Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-16
FROM FRIEND AND E|)E
Former Opponents Of Cummins
Hasten to Express Their Loy-
atty to the Party.
Republican Nominee Receiving
Interesting and Pleasing
Mail These Days.
Il. ]. Stiler. Of Toledo. Likely to
Be Democratic Nominee
For Governor.
Special to Times-Republican.

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Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Aug. ia. B. Cummins,
since his nomination, has been busy
opening the baskets full of mail which
come to him daily. His mail has greatly
increased in amount and interest since
the convention. for he has received let
ters of congratulation from practically
all the prominent republicans of the
state without regard to previous prefer
ences. Friend and foe alike have Wed in
showing their appreciation of the VIC
tory he won before the people in the six
months struggle which ended at Cedar
Rapids last week. He has received let
ters from men who were his most deter
mined opponents before the convention
and from men who, the public might
suppose would be implacable and unre-
lenting. But they are showing them
selves to be republicans. Mr.. Cummns'
mail basket is both interesting to him
and pleasing. A great many prominent
republicans from other states are also
congratulating Mr.. Cummins. His ac-
quaintance made in the time when he
served on the republican national COM
mittee was wide and included many of
the strongest men of the party The re-
publican state committee will meet
very soon, probably the latter part of
next week, to plan for the campaign,
and to organize for the year. Nothing is
known as to what will be done. Appar-
entity members of the committee have
had few or no consultations. It is
known, however, that some of the most
influential members of the committee.
and others of their close friends have
signified willingness to permit Mr..
Cummins to practically name the chair
man of the committee, or at least to go
the length OF securing his advice and
the advice of others of the candidates
on the ticket. Whether Mr.. Cummins
would care to interfere with the. func-
tions of the committee or not can not be
known. In fact, he has not decided in
his own mind just what is the proper
attitude. Many who would like to have
the committee made up with an avowed
champion Of the candidates at the head
doubt the wisdom of setting precedent
Of allowing the candidates to take the
responsibility away from the committee.
The candidates will meet with the COM
mittee to plan for the campaign.
1t seems more than probable that the
Fifth district is to furnish the demo-
cratic candidate for governor in the per-
son of H. ]. Stiger, of Toledo. Some
newspapers in this part of the state
which are partial to other candidates
have seen fit to make an attack on Mr..
Stiger on the ground that he is rail-
road attorney, or would be especially
pleasing to the corporation people, and
they say he will not do at all for a
democratic candidate. But some of the
Polk county delegates are saying on the
side that 1t is because Mr.. Stiger would
be especially pleasing to those republic
ans who fought Cummins hardest that
he would be an ideal candidate for gov
ernor. They believe that some of the
foes Of Cummins could be got to work
hard for Stiger. Judge Kline, formerly
e partner of stiger, says that there is
nothing in the suggestion of Stiger be-
ing a corporation man further than that
he has accepted business from railroads
T.
Is fine campaign speaker and has not
been lukewarm in his democracy at any
time. His boom is growing rapidly and
the convention Of next week may take
him up.
E. P Johnson. of Decorah, who was
nominated by the republicans in the
convention at Calmar to represent Win
neshiek and Howard counties in the
senate to succeed Senator Lines, is a
Norwegian, has been county attorney, is
an old resident of Decorah and a man
who will command attention in the SEN
ate. The district is normally republican
and would not be represented now by
democrat but for the fact that fac
tional fight arose. The Howard county
people are disposed to claim a right to
the senator now, but will vote the
ticket.
Late papers from Manila indicate that
the Americans over there are saying
Ugly things about Capt. Hull. chairman
OF the military committee of the house,
and that the fact of his being head of a
lumber company claiming to have valu-
able concessions in timber in the Phil
ippine islands has been a source of great
annoyance to the people there. There Is
disposition here at the home of Capt.
Hull to demand that he cut loose from
the exploiting company or make full
Acknowledgement of the entire business
and explain 1t to the satisfaction of
everybody. If the matter is allowed to
rest where it is the democrats will make
good use of the uncomfortable situation
next year.
The executive council has made out
lease on another lake bed. or the dry
land surrounding like within the me-
andered line. This was to farmer who
owns land adjoining small lake in Os-
ceola county near the state line. He
wishes the lease to protect his crops
which are growing within the mean
dered lines. This is on state land and if
the state should lease to some one else
his crops might go.
A good deal has been said in the pa
pers about the alleged deal between
Cummins and Herriott and their sup
porters at Cedar Rapids. w. o. Payne,
of Nevada, who was for conger Ill the