Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-21
Coming to Des Moines on Per-
sonal Business, Not to Fight
Cummins
CONGRESSMAN SPEAKS PLAINLY
Says Someone, He Does Not Know
Whom, Has Been Sending Out Mis-
leading Articles to the East-Does
Not Consider Loss of Committee
serious-Army Post Matters.

| Chicago, March 21.-"I never told
| anyone | was coming to Des Moines
| to fight Governor Cummins.' said Con-
gresham j. A. T. Hull last evening.
II have not come here to fight any
body / am here simply to look after
my own matters"
| In this direct fashion Captain Hull
| disposed of the stories that have come
! from the east and have been given
currency here that he was on his way
home to camp on the trail of the gov
ernor.
ITO speak frankly" continued Cap
tain Hull, there seems to be an effort
to accentuate differences between my
self and Cummins. Some of his friends
seem anxious to promote difficulty be-
tween us, and / have no doubt. keep
urging him to act against me, just as
some OF my friends want to see me in
continual opposition against him. l
was one of the first men to say last fall
that he was entitled to another term
and that he ought to have the nomi-
any intentions of making any trouble
for the governor. l would not have
waited until now but would have begun
last fall. l certainly would have come
here before the primary.
There was an interview published in
the Washington Post that represents
substantially what 1 said on the sub
ject.
Someone has been sending out mis-
leading articles from here to the east
I attributed these whether rightly or
wrongly to John Briar, the governors
private secretary. To n representative
of the Washington Post who stopped
me one day shortly after the primaries
1 said it was evident the governor was
not for me. l said was Il candidate
for another term and that | was per-
fectly willing to go back home and
take my chances with the voters. But
SO far saying l intended to proceed
here to fight anyone. it is without any
foundation whatever"
Captain Hull discussed at some
length the fact that his friends were
no longer in control of the committee.
Il attach no Importance to the fact that
my friends do not control the commit
tee" said Captain Hull. Il do not re-
| gard control of the committee serious
one way or the other. 1t is true that a
| certain prestige goes with the control
of the committee, but / assume that
| its members are all good republicans
| and that when the time comes they will
| cal! the convention. Here in the west
the average voter is pretty independent
and an attempt to misuse the power
given by control of the committee
would injure any candidate much more
than ii would do him good. In this
! instance it is certain that no cry OF
| fraud can be raised against me.
made no effort to control the commit
tee. The Chicago papers published
stories that was hurrying home from
Washington to endeavor to obtain con-
| troll of the committee. l never thought
of such thing. Legislation was pend
| ing that l could not leave under any
| circumstances, even had desired to do
There is no basis whatever for the
statements that l intend to retire as /,
candidate for reelection. A year ago,
feeling rs l did, l did Tot care much
what happened. But now l am in good
health again and in a physical condi-
ton to enjoy Il contest II necessary.
fought one compaign thru with the
committee against me and can do it
again if necessary. That was the cam
paign against James G. Berryhill. AT
that time my opponent had both the
committee itself and the executive COM
mittee.
Il would have been here before now,
but there We're a number of matters in
which the district is interested that
kept my attention engaged. l have
succeeded in fixing up the arrange
rlents for the sewerage at the army
post. 1t is now the intention to put in a
purifying plant. This will cost con-
siderable money. from $4,000 to $40,-
900, but think it will b.. satisfactory
solution of the question. l am assured
by those that know that the water that
comes from this plant will be perfectly
pure. and that it will in no way injure
the stock of the farmers along the river
below the post, when II passes into that
stream. The secretary of war has made
ar agreement to assign enough money
to construct quarters FOR four more
troops. / am assured by the adjutant
general that If the quarters are in read
mess there will be four troops at the
reservation by next fall. / think when
the troops do come, all opposition to the
army post will vanish. l expect to get
enough money appropriated next year
to provide for the last squadron, thus
making it possible for a regiment to be
stationed here
Congressman Hull reached the city
yesterday. He is in excellent health.
He will remain here turnout the sum-
per Mrs. Hull and daughter will reach
the city next week.