Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-29
KILLS CDNG[R BOON
cummins Captures Nine-Tenths
County Delegates--conven-
ton Will Instruct.
Story County Endorses cummins
and no Chance for a Con-
ger Vote.
Seventh District Will Be Solid.
Effectually Kills the Con.
ger Boom.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. April 2s.--It is difficult
to see how the anti-cummins politi-
clans of the state are going TO get any
consolation out of the primaries held
Saturday in Polk and Story counties.
iCummns got practically everything.
Whether the Polk county delegation to
the state convention solid for Cum
minis or whether few Foster dele
gates will be allowed, IS a matter
which can be determined only in the
county convention next Saturday Fos-
ter carried ten or a dozen of the pre-
cincts. mostly rural precincts. and
Cummins got all the rest Cunmins
county convention. Foster claims he
will control one supervisor district and
his friends count on giving him ten del-
egates TO the state convention; but the
county convention has the power to in
lstruct the entire delegation. no matter
how selected. and if it does 50 the in
structions will be for Cummins and it
will not be possible to present Foster to
the state convention as a Seventh dis
trio candidae. The primaries were earn
estly contested and there was no dis
order A great many came out 10 the
primaries who are not in the habit of
coming out. The only ward in the city
in which there was determined fight
for governor was the Fourth ward and
one precinct of this ward was the only
one in the city not carried by Cummins,
The Story county Judgment on the
Cummins candidacy was equally enl-
phatic. The fight was made in Nevada
To secure a delegation 10 go unpledg-
ed and might be for some one other
than Cumnins. 1t was well understood
that IL Cunmins was not indorsed the
Hdelegation from Story might be for
lsConger in case he is in the list of pos
! sibilities on convention day. But Cum
Minis got every township ard precinct
save one of the citysprecincts in Neva-
I ia w. o. Payne. editor OF tbs Repre-
sentative. attended the Grant Club ban
/ quet and said he would have to admit
he was beaten and that Story county
will send to the state convention del-
egation heartily for Cummins.
| This comes near to disposing of the
| Ccnger movement for all time. Other
lcounties Of the district are prepared to
| follow the example set by Polk and
| Story Conger lives in Polk county He
| has lived in two other counties of the
Seventh district. Every county of the
1 district will be for cummins no mat
Ter what may be the attitude of Con
ger and his friends Under the circum-
stances further discussion of Conser
Las a possible candidate for governor
seems 10 be useless.
The following is a sample OF the let
lters which have been sent broadcast
over the state recently by Sidney a.
Foster in the. interest of his candidacy
for governor:
You are 5ware of my candidacy for
the republican nomination for governor.
and thru our friendship and mutual
| friends | am led to write you person
ally regarding this matter. Your at
tention is particularly called TO the fact
that my candidacy is without the lire
of fac;ional organization and can in no
way engender animoslty in any element
!! of the party. The storm center. of
course. is now over Des Moines and
| Polk county Their result can only be
told when the primaries are held and
| the delegates; cast their Votes. If I am
successful it Will be owing to the loyal
/ Ity and support of my friends. and l
| hope earnestly 10 be able 10 count on
4 you as one of them
The last act VIII be played next Sat
urday when the delegates cast their
! ballots in county convention.
/ The celebration of Grant day by ths
Republicans of Des Moines was the
most satisfactory of any similar cele-
bration under the auspices of the Grant
Club ever held. The address by Senator
Beveridge, of Indiana. was a carefully
prepared and thoughtful discussion oi
the foreign policy of the United States
as related to the island lying close Il
the states ard the islands lying nearer
Australia and Borneo. His speech was
Well delivered but was at times pro-
sale and argumentative. The address
1 by John l.. Webster. of Omaha. for
many years the iniplacable foe of Ed
| itor Rosewater was shorter and more
eloquent in every way. The Grant Club
however, is becoming famous for It's
anniversaries.
STORY FOR cUMMINs.
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