Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-23
puts MAJORITY AZ 10000.
cummin. Talks of His Campaign ane
the Probable Vote.

&tIu0 skSTO0dbl0l vO@Cs
Sibley, Oct 23.--"I am the victim OF a
very bad voice. said A. b. Cummins to
His friends, who met him at the depot
yesterday. Mr.. Cummins came from Al-
coma, where he spoke to an immense
meeting Monday evening. His voice was
nearly worn out, and on this account he
asked the people in charge of the meet
ing here to let him off with brief talk.
Senator E. H. Hubbard, of Sioux City,
came in on the same train with Mr..
Cummins, as did also John Briar, who
will be Mr.. Cummins' private secretary
after Jan. ]. Ed Brown, the Sheldon
candidate for railroad commissioner,
got on the train, at Sheldon and came in
with the party.
Until last week." said Mr.. Cummins,
II have not talked in any county that
was for me before the Cedar Rapids
convention. I have been chiefly in the
southern part of the state, devoting my
self to the counties that had been OPP
posed to me. The only exception to this
large meeting. RInggold is the only
county in which I spoke prior to last
week that gave me its full vote at Ce-
dar Rapids. I have been in such coun-
ties as Jefferson, Appanoose, Decatur,
Union, Montgomery and others in the
southern part of the state. Everywhere
I have had splendid meetings. A num-
Der of them have been out Of doors, and
whenever they have been held in build
ings the building has not been large
enough to accommodate the crowd"
Mr. Cummins looks remarkably we'll
and hearty. The only thing about him
which suggests the strain Of a long and
vigorous campaign. dating back, as a
matter of fact, to early last spring, is
the lloarseness; of his voice. His friends
say he will have made new record for
campaigning in Iowa when he closes his
work on Saturday night before the cleo
ton. Frank d. jackson made remark
able stumping campaign as candidate
for governor and stood up under the
burden remarkably well. Governor
Shaw's vigorous campaign often COM
PEELED him to speak twice day. and his
voice generally. showed little effect, but
Mr.. Cummins will have talked more
hours in given number of days than
short his remarks here yesterday after
8FOOIl ne SdNeu HIS sSOlGe Luz TIE sioux
City meeting last night.
What do you think will be your ma
jority on election day?" was asked of
Mr.. Cummins.
II expecs it will be not less than 50,-
Co.," replied Mr. Cummins. I'VE have
about $4,000 votes. according to the poll
last year. From that anticipate drop
of 100000. Our organization is in good
condition, and while am not familiar
with the result of the state committees
poll. I think I am safe in saying our
majority will not be below 10000"
Mr.. Briar, who has been good deal
with Mr.. Cummins during his campaign
and who feels under no obligation to
make modest estimates on personal ac-
count. says that Mr.. Cummins' plurality
will be nearer to $4,000 than $4,000, in
fact he regards $4,000 as the minimum.
There is a possibility that it.may go to
100000. 81
THE state committee" said Mr.. Rriar,
"has received reports from about 600 OF
the 200 voting precincts In the state.
and on the basis of these figures they
are convinced that the vote will not be
so light as has been imagined. The re-
publicans are generally going to vote,
but 1T is likely that good many demo-
Gratis will refrain from voting, and that
many others will vote for Cummins.
think this Is particularly true down IN
the Second district, and 1t is likely to be
emphasized after Mr.. Cummins has been
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