Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-13
POLK SAFE FOR cUMM1Ns.
Two Candidates Are Ont for state
senator and Four for Representa-


tive.
pes Moines, April ls.-The announces
nnent Of the calling of the republican
state committee together to name date
ard place for the state convention has
renewed interest in political affairs
somewhat AT the stale capital. The re-
mark most frequently herd is that it.
IS too carly 70 predict anything as TO
/, lAs outcome of the preliminary cam
palsn Never bsfnrc in this history Of
the state has the list OF candidates been
IS llounoed 50 early in the season nj is
beyond al lie edents And the genera,
ieeling Is that bscause these candida.
5cies have besn. announced So far in ad.
vance of tbs proba bic date OF she stat.
convention something may yer turn an
to upset calculations of even the best
informed political invest gators. When
the candidacy Of Perkins for governor
Was first announced. followed In 4 few
days by tn. announcement; that Cum
MINIS Mould stand as a candidate il
looked as tao The fight might be be-
tween the two, whoFare soawell Brown
thraout tha state because Of then
wears Of service In the party. both hav-
ing peen candidates for senator. a little
later when ether candsdaces We're out
tise prospect for hard fight became
better and;ile friends Of Cummirs hare
In his home city begun 10 FEEL uaeasy.
But more recently since ii las b.soomel
apparent that Cumniins is 20 havt- this
district solid ard VIII have strength ALI
AVER the state ii looks naucn more like
the battle viii be an easy one far him. |
Foster mas DEVELOPED nons of the
strengti which was expecta.. OF
him by certain persons Interested in
cac9nlpassing the defeat Of Cumnins
Htrriott VIII ss, Tie Ninth district. 50
ms f,is nds say and thal appeans t % be (,
about ALL Hartman seams % have al-
most been list sight vi iee.yf s. ar a this 4
rising star u the northeast is Trawin--
but he has ltpt p'an fat long aNugh for
the politieai gsssips. wto ecya gresate at
the state apisai 70 l,rtissl-ls n,s sure
him up. i,sstively nothing can now be
known N gard % The juaes hip, nor
With regar q q The lieutenant governor
ln isusk eetintg the poiitifssi senres'
is advanced anally with ne general
cain}sa isii. Is a square fight between
CUnhlnsNs am. Foster With a cther ele-
msnts stut Il Tiis cViasls Sional mat
ter has aeef disposed 9e COR The time
being ana Eplk county NIL have no.
candidats f9g state superintendent TIE !
prirnaries VIII bA he'd II. a little oysr
Two weeks Ins republican voters viii /
beinyi;ed 10 cast heir ballots for either
Cumnins or Foster A lalge nnmberfl
of Cummins clubs have been organized
to d. business on the day OF the pr.
mary. Foster has engaged IN making
speeehes ne (sters direct Those
Who are familiar with political currents
and counter currents IN Polk county
eeeiafe tiisre Is not n qnesiicn about
who Will Wiz but some question as to
the siza 81 camrnirs majafity-
In county pelitlcs sttlctly, there aret
fSo candidates for state senator and
f9ur fer repre- sentative C. e Dowsll.
Who is member ~ the mouse now
aesirssa promatier> and ]. X. MaeombsfS
at one tirle eounsy attorney. wants the
Islace. Both are lawyers and both good !
men. The candidates for representative i
ale W, N Heaton, j. f. Wilkins. r ~
Malley and f. + English The latter !
is editor off, newspaper at Valley (
Iieaton Is dentist on The
cas- SIDE. wilkins Is an Old soldier. and /
Ma!ley a Rockingham. | is Impossible /
TO fore.sll what the result will pe On (
the county ticket The treasurer andI
sneirff Will renoninated-