The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-18
CUMMINS men !
SEE A VICTORY
TIDE rs TURNING FOR THEIR CAN
DIDATE, THEY SAY. t
Cerro Gordo, Big County, Is Clear
Gain for the Governor-Winnebago,
Unanimous for Him, Holds It's Con-
vention Perkins Anxious Over the
Eleventh. -.E
Special to The Journal.

Des Moines. Iowa, April 1S.-Supporters of
Governor Cummins are beginning to predict vic
tory for him in his struggle for denomination
This does not refer to the political managers
Of Cummins campaign, but to onlookers who
are in sympathy with the governor. but have
withheld their opinion till they could see which
way the tide was moving. The supporters of
Mr.. Perkins, however. are equally confident, but
are not explicit in their reasons as are the
Cummins supporters .
Up to date Cummins has secured, either thru
caucuses conventions los delegates from
seven counties Mr.. Perkins has forty-six dele
gates from two counties Cummins has Won In
Hamilton, Marshall, Kossuth. Cerro Gordo, Han
cock, Emmett and Pocahontas counties, and of
these Cerro Gordo is gal +. Perkins has
Woodbury., his home count: )sceola.
1t Is confidently ASSERTED. Cummins sup
porters that Cuminins vii. bout 100 dele
gates In the fourth congress.~.. district. where
as he had bit about half that many five years
ago. In ad Hilton. 1t is claimed the tenth will
be practically solid for him: Emmett county
was claimed positively by the Perkins forces,
but went to Cummins by vote of two or three
to one: ';'1--
In the eleventh only three counties have been
conceded to Perkins-W oodbury. 0sceola and
Monona. 1t is admitted there Is contest in
Dickinson, Lyon. Plymouth Cherokee, O'Brien
and Ida, but the Cummins forces claim all Of
them And they are practically conceded Sioux,
Clay, Buena Vista and Sac. Five years ago
Cummins lost Cherokee and Monona of the elev-
enth district, so 1t is claimed for him that he
will hold about as much strength In number OF
counties against Perkins as he had five years
ago. Woodbury., having thirty-nine votes, how
ever will keep Cummins from having as many
delegates from the eleventh.
| In the seventh Cummins Is conceded Polk, the
biggest delegation in the state, and much more
| is claimed for him. In the fifth the Cummins
| supporters say they will be satisfied with not
less than 100 delegates. while they promise to
make an invasion Of the home district of John
| Herrott, who is also candidate, and take
from him Pottawattomie. the big county in the
district beside others. 1t Is even assert
| ed that Cummins will break into the reservation
by taking four counties from the first and two
or three from the eighth.
| The Cummins people base their confidence on
| the fact that they carried Emmett easily
| after it was said it couldn't be DONE and the
| fact that they carried snap caucuses In Mason
| City. called for the night before Cummins was
to speak there, and the fact that all the five
standpat candidates who were brought out
| against Congressman Haugen in the fourth to
deliver delegates opposed to Cummins, have all
given up and withdrawn.
The Perkins supporters are awaiting the re-
suit in the eleventh district. If that district
largely for Perkins, they will 60 on confidently