The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-03
BITTER FIGHT
NEAR ITS END
Charges Of Bribery Made
in Iowa Republican
Campaign-Hot Guber-
material Contest to Be
Decided Practically by
Central Committee.

DeS MoineS, Ia, July ol.-lne SIe9I
Republican fight which has kept three
hundred thousand, voters at high
tension for the past six months VIII
come to some kind of a climax IN the
state convention which will open here
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. On
the very eve of that day the great
questions at issue, and the personnel
of the ticket are still unsettled, and
seems to derend entirely upon what
the verdict of the state central com.
mittee shall be. That body will not
disclose it's findings until morning.
Since yesterday afternoon the conf
mittee has been hearing evidence
from IL different counties involving
the titles to 262 seats in the state con-
vention. Hundreds of witnesses had
testified charging the use of money
by both factions. Affidavits have been
presented showing thai Democrats
voted for both Cummins and Perkins,
the leading candidates for governor,
Men living in Des Moines have sworn
that they voted in county primaries
25 and 40 miles distant, simply be-
cause they happened to be there and
were invited to vote by the various
campaign managers. The contestants
have been represented by the lawyers
of the state and at 8 o'clock tonight
the evidence in the last contest was
In,1arnd pInSph anl tho commit Z pl
shut its door and prepared to deliber-
ate on a verdict. Upon the nature OF its
finding results may hang. 1t will de
| termine whether one or two tickets
are to be named. 1t may determine
| the fate of half the members of the
! Iowa delegation in congress 1t may
decide whether U. S. Senator Dolliver
| succeeds himself or whether a Demo
crat is to take his place.
BOON FOR DOLLIVER.
Judge Charles H. M. Towner, of
Corning, arrived today with his speech
as temporary chairman prepared IN
accordance with the invitation of the
state committee and stated tonight
that his speech would be delivered
according to program. The DesMOines
chief of police has assigned 80 police
men to attend the convention in full
uniform and maintain order at oil
hazards.
Another contingency which is being
discussed is that the state commit.
tee may seat barely enough CummirS
delegates to insure the nomination O
Cummins and fill the remainder of the
ticket with stand-patters. This idet
finds favor with the conservative ele
ment which feels that party discipline
is ended
An interesting feature of the da,
was the appearance of incipient CUB
ernatorial booms for Senator Dolliye
and Secretary of Agriculture Jamc
Wilson. Senator Dolliver had no soon
er reached the city than he. was wait
ed upon by large delegation The
assured him that while his position
in the senate would be attractive tha
he was confronted with a patriot
duty which should appeal to hin
Furthermore they gave him to under
stand that if he became the par
standard bearer and saved the party
that two years hence, Shaw, Cummin
and all other presidential possibilitie
t would be forgotten and that his nam
: would be presented to the nations
l convention. Senator Dolliver gave h
> hearers a hearing but informed thel
: that he would not give their sugge'
: tion serious consideration.
: Although confidently expecte
g Senator LaFollette of Wisconsin, hs
e not yet arrived. His friends prom
Il Use that he will be here in the mornin
as he expressed determination to 81
- the conclusion of the contest which
claims is a parallel to the fight
which he was a central figure Il
. years.