The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-25
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Rancor4 iii Republican Campaign 4
Bids Fair t. Lead to Con-
b vcrtion4 Riot.
HOPELESS. PARTY SPLIT.
State Inundated With Pamphlets
aud Circulars Filled With
Fl NiolentS Personalities. III

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Especial to The Times DisputCh,) {3tl
M DIES MolNl cs,s IOWA. June e4,--1owa
la Iii the throes Of the fIercest governoli'. !.
ship campaign An IA history. rlle feud
between, tle ''Progrsss yes aa i ~. y,
6sifed untlifths Republican pRrtytthrough-
out the Statesfis sesthing WI tn fnptional
strife, the rancor Of which bids fair to
lead to a riot In the state convention
August / st, the placing Of two tickets
In the field and n struggle at the polls IN
3Novenber,S in#whlch neither side Will be
content with less than the determination
lof It's rival; sB3 u.
K, Both candidates have toured the State.
descending With sautomotalef and Ncaill-
!paign speech into Severysvil Ia ge,S O tors,
with hair-trlgger tongues d. have followed
lii squads; literature -llns been & pou red
out until the farmers inundated with
pamphlets aud circulars, mnny&of which
$ure filed with personalities, recrllllina-
8tions and canards that make racy read
Ing. III. ID IA ,gf
An analysts OF tic campaign a rguments
of both sides fails to disclose anything
In the nature OF d specific issue TO mark
the cleavage between the two wings N To
the dlsnterested spectator the entire fight
looks like q contest for tho survival OF
Stlle strongest. $ NJ sS4
Governor CummIns insists on making
5.'corporation domination'i the basic lssua3
of his fight The Perkins men argue that
the tariff question is the onlySSone worth
while discussing The stand pats have
fadroitly seized the old Iowa Idea as the
strongest issue within their reach, and
are flooding the State with literature
denouncing the executive as a Demo
fcrat, ~ for advocating tariff revision four
years ago it i!Ss
Governor Called a Renegade.
In The farming communities, particularly
in the lower THIRD Of the State. which y 81
controlled politically by the Burlington
Railroad. the voters have been told by
scores of stump speakers that the e1oveT-E5
nor Is renegade from his party because
( he advocates adjusting tariff schedules
whenever It becomes nece ssnry. The
Governor retaliates by laying stress on
the nlnnner&in which the railroads arc
seeking to encompass his defea t.
at. The Cummins campaign is based on two
comprehensive issues: s5tf, IA a
Il First-SnaIl the operations dominate
d the State !? In other words. shall the RAJ. n
roads select Governor and elect him?5
Seconfl-Shall the rights of the electors
he EXTENDED and sateguarded by the
enactment OF uniform primary law!
4 On the stand pat side, Mt. Perkins
asserts that there Is no Issue of more
than local Importance. His supporters.
hnwevar. ars 5bas!ag their efforts on three
points that in speeches and circulars
ere given the following partisan color; IN
Esrst-Ihe tariff aues ton. Shall the RI
1yaas.scaas elect a Governor who rs 4 at
heart Democrat a53 IA AT IL
second The third term VIII the Re-
,sah!.ca-s crafty the ambition OF Cove
ernor cun17nins to keep nsthe li.nelish.
hy siecting him for another term in VIC.
lstton Of the unEritsen law OF the State?
u Tbird-ofEcIal extravaganza. Why haze ,
taxes gone UP during the ~ummlns adj
ul!nis.rai!on? Is
The carnpai gn of Governor Cummns Is
based on the contention that his oppo-
nent, Mr.. Perkins, Is being supported BY
the railways OF the state: that they are
5nanagiA, the stand pat campaign, and J
that they are seeking to secure absolute
control of the next State administration
This is his Corporation domination 's-
sue. II VIZ
The '.standpats''& make rejolnder that
the railroads are no more energetic this
year than during any other campaign
and that the corporation politicians who
are backing the Perkins candidacy work
ed as strenuously for Governor CtlmMi,is
In other campaigns. II
Work Of the 90 Machine.
Z The Cummins campaigncrs assert that
tie Perkins candidacy Is directly in
charge Of Joseph Blythe, general solIc-
itor OF the Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy, ard the most powerful figure in
the state Republican organization. For
over fifteen years Mr.. Blythe has been ~
leader in State politics, He has been
foremost In the Stand pat" noyemc->s,
and two years ago 1t was his harmony
programme that welded together the war
ring wings OF the party in solid support
OF Governor Cummlns. Mr.. Blythe con-
trolls one third OF the State politically
through what Is known ns the &c" ma.
chine, a finely knit compact organization
that is.supreme in the three lower tiers
OF counties. through which the Burlng-
ton road runs
Besides the Burlington. three roads are