The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-07-19
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Clark'S - -
Effect Of Weather Upon Human
Affairs Republicans on the Run. w.
The Scrap In Iowa wa""""""".".. F%
from one end of the country to the 9th
or our prospects are Frightening.
Tho Iowa situatlon.


Eight hundred and twenty-one votes
are required In the Iowa Republican
convention. Governor Albert b. Cum.
Minis claims to have $3.50 delegates In.
structed for him, clear majority OF
fifteen over the field led by ex-Con.
gresham George ID. Perkins. The anti
| Cummins crowd are contesting a large
number of his delegates, and perhaps
he is contesting some of theirs. AT
any rate, Mr.. Perkins does not concede
| the nomination to Cummins, but claims
that his right Is as good as that of
Cummins But he offered to leave 1t
to the chairman of the Republican ma
tionai committee. Governor Cummins
should reclamber that the Republican
national committee Is not enamored
of reformers. That was demonstrated
| beyond all cavll when Governor Rob-
ert M. La Follette's delegation was un-
tremendously bowled out Of the Chi
cago Republican national convention
In 1904 and the stalwart delegation
headed by United States Senator Johh
G. SpOoner was seated-that, too, on q
showing 80 weak that the supreme
court of Wisconsin held the La Toilette
state ticket to be regular" Therefore
his delegation to the national conven-
ton was also regular" and the La
Toilette ticket swept the state. With
that example before his eyes Governor
Cummins will be Simple Simon If he
accepts the seductive invitation of
Brother Perkins. In passing it may
be stated that there Is not more ami
able man or more graceful writer In
all the Hawkeye commonwealth than
Hon. George ID. Perkins. He Is q
stand patter from away back, and Gov
ernor Cummlns owes his fame almost
entirely to his advocacy of tariff revi-
sion. The Washington Star Is a stanch
Republican paper, but 1t can see as far
into milestone as the next one, SO 1t
says editorially under the heading
"Cummins of Iowa"
Don't accept the proposition. governor,
that comes from your rival Mr. Perkins.
that the dispute over the convention or
ganization be referred for settlement to
committee to be named by the Republican
national chairman. You have made your
fight and have won. and you should hold
fast all that good fortune and the merit
of your cause have given you. The Re-
publican national committee is all right,
but 1t has no proper place in the local
affairs of the Iowa Republicans. They
should settle their own differences In their
own way. What IL those differences are
sharp and some heat has been engender-
ed? That should insure the larger vote
after everything has been arranged. And
then, governor, you stand not only for
yourself but for the cause of tariff revi-
sion. The stand patters said that you
could not carry the delegates on that
issue. Now that you have done SO they
seek to set aside or confuse the verdict.
Don't let them do 1t. Iowa is not only a
Republican state, but is In favor OF tariff
revision protection lines. She has
spoken through your candidacy. Mr.. Per-
kins Is unhappy, but 1t Is not your place
to console him. Leave him to time and
tide and ask for his support at the polls.
"First Victory For Bryan Congress-"
No well Informed person will ac-
cuse the Philadelphia Inquirer of be-
Ing a Democratic paper. On the con-
trary, 1t is one of the most rampant
Republican papers in the land-a thick
and thin organ. Nevertheless even the
Inquirer can discern the signs of a
Democratic triumph In the congression-
al elections this fall. Under the above
caption 1t says editorially:
That Is miserable situation In Lu-
zerne county. where two Republicans |
have been nominated for congress in the |
same district.
There seems to have been no excuse for |
It. High handed proceedings on the part |
OF the chairman of the convention and |
his refusal to accept the report OF the |
tellers naturally produced confusion and |
a break. The result was split into |
factions.
II the two candidates shall remain In
the field the district now represented by |
Henry w. Palmer, Republican. will be /
carried by the Democrats
Score one already for the Bryan con-
gress which all Democrats hope to elect
next November
Bryanism Is rampant, A united Demo
cratic party throughout the Union win
plunge vigorously into every doubtful dis
Irict. and there is danger. There can be
no doubt OF that. A handful OF districts
won by the Democrats in Pennsylvania
might very easily turn the house OF rep
over TO the Democracy and
4 Democratic house would be accepted by
he Democrats everywhere as the fore
runner of the triumph of Bryan in the |
coming presidential campaign.
Yet In spite OF this real danger factions
n Luzenne deliberately hand that dis
rict over to the Democrats.
But after ALL this Is no more than any
following OF the Lincoln
,arty would accomplish in various other
listrlets
Opposition to the Republican party in
means the possible II not
probable choice of Democratic house
md the prestige OF victory 10 encourage
he campaign OF William Jennings Bryan
or president OF the United States.