Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-03
.GOV. A|. B. CUNN|NS
ANSWERS PERKINS
Denies Right to Take the Matter
of Nomination From Hands
of Delegates
NO DOUBT AS TO VICTORY
Tells Perkins That He Believes That
the Convention vii! Be Orderly and
That the Party Will Support the
Nominee-sees No Reason for Arbi-
tration.
Special To Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. July 3.--Ciov A. b.
Cummins today sent the following let
ter to G. d. Perkins at Sioux City. in
answer to one received from Mr.. Per-
lSins few days ago:
Il have read and most carefully con-
sidered your letter of the 26th ultimo,
and | take the first opportunity "a my
ly my views upon the subject of your
communication.
Il not only desire, with you. that the
convention shall be orderly and above
suspicion Of Intentional wrong, but |
confidently believe tha; ii Will be guilt
less of either intentional or unintention-
al injustice. cannot snare your ap-
prehension that the party name is in
danger of dshonor, or that the con-
vention will nominate d ticket which
the members of the party will refuse
To Loyalty and unitedly support. You
and |. at least, should discourage with
all the influence we have, the sugges-
ton that republican convention, how
ever earnest, Will, either in its nomina-
tions or in its platform, give any re-
publican good reason for the repuda-
ton of his ticket. ! have too much
faith in the wisdom and fairness OF my
fellow republicans to allow little
feeling, developed here and there in
the campaign, to shake my belief in
pie. ! know that the campaign has
been intense. but reason has not been
driven from the seat of judgment, and
the convention will be prompt to rec
ogniZe the principle that 1t is the
privilege Of the majority to decide, and
the duty of the minority to acquiesce.
Il cannot concur in your statement
that the pre- convention struggle has
not resulted in a clear settlement of
the controversy. so far as the nominal
ton for governor is concerned. | would
not be candid were not TO say to you
that. from my point of view, excluding
every contest for which there Is even a
semblance of foundation. and without
reckoning the two counties yet to hold
conventions, have more than fifty
votes above majority of the whole
number of delegates in the convention.
/ refuse utterly to believe that the re-
publicans of this state will tolerate, or
that you will approve. the appearance
in the convention of contestants from
such counties as Scott Delaware, Car
roll and Audubon: or that you will give
any support to the extraordinary pro-
posal that Polk county should be dis
al,s i l. ;x.,.
ferred upon me the right to select it's
delegates; or that other counties should
be rejected because they happened to
hold their conventions prior to the is
suance of the call for the state con-
vention.
IT feel that you are sincere when
you say that you do not want a noni-
nation involving doubtful title. Is 1t
possible. then, that you would accept
the votes of the counties I have named.
or take the nomination from conven-
tion that had refused Polk county the
right of representation, or that had
expelled the delegates from other
counties on account of the time at
which their delegates We're chosen. ]
know the high standards which you
recognize. and 7 ask you as a fellow
man and a fellow republican. could you
in good faith assert before any board
of arbitration or before the state con-
vention that there is any honest, fair
dispute concerning the title of the del
egates instructed for me from the
counties to which I have referred?
"Disputes that call for arbitration
must grow out of circumstances which
admit fair differences of opinion. If
should enter your newspaper estab-
lishment, demand it's possession, and
then suggest that inasmuch as the
controversy might lead to trouble. we
should arbitrate, what would be your
answer?
IT have made myself as clear as
possible upon these things, because
both you and the public have a right
to know that the greater number of
contests made and proposed in your
behalf are mere shams, and manufac-
tured in the vain hope that thru them
majority can be turned into minor
ity. l am willlng-more than willing
TO do whatever / can to reach peace
full conclusion upon every fair and
honest controversy. but we will not be
the pretense of contests where none
exist
.'I cannot, however, accept your pro-
posal with respect to such bonaflde
contests as may have arisen during the
course Of the campaign for variety OF
reasons: First. neither you nor nave
the shadow of right to enter into any
arrangement for the purpose of deter
mining the title of any delegate TO sit
in the convention. The contesting del
egates have a primary interest. and
nothing that you or | might do should
or could deprive them of the privilege
of submitting their title TO the conven-
ton Itself. Not only SO, but all the
delegates who have been chosen TO rep
resent the party have g right to decide
for themselves who shall! constitute
the convention. The interests Of q