Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-04
An Attack on Cnmmins at Polk
County Convention Might
Start Political Blaze
THE STATE WOULD RESENT 1T
A Mean Advantage Taken by the Gov
errors Opponents Might Arouse the
Whole District Against Hull-un-
derstood That Will be Candidate for
Governor.
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Governor.

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impossible to determine to what ex-
tent the delegation to the republican
county convention of Saturday SYM
pathiZes with the movement to break
the compact on state matters entered
into by the campaign committees. or
how many OF the delegates will take.
the view that this is not the time nor
the year to make fight on Governor
Cummins in his home county. 1t is
idle to deny that the republicans gen.
orally look forward with a good deal
of anxiety as to the morrow. They
for a fight. On the part of the Prouty
men they are entirely Indifferent as to
what happens and some of them
would just a little rather see a row.
Some of the Hull men are fretting
and Tuning and declaring war on
everybody save Hull and insisting that
the Hull victory should carry the
whole district against Cummins as
well as against Prouty. The Cum
minis men are insisting that inasmuch
as the fight was not made for Cum
Minis nor against him there is no oc-
defeat him. They point to the large
number OF strong Cummins men who
supported Hull. One of. Cummins'
warmest friends, his partner of many
years, presided at the Hull "indigna-
ton meeting" last Friday evening.
Then they are saying that while ].
w. Blythe came to Des Moines ana
probably consulted with friends on
politics in general. there was no eff
fort to capture the Polk county dele
cation for Blythe al the state con.
ytsntion, and if it had been known tina;
such was contemplated they would
have taken a different course. And
SO the controversy runs back and
forth and nobody knows just what IS
going to be done.
1t was discovered after a canvass
yesterday that from among the Prouty
men ana the Hull men who are dele
gates to the state convention there
are sufficient number to carry the
convention for Cummins no matter
what may be the decision of a few
who We're managers. The men select
ei TO the convention as delegates were
rot CT the class who have been con-
spicuous in fractional matters. The
Views OF many of them as to Cummins
ana anti-Cummins were not known
There has been some close canvassing
the past few days and both sides
it Is decided that this issue
ton.
What II the convention does what
is desired by Mr.. Berryhili and his fol-
lowing? They would. il they are able
to do so, send a solid anti -Cummins
delegation to the state convention, per-
haps instructed in a perfunctory way
for Cummins for delegate. and also in
structed to oppose the Iowa idea" to
the end. Senator Doweu one of the hard
workers for Hull, but on good terms
with Cummins, said.
If the convention should do It's worst
and what the small clique of three or
four desire 1t TO do. ii would be taken
all over the district as a direct insult
to the governor of the state, and I am
not sure that Hull would be nominated
for congress. Then the prairies would
be literally set ablaze and there is no
knowing what the nd would be. But
do not believe the hot heads can pre-
VA "a 1,l.
tive. 1t will be a harmony conven-
ton and set the pace for the whole
state"
1t is understood that before this cam
paign was entered upon an agreement
was reached between Capt. Hull and
James G. Berryhill by which this is to
be the last campaign OF Capt. Hull. or
at least II there is any serious show of
opposition. and that Berryhill will be
the candidate for congress next time
and secure the support OF the Hull
forces In return Hull is to receive the
support Of Berryhill for governor to
succeed Cun1mins 1t is we'll known
tina Capt Hull always felt very sore
over his defeat for governor a number
OF years ago when he was defeated
virtually because OF a division in Polk
county. And he has long cherished
hope that he might become a candi-
date for governor again.
While; no other county in the dis
trict has held It's convention and there
IS nothing to indicate what would hap
pen, yet the threat is made that In case
the convention Is allowed to take radi-
cal action anti-Hull candidates for con-
rxrE NO nt1f in,
county of the district. AS Hull would
other county outside of Polk the situa-
ton is regarded as somewhat critical
yet.