The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-07
DES MONIES !, I; SAYS
| FIGHT IS'.OVER'
BELIEVES CUMM1Ns CANNOT BE
'.@ BEATEN.
Governor Holds His Own in the Elev-
enth, Where Perkins Was Expected
to .'Make Good, .. and Is Ahead Of
His Record Two Years Ago in His
General Canvass Of the State.
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Sioux City, Iowa, Mays7.-That supporters of
George D. Perkins are. almost ready to eoncede
a victory for Governor Gummins Is beginning to
become evident. Senator John H. jackson, who
has beer Mr.. Perkins manager at Des Mo1nes,
has returned to his home. A. +. Call the real
manager, has been inactive for some time. Only
one man is now at the Perkins headquarters III
Des Moines, MIR. Parrotts .,.- :.
1t is the general opinion in Des Moines that
the fight IS over. Railroad attorneys. including
those for the Northt W estern and Rock Island
railroads, who have been bitter toward Gum
Minis, have privately declared that nothing could
beat Cummins since he has, made it appear that
this is campaign Of tho people against the rail-
roads i" - '"'E 81 r = 49, ".2-"4 =" =
Holds Grip on. the Eleventh. -:
The result in the eleventh district has had
more than. anything else to do with the discour-
agement in the Perkins camp. Mr.. Perkins be-
came a candidate because Of the belief that he
| could take away large part OF the eleventh
district from Cummfns,o who could not have won
without this support five years ago. 1t now
| is evident that .Curnmins will lose but thirty
votes in this district--less. than the delegation
| in Mr.. Perkins home county. And Cummins
| has already more than made that back.
| To date conventions have been held in thirty
six OF the ninetynine counties. Cummins has
45s delegates and Perkins: 116. These same
counties in 1901 gave aGumnains 443H and his op-
ponents 1451a. His lead thissyear in these coun
| ties is 342, while five years ago It was but
29S, so that he has made gain Of Al, notwith
standing the loss Of Mr.: Perkins home county.
| In addition, it Is practically conceded that
Cummins will gain votes in Backhawk, Fla yette
Dubuque and Delaware counties, while be has ar
| even chance of gaining in the ninth district
where Herriott was forged out of the contest
when his home. county went for Cummins.
AS to Other State Offices.
Interest is already being transferred from tn
governorship to the contest for other Offices. Free
Kretschmer Of Dubuque, for treasurer; Senate
Hayward of. Davenport, for secretary Of state
Webb, Byers Of, Harlan for attorney general
Senator Warren Garsfs of Carroll for ieutenan
governor and Eugene Buttles of Burlington an,
w. d. Laton of Usage for railroad commissioner
are considered the Cunlnlns candidates for nino
| state Offices -: @f2 = -
Julian Richards Cor ssecretary of state; W. "
Morrow of Alton for treasurer Raymond 70
lieutenant governor, Mckenzie of: Des Moline
for attorney general aiid Palmer of .washingto
for railroad commissio9er may be said to be tn
''standpat' candidates Who will have the earnes
Il support of tie railroad forces. =. .ts:
y The secretary Of state. treasurer and audito,
with the governor. make up the executive cour
ell, and rs Carroll is counted ar:.''standpatter
| the railroads would Have friends at court
they could put in ''stahapat' candidates for SEE
Il rotary and treasurer. ,. Z: :.
.... > Primary at Stake. '">:
j Governor Cumnains has planned to make
i. determined effort again next winter to secur
e the passage Of a primary election law If
goes back into office, with another legislator
hostile to- this Law. bis plan will, Of cours
primary wherever he has spoken, and 1t
:. hoped by his friends that both branches Of IL
; | LEGISLATURE will be "progressive.,',.
FL Railroad forces are giving some attention
!. the legislature by reason Of their hostility
t the primary law They wanted to beat Cur
s minis this year, but If they can secure legi
d lature controlled by the i-Cummins factit
d 10y wy Hase succeeded IN tying MS hands
q that he could do very little in his third teri