The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-29
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WILL BE REJECTED.
Cummins Men Say They Have
Won and Have Nothing q
ez%2 Is sArbitrate.
Snecial TO The Journal,

Special to The Journal.
asDes Moines, IoWa,,June 29.-Ge orgesI
D. Perkinssof Sioux City has suggested |
4. way sar6uhd thes shoals which have
bhrea tened ITO wreck the republicans
|etter.daiieared tosEovelnor Alb. Cum q
Minis last eNaning MIR. Perkins proposes 4
that all theseont esta which have arisen
iI this agu hernatoriM campaign be SUBJ
mitted to three members Of the.nationa1|
repabl lean, committee, ito be.s selected
by the chairman Of that committee, N
and that all parties to the controversy
agree to abide by the decision made
by this tribunal regarding the matterss
at issue. " .ssf. s,.
Copies Of the letter were Ealso for-s
warded to- the other candidates for the
tain s. W. Rathbun and Lieutenant
Governor John Herriott. ,.4 M
Few happenings in the sensational
state. campaign haYe excited wider in
terest thar Mr.. Perkins letter. It re-
moves much Of the suspicion from the
Perkins camp of an intention to rail-
road a program thru the, state conven4-
ton, without regard to equities. His.
letter. follows: t.s;E3 t.1S.
Perkins Proposition.
Albert, b Cum1nins, City.-My Dear! Gov
erfiors am reluctant to take the ,initi-r
ative in suggesting any plan looking. tosa
peaceful solution of the perple3ing situ-
atoal now confronting the republican;
party Of this state. I assume zthat YOU.
equally with myself, desire that the. cons
yeatie1r sf,aHs-be orderly and above sus-
pieion of Intentional wrong. We are mu-
tually DESTROYS, am free to say, to shield
the party name from dishonor and to
bring about the, nomination Of ticket
that. the sincere membership of the party
can Loyalty and uetted1y support. The
time f6rs calm actionsis now. 1hi
The pre- convention campaigns has been
heated. The. struggle for delegates has
never been edualed sin our state. The
contest has come down to the closing
days without a clear settlement. as to the
choice Of the. party for the gubernatorial
nomination The balance Of power is
with delegations that are contested, and
these. contests, to my mind, should be
inpartially4 and intelligently determined
to the end that confidence may. be estab-
lished in the integrity Of the convention s
determination Neither you nor want
q nomination involving a. doubtful title,
or the suspicion of one.
Now, what can Be done to provide a
fair radjustment2 r., s.
~ las oeeutlea ~ iie . l. I'VE ,nisi.
CO ~. 'Ie ei '1oii - 'no opuo4io ~
'A' '"'ia1 0o'il1iii''oo' -4= 4s9
Appeal TO National Committee: 3 +:
: Would $.you pc willing to join in a$re3
quest to the chairman of the national
committee that he appoint from: the mem
bership of the committee q, commission
Of three, the choice to be made from
states sufficiently separated from our
state to secure lmpart1ality and freedom
tom q bear and de-
termlne the issues tnat nave arisen! III MY
thought is that such commission should
be- empowered stpS near an contests and
upon their hnding5 makea DIP q temporary
roll ~ sps S9and1ngs Rpon all paftles; and
further, that SUCH commission be author
ized to -presefiee-the -parhasnentary rules
by WfealG5hT lne T4aV sat(lon should pe gov
erned 1n ar IT'S PRELIMINARY Work.
Il g pan OF Fnls klnq were 70 pc agreed
wes should personally sobligsate ourselves
s,pe o ny III aH,iE r. I bava fhei,
81, ainAio,,a anoa,tna7 ", avg or,;,,,.,,+In;,
c2nfluslons accepted oy me cSnveht 10
and 70 exert az ,;l,s our power s,, 70 nave me
l pa ~ NJ i; eo aod tu 70 %
i ~ o ~ y -, soo " tTle -. j.l
=. =, Party Above Candidates. ss &
~ ~. -
= ms sug aye paonpteu .oniy :p ~
~ a1tz, - M Soa mvl 49, ~
,3o t pse yor s5ac,o = t,, uIs
~ go. 49, 49, ~
lee! - 60
ment, Therefore I am not without confla
denca that sons Man can be nutuaIly
aereed ~ that vfli SECURE a crsdjfahle
Z, ou+ ~ nc ,o,,;e Sro,,,
hasty and impri1dent action harmful to
me ], - - +hosa aeatrst
v ~ M II 80
+ Am nd 13ers6na III l1i ai,osed, II, t+t,e
matter 10 ignore the authority OF orr
statR com n,itfee anfI nv M question ,vo,,ld
BE-, If you should agree with me on the
committee to take up the matter with the
chairman Of the national committee.
Z should consider III an honor to be
favored with your early reply. Respect
fully yours; s.Es''; A+George D. Perkins.
Cumr1ins Men Balk.
= It 10 IN: needless 10 saw that all Cum.
Minis men Who have given expression
| to their opinion are, decidedly opposed
| to this propositions. They take the
| view unanifmeilT1slv that c,almn1ins has
won and has nothing to arbitrate. Thew
sav Mr. Perkins} letter means that he
| cannnt win. that ff is a confession that
| no nonfnt f4d nracadent IN iowa con.
uent;ons for givipg nower to the Stat
state convention to pass upon contests
Th eya sdenty that there sis doilbt as Ia