The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-07
HAWKEYE G. O.P.
MEETS TODAY IN NOMINATING con-
VENTION TO NAME STATE
OFFICERS
CUM1IINs is IN THE LEAD
Opposition to the Chief Candidate
for the GubernntOrinI NOminn-
tiOn Unable 10 Get
Together.
HERRIOTT FOLLOWING BOLTS

HERRI0TT FOLLOWING BOLTS
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Aug G.-The
! combination against Cummins was brok-
! en- tonight by a large number of the
| Horriott delegates, who abandoned their
! man and went over to the Des Moincs
candidate. The counties in the movement
! are Adair, Audubon. Cass, Montgomery,
| Shelby and POttawattamie They will
bring to Cummins an increase of fifty
six votes on the first ballot and seventy
| eight on the second
When the conference Of the Herrlott
! men met, a number Of them announced
| that the ARA ugement entered into yes
! terday with the steering committee was
! not agreeable to them, and they did not
! like the looks of things, anyway
They wanted Herriott to agree TO
! combination with the Cummins men, but
! he preferred to run his own campaign
| The delegates then announced that they
! intended to come out for Cummins
| The detection of Herriott's men Is con-
! sldered to practically settle the nOmina-
! tion in favor Of Cummius His opponents
| conceded to him early i'm the evening $50
| votes on the first ballot while he claim
! ed l9l. The break tonight, even by the
admission Of his opponents, gives him S2S
| on the second ballot, while according to
| his own estimate he will have at least
! SAT on the first ballot and a total of
500 on the second; S2l votes are neces-
| sary to a choice. The steering commit
| tee, Notwithstanding the falling away i'm
| Herriotts vote, will stick to Hartman
| and make their fight under his name.
| Chairman Mcmillan, of the steering COM
mittee, said tonight that he still felt
confident of the outcome. He claimed
that the tactics pursued by the Cummins
faction in forcing the break from Her
rott would prove a boomerang that
/ uff.tr nft,ss
gained.
ANTS STILL HOPEFUL
eve shall certainly control the organl-
cation Of the convention" he said.
There is no longer doubt OF that and
the report Of the committee on creden-
| tias Will be sustained by the conven-
| ton After we have shown that we are
| in control of the convention, we can
! agree upon who shall be nominated.
| Even had the Herriott delegates not
] Withdrawn from him, Herriott himself
, would have had an open rupture with tho
| steering committee. All through the ear
| ly part Of the evening the committee
| urged him to give up his claim for first
| place and allow him to come out for
| Hartman.
| "Herriott has the reputation of being
| a slayer, and not an argument that tho
! members of the committee could advance
would bulge him. He maintained his
position and enhanced his reputation.
Not one inch would he yield. The price
Of his alliance was the first place on the
ticket, and there was nothing else that
was worth while TO him. At o'clock
the members OF the committee had given
up all idea of holding HeTriott I'm line,
and he was out for himself Independent
of the committee and Of Cummins. This
was the situation when the conference Of
the Herrlott delegates was called and il
Ia hgIf ,.ft
the hopelessness OF his cause, well as
their friendship for Cummins, that i'm
PEELED them to break"
At II o'clock the steering committee,
becoming doubtful of their ability TO win
with Hartman offered to give the nomi-
nation to Congressman John S. Lacey,
Of the Sixth district. The congressman
agreed to consider the proposition but It
is not believed that he will accept All
the congressman and orators Of the state
have thus far held aloof from the fight.
Senator DoIliver refused to join in the
fight against Cummins and Congressman
Hepburn has refused to lead the fight
IN the convention against Cummns
EACH EXPECTS TO WIN.
Mr.. Herriott said this evening: ~ am
not in favor Of talking before a fight,
and the only thing / care TO say Is that
/ am well pleased with my candidacy,
with the way that it has been received
and with the way It has grown since II
commenced.
Mr. Cummins said: "I regard my
nomination as certain. / have enough
votes right now TO win, and the second
choice strength that 1 possess is enough
to give me the nomination any time 1
choose to call upon it."
Mr. Hartman expressed himself as
follows: II am well satisfied with the
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obstacles In the way, but / consider that
/ have most excellent chance Of being
nominated and think that 1 will be the
choice Of the convention"
Mr. Trewin said: II viii be much
stronger tnan people think and / re-
gard my success as extremely probable
FOR MINOR OFFICES.
So much interest has centered around
the gubernatorial fight that the cand-
dates for the minor places have been
generally overlooked. The lieutenant
gcvernorship has assumed considerable
Importance tonight because Of the prom.
inence that It IS likely to cut In any
deals between the Cummins forces and
any Of the candidates Of the steering com
mittee David Brandt, Of Clinton, has
made strong run for lieutenant gov
ernor, and has gained strength through
out the day. Klemme has many follow
ers. however. Late this afternoon the
name OF p. L. Prentis, Of Ringg0ld
county, was brought out as a candidate
for lieutenant governor. His name was
first mentioned by the Cummins people.
more with the idea Of forcing the hands
Of IIerriott and Hartman than for any
other reason, hut If one or both Of these
candidates does not show n tendency 70
come 10 terms with the Cummins peo-
pie before tomorrow morning. the name
Of Mr. Prentis wiz be pushed with all
the strength Of the Cummlns faction.
For judge Of the supreme court, It. Is
the general opinion that Weaver has the
better chance. Brown leads for superin-
tendent of public instruction. All the
district caucuses, and all the meetings
of the committees viii be held tomorrow
morning just prior to the meeting OF tho
convention.
The Cummins men have given up all
idea of making their fight in the COM
mittee on credentials, and it now Is high
ly probable that the committee VIII be
constituted with majority OF It's mem
bers opposed 10 Cummins. This means
that they Will bring In a report Unseaung
the Cummins delegations in Jackson ana
! Carroll counties, and the eight delegates
from Polk county. The Cummins men
will make their fight on the adoption of
the majority and minority reports ana
have unbounded confidence that they Will
lie able TO secure the rejection OF the
majority report