Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-20
Cummins Leaders Do Not Ex-
pect to Carry 1t, But Stand.
patters Were Scared
STIRRING UP is EFFECTIVE
Stronghold of the Railroad Politicians
Not Expected to Reverse Itself on
Such Short Notice-Better Results
May be Looked For in the Future
Cummins to Burlington.
IBy Ora williamsi
to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, April 20.-This is the
day the Madison county politicians get
a chance to show how we'll they have
held that county under control A good
many politicians around Des Moines
are quite familiar with the situation in
Madison. Des Moines has been allied
with Madison in good many fights.
Ask the average Des Moines politi-
clan what he thinks about Madison
and he will say promptly that it is dead
sure to go for Perkins, or at least anti
Cummins. He reasons from past his
tory. He knows what Madison politi-
clans have always been able to do be-
fore. When Polk county standpatters
needed the vote of Madison for any
purpose they merely sent word to one
or two leaders and left it to them.
And so Des Moines politicians are to-
day shaking their heads as they hear
an occasional boast from some enthu-
siastic Madison farmer who believes
that the rule of the bosses is to be
shaken off this time in Madison.
All that has happened in Madison
is a stirring up of things. Governor
Cummins has said repeatedly that he
does not expect to carry the county.
He has never entertained any hope of
it, unless it is in the past few days;
but he acceded to the request of some
friends in Winterset and went there
to show his hand right in stronghold
of the enemy. What has happened
since is the inevitable ebullition fol-
lowing such unusual conduct.
Madison is quite as strongly anti
Cummins as Monona. for instance or
Harrison or Jones. If Cummins makes
a fairly decent showing at the polls II
will be all his friends have any right
to expect. But they have been enjoy
ing themselves immensely in Madison,
for never before have they so scared
the Blythe strikers in that neck o the
woods.
Fairly good meetings were given
Perkins in Abel and Winterset TINS
week. The meeting at Abel with 1SS
present was, all things CONSIDERED
better than the one at Wlnterset, ~:
the campaign is good ways OH IN
Dallas. That county has always peen
a strong Hull county. 1t is the oiu
Hull following that is backing Fer
kins there. The convention mas hot
been called, and the local county con-
est ;s ont of the way. Willie the
Blythe men here are doing gooo aeal
of talking about taking dallas the
are saying nothing ana
biding their time.
Good reports come from various
counties in the southern part OF the
state. From one county where IL was
not considered advisable to make any
show of strength, the Cummins people
have received several letters from
strong men asking that Cummlns De
sent into the county for a speech or
two, and pledging that If TINS. is zone
they will carry the county 1or MIN.
These writer's say that all that is nee
essary is for some one to make start
and the organization of county Tor
is easy. The people are ripe
Tor action.
In one county down on "the reserva-
county-the standpatters
have changed from suddenly, and their
predicament shows what straits they
are in. Some time ago, when the stand
patters were feeling quite coeky, they
proposed to the progresslves that the
question of the county preference on
Governor he submitted to the voters.
An agreement was entered into that
the names of Cummins and Perkins
should head opposing tickets and the
one who got the most votes in the
county as a whole should nave an in
structed delegation. 1t was regarded
as all settled. Then came the news of
what happened to Perkins when the
farmers got whack at Perkins in
Dickinson county. The standpatters
took it hard. Immediately they set out
to gig back on their scheme and are
irving to force abandonment of the
primary plan. They figure they can do
better with the plan which Gov. Folk
declared to be "the delight of the
boodler and corruptionist
Governor Cummins went to Burling-
ton this morning and will be in Keo-
kuk later. The whole state is fair
fighting ground. The reservation" is
no longer sacred.
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