The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-29
TRUE
TO CUMMINS
HE HAS ONLY SLIGHTLY RE-
VISED HIS TARIFF VIEWS.
Warfare Between the Two Factions
Will Be More Bitter Than Ever
When. the Convention Meets to
Elect Delegates to Chicago-Cum-
minis Men Expect to Win, but Are
Guarding Every Point.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Fort Dodge, Iowa, Feb. 2s.-Local
friends of Senator Dolliver do not
ERE and allied lie him
self to ]. w. Blythe as against Gov
ernor Cummins. While the Junior
senator may have revised his tariff
views slightly, all his political inter-
ests and affiliations lie with Cummins,
who is strong here and all thru this
section Of the state. Dolliver received
his appointment to succeed Gear from
Governor Leslie M. Shaw, but 1t was
then understood that DOlliver was
lined ND with the Cummins men, and
he was named because he was the only
man at that time who could prevent
Cummins' election.
Same Old Fight.
It is conceded by both factions Of
the party that Senators Allison and
Dolliver will head the Iowa delegation.
The lines will be drawn on the other
two delegates at large. When the
convention meets in Des Molnes May
IS, the issue will be nominally between
the Iowa idea" and the "standpat-
ters.' In reality 1t will be Cummins
and anti-Cummins. The battle be-
tween these two forces will be more
bitter than ever. The Cummins men
expect to win, as they have in the last
three conventions, but they are not
lulled by any over-confidence.
The Cummins candidates for dele
| gates at large are Governor Cummlns
| himself, and A. B. Funk OF spirit
Lake, former senator and now head OF
| the capitol commission.
Blythe's Program.
j. W. Blythe of Burlington, general
counsel for the c., B. & O., ana the
leading spirit Of the merger and
"standpatter'' opposition to Cummlns,
is a candidate. Nominally ne is
candidate against Funk, but the Cum
minis men understand the situation
very well. If Blythe controls the con-
| vention strongly enough to be elected
he will go after Cummins, and have
another candidate to oppose to Funk
So it is g. fight all down the line again
If the anti Cummins men win, they
will then go after G.. s. Gilbertson, the
state treasurer, when he comes up a
the nominating convention. They are
also out to hold the state central com
mittee and all the party machinery.
! Turning of the Tide.
The present national committeeman
Is Ernest Hart Of Council Bluffs. He Il
the man who was elected four year
ago over Governor Cummlns. This
was Just after Gear had beaten cum
minis for the senate. Cummins hae
served one term as national commit
teeman, and when his enemies put VI
Hart and defeated him for a secont
term, the tide began to turn, resulting
in Cummins' nomination for governo
the next year.
The famous "Iowa idea" platform
dates from that year 1901. The tariff
revision plank in the platform adopted
by that convention was drafted b.
George. D. Roberts, now director
the mint, and by him submitted t
President Mckinley, who approved l,
The convention passed it without op
position, and the anti-Cummins me-
took no issue with it until Cummins
speech at a. Minneapolis banquet tn
next winter, when he voiced the sam
sort Of sentiments against shelter t
monopoly" He was roundly denounce
for this speech by the press OF tn
other faction, and in defense he point
ed to the platform. Since that tim
the anti Cumn1ins faction has Tough
the iowa idea," and that same ide
has serverd as g. rallying ground 70
the governors political supporters.