Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-19
Political Attention Likely Soon
to Be Conferred on That
District
CHANCES FOR PERKINS SLIM
Increased Talk That Leaders of Per-
kins Movement Are Getting Ready to
Switch to Herriott-state Buying
Moro Land Adjoining tho State
Householder News.
specia, to Times Republican.


county, the candidacy of Perkins for
! governor begins to diminish and the
| Importance of the Ninth congressional
district and the candidacy of Herriott
| declare now that Perkins is out of 1t
entirely and there are reasons for be-
| lieving that to be true. To reinstate
| himself Perkins would have to capture
several of the counties in the north
western section of the state aside from
| Woodbury., Monona and Osceola which
are conceded to him. The chances of his
doing so are slim indeed and all indi-
cations point that with the prestige Of
| the Cummins victory in Dickinson,
| Cummins will sweep the northwest
section of the state. While Perkins is
| to all intents and purposes a dead is
sue so far as this campaign is con-
cerned, the importance of Herriott is
| increased. There has been increased
| talk the last few days that the rail-
roads We're getting ready to switch to
Herriott on the policy of anything 10
defeat Cummins. AS a matter of fact
the railroads will keep Perkins in the
race as long as they are able to. They
have been selecting his delegates for
him and have been selecting delegates
always who are opposed to Cummins.
They will keep him in the race till the
very last minute till he has carried
every possible county just in order to
get these delegates so that at the con-
ventiop they can be thrown to some
other candidate That Is the railroad
! game in politics. 1t is not question
with the railroads as to who the peo-
pie of the northwest want for COVER
nor. After getting delegation for
| Perkins IL Perkins is out of the race,
the choice of the people between the
other candidates does not enter. for
the delegates will not be allowed to
vote for Cummins even If they so de-
sired.
But with Perkins out of the reckon
ing, Herriott becomes the next most
important opponent to Cummins. 1t
has been the hope no doubt Of the
friends of Herriott that the time would
come when the railroads would have
to switch their strength from Perkins
riott would be this other candidate
None of the conventions. down in the
Ninth district have been called
early thus far with the eXcep-
ton of Guthrie, In which the primaries
have been called for April 81. The con-
vention there is called for April &c.
Indications in the Ninth district are
not at all discouragig for Governor
Cummins. The Cass county primaries
are called for May 26. and the conven-
ton for June 8. If vote of the people
in Cass county was taken today ac-
cording to well informed Cass county
people, the county would go for Cum
Minis. There is time between now and
the primary date to do good work in
that county, and the good work will
be done between now and then. Guth-
rie, Shelby and Cass are all undoubted-
ly for Governor Cummins In this fight
and the chances are strong that the
governor will also carry Audubon
Pottawattamie county is debatab1e
ground. II Governor Cummins carries
Guthrie, Shelby, Cass and Audubon
counties in the Ninth congressional
district, he will have done to Herriott
just what he has done to Perkins in the
Eleventh The prestige of the vic
tories he is getting elsewhere will as
sist to that end. There seems to be no
doubt now but that the little which
Governor Cummins may fail to hold in
the Tenth Eleventh and Ninth dis
tricts, which he had in 1901, he will
easily make up in the Fourth and
Third, with an excellent chance Of
making some gains down in the reser-
walton in addition. These will easily
in the 1901 campaign. From now on
increased attention will be devoted to
the Ninth district.
The state Of Iowa is continuing its
policy Of buying all the land adjoining
the capitol. AT the last session of the
legislature there was appropriated So
500 with which to buy land adjoining
the capitol grounds. 1t is recognized
by some of the most far-sighted of the
legislators that some day there must
be more office room for the state Off
ces. During the interim since the ses-
sion Of the Thirtieth general assembly
the executive council, acting on au-
thority of the legislature, paid $4,000
for some land adjoining land already
| owned Just east of the state house.
The policy has been to place the mon
ey in the hands Of the executive coun-
Gil with discretion to buy as expert
ence has taught that it can be had
cheaper in that way
The Cummins forces down in Lee
county are greatly encouraged at the
outlook down there for the progressive
movement Of the party. Governor
Cummins will speak at Keokuk Friday
evening. The progressives down there
write that they do not believe the opera
house will hold the crowd and have ar
ranged for an overflow meeting in an
other building at which the governor
will be asked to speak for few min
utes after he has concluded at the
opera house. He will then go to Fort
Madison He will be given reception
there in the forenoon and will be driv-
en- to West Point to speak in the after
noon and in the evening speaks in Fort
Madison and advices are that there
will be an enormous crowd to attend.
The people there are in dead earnest
| when they say that Lee county will be
carried for Cummins.
Arrangements Will be made to do
some work down In Des Moines coun-
ty at the home Of J. w. Blythe where
the DETECTION of the Blythe forces has