Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-07
Buchanan County Resolution
Accurately Reflects the Views
Of Iowa Republicans
THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN
No Doubt as to Whom the Republi-
cans of the State Y candidate
for Governor-seh, % Defeat
the Will of the Voters Will Not Be
Given Consideration.
[By Ora williamsl
Special to Times Republican.

lBy Ora Williamsl
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. July THE only county
in the state where the republicans had
the rare experience of getting first
hand whack at the Hunter raiders,
even before they have fairly perfected
their plans for stealing the state con-
vention, is Buchanan county. At their
county convention they adopted reso-
lutions. one of which was as follows:
Resolved, that we are utterly op-
posed TO the recent proposition to
turn the management of the republican
party of Iowa ever to any outside re-
turning board of visiting statesmen.
There can be no doubt in the minds
of reasonable men as to whom the
rank and file want as Il candidate for
governor, and the party has not degen-
Grated to the condition where 1t needs
the appointment of foreign receivers
to administer OIL its affairs"
There can be no doubt that the sem
timent of the resolution pretty ac-
reflects the sentiment of re-
publicans of the state; and yet the
claims department of the Hunter COM
mittee is working over time in a des-
perate effort to make it appear that
the republican party of Iowa has all
but gone to the demnition bow vows.
1t is discovered that this week the
standpat newspapers are making eff
forts to induce the majority to engage
alleged contests. They have been try
ing to get the governor to come out
in statement as to what counties
he purposes contesting.' OF course the
governor is not in the contest business.
There are certain. counties in which
legitimate cont&asts have arisen and the
republicans of those counties Will come
to the state convention with contesting
delegations. each one claiming to have
been selected at the county conven-
tions. AS far as the governor is con-
cerned he will be content to leave these
matters to the delegates themselves.
He can trust the party. He will not
join in any effort to make it appear
that the party is degenerate and de-
SO shat 1t cannot protect
itself.
Yesterday the railroad organ in this
city printed an entire new set of claims
to come from Will Parrott.
The article is the same as one which
Manager Hunter caused to be printed
as news matter in his organs two days
This pronunciamento is
fully up to others which have preced-
ed it. The article purports to give
Governor Cummins' claims, tho Gov
ernor Cummins has never gone into de-
tails
In this statement the railroad COM
mittee makes t!,e claim Of 255 contest
ed seats. The declaration is made that
in Delaware, Scott, Allamakee. Car
"a contesting delegation for Perkins is
on it's way to the convention" Denial
is made that Dubuque delegation will
be divided. which puts Senator Alli-
sons friends in an awkward position.
And then
among other counties which will
more than likely. if they have not al
ready, send upc ontesting delegations
or protests, are Blackhawk. Polk, Call
houn, Lyon, OBrien and Powesfliek."
This indicates that the special con-
test squad has not yet got around to
give orders to all the counties as to
what they shall DO. 1t is the first time
mention has been made of contest"
these counties the victory for Cum
MINIS was overwhelming. Not a single
local standpatter has made complaint.
In neither one was any pretense made
Of selecting a second delegation. AS
well might the Cummins people send
a delegation to contest Woodbury.
county.
Further evidence of the shifty char
acter Of the claims of Hunter and his
satellites is afforded further on. Re-
to Governor Cummins the
statement says.
HE must win all contests now
known to be prepared ready for sub
mission to the state convention, as wei!
as other contests and protests, that
are likely to be presented, and both
Shelby and Marion counties" ETC.
Evidently the machine finds it so
easy to make these new tangled con-
tests that much amusement is gained
by the sport There will be others
limit In fact 1t may be that
the whole convention will be contested
on the ground that Governor Cummins
in the campaign, and Lafe
says Cummins is democrat, so every
thing will be Illegal
The statement is made that the gov
ernor includes Shelby and Marion in
his estimate, which is not true, for
Governor Cummins has not at any time
laid claim to these counties. other than
to express confidence that they will be
carried for him.
The extent of the deep anger of the
machine is shown very well In
this special message when it is declar-
ed falsely that the governor has per-
urged democrats to vote for
him land those who have aided In the
tiou of CumminS delegateA ara