Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-18
Blythe's Home Town Furnishes
Plenty of Excitement at
the Primaries
PERKINS MEN BOLT CAUCUS
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cummins Supporters Ask Privilege Of
Voting by Ballot and Blythe Men
Refused to Hear to lt-LikeIy That
There Will be Contrasting Delesa-
ton.
Special to T,mes-Republican.

Des Moines, May 1S.-Wapello coun-
ton Saturday and there are standpat-
tiers who admit that II it does go 10
Cummins it will be impossible to
head Cummins off, as they have a
way of putting it. The standpatters
admit that Cummins has 107 instructed
delegates to the county convention
which meets Saturday in Ottumwa.
Then in true standpat fashion they
claim all that is left. The Wapello
situation explained is that Cummins
has 1O7 delegates instructed. Perkins
has 101 delegates and there are LIZ 9TH
err delegates which are instructed for
Cummins which makes Cummins' total
strength Just 120 in the convention.
But the 13' delegates come from town
ships where there are standpat dele
cations contesting the seats In one
of these townships the caucus was
held with the Perkins people making
no particular effort. Everything was
satisfactory and harmonious but an
hour or two after the regular caucus
adjourned Perkins sympathizers met
and elected more delegates. But with
107 recognized delegates for Cummins
to 101 for Perkins, the Cumnlins peo-
pie will be able to organize the county
convention and seat the Cummins dele
gates from the contesting precincts.
There will be an instructed delegation
from Wapello for Cummins Saturday.
The Perkins people are now using the
claim Of victory for all 1T is worth for
advertising purposes only.
Within few hours after the Capt.
tai came out with it's attack on Gov
ernor Cummins, in which it published
a purported interview with Chief of
Police Jones of this city, saying that
Governor Cummins ought to notify
them every time he paroles a prisoner,
Chief Jones went to the governors Of
flee and denied that he has said any
thing of the kind and denying that he
had been interviewed.
Commander S. H. Harper of the
Iowa department, G. A. R., has issued
general order respecting the encamp-
ment at Boone June 5, s, and z. He
appoints Assistant Adjutant General
Geo. A. Newman, and comrades j. E..
Wildman, c. w. Reynolds, and Thos.
Graham as the credentials committee.
AS a committee to audit the books of
the assistant adjutant general, v. p.
Twombly and Geo. A. Lincoln. Ac-
cording to the order the first business
session of the department will be in
the opera house at Boone Wednesday
morning, June 6, at o'clock. Thurs
day, June IA, Is set aside in the order
for special celebration of the 129th
anniversary of the adoption of the
American flag.
1t is practically assured that there
will be no opposition to the election of
Col. Clarke, of Cedar Rapids, as de-
partment commander. His candidacy
was announced soon after the encamp-
ment of last year. 1t is expected that
unanimous election to the position
will be given as compliment to Col.
Clarke and boost for the position Of
national commander, for which he is
expected to be candidate in the
course of time. Iowa has never held
the position of national commander.
With the carrying of Wapello coun-
ty Governor Cummins is assured one
half of the delegates from the Sixth
congressional district, as Poweshiek
and Jasper, which he carried in 1901,
are sure to be with him this year.
These delegates with those from Wap-
clio make a total of 81 delegates or just
half Of the delegation and will thus
give the Cummins forces chance to
control the selection Of satisfactory
committeeman from the Sixth district.
This will be in addition to a majority
for the action of the Jackson county
convention assures the governor the
control of the second district commit
teen1an. From Clinton and Jackson he
has total of 35 delegates from that
district and the thirty-five from Scott
county alone will give him majority
altho Iowa and Muscatine will both
select Cummins delegates.