Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-05
DELEGATION Will
Be FOR HARMONY
Return of congressman From
Washington Likely to Have
Influence in Iowa
WILL NOT SANCTION STEAL
Senator Doliver Said to Have Declar-
ed the Controversy Should Be Stop
pebble is Against Attempt to Con.
troll Convention by Fictitious Con-
tests-other Views Given.
Try Ora Williamsl
Special to Tines-Republican.

Des Moines July 5.-The Iowa sena-
| tors and representatives will practi-
| cally all be home before the week is
over. Then their influence will be felt
IN state political matters more directly
than before And that influence will!
be largely in the direction of peace
and harmony and in opposition to the
policy of keeping UP fierce agitation
with threats of boiling and dark
schemes of trickery.
A few days ago a committee of
prominent business men from the
eastern part of the state called on Iowa
members in Washington and went over
the political feeling in Scott county
were given and the So-called contest in
that county was the matter chiefly
considered. The delegation was espec-
tally interested in knowing the facts,
and they learned all about the manner
In which the sham contests were put
up and the desperate efforts made by
y
caucuses by importing men from Rock
Island.
Senator Doliver declared frankly
and emphatically that he felt it was
time for the controversy to stop and
for the putting aside of tha conten-
tions of the recent campaign. He in
sisted that he would discourage. SO far
as in his power, the attempt to gain
control of the convention by resort to
technicalities and the trumping up of
fictitious delegations. He declared his
faith in the wisdom and good sense of
the republicans of the state and their
ability to settle their differences, as in
the past, In a manner rejecting credit
on the state. The Johnston letter MAX
ing threats against the members was
denounced by everyone.
Congressman Hull is credited with
the declaration that he believed Cover
nor Cummins has won the nomination
and that all efforts to cheat him out of
the nomination should cease. Hull is
due home today. He has arranged
conferences with his friends, and 1t is
expected that after few days he will
speak out plainly as to his views on
what should be done at this time.
What he says will largely govern the
delegations from Madison and Warren
counties.
In this connection it must be remem-
bered that the attack made on progress
sive delegations by Manager Hunter
hits Hull and his friends in a double
sense. The Polk county convention
was held before the congressional con-
vention was called. If the claim is
made that a convention held before
the call is made for another convention
to which delegates are named is lille
gal, then the Hull delegates to the
congressional convention are illegal.
But Hull was authorized to name his
delegates ard he has not yet done so.
If the accusation against the Cummins
delegation is good, it is good against
the Hull delegation. And it is prob-
able that Captain Hull knows the men
knocking OH Cunmins are just as
ready to bowl him out of existence.
Among republicans generally the let
ter of Governor Cummins is regarded
as having closed the incident. The
more it is considered the more prepos-
ferrous 1t seems that the national COM
mittee should be called in to take cog
nizance of lot of sham contests in a
state convention. Governor Cummins'
letter stated the case so plainly that
there is nothing more to be said.
The latest scheme of Manager Hum
ter is to have the state committee get
together and to have the standpatters
on the committee start the movement
to steal the state convention away
from the progressives, will now be the
center of interest for time. The fact
that five of the seven members who are
relied on to sanction the larceny in
some way live in counties that were
carried by psogressives may have some
thing to do with the case. 1t is stated
here that Hunter has not yet received
word from all members of the COM
mittee so that date can be fixed for
this extraordinary meeting.