Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-05
Sioux City Candidate 1rritated
by Governors Campaign in
the Eleventh
THINKS cuMmINs PERSONAL
Declares He Supposed cummins Would
Not Be Candidate Whom He (Per.
kins) Announced for the Nomina-
tion-cummns Challenges Perkins
Faction to Submit to Primaries.
Special TO Times Republican.

Special 20 Times Republican,.
Des Moines, March 5.--Governor
Cummins' campaign In the Eleventh
district has stirred up the ire of Candi-
date Perkins, who last night gave out
an interview in Sioux City In which
he complains OF the candidacy of Cum
Minis. stating that he (Perkins) had a
right to conclude when he announced
that he would be a candidate that
Cummins would not seek renomina-
tion for a third or fourth term, which,
ever ii might be called In this con-
nection he declares personalities are
at the root of Cummins candidacy,
that this statement is borne out by the
governors own statement In his speech
at Fort Dodge, where he Is alleged to
have said he had no thought of being
u candidate until he learned that Mr..
Blythe said he should not be continued
at the head of the state administra-
tion. Mr.. Perkins also complains that
Cummins is vain and thinks he is bet
ter than the majority Of republicans.
He says:
why is he candidate? Because l
am candidate. am good enough un-
less exposed to temptation and his gem
erous proposition Is to enter the field
in heroic and self sacrificing way and
protect me from the horror he has HIM
self suffered. Superficially this may
be regarded as compliment. do not
accept 1t as such. The dislike te has
for me is altogether owing to the COM
pany ! keep. have always sought to
keep In my own company. In recent
years that has led me Into more or less
intimate relations with the governor,
and, when he felt that was In his
company he has apparently felt that ]
was safe.
But he Is too proud. beyond express
sion, over his democratic support. He
does not question the loyalty of that
support. He does not question the
motive. He rejoices in his company.
/ prefer relations somewhat dissimilar.
The governor Is quoted as saying at
LeMars that he was nothing hut the
highest regard for me, and vet, after
carefully Weighing his personal respon-
sibility, he found himself unable to
escape the conclusion that 1t was his
duty to sacrifice his inclination to save
the people Of this great state, to pro-
tect their honor and to defend their
welfare. 1t seems to mo that the posi-
tion OF the governor is grotesque and
contradictory. What does he say in
fact? He says that he is the only
available candidate to be trusted. He
says that opposing candidates are good
enough in their places. but that 1t
would be folly to trust them. This
strikes me as an exhibition OF vanity"
Bomb in Perkins Camp.
In his speech at LeMars Saturday
afternoon Governor Cummins threw
bomb into the Perkins camp in which
he practically challenged Perkins to
submit their candidates. to the people
of Iowa thru county primaries. He Is
reported to have said in his speech to
an audience which packed the opera
house: "They say you do not know
enough to vote directly for your cam
didates for office. / am willing to risk
1t. They say you do not know enough
to choose between candidates for office.
1 am willing to risk 1t II Perkins is."
This challenge was greeted with a
storm of applause by the audience.
The Cummins' proposal was so fair
and seemed so reasonable that the aud
ience could see nothing but sincerity in
the challenge. 1t was during this
speech that he made the allusion that
all he did not like about Perkins was
the political company he kept, the aud
fence understanding Of course, that he
had reference to Blythe. Cummins
said he was glad he had never gone to
Burlington to see If he could run for
office and regarded Blythe's verdict
that he was not "safe" man as the
highest honor he could wear
The governor also made reference to
the Gilliland resolution. He said:
What interest have the railroads in
a primary" he asked. THE railroads
do not vote They can have no lawful
or legitimate interest in the primary
election. Yet ever since the opening
of the legislature nearly every railway
in Iowa has maintained lobby there
for the purpose of trying to defeat
the primary. they have spent their
money and they have expended their
influence. Not in bribery-understan
me, 1 do not charge and never have
charged that a single member of the
legislature has been bribed. A resolu-
tion known as the Gilliland resolution
has been offered in the assembly ask
ing me for explanation of certain things
l have said about the lobby. snail
make it all right. when the time comes.
But simultaneously ! received a letter
from southern Iowa enclosing a letter
written by the lobbyist for the Burling-
ton railroad il, Des Moines In opposi-
tion to the primary, and urging the
of public sentiment
against it, 1 will give you the sub
stance of the letter. The primary law.
the lobbyist letter writer insisted, was
a bad measure, vicious thing. And
besides. he. said. 1t is bad thing for
Blythe, and he urged his correspond
snt to get the sentiment OF his county