Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-06
EVERYBODY SATISFIED
Result Of Polk County conven-
tion Pleases All-.Des
Moines Letter.
Was Expected That Convention
Would Give Cummins a
Solid Delegation.
Foster Men Pleased at Their
Grand Stand Play--Notable
Week in Politics.

Special to Times Republican.
| Des Moines May 6.-The republicans
of the capital city appreciate the fact
THAT never before in the history of the
| state has Des Moines and Polk county
loccupied so much of the center of the
| political stage as in the past week; and
strange as it may seem, with conten-
tions and rivalries on every hand, with
4 struggles affecting local and state poll
Htics and possibly national politics. a
great majority Of the people, no matter
what may be their prejudices or predi-
| lections, are reasonably well satisfied
/ With the outcome of the various con-
/ tests All that has been done has tend
led to demonstrate anew that in the po-
llliticai contest of the state at the pres
lent time there is but one real issue
ICummins vs anti-Cummias This wasH
emphasized In all of the political infiu-
|ences surrounding the Conger welcome,
and more especially in the county con-
I jvsntion, where last feeble effort was
made 10 stand agstinst the irresistible
4 tide of Cummins sentiment in central
IIowa. The county convention met for
the purpose of giving expression 70 the
will of a majority of the republican vot-
/ ers tf Polk county. With seven-eghthsl
i of the delegates instructed for Cummins
and actually for him first last and all
4 the time and only one-eighth opposed
Etp Cuminins candidacy. the action of
the convention might have been fore
4 seen, and in fact was forsseen even by
those who opposed the aspirations OF
3 Cummins; but the necessities of the
case demanded some sort of show of
opposition that moral influence might
be exerted on the republicans of the
4 state. This was all that was involved
{ in the protest of the small minority Of
B delegates in the county convention. II
4 was all there was to the eloquent and
4 earnest plea of Ex-Governor Jackson for
\ has. indeed, been set in Polk county y
politics. and hereafter the rest of the
!, state may understand that when Polk
county has candidate for state Office
he Will have back of him a delegation he
can depend upon. Failure to set such a
& precedent years ago has caused much
grief to Polk county candidates. Lase
a Young. in a speech as eloquent aS that
of Governor jackson and having the ad :
4 vantage of being in full accord with the
wishes Of a majority Of the Delegates.
fully answered the claims of Sidney A.
Fosters manager. Both speeches Mere
line. Neither changed the situation in
the least. Cummins had Won Polk eoun-
ty fairly and honestly and was entitled
70 the entire delegation. ard the con-
vention was in mood to accord TO him
his fun rights. Thus the county conven-
ton satisfied in full the demands of the
majority of the Polk county rei:ubli-
cans
II In another way the convention was a
success-7a double success. The speech
lof Governor Jackson was carefully
planned for a purpose and 1t was taken
down in shorthand that ii may be used
Z; 70 convince republicans elsewhere that
HTurFnins' friends giievously wronged
Mr.. Foster. Thus the Foster people in
the convention are satisfied better sat
isfied in fact than if their preposterous
demands had been acceded TO. Then the
speech of Mr. Cummina when he was
called before the convention gave infn-
lite pleasure 10 his enthusiastic follow
ers. Mr.. Cummins IS a speaker withou;
n peer in the state. He IS the polished
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