The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-01
CUMMINS men
CONTROL in IOWA
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delegation. This gave Cummins con-
troll of the district. w. J. Mccoy, a
Cummins man, was reelected state COM
mitteeman, and former Congressman
Lowe named on credentials.
Trouble for Morrow.
The fourth district caucus brought
out an eleventh hour candidate for
state treasurer against w. w. Morrow,
standpatter, who had the field to him
self. The fourth is strong for Cum
Minis, and voted to cast solid vote for
Whitney OF DEBORAH. a.i
The seventh district caucus reversed
the action Of the state committee as to
| Dallas and seated its IL Cummlns dele
4 gates in the caucus.
Dubuque county, supposed, to pc
evenly divided, voted to cast solid
vote for all third district candidates:
They will all 60 to Raymond and cut
down the vote for Garst, the Cummins
candidate for lieutenant governor.
| Averted One Fight.
The Cummins victory in the district
caucuses averted the clash many expect
ed over temporary chairman. The con.
venton opened at 10:45 am, without
the semblance Of trouble. Delegates
l. gwen badges by the state committee,
took seats on the floor and no attempt
was made to force entrance for those
,, barred by the committee.
Chairman Spence of the state com
mittee called the convention to order
, and after the invocation by pr. A. I
! Frisbie of Des Moines, introduced H
: M. Towner of Corning, the committee =
choice for temporary chairman. Mr.
Towner took his seat without objec
. >tion from the Cummins forces, anc
made the scheduled address.
e, ~" Cheers and Kisses for Shaw.
: "A scene was precipitated by JutE
Towner's reference to Secretary Shaw
~ who sat in box. Standpat delegate
. applauded loudly and were met by coun
y ter volley Of Kisses from the Cummin
men, which grew in volume and wa
reinforced by groans till the chalrma
raped sharply for order.
Cheers were given. for references t
the Oyscter Bay conference, to Senate
"a Allison and Dolliver and to Congress
\ men Hepburn, Lacey Smith and HUI
L Judge Towner carefully avoided ref e
ence to Governor Cummins and tn
omission made the Cumming delegate
1OOh OAoSA. q NoSo Ao'-No~ S~~ ~~- -
y Points from Chairman's Address.
I desire to congratulate the republican
of Iowa in this most prosperous year
this most marvelously prosperous err
that we see In this swelling food OF pro'
perity the consummate triumph and VII
J. dication Of republican principles ar
- policies.
r. We live under a republican admins
- 1itb rap,lh1}cqp nraSidant
10 publican house and a republican senate
a1, in a. republican nation from ocean
n ocean, and republican state from r1v
of to river-with a republican national SCI
"a timent so strong that even democrat
state conventions indorse the adnl1nistr
et tons, and republican state sentiment
NJ. strong consensus fopinion has been al
ds ninety nine can be longer classed as der
in ocratic.
As These two words, republican" al
nd prosperity seem formed for union. TIL
cir are the harmonious complement one
I'D the other.
w. Republican Fruits.
-, The president in his message to CO
a.' gress last December put first in impt
s UH lance the question Of government cont
AZ, of the great corporations doing an int
"a state business. For many years this
yen been a most important and difficult gu
nd tion not only in this country. but in o.
~ ers. In Europe today every nation
aOo struggling with the same problem, q
~ their inclination toward absorption 6
he government, ownership is a confession
their inability to solve it. In America
strong concensus Of opinion has been {
is that government ownership is not 0
impra cticable, but means the entire 81
version of our form Of government.
Years ago the granger movement '
NJ instituted resulting in establishing
III absolute right Of the state to control
- local institutions. but demonstrating
we'll, that for all those great corporate
doing an interstate business, action by
national government was necessary.
: response to this, the original interest
traffic act and the Sherman act "
ural passed. Later, the Elkins law and
be rate bill passed by the last congress
ould been placed upon the statute books.
h is All those laws are republican Law
wer framed by republicans, passed by repu
cans, and are being enforced by rer
Yard licans.
ears The position Of the republican p
>me- and Of its president Is that the powe
OAK government over corporations, trusts
con combinations is absolute; that as they
ARDS creatures Of the state, they must be
ssed ject to its control; that as they deriv'
oney their powers from government, they
wv, exercise no powers not CONFERRED I
roau them; that either in the exercise Of
u W tional or state power will be found al
erty. authority to cure every avi1 a,,d ~,
CT ~ every abuse. e. -
WIZ And this applies not only to railW
a. but to all other corporate abuses.
7, to 60,
wing Bryan's Drift to Socialism.
'A' But Mr.. Bryan and the controlling
lima, of the democratic patty say that all |
.Pc ta@l l.
yond Snors as.r 70 ooa.rol ana restrain tnese {
amp. aig Ao'iie anu 'ai'.
STEM The railroads and the trusts canne
on Is restrained. There is. some talk Of
lesir-, trolling trusts" says Mr.. Bryan,
Ex- might as we'll talk of controlling
aimed larry" and his brother radicals are,
,ened pairing for a. campaign of government
sorption and ownership. The organs
Tom Johnsons and the Hearsts be
that on that issue they can win, al
we are likely to have the next nat
campaign waged upon an issue OF RAJ
$500 ism, with Bryan as the candidate and
|ME eminent ownership as the battlecry.
VE It Is recognized by all thoughtful
AA'AS that this tendency toward government
sorptton of individual enterprises
49, marked at present, Is manifest DIR
socialism, and means, IL carried to a
- cessful conclusion. nothing less than
ol1Itioy,