New-York tribune., 1901-08-06
LIVELY CONTEST IN low A.
OTHER CANDIDATES COMBINE AGAINST
CUMN1INS, WHO SEEMS LIKELY TO BIZ
NOMINATED FOR GOVERNOR

Cedar Rapids. Iowa. Aug. 5.-Cummins against
the field and the fortunes of the field IN the ao7
Lutte control of steering and sitting coHlHhI''oo' "
the situation in advance of the Republican S'7'g
! Convention tonight. The committee is coioPoSeu
of two representatives of each candidate for "'N
ernor. with the exception of Cummins Ihe ue's
mination of the candidates make a common
! fight against Cummins was reached this morning
/ in a conference. which lasted from early lodI
until noon. II decided 10 force the cohtes''
first of all. before the committee on credentials
where the opposition to Cumnlins hopes 10 tame
from him twenty-sx votes There are three CON
tests before the committee, inVoi'Hs
thirty-six votes The contests all AGAINST tne
Cummins men, and a mighty effort will be lna"e -
unseat them. The makeup of the credentials 'oih-
mittee is still in doubt the opposition TO CufiiiS
claiming out of eleven members. whlie 'ie
Cunmins people claim four with excellent chahces
of getting two The makeup of the com
mittee Is of prime importance, as no Hi'i'''
how the contests shall decided in the comnllI'ee
room, they will be brought before the conNehti"il
in the shape of majority and minority reports anu
here will the tug of which Will reNe"i
the full strength of Cummtns and that OF those
who against him. 1t is admitted by polH8 9lu'
that the winner of the night on the report Vi 'iie
credentials committee the floor of the coh'ei'
ton will the next Republican candidate loi
Governor.
The Cummns men say they will be able to win
the fight the floor of the convention. no matter
how tn" reports of the committee shall GO pu' TINS
assertion Is denied strenuOusy by the managers "A
the other candidates. They claim to have IN OPP
position to Cummins an aggregate of $40 10 '1o
votes. and these they say, when cast solid VIII
not only prevent the nomination of Cummins Du'
will insure the choice of any other man who may
be selected by the steering committee. 1t was de-
cided by the conference this morning that II the
Cummins faction shall triumph on the floor OF the
convention in the fight the report OF the
| credentials committee a bolt should be made 20
some one candidate and the full strength of the
opposition thrown to him. The Cummins people
laugh this and say that after they have won the
fight credentials there will be nothing to 90 o.'
| count the dead. and among them Will be hopouS
named Cummins. IF win the one we win all
said Thomas Way. the manager of Cumminss cam
paign. to-day "All their combinations VIII not 90
them any good all. If lose the CREDENTIALS
fight, then they will be compelled TO select their
solid that it cannot be broken Ihere are p'fC f1y
HeTriott anG Of IRWIN That committee viii
impossible TO swing TO any one man the IGn VOC
that is not registered for Cummins al TINS time ~
any break comes, Cummins Is going 10 g"H"
strength from that break"
ON the other hand the members of the steering
committee say they Will be able to keep their men
in line and defeat Cummns. They make their
end s1Te II @ aogeThSr likely that there
be alliance between Cummins and Judge Tow4sr, &
the candidate Judge of the Supreme Court Inc
friends OF Judge 'Towner are deeply in earnest In
their night II was admitted by of his campaign
managers to-day that II it would advance the inter
ests Of their man TO make an alliance with IunIlS
they would gladly enter into the compact ~ Is tSo,
mated that an alliance between Gummins , ana
TOWner would bring to the former about one nun
dred votes which he does not now have. and Whlcn
would insure his election. on the other hand there
are many delegates from the northwestern part OF
the State. where Cummus has nearly every thing
who are strongly for TOwner. They would be gao
| to 70 for him provided their doing so would cost
Cummins nothing. There Is every chance OF the ar
rangemeut being made.
Cummins with his present strength, practi-
cally control the vote Judge OF the Supreme
| Court There been talk Of enforcing a
unit rule in the convention. Il first suggested
by the opponents OF Cummns, but the managers OF
his candidacy say that the matter is OF in
difference TO them There several counties that
|
10 vote as a unit. and the question is about as
broad as is long The matter probably VIII be
the matter stands tonight Cummins mas "a long
lead. lie may be beaten. but It Will be haTd 10
him