Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-16
DARRAH HIS OWN NAN
Declares That He Will Not OPP
pose Good Legislation to
Please Blythe
AN ATTEMPT AT COERCION
Self Appointed Leaders in Lucas Coun-
ty Get Cold Turn Down From Rep
resentative Darrah-Asked Written
Pledge to Vote Against Governor
Cummins.
Special to Times-Republican.
Cummins.

Des Moines, May 16-Some Chari-
ton politicians, as appointed
committee, went to Representative
Darrah in Lucas county recently, and
wanted not only his pledge that he
would vote for Dolliver for senator but
that he would not vote for Governor
Cummins for senator under any cir
cumstances. The same request was
some time ago made to Senator Lewis
in Page county. While Representa-
tive Darrah has repeatedly declared
that he was in favor of the reelection
of Senator Dolliver, he refused to rec
ogntze any self appointed committee
of Charlton citizens as being the guar
dams of the welfare of the people
Their request for a written pledge he
turned down, and not only that, but
took occasion to say that he did not OBJ
ject to being called q "Cummlns man,
il by that was understood favoring the
primary election law. the anti-pass
railroad rate legislation, and few
other things of that kind. He has adj
dressed a letter now stating his posi-
ton, which is as follows:
1T has been said that | am Cum
Minis man. l desire to state again
that / am no mans man. and do not
intend to be anybody's man But II
my support of righteous and desirable
legislation, just because its enactment
was advocated by the governor, merits
the appellation 'Cunnnins man by
those who were and are opposed to
such legislation, then / say let the
name stand.
IF Cummins man is understood to
mean a man who desires to serve ms
constituents faithfully and to the best
of his ability. without being influenced
in casting his vote by selfish motives,
then l wish to he classed as Cum
MINIS man. II my refusal to submit to
the dictation of political bosses brands
me as a Cummins man, let the brand
appear so it may be seen by all, for
am not ashamed to wear it.
"If reelected to the legislature
shall continue to endeavor to secure
the enactment OF such legislation as
may be desired and approved by the
people of Lucas county.
II shall advocate statewide prl-
mary law that will place the nomlha-
ton of all candidates for public otfic.
fairly in the hands of the people, and
take it out of the hands of the profess
sional wire pullers and bosses.
"The present anti-pass law. while
step in the right direction, does not
go far enough in it's application. IN
justice to the people who travel and
pay fare, favor charging the scope OF
this law.
81 favored the 2-cent fare bill and
the family mileage book bill in the
recent legislature. l shall support
again the enactment Of measures OF
like character"
Hon. James G. Berryhill made the
statement in an address that he dis
covered in the legislature of 1883, of
which both he and Cunmns were
members, that Cummins was dema-
cog, and for that reason was opposing
him now. In 1901, when Cumnins
was first in the field for governor,
Berryhill was supporting him.
H. R. Wright is already beginning
some of the campaign of education
for the education of the public and
especially the manufacturers and
wholesalers along the lines of the new
pure food law The new law is a
very efficient one and altho Mr.
Wright's added duties as food COM
missioner will not begin until July 4,
he is already answering vast amount
of correspondence to manufacturers
and retailers as we'll as to inform them
on the new law that goes into effect
July 4. He proposes to spread the in
formation thru bulletins to the public
so that the public may know what is
pure and what is not. A large num-
Der of samples of food products nave
been examined. A large box full of
such samples of goods sold in Iowa
was examined and prepared for the
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs
to be used in the Iowa exhibit at the
National Federation of Women's