The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-01
CUMMINS AHEAD.
Indications Are Strong That He
Will Be Renominated.
The Perkins Faction Defeated in
the Organization.
MUCH LOG ROLLING.
A Large Amount of Bottled
OratOry Is on Hand.
Nominations Are Not Expected
Until Late Tonight.

Des Moines, Ia. Aug The Re-
publican convention VIII not split.
Cummins will be renoninated. but the
outcome as to lieutenant governor and
one railroad commissioner IS uncer-
tain. It is not likely that the action
of the state central committee as to
the contests will be sustained by the
committee on credentials. An agree
ment may be reached by the factions
as to the resolutions and only one re-
port be submitted. Owing to the de-
cision of the committee on credentials
TO take up all the contests several
hours may elapse before the conven-
ton gets to the nominations.
At 2:15 p. IN. the convention was
notified that the committee on Gre
dentials would not be ready to report
for an hour and a half or two hours
A motion to adjourn until half past 3
was agreed to.
Convention Hall. Des Moines. Ia, Aug.
1.-The Republican state convention met
in the auditorium. There we're not seats
for the 1,64O delegates in the parquette
circle so one district delegation was as
signed chairs on the stage and Two other
delegations were given seats in the dress
circle. Every other seat and all the
available room was occupied by specta-
tors No previous state convention ex-
cited such interest in Des Moines or
Iowa.
Chairman Spence of the state central
committee called the delegates to order
and named H. NJ Towner for temporary
chairman. (Cheers)-
Mr. Towner spoke as follows:
The position of the Republican party
and its president is that the power of
government over corporations, trusts
and combinations is absolute; that as
they are creatures Of the state, they
must be subject to its control; that as
they derive all their powers from gov
! ernment, they can exercise no power not
4 conferred upon them; that either in the
exercise of national or state power viii
be found ample authority to cure every
7 evil and correct every abuse.
"And this applies not only to the rail-
ways but to al other corporate abuses
/ but Mr. Bryan and the controlling
wing of the Democratic party say that
all the efforts to control and restrain
these trusts are futile and vain; the
railroads and the trusts can not be re-
strained. There is some talk of con-
trolling trusts says Mr.. Bryan: you
might as well talk of controlling bur
! glary.' and he and his brother radicals
are preparing for a campaign Of govern
ment absorption and ownership The
Bryans, the Tom Johnsons. and the
Hearsts believe that on that issue they
/ can win. and so we are likely to have
the next national campaign waged upon
an issue of radicalism. with Bryan as
the candidate and government owner
ship as the battle cry.
1T is recognized by all thoughtful
men that this tendency toward govern
meet absorption of individual enter
prises. so marked a present, is a mani
fest drift to socialism. and means II
carried to a successful conclusion moth
ing less than revolution.
1.-The Republican party is the only
antagonist of and safeguard against So
cialism in America today As the
Democratic party was absorbed by
Populism, so it is on its way to social
ism and the way is not long nor far.
Republicans do not believe that Re
publican Institutions have been tried
and found wanting and they do not be-
lieve that representative government
ought to be OverthrOWn, either Dy the
aggressions of the trusts. or by any So
cialistic scheme to overthrow them.
I'm this campaign, and in the nation-
al campaign impending, II II were left
to the leaders of the party upon what
issue the campaign should be fought,
the vote in favor Of the tariff would be
almost unanimous. The particular IN
terests which have most grievously ofs
Tended the people are not affected by
tariff. Even the trusts whose evil
practices are most abhorred are no
favored But the question is. why
strike at the Id111 TO cure I0e lncQudl-
ties Of the trusts. Why call in foreign
powers to help US when we have am
pie power to right every wrong among
ourselves. Like the sun the protective
tariff has showered blessings on all;
and If in response to some mad cry il
shall be blotted out, this people. too.
will cry again as they did in 1895, to
give them back the sun.
THAT is not the Republican method
of curing trust evils. We believe that
with ample power and a vigorous de-
termination to use that power we can
and Will cure every trust evil that afs
foreign one, and it calls for do
mestic big stick. and not a foreign
club. We have the big stick.
1.-The future is bright, and America
holds the key; for here lies the hope
and promise of the world Here are
thought out the plans and wrought
out the instruments which shall con-
| troll and dominate the worlds pro-
gress.
1T is useless to attempt to disguise
that which is all too apparent, that
Iowa Republicans are FOR the first
time in their history rent with Sc
rious factional quarrel. It is not pos
sible, and it would not be seemly, to
discuss now the merits of that con-
| troversy But at least all can agree
effort should be made to heal the
| breach and avert disaster. We should
remember that while there are indi-
viduals whose passions are so aroused
that even open conflict and dismember-
ment might be welcome, they are but
| individuals=the great body Of Re
publicans who sent US here do not
desire such calamity. we snould re-
member that the great party of the
nation of which we form 50 conspic-
uous a part will look upon such folly
with amazement and Alarm for they
realize that not only would we deep
/ II injure and perhaps mortaIly wound
ourselves. but we would also commit