The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-16
FINDS MORE BOILERS
CUMNIINs AsCERTAINs- THAT IOWA
PROHIBITIONIsTs WILL NOT
SUPPORT HIM
WHY THEY'RE OPPOSED TO HIM
Three Substantial Reasons Given
Why Republican Candidate
Need Not Expect Their
Votes.

CHICAGO, Aug IA special tele-
gram to the Chronicle from Des Moines
says: G2
A. B. Cummins, the Republican candi-
date for governor, has discovered a new
band of boilers in the prohibtionists and
nnti-saloon voters of the state. who
threaten to put candidate of their own
in the gubernatorial race. In view of the
fact that there are upward of 1890 pro-
hibitionists in the state the new move
ment is a significant one. At the tenn
perance parliament of the Epworth
League of the Northwest, which is affili
ated with the Methodist Episcopal church
and which is in session at Clear Lake
resolutions were adopted yesterday call
ing for mass meeting, TO be held in this
city Aug. q, for the purpose of naming
an anu-saloon candidate for governor.
The call is signed by the leading Ep-
worth leaguers of the state and more
than 500 other voters in the assembly.
The document is directed at Mr.. Cum
Minis and votes the disapproval of the
league of his candidacy. The call is as
follows:
I'VE. the undersigned voters, oppose
the election of A B. Cummins to the of
flee of governor.
'F'irst-Because he openely deserted his
party and defeated one of it's candidates
for the legislature who favored the sup
preston of the lawleSs saloon in Iowa.
''Second-Because in subsequent cam
paign he announced his support of Hor-
ace BOies for governor, thereby aiding
in the defeat of the Republican candi-
date, who favored the enforcement Of
existing temperance laws.
Third-Because he Will, If elected, use
his influence for the repeal of certain re-
strictive features of the mulct law"
1t is asserted on good authority that
Mr.. Cummins has given his assurance
that if elected ne viii favor an amend
ment of the mulct law permitting the
licensing of saloons upon the petition of
81 per cent of the voters in the interested
jurisdiction. The law as it now stands
fixes the limit at IS per cent.
Mr.. Cummins in an interview denies
that he ever made such a statement, but
declares ne is in favor of the present
mulct law, which is supported from the
start. PrOhibitionists, however, are con-
WINGED, apparently, that Candidate Cum
minis will lend his aid to an attempt to
liberaliZe the present law and this i'm
preston doubtless viii cost him many
Conservative as well as radical votes, as
his position is too liberal TO suit the
radicals and too radical to suit the lib
erals.
1t is. apparent to all who are acquaint-
law as presently administered or non
administered is a farce. In the Interior
of the state practical outlawry exists,
saloons being conducted without refer
ence to the mulct law. The prohibition
lists favor a state constabulary and the
enforcement of the prohibition law
wherever the mulct law is violated.
Mr.. Cummins' position is further en-
barrassed by the record of Judge S. NJ.
Weaver, of Iowa Falls, who was nomi-
mated for supreme judge by the Cedar
Rapids convention and who enjoyed the
full support of the Cummins crowd. 1t
was Judge Weaver, who, as a member
of the legislature proposed Impeachment
proceedings against then Judge Walter
l. Hayes, of the Second congressional
district, because the latter rendered a.
judicial decision in which he neld the
prohibitory law to be null and void
Later the supreme court sustained Judge
Hayes decision and nothing came Of
Weaver's Impeachment resolutions
Judge Hayes subseque ntly was elected to
congress from the Second district and
served several terms. He died recently
at his home in Clinton and was succeed
Ell by Joe r. Lane. The Democrats and
liberals Of the state have not forgotten
the impeachment proposition of Judge
Weaver and say they viii debit him and
Cummins for the insult at the polls next
November.
Nor is the prohibition question the only
specter that is disturbing the political
dreams of Candidate Cummins. The
next legislature will redistrict the state
senatorially and congressionally and
there are well defined rumors that Mr..
Cummins is laying submarine mines for
several notable rivals and political
enemies VINO have heretofore trained
with the stalwarts of the old Gear ma
chine. John A T. Hull. congressman
from the Seventh district, is one of the
first chiefs marked for slaughter.
1t also proposed to down Congressman
Robert C. Cousins, of the Fifth district.
by taking Cedar county out of his baili-
wick and lacking it onto the Second dis
trict, which is politically doubtful. 1t is
then proposed to throw Blackhawk coun-
ty into the Cousins district, thus paving
the way for Charles E Pickett, of Water
loo who is nursing congressional ambi-
lions. Blackhawk county (Waterloo) is
Picketts home county and is now part
of the Third congressional district repre-
scented in congress by Speaker Hender-
son. Mr.. Pickett is a CumminS PARTISAN
and was chiefly instrumental in deliver
ing Blackhawk county TO the Des Moines
man when the delegation was practically
pledged to Hartman. The plan, appar-
emily, is to elect Cummins to the United
Dolliver as political eXigencies may die
tate AS a preliminary move to the re-
alization of Cummins' ambition Will L.
Eaton. of Usage, will be groomed for
speaker of the assembly
WinOna WinnOwings.
WINONA, Mimi, Aug. l5.-(Special)-
The Wnona delegates to the annual CON
vention of Red Men of Minnesota just
held at Walker have returned home. The
meeting was presided over by George
Holman. of this city, great sachem,
who was honored by being elected great
prophet and representative to the great
council of the United States which
meets in New York this year.-Mrs j. J.
Shanesy, of Waseca, wife of the station
agent of the North-Weste road at that
place, died last night at Alma, where she
was visiting with friends. She made he:
home in Winona for number of years
and was widely known here.-JOhn Eel
Ter, while attempting to master a buck
ing horse on the farm of William Hamil-
ton, was thrown and landed violently or
his head. with the result that he has
| since been unconscious, and the doctors
| fear that he may not recover.-Henry @
| Smith, who has been secretary of the
| Winona board of trade since last spring
| has rendered his resignation