Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-05
THE eovERNoRsH1P.
Notes From the Field.

Traer Clipper: II Tama Jim VIII
Ison WASH needed in the cabinet more
Ithan anywhere else n the world he
would egthe man for governor. But he
s doing the country such good s-rvice
where he is that TIE people w@ule not
consent to change. Neither would
President Mckinley
Rockwell City Advocate: 1t may be-
said the nomination Of Conger this year
would NOT mean that the. republican
party Of Iowa desires o descredit either
Mr.. Perkins or Mr.. Cummlns. 1t would
rather Indicate rebuke TO the spirit
| of fractional strife that has been fos cred
within the party Mo-, would Ii be
| disparagenent pf Mr. Foster or Mr..
Hartman, but . commonly consid-
Tered that their strength is at this time
eertaiiily 80 inferior tosthat of the other
TWO that they eai not besconsidered on
1.-The same basis ngw. whatever the fu-
l.iure may bring forth.
Hardin County citizen: II cummins
would agree 10 retire in favor of Con-
! ger, providing all other candidates
l,Would do likewise the case would then
he VI, TO Blythe and his pals.
/ Clinton Herald: The Keokuk Gate
lsCi'y says that the gubernatorial drift
az il APPEARS in the republican press of
| the state seems adverse TO the nomina-
I ton of Mr.. Guinmins. The chief objec-
Istion 70 him is his Boies record as the
| Cedar Falls Gazette expresses IT,
Everybody recognizes that among the
strong party men. such as usually make
up considerable portion of the state
conventions the course pursued by Mr.
I Gummins In 1870, fourteen years ago. is
SERIOUS detriment TO him. Many recall
lshcw they felt about 1t a. the time The
party Vas torn asnnder over the liquor
1 questicn. Saloons Mere running wide
I9pen under the original package decis-
lion, and thoughtful people We're hoping
Ithat something would turn up TO relieve
/ the situation. Tie prohibition element
Iof the party had erucified Judge Day
and trampled upon the men who consci-
entious.y opposed prohibition. The Sec
ipnd district. nov republican, was then
l4,eo0 democratic The state wa. demo-
lcratic that year on governor, hence
There must have been about 10000 re-
lpublicans who voted for Boies In 1899
jackson carried ,he state by about 30
1000. Hence the 20.nD0 republicans must.
] have come back. Nineteen out OF every
Itwenty Of the 10000 who voted for Boies
did 1t without SAYING anything. Mr..
! Gummins came out openly and stated
his position. He was republican in ev-
erything except prohibition. He was
4 elected to the legislature on that issue.
4 But he was admitted to the republican
caucus and participated in the election
lof United States senator and such Of
I.flcials as are chosen by the legislature.
The Herald does not blame sincere
4 prohibitionists for laying this up
against Mr.. Cummina But It is not
flair for -prohibitionists, many OF
I.use this against Mr. Cummins
4 As is well known the republican party
came to the position occupied by Mr..
lCummins. and to emphasize the fact, he
was temporary chairman OF the state
convention when the change of base
i was made.
4 But Mr.. Cummins was not the only
loffender. There are men today opposing
him Who made speeches for Horace
T3oies in three campaigns
Mr.. Cummins might have gone along
4 like thousands OF others did, and voted
for Boies, and not have injured himself
politically. But that is not his way.
He has habit of saying what he
thinks and he expressed his convictions
at that time and had the courage to
4 stay by them.
q The only point the Herald would
make is this: Leave the prohibitionists
Ito determine their own position relative
Ito Mr.. Cummins Those who then APP
plauded his course and rewarded him
by making him chairman OF state COM
vention are estopped.
! When you are bilious sethose famous
J, little pills known as DeWitt's Little
Early Rieers to cleanse tho liser and
bowels. They never grippe. Geo. p
4 Powers.