Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-06
PERKINS NOW LEADS CuMMINs.
Anti.Cummins Forces Now Have 774
Delegates 10 641 for Cummins.
Only 81 Votes Needed to
Nominate.

Des Moines, June Q. This has beer
another good day for the candidacy o1
Geo. d. Perkins. The caucusss in
Cedar Falls this afternoon resulted in
an overwhelming defeat Of the third
term candidate in spite of Senator
Garst and his attempt at bulldozine
the management Of the State Normal
school. The vote at the caucuses gave
Perkins 628 to S97 for Cummins, q
majority Of 281 for genuine republi.
canism. It was q striking and appro-
pirate vote of confidence for q former
citizen Of Cedar Falls and an honored
citizen Of the state Of Iowa. This re.
suit offsets the result in West Waterloo
township, which was carried
for Cummins last night by the aid Of
400 democrats.
The caucuses in West Liberty to-
night were overwhelmingly in favor
of Perkins and instructions were adop-
ted against the third term candidate.
Muscatine county may be safely placed
in the Perkins column.
The caucuses in Jefferson county for
the selection of delegates to be voted
upon at the primaries bring out Of the
fact that there is practically no
opposition and Jefferson county will
also swing into line.
The caucuses in Mills, Audubon and
Montgomery primaries were all one
way and all the time for Perkins. The
conventions in Adair, Warren and
Henry expressed the will of the people
of these counties as indicated by the
action of the caucuses and primaries.
In Lucas county the delegation to the
state convention was divided on ac-
count Of the tie in the vote, Mr.. Per-
kins and Governor Cummins each
received six delegates. The stand pat
delegation is headed by. Hon. H. L.
Byers, formerly in the state senate.
The convention indorsed Hon. VIM. p.
Hepburn for congress and also Dr. K.
A. McIlwaine for state senator. The
doctor is pronounced stand patter.
Story county, where the governor
spent the day making speeches from an
automobile, was captured by him.. and
goes into the Cnmmins column
Secretary Shaw's great speeches in
Iowa today attracted large audiences
both at Newton and Knoxville and his
strong arguments in behalf Of genuine
republicanism met with hearty appre-
citation. He took the campaign out Of
the domain Of jealousy and personal
ambition and based it solely ON the
good Of the republican party. He
urged his hearers to stand by the party
and thus prevent decentralization and
destruction.
Secretary Shaw, on account of the
position which he holds in the presi.
dents cabipe :, and the fact chat every
one knows that he is in entire. accord
with the chief executive, speaks with
more than ordinary authority and his
works have much weight with the
people. His speech at Newton this
afternoon was pronounced one of the
ablest expositions Of genuine repub-
licanism that has ever been heard in
Poweshiek county. He called nc
names and his'arguments we're digni-
fed, forcible and convi ncing.
Giving Story county to Governor
Cummins the vote stands tonight: Per-
kins, 646; Cummins,. GAL; Rathbun,
90; anti -Cummins, but uninstructed,
So total anti -Cummins delegates so fa1
selected or indicated by caucus results
TIA. !.