Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-28
STATEMENT
" AS WRONG
GOVERNOR cUMMiNs' INTERVIEW
REGARDING PRESIDENTS
TARIFF VIEWS DENIED.
.RoosEVELTs POSITION


Spoke at Minneapolis Last April
Cummins Says He Was Misquo.ed
by Des Moines Paper.
From Wednesdays Daily.
The recent interview published in
the Des Moines Register and Leader
as coming from Governor Cummins, in
which the governor was quoted as
i saying that President Roosevelt agrees
with him upon his tariff views. has
caused a great stir in political life
throughout the west and in Washing
ton as we'll Now comes Governor
Cummins with a statement that he
did not authorize the interview and at
the same time comes a dispatch stat
ing that the President denies the truth
OF the statements credited to the
lHawlleye governor. The following dis
patches show the present situation:
The Talk in Washington.
Washington, d. c., jan 26-The ut
terances of Governor Cummins as to-
| reciprocity with Canada and to the ef-
feet that the President and he are in
i ,,o,n.ex.4 ,5,,x,,,5 - ~ ,.,,.,,4;,,,
bo,a ,,.d ~ affoat ~, t,.o,,bia +I,a -
l;tical wa+ers bare @ d,,rina +ha nast few
days.
1 The statement was made by an east
ern senator TODAY that If the Presi-
4 dent should permit it to be known
authoritatively, that he approved the
views expressed by Governor Cummins
in his inaugural, he would not get q
delegation in New England, and would
lose New England at the polls If nom
mated
President DIspleased
4 It is yery generally understood that
the President is not we'll pleased with
Mr.. Cummins, interview in the Regis
4 fer and Leader in which the latter
Il said that no differences existed 4 be.
4 tween himself ard TIC Piesident on
! tariff and reciprocity.
c..a,.4, ,
t'
Confllcting versions OF what occur.
red between president Roosevelt ana
Governor Cumnlins at the White House
last week furnish topic for conyersa- saa
tlon mere. After MS interview Win
the PRESIDENT, Governor Cummins gave
a out interviews and said among other
things that ne and the PRESIDENT were
IN complete harmony on tarin ana reel
procity and that he was going back TO
iowa 10 nght Ior a hoosevelt aelesa-
ton to the national convention.
) Lacey ASKS hooseveir.
/ Tuesday an unusual number of Iowa
> republicans called at the executive Of
/. fees to see the President. In the par
t ty were Senator Allison, j. w. Blythe
) of Burlington, Representative Lacey
t and several others Major Lacey called
l the Presidents attention to the pub
lished interviews.
! You know" Mr.. President" said
a MaJol 5.aGey, !oWa rspupiicans ale
sGuau ~ .ne a fe iate tta nv
/, ..ispo.5 sp'. aaizs soa;,,roait,, . J.
!. r pfoi ~ % p.sa;sa.t,. ~ pas;+;.,
4 e.rrh : s,,liant nf tarief ond ,.eoinrooity
zvara "a =, a,,tinnad hy aitber Cover
mor e,,n,,,,ins inc nr n,vself" said Inc
pra.idant aFor noyself I stand exact
~ Mzbera did whom 7 delivered my
Minnaanolis sneech last summer"
"Governor Cnmmins is renorted te
: have stated that he was returning tc
: Iowa with your sanction to fight the
!, railroad and other influences supposed
TO he at work to prevent the election
of a delegation pledged to support yor
in the national convention" said Major
Lacey.
1uss Wnat was Sa'o.
When that subJect came betweet
Governor Cummins ana myseH, saic
. the President, y told MN .nat a a.a
: not deem u wise 70 oo AWNING t las Ina .a'
Wouid prsclpl.aee ,: con,iio., ena. ~, -
garaea an ,ApMa I'VE Iepa5'isans p aa +ha ,aas, ~
irle,ius anu .nat nv i .n ,,o,,if
uouoI tna. M tne -, az 49, aa,ara,,3io,,n
n e'ippoi my - 'iio. ~ s.i'
| iOW5nS Are SlaQ.