The Saint Paul globe., 1901-08-06
ALL BUCK CUMMINS
HAWkEYE REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION
FIGHTING ON CREDENTIALS
Opposition to Cummins Have Placed
Their Interests in the Hands
of Steering Com
mittee.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Aug. 5.-Pros-
poets tonight are that it will be Albert
b. Cummins against the field for the
nomination for governor in the Republi-
can state convention which will meet
here Wednesday, The fortunes of the
field will be in the hands of a steering
committee. composed of two representa-
tiVes of each candidate for governor
With the exception of Cummins
: The determination of the candidates to
make common fight against Cummins
was reached this morning in a conference
that lasted from an early hour until
noon 1t was decided to force the con-
test first of all, before the committee on
credentials, where the opposition to
Cummns hopes to take from him twenty
SIX votes. The contests are all against
the Cummins men, and a mighty effort
Will be made to unseat them. 1t is ad-
mitted by both sides that the winner of
Fie fight on the report of the credentials
committee on the floor of the convention
Will name the next Republican candidate
for governor. The managers TOR the
field claim to have in opposition to Cum
Minis an aggregate of $40 to $50 votes, and
these they say, when handled solidIy,
VIII not only prevent the nomination of
CummnS, but will insure the choice Of
any other man who may be selected by
the steering committee. 1t was decided
bN bllt NpllLcl GllCc lIllS IlOIlAllS lildl IL
the Cummns faction trlumphed on the
floor of the convention in the fight over
Ttne report of the credentials committee,
4, . bolt should he made to some one can
diG~te and the full strength of the op-
pcs tion thrown to him. The Cummins
people laugh at this and say that after
they have won the fight on credentials,
there viii be nothing to do but count
the dead, and among them viii be no.
body named CUmmins.
on the other hand, the members Of the
steering committee claim that they WI
% able to keep their men in line, ana
, dereat Cummins. They make their
claims strongly, but are none too definite
W tn facts and figures.
Tt is altogether likely tnat there viii
De an alliance formed between Cummins
and Judge Towner the candidate for
Judge of the supreme court. 1t is esti-
mated that an alliance between Cumm rs
and Towner would bring the former
about 100 votes which he does not now
have and insure his election.
Cdmmns can with the strength he
owns at the present time, practically
control the vote for judge of the sU-
pUeme court, and he is likely to put that
strength where it will bring the largest
return for mis- own candidacy. There
has been some talk of enforcing in the
convention a unit rule. 1t was first sug-
Sesled by the opponents of Cummins, but
the managers of his cand .dacy claim tAau
the matter is one Of indifference to them.
AS the matter stands tonight. Cum
MINIS has a long lead He may be /, b,aten
out, but ii viii be difficult to down MIN.
on the subject of Gov Shaw there viii
De no dissension among the delegates.
Ills county is to Divide evenly on gov
ernor, but everyone is for him for Pre- 81
cent. Many of his closest friends con-
slider this q little too early to launch a
presidential boom, but they all say the
state is for him, Senator Alison leading
in this assurance.