The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-20
COULDN'T HOLD
IN ANY LONGER
JOHNSTON LETS OUT A BLAST ON
DOLIIVER. -"e
Perkins Lieutenant and a Chief Of the
Standpatters Cannot Forget or For
give the Senator's Successful Stand
at Des Moines for Fair Play and an
Honest Count. s..-.. ,4..... bid
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. <.. ~
Webster City, Iowa, Sept. 2o-The most in
teresting political thing in Iowa since the
a letter issued this week by c. W. Johnston,
Perkins leader in the pre-cOnvention cam
paign, The letter is bitter attack upon Sem
ator Dolliver and other Iowa congressman. 1t
has been printed i'll circular form and will By
distributed all over the state Its Issuance
marks the bitterest climax of the campaign
thus far, and makes it certain that the closing
weeks will be fight to a finish. Johnston's
letter is as follows: -.
TO Our Republican Friends: On behalf Of
the standpatters we desire to recall some facts
and conditions connected with the termination
of the late state republican convention.
Mr.. Perkins was assured the support of GER
tain congressman, otherwise he would not have
been candidate Senator Dolliysr wrote him ma
fight was made and the victory rested on the
disposition Of Scott county If given to Per.
nls hav ossSH Was
to Scott county Politically it belonged to Mr.
Perkins beyond question 1t would have been
of Senator Dolliver, Congressman Brdsall, Judge
Conner and some other congressman. w. J. Ea-
ton said some of the progressive" delegates
We're coming down with their muscle and the
Register and Leader in two editorials threat
ened personal violence and possibly bloodshed
| to the Notwithstanding never known in
the history of Iowa republtcanism before.
Grievance Against Dolliver.
| The majority of the standpatters were hon
est. plain farmers, who loved peace. but with
out whose support Dolliver could never go back
| to the United States senate. Some Of the fed
eral crowd, headed by Senator Dolliver, came
| out in the open and made onslaught Mr..
| Perkins and the farmer standpatters. Messrs.
Dolliver and Birdsall took the third district
hour demanding roth; that al" Mr. Perfns be- be sacrcd
in making up the temporary roll and forced into
the convention with a minority Of the dele
gates. And when Chairman Spence was pre-
siding over the deliberations Of the committee
In the hearing Of the evidence. Senator Dolli
yer yer ;, called him out into conference and made
members of the committee were labored witt
and in the end their aims were accomplished
and Mr.. Perkins went down in defeat.
This placed it in their hands to steal ant
sequester other counties to accomplish the de
feat of the old soldier, Colonel Raymond. Thi
placed them in position to take step: to throw
shadow on the integrity and honor of Mr.. Per
kns and his managers in reference to contests
wheh they have no apGegtes
Of Dolliver and Conner from the tenth distric
to hiss the name Of the matchless Yankee Meth
liver and Conner, whose personal life is beyon
criticism and his public career as. secretary o
the Stats Of the
the third. followed. and then Polk county, th
agents chosen by the present executive joine
Allison. who also was lately accorded the sam
treatment by ''progressive' stronghold nea
. his home In this state.
| Z
i of Iowa Is Of more Importance than all til
congressman combined This is off year, an
Q with a republican president who car veto q
D bad laws and who has enacted into laws a
t pressing legislation, this reduces to a minimu
the danger of the election of few democrat
congressman who might succeed at this time.
r. >~ Looking Ahead.
But we must prepare for the struggle Of 100
e which will be protection against free trad
t. Platforms worthless when the candidates I
# pudiate them after election. From past expel
e ence we know that both candidates for go
ernor will be preaching the same doctrine aft
O | the November election, and it makes dife
!. | ence to the standpatter which one succeeds e
I, cept he does not want to be held responsible
y the false teachings Of his agent who claims t.
N right to sign the name Of his principal the !
N publican party.
If 1t is up to the farmers to say whether tn
want their agent in their names to go out
r. the worl1 preaching Canadian reciprocity
IL corn, wheat, oats barley, horses, cattle, shee
In ETC.. and a disturbance and reduction Of Valu
a by a revision of the tariff now when hogs CT
~ tle,' horses, corn, wheat. etc., have not been
", high since the war, and the Iowa farm &C
&c miAe, giving forth its abundance and everyo
rich, indeed, the like Of which has never be
so universally known in America before.
Thus stand pat. This is the item a
now is the occasion to protest with intellige
action against this constant onslaught on t
10 principles of reoublicanism by those fals'
ID claiming to be it's friends.
&C. W. Johnston,
Of Formerly with Perkins Headquarters