The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-20
'CUMMINs AND PERKINS
. men COME TO BLOWS.
Two Sets Of Delegates Chosen in
Convention Which Ap-
proaches Riot.

Special to The Journal.
Des Moines, Iowa, May 19.-In a
convention that amounted almost to
riot and finally ended in a Cun,mins
bolt, Wapello county republicans this
afternoon instructed its twenty-six
delegates to. the state convention to
vote for George D. Perkins of Sioux
City for governor.
In Des Moines the political leaders
hung breathlessly on every detail of
the convention which meant Perkins
defeat in the state if he had lost it.
The final result-a vote of 112 for
Perkins and 100 for Cummins, adds
fresh hope to the Perkins leaders in
the state.
Governor Cummins' friends said
tonight that the gang politicians .
at Ottumwa had robbed them of a
,well-earned victory in Wapello. Led
by Major T. P. Spillmen the Cummins
men bolted the convention and passed
instructions for Cummins.
T." Two Delegations. ~
The Perkins men were fortunate in
having for chairman Of the convention
E. II. Morey, who ruled with a whip
hand and was heady enough to keep
the records straight.
There will be two delegations from
Ottumwa in the state convention, and
the tWenty-six votes, which in pinch
might nominate governor, will 20
to The faction controlling the state
convention. -: +. ..'s4 = S.. :.
The widest scenes prevailed in the
convention at Ottumwa. Frequent
hghts were quelled by the police au,
thorities. The feeling between the
Cummins and Perkins factions in the
county is intense. ~
Blythe's Hand Seen. ~,
It is whispered about that Blythe
influences sent money to Ottumwa tc
help carry the convention for Perkins
Cumm1ns in the caucuses carried prac
tically all Of Ottumwa, and part Of the
county. =
ANOTHER hot fight occurred today al
the Tama county convention. The
final vote was ia for Cummins anG
81 for Rathbun. ~
1Mahaska county this afternoon in
structed for Perkins and for D. A
:hltes for secretary of state. De-
! MONIES county, the home of Buttles
candidate for railroad commissioner
instructed for Perkins and Palmer
pract1ca!ly eliminating Buttles. ".
| oAAAoA CCuuCy d or Gum
minis men waited upon w. w. Morrow
candidate for state treasurer, and of
tered to let him name the delegate
from the county to the state convention
He refused. The Perkins men are try
ing to hold the whip over him and max
him name Perkins delegates. Morrow
will certainly lose many Cummin
counties by favoring Perkins in Unio7
county.
Adams county will hold it's primarie
on Monday. It is conceded for Perkin
and Hepburn. Cedar's convention thi
afternoon endorsed Rathbun
Louisa, Decatur, Fremont and CLAIR
fell into line for Perkins.
| I'D The Score to Date.
| The total instructed delegates 10
Cummins number ,534; for Perkins, 447
and for Rathbun, 90; uninstructed, &c
total anti-Cummins, sos. T.. ~,
The week IS results in the guberns
torlal fight show great gain for Pc
kins. He has secured 166 delegate
during the week to 81 for Cummins.
:. Perkins headquarters claims tonigl
that by the end Of next week Perkin
will have $40 delegates to 594 for Gun
minis. 49,. ~,
| The returns today were very disa,
pointing to the Cummins follower
There will be a fight to the finish no,
in every county in the state. 3D., 49,