Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08
Was Nominated for Cover
nor By Republican Con-
vention Yesterday.
WON ON FIRST BALLOT
His Candidates For the Remaining
Offices Also Nominated.
HE MAKES SPEECH OF ACCEPTANCE

M. Weaver Supreme Judseshp, Ed.
c. Brown Railroad Commissioners
r. c. Barrett for Superintendent.
.*ss :" . $50 s#*#s a *
s. For Governor-Albert B. Cum.
Minis, of Des Moines. .
For Lieutenant Governor-John 3
. Herriott, of Stuart. 81
A For Judge of Supreme Courts. "
M. Weaver, of Iowa Falls. Is
For Railroad ommissioner-E.
: c. Brown, Of Sheldon.
* For Superintendent of Public In Il
. struction-R. C. Barrett, of Usage. s'
s* II j. !" So #* q *s*
Cedar Rapids, Aug. S.-(Special.)-
The republican convention of Iowa for
1901 has ended it's labors. The result
was 4 great surprise to nearly half of
those participating in its deliberations.
Cummins won everything. First of all
easily. His candidates for lieutenant
governor, for supreme judge, and for
railroad commissioner won easily. Mr..
Cummins has much to be thankful for.
He was honored as no man was ever
hcnored in Iowa before. a long and
hard campaign Is before hirr;- and to
use his own words, he will work hard
and in the end will win as he did yes
terday The republicans of Iowa hope
his words may come true.
Curnrnns Winner.
After campaign lasting for months
and in which much personal feeling
was shown, Hon. A. B. Cummins OF
Des Moines, was nominated as the re-
publican candidate for governor. But
one ballot was taken Mr.. Cummins
having overcome all opposition and
long before the end of the list of coun-
ties had been reached, it was seen that
Mr.. Cummins was winner. This was
only done, however, after a combina-
ton had been effected between the
Cummins and Herriott people, by
which Honest John" was to get the
nomination for lieutenant governor in
return for the delivery of his votes
which had been instructed for him for
governor. 1t took long time for the
Cummins people to effect an organiza-
ton. They firted with all the opposi-
ton, but up until the last they were
unsuccessful and it looked as though
1t would take fight to pick the candi-
date for governor. When Mr.. Herriott
closed his headquarters at the grand
Hotel at midnight Tuesday, the opposi-
F, ton to Cunmips practically gave up
: hope, and, although they controlled
the credentials committee in the con-
vention, and secured report favor
able to their interests, they We're beat
en- on the floor of the convention when
the minority report was brought in.
Z. Senator t. ID. Healy, the brilliant
young man from Fort Dodge, led the
attack for Cummins on the floor of the
convention, and he led it in mastery
manner After trying to out-general
the opposition, in shrewd move to
substitute the minority report for the
majority report in all cases except the
two contested counties, Jackson and
Carroll and being unsuccessful, Mr..
Healy changed his tactics and carried
his motion through by the adoption of
the majority report on all except the
two counties above named, and then
calling for roll call on the seating
of the Cummins delegation. There
was intense excitement as the roll call
progressed on the adoption or rejec-
tion Of the minority report. From gen
eral appearances the question was
about equally divided, and as the roll
call proceeded and one side or the 9th
er gained doubtful county there was
loud and prolonged applause, each side
apparently trying to outdo the other in
the matter of demonstrations. The
Cummins people voted solidly in favor
of the adoption of the minority, and
with what aid they received from the
shattered Herriott forces they were
able to poll an easy victory, the minor
ity report being adopted by vote oi
S45 to 765.
Get In the "Eand Wagon"
When the time came to vote for the
gubernatorial candidate Mr.. Cummins
more than held his own. When the
result of the minority report ballot
y was announced the opposition saw i
was beaten, and there was the .usua
scramble to get into the .band-wagon.
With all the feeling that was beinf
shown and with certain defeat staring
them in the face it is wonderful tha,
the opposition held together as the,
did. There were silverg tongued per
Euaders on all sides, men who hat
spent months in furthering the inter
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