: the republican vote OF the coun-
1 III. There IL no expectation on the part
81 any one that Foster will accomplish
q ything by appearing at Cedar Rapids
L other than to temporarily embarrass
3 Mr.. Cummins. The victory Of Mr.. Cum
+ minis was 30 complete and overwhelming
+ IN this county that all other candidates.
were eliminated. *
Yourscorresponden asked Hon. Isaac
Z Brandt. the veteran business man and
olificfAnsos Dies Moines and Harrieon's
postmaster here. 4 he was going tofCe-
sdar Rapids. So &,
Yes, ! am going TO Cedar Rapids ia
I the convention = De replied. ~ ahsll "a
= there 70 work earuestly for the nomina-
tt0nl Of ~. b. Cummtn s. z 81
M are yosl Tor Mr.. Cpmminp-
I'M for Nj. On MN ipa, =: ~ Thought
elllx S1geie1 ~ = 3 Sogayd NJ.