Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-13
FAILED I0 |OIE FAIR
Disappointment and Bitterness
Displayed by Anti.Cummins
Politicians.
Try to Work Judge Towner's
Friends and Discredit
Polk's Delegation.
Lack Of Harmony in Republican
State Committee.-Notable
Deaths in Iowa.

could not fail to have observed that
during the nast week there has been
cropping out those signs of bitterness in
the ranks OF the anti-Cummins people
which betoken disappointment. Those
who are planning to bring new candi-
date into the field to knock out all OF
those who entered the race properly and
in good faith have become desperate.
and desperation leads them to the most
sextravagant and preposterous state
ments regarding the political situation
They have undertaken to set candidates
agains. each other, to play districts
against districts, to estrange counties
that have a community of interest, tol
arouse the jealousy of those whom they
can not directly influence, to stir up dis
sensions and create arrangements 70
accomplish all this they have resorted
| to falsehoods and insinuations and nnu-
endos. For instance, they have tried toI
get Judge Towner and his friendsf 10 es-
pous,e The anti cause by attempting to-
! make them believe the Cummins people
are planning to bring out a new candi-4
| date for judge. The sane effect is
| sought in the Same way In connection
! with Judge Weaver and other judges.
( They have made play for fight II
! Dallas and Madison counties III this
| state by outrageously ralsifying the pn-
sition of the Cummins people In tflose
4 counties Then they have made des-
I perate attempt to carry the impression
q Gut over the state that Mr.. Cumnsins y
lnot regarded as L republican in Deg
Moines that his followers are not re-
\ publicans. that the delegation he VIII
select Will rot be of REPUBLICANS ete.
Z They have made fine start by causing
to he sent our from here an article pre-
4 tending to give proof tha. Cummins vas
once democrat III tue article thus
/ prepared they give the ticket on which
: many years ago, when he was nominat-
oised by the Independent republicans and
was elected by republican votes.
4 In regard to the delegation which will
go from Polk county to the republican
!. state convention. while il has not vet
!. been selected. it will be of itself a sufti
!, cient answer to all the accusations
) against Cummins. In all probability the
J; delegation Will have as its chairman
) Hon. Lafe Young, whose republicanism
II can not be questioned. and whose loyal
lty to party has been tested on many oc-
/, Ecasiena Another who viii be on the
delegation is Gassius c. Dowell, member
Il OF the house and nominee for state sen
/ ator. a lifelong republican. John Nc
J Quiston. deputy treasurer of state and
formerly county auditor. will be on the
deegation, and he IS certainly a repre-
sentative republican. Homer A Miller
!. president OF the largest bank in the city
Kill be on the delegation. Carol
Wright. of a family of republicans. and
eioquentNin defense Of republican prin-
cples. Will be on the delegation. Judgf
Prouty OF the district bench; James y
Howe, lately county attorney; Jane.
Brenton. superintendent of schools. anf
others of like prominence, Will be on TIL,
= delegation. The veteran, Isaac Brandt
: who has beer attending republican con
u ventiosa from earliest days, ard other
!, who have been republicans for hal
= century. will be on the delegation. Ii
fact. when the delegation is named
/ will be representative of Iowa republi
: canisn in every way. The only reason
n it has not yet been announced is tha
: care is being taken to get men who ar
sure to go 10 Cedar Rapids and pickin.
I 1 SlAtA ilsNii hiiC WI w tliil iip
an easy task.
The republican state committee is no
manfesting that perfect harmon
: which ought to characterize that body
! An illustration of the way this disaor
y crops out appeared when a controvers.
]. arose in Kossuth county over the cailin
d of a caucus. The county chairmal
Z called the county convention and ais
II fixed the date for all the caucuses. Thi
date was May "a. The committeeman q
v Wesley did not like the date for the eau
a Gus and proceeded TO call a caucus o
d another date. This Caucus was helc
J. but the chairman of the county com
y mittee protested The committeema
+ wrote to headquarters of the state com
mittee here for a ruling as TO his righ,
10 in fixing the date for caucus and re
p ceived a reply from Secretary Phillip
stating that the township committee
men have the same rights in a towr
ship that the county committee has in
% county and that the county comnittt
is has no more right to fix the date fe
= township caucuses than the state con
~ mittee has right TO interfere in count
n matters. But the county chairman Nro
as to Chairman Weaver. of the state con
r. mittee, and got letter declaring tn;
y. the caucuses must be held as fixed /
IL the county committee. Rather tha
have a row the Wesley committeema
called another caucus on the date tixs
lie But appeal was had to the entire sta
A. committee. Seven of the eleven men
as bers have written sustaining the pos
a. tion taken by the secretary. Chairma
IN Weaver stands almost alone in his p'
or sition. The date for the caucus is
er mapter of little consequence but it illu
trates how the committee is divided.
Within the past few days two veters
IN legislators of Iowa passed away. Jam
o. ID, Mckay. of Frankville. died at Il
Sc age of ST.. He was the first republics
e representative in the legislature fro
is Winneshiek and Allamakee countie
n having served as district attorn,
previously. Mr. Mckay came to 10y