Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-15
WILL NAME DELEGATES
kretschmcr of Dubuque Will
Probably Make Announce
st ment at Same Time
SITUATION AT BURLINGTON
Blythe Machine is Lined Up for Col.
Palmer, But tho People of BIythes
County Arc for Their Home Candi"
date, Eugene ButtIos-Tama to Be
for Cummins. !
Special to Times Republican.

tor CummInS.
Special to Times Republican.
Dcs Mones, May 15.--lt Is under
stood here that Fred n. kretsehmer
will shortly announce his delegate
from Dubuque county to the state con-
vention and make an announcement
that will put at rest all question as to
whether or not such delegates viii be
for Cummins. Governor Cuinmins
speaks ut Clarion in Wright county to-
day and 1t is expected that Mr. kret-
schmer Will meet the governor there
and discuss the matter with him be-
fore making the announcement some
of the Perkins newspapers have done
violence to the Dubuque county dela-
cation, which as yet Mr. kretsehmel
has not selected. and have claimed t
bodily as a Perkins asset. This Is not
relished by the progressives. They
claim and 1t Is understood Mr.. kret-
schmer has said that his delegates Will
be for Cummns. That he should Sc
lect Cummins delegates seems quite
natural for the reason that 1t Is from
Cummins' support that he must draw
for the strength that will nominate him
for state treasurer.
a somewhat similar situation pre-
walls In Des Molnes county in the cam
didacy of Eugene Buttles for railroad
commissioners II Buttles gets the sup
port of Des Moines county for railroad
commissioner the county can very
reasonably be counted for Cummins
for it will be to Buttles' interests to
name Cummins delegates. He coull
gain absolutely nothing from naming
Perkins delegates nor from naming a
split delegation for he can gain nothing
from the Blythe people who are the
supporters OF Perkins. The Blythe ma
chine is lined UP for Col. d. j. Palmer
for railroad commissioner and in any
event would never give any assistance
to Buttles. Reports from the county
are very favorable to Buttes getting
the county and having the permission
to name the delegates.
The action of the republicans In
caucus in South Fork township In
Jackson county is encouraging to the
Cummns forces. South Fork township
contains the greater part of the town
OF Maquoketa. In the first campaign
both Of the townships containing the
city of Maauoketa went against Cum
Minis and yet the county went for
Cummins. The fact that South Fork
township having 81 delegates TO the
county convention, went for Cummins
this time is distinct gain and Will
offset a large number of country pre-
cincts with but few delegates which
might break away. However, none Of
the country precincts have held their
caucuses yet and they may and quite
likely will remain in the Cummins
column.
There is absolutely no fears felt as
to the action of Tama county. That
county Is counted on to support Cum
minis, information having been re-
ceived from several sections of the
county. The people about Tama City
count the contest as having already
been won by CummlnS
Howard Tedford. state binder and a
Blythe supporter; was in the city re-
Gently and offered to bet $1,000 that
Perkins would be nominated for gov
ernor He demanded the immediate
delivery of the money, however, and
refused to give any time to find talk
err The offer of bet was made In the
state house and as state house employ
es are VIGOROUSLY short of money, SAID
employee to whom the offer of bet was
made began reaching for the door
knob to spread the word along the COR
rdor as he was confident he could
raise the $1,000 in few minutes. But
the bet was called off. Soon after the
word did get out into the corridor,
however, and soon disappointed sports
men began filing into the office where
the offer was made In the hopes that
the offer might be renewed.
Mr.. Tedford when last in the city
was insistent that the Clinton county
delegates will bolt instructions and
vote for Perkins, tho instructed for
Cummins. He was asked if he en-
dorsed the policy of delegates boiling
instructions and refused to place him
self on record.
Mark Furry, ex-member Of the leg
islature from Hardin county. Mt pres
ent editor of a paper in that county
and candidate for the senate from the
Hamilton Hardin Wright district, says
that it is all over In Hardin county and
that the only question now is as to the
size of the majority that Cummins will
have in the county convention.
More interest attaches to the cam
paign for governor from this on or
should, because there is more OF the
element Of uncertainty as to the action
Of many Of the counties. Webster
county, the home of Senator Dolliver,
will decide the contest tomorrow.
There is not much doubt but that the
county will be for Cummins. Des
Moines county, the home of Buttles'
candidate for railroad commissioner
and ]. w. Blythe, political boss of Iowa,
holds Its caucuses Wednesday and its
convention Saturday. There is every
cement of uncertainty concerning Des
Moines county for the reason that the
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