The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-28
CHANGE FOR TWO
TICKETS IN IOWA
Meeting Of State Central Commit
tee Early on Monday Will
Be Fateful.
Control Of the Credentials Com.
mittee the orux Of the
Convention.
Special to Tho Journal. I

Special to The Journal.
Des Moines, Iowa, July 2s.-The
meeting of the state central committee
to be held here next Monday will in all
probability determine whether the Iowa
state republican convention will be
or two republican tickets before the
people at the November election.
II the committee refuses to make up
temporary roucall for the conyen-
ton, then the only tribunal before
which the supporters of Mr. Perkins
can make their fight is the credentials
committee. A peculiar rule has gov.
committee for Iowa republican conven-
tions. The members Of this committee
are chosen, not from the floor Of the
convention, nor by the temporary chair
man, but by caucnses of the delegates
by congressional districts. At these dis
trict caucuses, held usually the morn
ing Of the convention. day, members Of
the new state central committee and OF
the credentials committee are named.
Of the eleven congressional districts in
| Iowa, Cummins has undisputed control
of the seventh, third. fourth, tenth and
eleventh, and Perkins, or anti Cumming
| interests, have undisputed control Of
| the first, fifth, eighth and ninth. Cum
| Minis having five and his opponents
four, it is to be observed that neither
has majority. In the second, Cum
not for the fact that Scott county,
with thirty-fv votes, is counted by
Perkins as contested ;sin the sixth there
are admitted contests in Wapello and
Jasper counties. 1f Gummins delegates
from both of these should be seated,
| the vote would be tie, CT to Cd. The
problem, therefore, Of naming the Gre
dentials committee when the. situation
is. so muddled in the controlling dis
tricts, may be difficult to. dispose sof,
| It will be considered, according to- pro
gram, by the state central committee
early on Monday.
/ What Cunmins Men Will Do.
Tt is declared by the Cumming leaders
that If, after the meeting of the state
central committee, the Perkins managers
insist upon presenting all their contests
| and ssprotests y to the convention, that
they will organize the convention them
selves. It has been the custom for the
state committee to choose the, tempora
ry chairman, and this year Judge ii
/ M. ToWner Of Corning, a Perkins man
has been chosen.
/ If the contests are going before thu
convention, Cummins leaders will no
:, consent to TeWnar ssser.ing, If he vii
not agree not 20 rbie out delegation
/ on !. the preliminasy voting on tn.
| strength Of Aprotests" in behalf o,
Perkins. Ifashe will refuse to max,
such an agreement, then the Cummin
men will name their own chairman
probably T., D. Healy Of Fort Dodge.
The reason for this attitude TOWARD
the temporary organization by tn,
Cummins followers is that contests ant
ssprotests have been added to on,
another as the convention approached
until, Of the delegates whose right t,
seats is not disputed by Perkins, Per
! kins has bare majority, SO that, i
: they alone are allowed to' vote on or
ganization, and all should voteato throw
! out Cummins delegates to whom Per