Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-27
What Might Happen in Case
Cummins Should Get Seventh
District Nomination
MANY ARE FRIENDLY TO BOTH
Forced to Choose Between tho Two,
Polk County Would Probably be for
cummin., but in Turn Might be for
Hull for cummins Successor as Gov
ernor.
ernor.
Special to Times-Republican

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Sept 81. - II Governor
Cummins should become a candidate
for congress in the Seventh district
Capt. ]. A. T. Hull would at once an
nounce himself as candidate for gov
ernor. This statement is based on
Information from Hull sources and
there is Furthermore a feeling that
Capt. Hull would carry considerable
strength in Polk county at least, II not
In the Seventh district. The political
situation as the campaign draws near
er becomes more complicated and there
7 is no end of the possibilities that may
be figured out. 1t is reasonably GER
tain that Governor Cummins could de-
feat Capt. Hull in the congressional
fight in this county and districts and
there is a feeling that he is perhaps
the only man who could defeat Capt.
Hull. Hull's army post and postofnce
and other improvements for this city,
have placed him with q large element
in q position where they don't care two
fips for what he thinks on the tariff,
railroad question or anything else so
long as he gets government money 20
be spent here In improvements. But
the majority Of the people here are
supporters Of Governor Cummins hrss
land of Capt. Hull second. They have
never been forced to select between
the two, but If they should Capt. Hull
is as certain as anyone what the result
would be, and for that reason is pre-
pared to become candidate for gov
ernor. 1t would not be trade be-
tween his friends, and those of Cover
nor 4Cumr1ins. He would make the
move simply because in the game ut
political chess it would be his only
move. He would then say to his friends
there is still no occasion for any di-
vision between Governor Cummlns'
friends and mine, Those who are the
friends Of both would still continue to
support both and the Cummins men
admit that Hull would not necessarily
be gotten rid OF by the governor run
ming for congress.
There is no doubt a great many am
bilious politicians in this city who
would like very much to see Cover
nor Cummins candidate for congress.
They believe the governor would win
the nomination and election and the
real snirnus of their desire is the be-
lief that Governor Cummins would re-
main in congress but one term and
that they would then have an oppor-
tunity. Capt. Hull has been saying
to the politicians here. Stand by me
boys for a little while. will soon be
through with the office and then you
can have It," They come to the con-
clusion that so long as there Is q
ghost of a show for his re- election
Capt, Hull will never be through with
the office They believe that Cover
nor Crunmins is the only man who
can defeat Hull and for the sake OF
getting Hull out of their own way
they want the governor ito be a can-
dfdate for congress. It can be said
With absolute certainty that not even
the governor himself knows what he
will do at the expiration of his term
as governor.
Judge Waterman ds in the city tc
argue a petition for Tehearing In
! the case of Josephine Talbot Parker,
Brisbin against Charles S. Hunting
ton, Waterman and Lane represent
the plaintiff in the case. The suit is
one involving the settling up Of an es-
tate Involving millions of dollars. The
plaintiff is the daughter Of the late
John Monroe Parker. Of Davenport
William Frederick Parker, an artist OF
Omaha, was a son who died before the
father. He was never married In the
usual legal manner but lived with a
woman for many years and left two
children. The daughter sought to gel
the entire estate of her father and cut
off her two nepheWs and the supreme
court decided in her favor at the lasl
term. Judge Waterman is here to re-
sist the petition for rehearing of the
case.
1t is not likely that very much ma
terial for the proposed primary cleo
ton law in this state will be taken
from the Minnesota law. The Mime
sofa law provides merely for the using
of the primary method in the election
of delegates to the county conventions
After that the party machinery is ru.l
| in the same manner that the machin-
cry Of political parties are genera"y
run where there is no primary. While
the provisions Of the Iowa law are ia:
/ from being agreed upon, it will &c
much farther than the Minnesota law
There is a question whether 1t will &C
as far as the Wisconsin law, however
and do away with the state convention
and all other conventions, leaving the
state central committee to draw the
platform. There is feeling in some
quarters that the state convention
should be left even If for no other
purpose than to draw up the platform
Gov. Cunmins is undecided as to
whether or not he will go to Ames
Saturday night. He had hoped to bs