Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-06-16
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race. therefore when it became appar-
ent that the Perkins people were likely
to carry the Davenport caucuses last
night by good majority the Cummins
leaders became desperate and the Per
kins voters were not permitted to cast
their ballots at any caucus.
Ballots Not Allowed.
In accord with square deal for
eyery voter it has been ex-
pected that they would be
permitted to express their preference I
on the governorship by ballot and the
Perkins people had printed tickets
ready but the Cummins men in control
of the primary caucus organization
would not consent to vote by ballot In
anv ward The Perkins voters were
therefore compelled to take possession
of the caucuses and. record their be'
lots which showed that the standr
under the leadership of DR.. Down
organized the caucus in a regular
and proceeded to select a charm
and delegation to the county conye
tiers had majority Of fully 800 in tt
city had the party system preyaile,
Fraud was committed in the FIT.
ward where fully 300 Perkins voters
attended the caucus to not over thirty
Cummins men, yet the Cummins lead
ers went through the formality OF nam
ing contesting delegation after hav-
ing been stopped in their effort to car
ry the ward by force. The Cummtns
committeeman in this ward called the
caucus in small storeroom, which
would not hold more than seventy-flve
people, and kept the front door locked
until exactly o'clock, the hour set
for the caucus, though over 300 voters
were massed outside the front door
clamoring for admission. In the mean
while the Cummins committeeman ad-
mitted about twenty Cummins men to
back room of the store by rear
door.
Burst Through Door.
Noticing lights In this room the Per
kins men became suspicious and
burst through the front door to. find the
Cummins men clustered about the
chairman's table and beginning to
do business. The 800 Perkins men de.
manded that ballot be taken on the
election of a chairman, but this was
ignored by the handful Of Cummins
men who pretended to hold caucus
and completely ignored the overwhelm.
ing majority Of Perkins vot.
ers. The Perkins men then,
ton by ballot This is but sample
of what occurred in other wards
where the Cummins men are making
contests In the first ward County
Treasurer Rohlf, Cummins commit
teeman, declared the Cummins chair.
man elected by vote of Al to 43,
> oh IF al Ia
counted a majority for the Perkins
nominee.
Two Delegations.
A division of the house was Gale
to verify this vote, but 1t was deniet
the Perkins men. They then proceed,
ed to hold a caucus in the regular
manner and the secretary Of the
Cummins caucus refused to sign the
credentials of delegates selected by 1t
and instead certified to the creden.
tials of the Cummins delegation. Sen.
ator W. G. Hayward will have the In.
!, dorsement of the Scott county dele
cation for secretary of state, both
, sides having supported him there. The
!, Scott county convention will be held
:, Saturday afternoon at Davenport This
, Cummins leaders have already an.
nounced that they Will control or bolt
and hold a rump convention If the
Perkins delegates have control Of the
regular convention so that there will
. undoubtedly be two delegations from
; Scott county to the state convention.
! Mills Does Not Instruct.
Glenwood, June 15-The Mills coun.
. ty republican convention here yester-
day selected twelve standpat delegates
; to the state convention, but did not
J instruct them either for or against my
: candidate. Delegates to the cong
sional and judicial conventions
also selected, but were not instruct,
: The convention was one Of the qui
| est held here in years.