Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06

Is Afternoon. \,
agreed that harmony was the proper
thing. The conference was pleasant and
agreeable. The men there or repre-
sented We're the three real candidates for
govrnor aside from Cummins. A repre-
sentative of Conger was also present L
and possibly representative of Foster;
but the Harriman-H Herriott- -Trewin|
combination is what did the business.
1t was at first demanded that the can
didates and their managers give to this
committee power to select the one can
didate who should receive the solid anti
Cummins vote, if it should be deemed
necessary to do this. But to this John
| Herriott would not agree He was will
| ing to go into any deal that might be
| suggested for the defeat of Cummins
| and thereby open the field for the other
| candidates. but he would not consent to
| any one or any committee having au-
| tllority to withdraw him. He feels sure
that he will be the nominee. More than
\ this, he realizes that his nomination.
| noust come from the Cummins votes
\ Hence it would not be proper for him to
4 permit any committee to have power
4 ever his candidacy. But all the candi
4 dates realized that without concert OF
action nothing could be done against
i Cummins. Any attempt, in general
4 way, to concentrate on one candidate for
4 governor against Cummins might imme-
i diately result In the nomination of
4 Cummins. Hence the committee may be
uesful ip preventing withdrawals at an
4 tioopportune time as well as making
them. Itmay, decide that the best thing
u TO do is to go into the convention with
. all the candidates and begin the ballot
irg. trusting to Providence to show the
:. way out. During the day q managing
committee was named in accordance
with the plans laid at this Monday
morning conference of the field Harri-
), mans people named Ed Knott, OF Wav-
erly, the wise Third district politician
. and United States marshal. The Herri-
OFT interests will be looked after on the
: committee by Ernest E. Hart, of Coun-
Gil Bluffs. national committeeman for
= Iowa. Trewfn named James E. Blythe,
: ue Mason City. These three were to
: name three Others. The others named
!. were N. M.Hubbard, Jr., Of Cedar Rap
. IDS; II. G. Mcmillan, of Cedar Rapids
and H O.. Weaver, of Wapello. While
q ltleIS ID uOl q dttiSlS VI OOAUS 90 W LILY
: fact of this committee being appointed II
. may be stated that not one of the candi-
= dates will admit as much. They all deny
= = any knowledge of such deal. The Her
riott people insist that they have taker
no part in any such movement, and i
: seems probable that at least some of th'
, leaders are unaware of what is going on
:. Blythe has stated that he will not serv
- on the committee.
is
u The fight for control Of the credential
committee promises to be warm. 1t wa
IN stated last night that both sides wer
l. claiming the ability to control. AT tn
D. Monday conference of the ants 1t wa
IS agreed that the credentials committe
lie must be captured ard then seat all tn
contesting delegations in opposition t
lis Cum1nins. They would enter upon thi
r high handed and exceptional policy as
Is last desperate measure to defeat Cum
a. MINIS When the Cummins men learne
IN of this decision they declared they woul
ly accept the challenge and If the creder
4 tials committee should be against thei
or would carry their case to the floor of tn
st convention and fight it out They as
at sert that they are even stronger on sue
i'm a proposition than on the one of nom
in nation, and they believed they would
ey able to sweep the convention with
en- minority report. But the Cummins me
ng believe they will be able to control ii
on credentials committee and prevent ar
by such scheme. The Cummins men WI
name the committeeman In the Secon
Seventh, Tenth and Eleventh district
They declare that they will be able
est name the credentials committeeman
70 the Ninth district. while the Herrio
nen merely say they do not know. b
ne think 1t will be close. When asked ye
1T terday If the Herriott men intended
ms select member strongly anti-Cummi
,sa enough to be party to the scheme
unseating the Cumn1ins delegates no e
are preston for publication could be o
1T tained from either Mr.. Herriott or
nat managers, which means that while He
=, riott may not be party to 1t he is rea
to acquiesce. The Cummins men al
'rs. claim that they will be able to name t
cal committees In the Sixth district Ho
ersl ever, IL they name the member of t
tee credentials committee from the Mir
and Sixth or Sixth and Third tn
will have six of the eleven membe
ng. They have hopes OF controlling
his Third district caucus, but this seems i
,ra- probable. The caucuses will be held
morrow forenoon before the meeting
o the convention proper.
ins. What will the steering committee
ach Nobody can tell. The committee m,
lni- feel its way and be very careful,
OF while the three field candidates real
hey that the first consideration issto prev,
wer the nomination OF Cummins on firsti
,uld second ballot. the manner in which I
rem Is to be done Is Of some Importance
on them individually. The growth Of
her healthy rnmor about the lobbiea vest
hey day to the effect that Governor sh