Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-01
USE ANY MEANS 1O WIN.
"a Queer Combination Was Or.
sanized to Beat Cummins
in Warren.
.Millers Pleased With the Coop.
erative Plan for Iowa
Exports.
Iowa Women to Go to Philip.
pines.-Pension Totals Stead
lily Decreasing.
,ecial to Tlmes-Republican

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, July 1.-The extremes to
which the opponents of Mr.. -Cummins
nave been driven in their ridiculous des-
peration to encompass his defeat in the
coming convention are little short of
amusing. For instance. Cummins was
beaten IN Warren county, which has al
ways been against him, by queer com
bination. First of all was the source of
the fund which was used to pay for the
campaign--the railroad and corporation
machine. Then there was fight made
on Cummins by certain persons vino
We're conspicuous. and some of them no.
torious, IN the prohibition days, as for
instance, |. E. Pierson, OF Des Moines,
who went into Warren after a consulta-
ton with Governor Shaw and worked
against Cummns because Cummins Is
IN line with the republican party as il
IS and rot as it was. All the old politi-
cal ptohibitionists who vote the prohi-
pitlon party ticket, We're brought into
use to beat Cumnins. With them were
allied a lot of men who are just as about
as good prohbitionists as Col. Eiboeck
and no better Bat as against Cummins
they worked in harmony. 1t has been the
same thing in number of other coun-
ties. The ridiculous story which gained.
some credence by being credited to the
Waterloo Courier to give it standing
that the democrats We're laying deep
laid plot to have Cummins nominated so
they could bring out Ex-Governor Boies
and thus force an issue on prohibition
was started for the sole purpose of stir
ring up some of the political prohibi-
tionists and inducing them to work
against Cummins. How Cummns and
Boies, on opposing tickets, could raise
prohibition question is not yet disclosed
but 1t is certain that the machine
newspapers are trying to make use of
such ridiculous story. 1t is somewhat
significant that the newspapers which
wanted Jackson nominated because he
was not a prohibitionist and would re-
verse the policy of the party on that
question are now opposing Cummins be-
cause he Is not a strong enough prohi-
bitionist to suit them But after the
preliminary contests nothing Will ever
be heard of this question. The Cumnlins
people are und,smayed by the loss of
Warren county 1t was fully expected
The odds were all against Cummins
This week of the three conventions to
be held the Cummins people expect two
The conventions are in Warren. Osceola
and Mitchell.
Millers from this part of the state who
attended the state meeting of millers at
Cedar Rapids last week report them
selves as highly pleased with the pros
pect for the milling industry in Iowa
and anticipate a still greater enlarge
nent of the business in the next few
years. The action taken by the associa-
tiun in providing for the formation of a
cooperative company to handle the ex-
port product and to raise the standard
of Iowa flour for sale outside the state
meets with the approval of members in
this portion of the state. Heretofore the
millers have been compelled to establish.
each for himself a reputation for good
flour. and to be at considerable expense
in advertising certain brands and
makes. The company to be formed will
see to it that all -four made in Iowa for
export is of proper standard and have it
branded as Iowa -four so that the repu-
1t is known In this way the market for
Iowa flour will increase rapidly. The
committee to form the company con-
sists of Godfrey burst of Danbury. j.
L. lies of Davenport and Edward Stitz
of Peterson. The company to be formed
will operate in cooperative manner
and will have capital stock of 100000
The present administration is favora-
bly, Impressed with the character of the
men Iowa has furnished for the diplo-
matte and consular service and is draft
ing more Iowa men into the sedvice. I.
r Wallace. of Atlantic Is to appear at
Washington on July 5 to take the exam
ination necessary for his appointment
in the consular service to succeed Julian
Phelps at Crefeld. Phelps has resigned
and will be home about Aug. /. when
Wallace will succeed him.
Iowa women are not averse to going to
the Philippines. Some time ago an Iowa
woman went to Manila 10 there wed an
Iowa army officer and to live in the new
colonies. Now it is announced that Mrs
Bessie West, of Greene county, is to go
to Manila to join her husband He was
in the volunteer service and has been
appointed a second lieutenant in the
regular army. He has cabled his wife.
who had remained in Iowa that he has
accepted the appointment and for her TO
come on as soon as possible. \ number
of Iowa women are said TO be prepar-
ing to go to the Philippines 10 become
teachers or engage in missionary work
Charles A. Walsh sets at resi- all doubt
as to his intentions by letter in which
he says:
"A great deal of misapprehension
seems to exist, as indicated in your let
ter, with reference to my movements in
the future. l do not expect to leave
ottumwa. I have been resident of
that city for over twenty-five years, and
of Iowa all my life. and so far as know
row. do not expect to either leave the
city or the state. have had business
connections for the last TWO or three
years that have kept me away from
home large part of the time. as they
will doubtless do for some little time
In the future, but do not expect to ever
remove from Ottumwa."