Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-12

THE AGREEMENT is ON RECORD
Text of the Statement Published in the
Papers by Hull Managers Which Said
Explicitly That cummins Was to
Have Delegation Without Contest
State News.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, March Ia few main
facts regarding Des Moines political
methods are worthy of a plain state
ment inasmuch as there is serious
controversy going on affecting the
varacity of the governor of the state
OF Iowa, who is being accused OF du-
plicity and falsehoods by his bitter
personal opponents
The governor asserted that he relied
on an agreement between himself and
Captain Hull, the substance of which
WINS that the, delegation to the state
ccnvention should be of friends of the
governor. When it came within the
power of Captain Hull to choose such
q delegation or one of u different Kind
the delegation was made up almost en-
tiiely of the governors bitterest enc
mics, political, personal and profess
sional.
Captain Hull has denied there was
any agreement. His managers have
stated the facts.
But this is the truth about 1T: A
committee of the Hull managers,
either voluntary or called together by
some authority, went to the home OF
DR.. Potter, where Captain Hull was Ill,
about two weeks before the republican
primary election, and held a confer
ence. OF that committee was w. v.
Wilcox, C. G. Mccarthy and j. S. Nc
Quiston, all earnest Hull men. j. G..
Berryhill was called in and was con-
quilted. The statement was made that
Governor Cummins was preparing to
go on the stump and speak for Judge
Prouty. Arrangements were being
made at that time for one big meeting
for the governor. His voice speaking
for Prouty would be worth many votes
for Prouty. All conceded this fact
Captain Hull very rluch desired, as did
all his friends. that this be prevented.
But Berryhill at first insisted on going
right out and making the fight against
the Iowa idea and the republican
Platform on the tariff question.
4.No," said Captain Hull. Il am not
fighting the governor. ! am fighting
Judge Prouty. l will not consent to
forcing the tariff issue into this cam
raign If il can be helped. / am rum
ming as the candidate of the business
interests Of Des Moines, and many of
the governors friends and those who
differ from me on the tariff are for me-"
Then 1t was proposed and agreed
that the Hull people should avoid an
issue with the governor. 1t was sug-
gested by some one that the governor
be allowed to name the delegates to
the state convention.
NO" said Mr.. Mccarthy. ri do not
believe that Governor Cummins would
want to do that. But he would like to
be assured that the delegation will be
honestly for him at the state conven-
ton"
Captain Hull declared he would be
perfectly willing that this should be
done. Mr.. Berryhill agreed to it. The
committee was authorized to see the
governor and find out If this would be
acceptable to him and If he would re-
friin from making the speech which
had been partially arranged for. The
committee saw the governor and COM
pleted the agreement. 1t was not In
writing and nobody ever pretended 1t
was. Neither has anybody pretended
that Governor Cummins wanted to go
into the convention and pick the dele
gates.
Later another and larger committee
of Captain Hull's friends called on
Governor Cummins and asked him to
desist from making speeches for
Prouty and to keep out of the cam
paign. The governor assured them
that an agreement had already been
made and told them what it was and
said it was entirely satisfactory and
that he relied upon the honor of Cap
tain Hull and his managers to fulfill
1t. During the entire campaign the
sonally OR in public on the issues as
between the rival candidates.
Captain Hull and his managers re-
pudiated the agreement and declared
there was no such agreement at all.
Some of them say they never heard of
1T. But ut was i'm fact common talk and
known to nearly everyone interested
In the campaign. The hundreds of
Cumn1ins men who were in the Hull
headquarters and who We're working
for Hull, We're informed of the agree
ment. 1t was published and made
public.
During the progress OF the campaign
Mr.. Mccarthy wrote "a letter which he
and Mr.. Wilcox took to the office of the
Register and Leader and had 1t pub
Mshed In that paper, in which Mr.. Nc
Carthy made plain statement on be-
half of the Hull people.
Subsequently, the Hull committee
caused this statement to be reprinted
in a half page adverti sement in the
Register and Leader and distributed
DIN circulars all over the city, over the
signature Of j. l. Myerly, manager
for Captain Hull 1t was given 10 the
voters of Des MoGnes by the Hull people
as am official statement. 1t was paid
for by HUH money. This statement
which the Hull people gave as a com
plete statement of the situation was:
The governor is not involved in
this contest He is TO have his
delegation here without any con-
test. Captain Hull has agreed to
this. Any effort to drag Cuunn,ins
into the fight is unfair both to MIN
and Captain Huil, and is done only
in tho hope to DECEIVE some Of the