Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-08
COMMITTEEMAN:
First-H. o. Weaver, reelected.

movement mao started IN the Gay anu
nothing could stop it, Everybody knew
that on the delegations from the Ninth
district We're many strong Cummins
men and that they were restless in
view of the popularity Of Cummins as
illustrated by the lobby work and the
general enthusiasm, to come out in real
ity for Cummins. It was understood all
along in the Ninth district that Her
riott was not working in antagonism to
Cummins. In fact, it was stated that
many of his delegates were secured on
the theory that If at any time the Ninth
district could nominate Cummins 1t
would do so. There had been professed
the utmost interest in Cummlns in all
the caucuses and conventions of the dis
trict. When Shelby broke away from
the district it was with full knowledge
l,of the sentiments of the districts toward
Cummins. Byers is known to have po-
litical and he would not nave placed
his county in opposition to the apparent
wishes of all the rest of the district but
for the fact that he knew very we'll that
this attitude of the district was only ap-
parent. This was made plain during the
day as the Ninth district men came in
1t was not necessary TO bring pres
sure" to bear on them. They knew who
they were for. A great many of them
were for Cummins. Tom Ways claim of
eighty Cummins in the Ninth district
was shown to be not far out of the way.
But during the day the caucus of Cum
minis men of the Ninth district was held.
They found that instead of Herriott
working with the Cummins people to
defeat the other candidates, the Her
riott managers had thrown principle
aside and had entered into an unholy
alliance with the Hubbard Blythe men
/ and was engaged in plotting to over
throw Cummins even If that should re-
suit in the selection of some candidate
lextremely obnoxious to Herriott and the
entire Ninth district. This was sufi-
cient to release them from their obli-
cations to Herriott, so they argued, and
! IL hese gould abandon all principle for the
sake Of office at the last moment they
need not be bound to stick to- principle
SO closely. This, at least, was the way
they figured it out. In the caucus of the
Ninth district men it developed that If
necessary between fifty and sixty votes
could be thrown to Cummins on the
first ballot, and between seventy-five
and eighty on the second and subse-
quent ballots. With Herriott out Of the
way the actual Cummins strength in the
district would be near to ninety. To
makethe matter still plainer a paper
circulated among the Ninth distric: men
and 1t is stated that fifty-four signed it
agreeing to vote for Cummins. About IL
o'clock last night a committee called on
Herriott to present this matter to him.
They told him plainly what the situa-
ton was. They made no demand or ex-
actions, but gave him notification fairly
and honestly of what was being DONE
He had his Guthrie county delegation
almost entire with him. They con-
suited and reached the conclusion then
that Mr.. Herriott would make no
change in his position. 1t is claimed
that the Ninth district people attempted
to get Herriott to withdraw and become
candidate for lieutenant governor. He
and all his men stated emphatically at
midnight that under no circumstances
would he become a candidate for lieu
tenant governor. This is where the
matter was left last night and was this
morning when the sun rose. 1t is but
fair to say that H. w. Byers, of Shelby,
was not conspicuous in urging what the
Ninth district delegates should do He
is for Cummins but he has confined
himself to his own county.
The Pottawattamie county delegation
was having trouble. They held d mid
night caucus to see whether they would
stick to their agreement to divide the
delegation. They entered upon a sort
OF new contract to the effect that if
Cummins received thirty votes in the
roll call before Pottawattamie was
reached. in the Ninth district. they
would divide the delegation on the first
ballot.
strong Cummins club for the entire
state was organized last evening. Judge
John L. Stevens, of Boone, was placed at
the head of the club. 1t will be an i'm
portant factor in the state campaign to
follow, for it is composed of young and
active men. The officers are:
President-Hon. j. L. Stevens. Boone.
Vice Presidents-First district. Eu-
gene Butler, Burlington; Second district,
Hon. George NJ. Curtis, Clinton; Third
district, Hon. w. L. Eaton, Usage: Fifth
district, Charles T. Rogers, Grundy Cen
ter; Sixth district, George w. Sewers,
oskaloosa; Seventh district, d. d. Nc
Col, Perry; Eighth district, Henry Will
son, Mount Ayr; Ninth district Hon. c.
G. Saunders, Council Bluffs; Tenth dis
trict, Hon. Charles L. Early, Sac City:
Eleventh district, Hon. j. w. Hallam,
Sioux City.
Wife Bsater Whipped.
indianapolis, Ind, Aus. Two cases
of whitecapping occurred in this state
and in counties remote from each other.