The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-14
CLASH OVER TARIFF.
Hull's Congressional Convention

HuIl's Congressional Convention
Portends State Fight.
DEs MONIES, IOWA-Cummins politicians
are much aroused over the recent congress
sonal convention at Perry, at which Captain
Hull was renominated, and where there were
several vigorous speeches that do not ac-
cord with the governors views on the tariff
and trusts Captain Hull declared the tariff
and the trusts have no relation to each other,
and took a stand against any modification
of the tariff This is thought to foreshadow
an effort at the republican state convention
to compel modification Of the tariff plank
adopted at Cedar Rapids last year. This pro-
vides for ANY modification of the tariff
schedules that may prevent their becoming
shelter to monopoly Governor Cummtns
has announced that he stands squarely on
this platform. So, ,.stEs.. - 4 T.
There is feeling among the Cummins
men that the speeches at the convention at
Perry were aimed at the governors Mime
apolis speech. Indeed. such is the animosity
Of the Hull forces for Cummins that a strong
movement was made before the Perry con-
vention to refuse to indorse the state ad-
ministration. 1t is understood Lafayette
Young, who is fighting for a: modification
OF the Cedar Rapids platform on the tariff
question, is seeking to. be the seventh dis
trict member of the resolutions committee
at the state convention -"
The executive council has gone, to Glen
wood in a special car, rendered by the Bur-
lington, for the purpose Of Strengthening out
serious complications between the Burling-
ton Railroad company, the board OF control
and citizens Of Glenwood. The difficulty
concerns right of way for the road over the
grounds of the school for feeble minded. The
Burlington is changing its right of way to
secure better grades and has surveyed
route three miles south of Glenwood that
threatens to cut that town off from its pres
ent means of access to the outer world. Citi-
zens are much alarmed; and as the only way
out of the difficulty they want he:stracks
laid across state property, thus afording the
road an easy grade and giving Glen wood a
railroad. It is probable the right of way
will be approved, but that. heavy damages
will be demanded by the state: !, ~
Railway Assessments.
There will be the public hearings this
week on the telephone, telegraph and rail-
way assessments before the executive coun-
Gil. The railroads are using every effort
to bear down their assessments. They are
making the most Of the Investigations as tc
the values of land and the assessments there
on and in some counties have succeeded IN
showing that real estate Is assessed about
Is per cent on its selling valuation. Ennis
saries Of the roads active and scarcely
torney is not in quiet conference with some
member of the council. There are various
predictions as to the amount the railroad as
sessment will be raised The present as
sessment is $4,000, ,00O The general predic-
tion is the council will not raise this to more
than s52, GOO, ,oOo- or $53, 600 900. On the other
hand the gross earnings of the roads exceed
s56 900, 900, and it will be difficult for the
members of the council to explain any as
sessment below that figure.
There Is every sort of entertaining gos-
sip as to the attitude of Governor Cummins
on the railroad assessment. One story is that
the governor has completely broken with tho
railroads, even with the Rock Island, the
Milwaukee, the Great Western and those
| that stood by him a year ago. that 1t IL
henceforth war to the knife between al
thu railroads combined on the one side and
Curomins. on the other, and that the COVER
nor feels impelled to cut loose from all re;
straint and make an assessment such as the
puoiic demands. If this view of the case Is
the correct one, there need be no surprise
if the assessment amounts up to $6O, 0o0, 0o0
81 Rumple's Surprise. r'& &:
The announcement from the second district
that Captain J. N. w. Rumple of Marengt
would decline a denomination for congress
man on the republican ticket came as {
| complete surprise to politicians here. While
| he assigned business reasons for his refusa
! to accept a denomination, no doubt is en-
| '-zteined here that there are other causes
| lse that Captain Rumple got out Of th'
! fsah because no and his friends foresaw hi
! ,Ssee 1T If he became a candidate. There II
| 40 doubt of the intention of the democrat
I to run Judge Wade Of Iowa City, and the,
express every confidence in his election. Th
democrats consider Rumple as a weak can
didate, and in commenting on his car didac.
recently leading republican paper of tn
district said he was not the strongest can
didate that could be put up. There is en-
| tire uncertainty here as to who will be set
| tied on as the nominee. -.