Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-03-03
Reported Attempt to Side Track
Cummins Declared a Fabrication.
SENATE cREEIS HIN CoolLY
Governor and Wife Prove Popular
TiIlman Replies to spooner-Man--
chester, Iowa, Has a Large Fish
Hatchery.
[BY H. ]. MAHIN.l

By H. j. MAHIN.
Washington, d. c., Feb. 27.-There
seems to have been a studied attempt
on the part of certain Jealous CORE
spondents in Des Moines to send out
a regular batch of exceedingly sensa-
sational stuff during the last few
months. By the Iowa congressman in
Washington the Des Moines crowd has
been dubbed the bureau of fabrica-
ton" The latest product of the ''bu-
reau' is a story to the effect that the
talk of Governor Cummins for vice
president was an attempt to shelve
him. The Washington Post printed a
lively article under Des Moines date
line headed "Try to Side Track Cum
MINIS" The article went on to say
that leading republicans" in Des
Moines were indignant over the story
connecting Governor Cummins' name
with the vice presidency, since they
knew it was an attempt to side track
him in his ambition to serve another
term as governor and then step into
the senate chair which may be made
vacant by Senator Allison. The arti-
Gle concludes with the following par
agraph, containing number of dark
hints that were enjoyed in common by
the governor and the gentlemen
named: "A number of persons enjoy.
ing the closest confidence of the gov
ernor were seen tonight, and with but
one exception they assert that the
statements made to the effect that
Cummins was recognized as a vice
presidential candidate and that at his
NIT, ho do "
he assumed modified attitude on the
tariff reform idea, emanated from
Speaker Henderson, Secretary Shaw,
Congressman Hull or Cousins or some
other avowed enemy of Cummins.
They are still convinced that Hender-
son seeks the governorship as a STEP
ping stone to the senator's chair and
that shrewd schemes are being devised
to side track Cummins."
Iowa's governor has been a notable
figure at the capital this week up to
the time he left for Florida on Wed,
nedsay. Mr.. and Mrs. Cummins were
entertained considerably during their
stay and proved very popular Mr.
Cummins called on and was called on
by many prominent men. One day
during the week he visited the senate
and was taken upon the floor by Sen
ator Allison and Senator Dolliver II
| cannot be denied that here the govern
or got a slightly cool reception In the
| senate more than any place else there
are men who look with horror upor
any idea involving tariff revision ant
| they regard Mr.. Cummnis as leader
among tariff revisionists and conse
| quently dangesous man in that con
| nection. Mr.. Cummins was warmly
greeted by numbers of senator's, but il
was noticeable that certain powerful
ones carefully avoided the part of the
room in which he was seated. 1t is
evidently a desire on the part of these
men to watch Iowa's aggressive ex
ecutive little longer from distance
| When the legislators get through
laughing at this sort of stuff they
naturally begin to feel little annoy
ance not to say anger. 1t would seen
that the matter was emenating from
democratic rather than from FRIEND
of the republican party since there is
an evident attempt to stir up a de
gree Of strife in the republican ranks
of Iowa that does not or never did ex
list. This last article comes rather
late in the day for while no one denys
the difference of opinion on the tariff
matter. the question of personalitie!
has long since been laid aside as un
grounded and nothing has happened il
Washington for months to bring it VI
again. Business will probably b,
booming with the Bureau of Fabrica
ton however, as long as outside paper.
continue to show a Willingness to prin
tales of sensational stories of thi
| character.
| Ever since Senator Spooner mad
| his strong speech on the Indianol;
postoffice matter, Senator Tillman ha
been tuning about for chance t,
answer him. He has been prevented
several times and when he did flnall,
get himself recognized this week h
declared he was going to surprise hi
friends and astonish his enemies b.
making temperate speech. He sal
that his ire had worn itself out in wait
ing. Tillman did. however, not kee
to his promise about being temporal
and went On to ironically make on
surprising proposition. 81 will vote,
he said, ito put a negro into the cal
met. Let the President continue hi
4 policy on up as far as it will go
will vote confirm Booker 7. Washing
ton as secretary of anything. Let IL
have negro, genuine negro. not
mulatto or hybrid. LIE us make then
officers in the army and the navy. LIE
us give them pro rata share of all tn
good jobs where ever they exist, with
out regard to local conditions" MI
Tillman said this ironically of course
but it can not be denied that his state
ments met with partial approval wit
considerable number of people VIII
believe that the President is making
mistake in trying to force negro office
holders upon the southern people.
The sundry civil appropriation bi
carries an appropriation of $3.4S0 fo
an Iowa industry that many Ioya pei
pie probably knew nothing about.
is for fish hatchery at, Mancheste
Iowa. The government maintain
quite an establishment for the cultur
of fish at Manchester, consisting {
superintendent at 81, 500 and a ifs
cultl,rist al 5000 a year and two 5lobo,