Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-17
N TIE LAST DITCH
ANTI -Cummins Men Making a
Desperate Effort to Con-
troll Dallas.
Situation in the Eleventh Is En-
tirely Satisfactory to Cum
Minis People.
Criminal Cases in the Supreme
Court-.Lyon County Case
Reversed.
Criminal Cases in the Supreme

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of "A. b. Cummins are making a last
desperate stand in Dallas county. The
situation would be amusing if it was
not complicated with 40 much that is of
of politics in sheer disgust. The kind
| of campaign which is being carried on
! just now in Dallas is not particularly
edifying. But what is much worse, is
the kind of influences which are being
brought to bear on the county from the
outside. Dallas county is SO close to Des
Moines that it is very easy to direc, the
| whole campaign from this point. To a
large extent this is being done. 1t is a
fact, no matter what may be said by tn.
loes Moines newspapers pro and con,
that a number of Des Moines persons
have gone to Dallas county to influence
the election, that Dallas county politi-
clans have made many pilgrimages to
loes Moines, and that a good deal of
! foolish talk has been INDUCED in with
regard 10 the situation in Dallas There
are great many in Dallas as probably
! In some other counties of the state, who
wish to be both Tor and against the cam
! didates. who try to be non committal
| but in fact commit themselves several
ways. Hence ii is that Des Moines
newspapers have been filed with nom
sense with regard 10 the political situ-
alton in Dallas This much is true.
| however that the anti-Cummins men
are making a last stand in Dallas. They
/ ft.z.. .t,s.,
name Of Conger in that county they can
NOT use it to advantage anywhere. If
Dallas goes fer Cumniils so will tho
three other counties Of the Seventh dis
trict. If Dallas can be carried againss
4 also Madison. Warren and Marion icoun.
ties be set UP against Polk and Story
land the district may go to the conver-
tion divided against itself. Both sides
realize this and the fight this week has
been very interesting in Dallas county.
The eaucuses in Adel and Reafield VIII
be held this evening. and tomorrow eve
ming they VIII be held III Perry The
/ fight is all over. said an Abel man in
Des Moines yesterday .Adel VIII bs
I for Cumuins. Rselaed Will also 90 for
cummias This Will b. an indication OF
what the whole courty will do The
lcnummins man are equally confident
/ they will be able 10 carry Perry, which
is the largest city Of the county They
also believe they VIII get Dallas Center
and Waukee. Tney are coneeding the
entire south end Of the county, along
the Rock Island railroad. 10 Conger and
Viii grant that Gonger will get a num-
fef, ,..,l
fluence of the towns and cities will con-
troll in the convention. which is called
for the 2Sth One factor in the fight
which can not be overlooked is tina, in
other years it has been quite difficult to
hold Dallas county for Capt. Hull for
congress A few years ago Dallas pre-
sented candidate for congress. or
several occasions ii has taken fine work
to hold the county for Hull. who was
never popular there. Now it is the gem
eral belief In the county that Hull and
the federal officials and postmasters are
opposing cunmins, and this is arous-
ing the friends Of Cummins as never be-.
fore. Al Perry the railroad men are
largely for Cummins. They are mostly
new men in the county and have no
knowledge Of Conger Al Adel and
Redfield ii is the younger element in
politics that is for Cummins More i'm
portant than anything else, however. in
making 70: the success os Cummins ii,
Dallas county IS the fact that however
much the people love Conser. and no
matter what their ties of friendship tn.
logical thing to do politically is 10 stand
with the rest Of the district in favor rf
the Seventh district candidate. who has
shc.sn such great strength II His t,n !.
county and in other parts of the state.
Against this argument nothing can be.
said. Personally Major Coneer is loved
in Dallas county by every one. and they
would do anything for him that he
might wish but it is quite another thing
with them 10 do with his name that
which other persons wish shall be done.
Dallas Will be for Cummins without
question, and as a result of this, the tac-
tics of the anti-Cummins men will be
once more changed.
The situation in the Eleventh dis,ri4
10 declared by the Cummins people TO q
entirely satisfactory. OBrien county
has delegation which is for Cummins
and the other counties viii fall in line
The program is not 10 have instructions
for Cummins in the senatorial district Of
which Sheldon is the center. comprising
the four northwest Iowa counties. hut toI
let Brown have instructions in all. I'M
that way Brown will get the entire dis
trict and Cummins will also have it.
Two criminal cases were argued in
full before the supreme court yesterday
by eminent lawyers. Ex-Chief JusticeI
Cole appeared and made an oral plea
for DR.. Trip. of Dallas county. who
was convicted of securing title to realI
estate by fraud. Tripp made deal
with a man named Brown by which
Trip was to trade lot on which there
was brick building in South Des
Moines for a forty-acre farm in Dallas|
county owned by Brown. A mortgage
of 5000 was to be assumed by Brown. A |
deed to the land was made out and de-
iivered. and 1t was made out with the
name OF the grantee left blank. Tripp
explained there We're others in the deal
and he did not know who would get the
land. subsequently the name OF third