Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-26
SITUATION IN DALLAS
Railroad Crowd Making an Ef-
fort to Hold the County
In Line
CONVENTION is NOT CALLED
Free Copies of the standpat Newspa-
pers Are Being Circulated Among
the Voters and Representatives of
the Railroads Have Been at Work
Sentiment for cummins in cass.
to Times Republican


Des Moines, April 26.-An effort is
being made now in Dallas county by
the railroads and corporations. The
officials of the Milwaukee We're there
in force the other day, and Informed
the ring politicians what they We're
expected to do. The convention has
not been called in that county yet but
it is evident that things are to get
warm when it is called. Copies of the
pers of the state and more especially
one from this city are being sent to
that county to every voter. Postal
cards are sent to these voters inform
ing them that the paper is to be sent
to them and that it has been paid for
and will pc discontinued at the end
of the time paid for unless the person
receiving it wishes to become per-
manent subscriber. Residents Of that
county are authority for the statement
that following the visit of the MilWau-
kee officials to the county the first of
this week the local workers under the
influence of the railroads passed the
word around among the rank and file
as to what action they were to take
on the matter of governor and that
the county was to be handed over to
Perkins. Dallas county has named its
representative and county officers and
the delegation to the state convention
only remains for selection.
$50
Reports are to the effect that sem
timent is largely for Cummins in Cass
and Audubon counties in spite of
claims of the opposition that Perkins
will carry the counties. In Cass coun-
ty it is claimed by Cass county peo-
pie the vote of the people at the pri-
maries would be overwhelming for
Cummins il the names of the candi-
dates were put on the ticket The
names of state officers would have
been placed on the ballot but for Por-
terrified, the candidate for railroad
commissioner. Hunter, the other can
didate for railroad commissioner from
that county was anxious that their
names should go on but Porterfeld OBJ
jected. This keeps off the candidates
AZ 5ONS hS Y ulIliilllS support
ers have however, decided to supply
lists of delegates to the county con-
vention which they will have at the
primary ready for all who wish them
and they claim that the county will go
solidly for Cummins.
There are fears that the Perkins
people are making some efforts to get
the representatives from this county to
the legislature. Polk county will have
two and they will be nominated at the
primaries next Tuesday. Thus far very
little has been done by the progress
sive republicans. Cash Dowell is sure
of election for senator as there is but
one candidate against him. But for
representative there is a small army
of candidates in the field. Everybody
in Polk county with the exception Of
LATE Young, Charlie Johnston and j.
G. Berryhill processes to be a Cum
Minis man, but as a matter of fact
many of them are in only for the loaves
and fishes and because they want to
be on the winning side. 1t is not prin-
ciple for many of them. That is just
the trouble with the representative
fight here. They all profess to be pro-
gressives but there are not very many
in the race that are much good, to
speak plainly The work for this coun-
ty in the legislature is heavy and for
that reason as we'll as for the good
of the progressive movement in the
state, it is deemed important that good
strong men should be selected. DR..
Dorr of West Des Moines is picked
as a quite likely winner. The other
man, according to geographical rules.
should come from the east side, and
there begins the trouble. There is such
an army Of candidates on the east side
that it is doubtful whether good man
will be selected.
One Of the things that isN worrying
LATE Young and j. q. Berryhill is the
ominous fact that neither will be on
the delegation from this county to the
state convention this year. Since time
runneth not to the contrary they have
both been on the delegation till they
have come to consider 1t divine right
and really believe the state convention
could not run without them. This year
they will be left of and this fact is
calling In the extreme.
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