Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-03-08
GOV. cUMMlNs is NOT SATISFIED
WITH TREATMENT OF POLK
COUNTY REPUBLICANS.
FIGHT FOR "I0WA IDEA
Congressman Hull Shows How Execu-
tive Was Given Fair Treatment
Frauds Disclosed in Primary EIec-
tion at Des Moines.

Des Moines, March Z. - Claiming
that promises made to him regarding
the naming of Polk county delegates to
the state republican convention had
been broken and declaring that he
would support A. B. Funk for delegate
at large to the national convention,
Governor Cummins has issued sign
ed statement. published in the papers
here He refuses to be satisfied with
the treatment accorded him by the
Polk county convention Saturday when
his administration was endorsed and
the delegates to the state convention
were instructed to support him for
delegate at large.
He declares that if he is chosen as
delegate at large to the national con-
vention he will do all in his power to
secure the incorporation of the"Iowa
Idea" into the national platform.
Favored Prouty.
Declaring that he personally was for
Prouty in the fight for the congress
sional nomination, he claims that he
exerted no influence in the behalf of
either candidate. though he attended
campaign in Des Moines.
VIII Work for "loWa Idea"
In the closing paragraph of his state
ment Governor Cummins says:
"If it shall happen that am select
ed as one of the four, it must be under
stood that will do everything in my
power to incorporate in the next ma
tional platform the plank of our last
state platform respecting the tariff and
reciprocity I helped to make it and
intend to stand byit. There was moth
ing in the campaign in Polk county
that called for any expression upon the
subject and I cannot take what was
said yesterday as a. substitute for the
resolution deliberately framed and
adopted without dissent by an enthus-
iastic state convention. My desire in
going to the national convention as
delegate is two-fold: First, that may
have the honor of voting for Theodore
Roosevelt, and second, to put into the
national platform what we said last
year upon the tariff and reciprocity"
Was No Agreement.
In regard to the statement made by
t1OfeIioI SUlllllllliS uIe Les MONIES
papers that both of the candidates for
the congressional nomination in Polk
county had promised him that he
should be permitted to name the dele
cation to the state convention, Con-
greSsman Hull was interviewed and
said:
"There is absolutely no truth in the
statement that ever entered into any
such agreement. l said to committee
n r, ma M o,~IHy i,,$ >,
paign to ask if Governor Cummins
would be permitted to name the dele
cation to the state convention in the
event of my success, that, rather than
permit him to name the delegation,
would myself go down in defeat. did
this because 1 knew if the governor
was permitted to name the state dele
selected, and I would rather be defeat
ed than have my friends Inundated in
that manner.
'I did say, though, that if the COVER
nor remained perfectly neutral in the
congressional, contest, as between
Judge Prouty and myself, he would not
be harmed particularly in the event of
my success. I do not think any un-
biased person who has watched
events during the past few weeks will
say the governor remained neutral. No
matter what he may say, many Of his
friends do not claim it. think, under
all circumstances. the convention
treated him very courtesly and I be-
lieve the proceedings of the convention
We're characterized by political wis
dom. 1t doesn't seem to me that the
governor has any cause for complaint
at the treatment he received"
Frauds Disclosed.
Frauds of a gigantic and startling
character We're sworn TO at the investi-
cation of the Polk county republican
primaries held on Monday last, before
the committee on credentials at the
county convention Saturday, and as
result, the committee made stinging
report, recommending that none of the
sixteen delegates shown to have been
elected by illegal and fraudulent means
be allowed seats in the convention.
The recommendation of the committee
was adopted without a dissenting VOTE
and resolution demanding action up
on the primary law from the legisla-
ture was carried with yell.
PIN NEGRO WITH PITcHFoRks.