Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-27
HAS LITTLE CHANCE.
T.J. Phillips Does Not Believe Jerry
Sullivan Can be Elected.

SuiilvdH Sdn De EieCIeQs
From Wednesdays Daily.
Il do not believe that any democrat
ic candidate under the present condi
lions can be elected to the Office OF
governor" said T. j. Phillips this aft
ernoon. Mr.. Phillips was the demo
cratic candidate for governor two years
ago against A. B. Cummins the pres
ent republican incumbent of that office
II don't know whether Jerry Sui
Ivan voted for Cummins two years age
or not, Mr.. Phillips replied when ask.
ed about the dispatch from Des Moines
stating that two years ago the present
democratic candidate for governor
Jerry Sullivan voted for A. B. Cum.
Minis What's more don't care
whether he did or not 1t will not
make a particle of difference in my
vote this year whether he voted for
me or for Cummins. l do not know for
whom l will vote.
Personally, while I do not know
Sullivan, l have the best of feeling
toward him. When the time comes to
vote may vote for him and | may
vote for Cummins. In fact ! may not
vote at all. | will say that / do not
believe, unless something eXtraordin-
airy happens between now and election
time to change the attitude of the PEG.
pie toward the republican party that
any democrat can be elected to the Of
flee of governor.
IF anything should happen to split
the republican party as it was at the
time Boies was elected and at the
same time something should occur to
unite the democratic party as it should
be there might be some show. 1t is
claimed that the democratic party is
united but do not believe that it is as
nearly united as it is claimed l have
no doubt that Jerry Sullivan is good
strong man, but I do not believe that
under the present conditions he can be
elected"
Come From Des Moines.
The statement which was shown to
Mr.. Phillips, was the following spe-
cial from Des Moines:
Des Moines, Aug. 26.-(Special.)-
1t is said that ]. B. Sullivan, of Ores
ton, the democratic candidate for
governor, voted for Governor Cum
minis two years ago. 1t may be that
this statement is not correct, but it
i is reported on good authority. In fact
Governor Cummins is known to have
made the statement himself, and he
jokingly remarked that he hated to
have man run against him who vot-
ed for him the last time. Of course
great many democrats voted for
Governor Cummins two years ago.
Many Of them made no effort to con-
ceal the fact, but simply made the
fiat statement that the would not
vote for Tom Phillips of Ottumwa Mr.
Sullivan was probably one of these.
He did not regard it as breach of
party faith to vote against Mr.. Phil
lips. He simply regarded it as the
proper thing to do, and if there was
any breach Of party faith, it was on
the part of the convention in nomin-
ating Mr.. Phillips.
The democrats who voted against
Tom Phillips were not connned to any
particular section or faction. Many OF
the silver men voted against him be-
cause they did not believe he was the
proper man to be candidate of the
party. Many of the gold men voted
against him for the same reason.
Prominent members of the party in
every county in the state, either voted
for Governor Cummins or else they did
not vote at all. Among them were sew
eral democratic members of the leg
iSlature.