Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-25
ALLISON WOULD
DIVIDE DUBUQUE
Tells Times-Republican Man
Today He Is Not Party To
Kretschmer Deal
DENIES KNOTT STORY
Senator Allison In An Interview OBJ
tanned in Response to Telegraph In
structions to Times Republican Cor
respondent Says That He Would
Prefer to Have Dubuque Delegation
Divided Evenly.
Special to Times-Kepublican.

Washington. d. c., May 2o.-When
Senator Allison was seen by Times
Republican representative and was
shown a telegram from Iowa this morn
ing saying that Kretschmer of Dubuque
had named a Perkins delegation and
then withdrawn from the race for
treasurer and that it was reported in
Iowa that kretschmer had been prom
ised a federal job i'm consideration OF
taking this action. the senator eX-
pressed the belief that the report could
not be true. He said he had received
no advices that the delegation had been
named.
1T has been widely reported senator.
that when Ed Hunter was here he was
given promises that Kretschmer would
be taken care of and that in considera-
ton of a federal position he was to
name a Perkins delegation In Du-
buoue. Doubtless you have heard Of
this" asked the T.-R. man.
Yes, l have seen what has been IN
papers about 1t"
Did you see Mr.. Hunter when he
was here?''
mo, did not
WAS any promise or assurance given
that the delegation would give some-
thing for lim?'
mot to my knowledge or belief. I
don't know what he came for or whom
he talked with but don't believe a
Perkins delegation has been named in
Dubuque"
"What would be your own preference
If your wishes We're to be consulted in
the action Of Dubuque county?"
well, 1 would think our people
ought to name some good, strong men
to go to the convention and do the
right thing. You know there are a
many Perkins people in the county.
I couldn't guess which side would
have won If Kretschmer had not been
figure in the race. Kretschmer want
ed to be treasurer and our people
wanted to give him chance, so he was
allowed to name his delegation
"Bpt what would be your preference
as to Dubuques course in the conven-
ton If your wishes were to determine
in any way the action of Dubuque
county? Would you prefer that it
should send a delegation that would
divide between Perkins and Cummins
about equally?"
Yes, that would be my preference" :"
Senator Allison repeated his opin-
ion that Dubuque would not be repre-
scented by a Perkins delegation in the
state convention. He said he fully
realized that such a course on the part
of his county would cause much bit
terness in the state. Judge Birdsall,
congressman from the Third, said he
didn't know anything about Hunters
conferences while in Washington, and
did not see hinf
BirdsaIl Denies Deal,
'I haven't been in Kretschmer's con-
fidence," he said, "but do know that
if there is any deal to give Kretsch-
mer the marshalship for the northern
district, am not party to it, and
haven't been consulted, and it could
MT be pulled off, either Judge Bird
sail was told what Senator Allison had
said. "Then YOU can be certain there
isn't any deal to give Kretschmer Ed
Knott's place. They couldn't do any
thing of that sort without either the
senator or me, and they wouldn't try.
except this, and what 1 have read in
the papers; but you can't be too
strong about saying that 1 am not in
any deals of the Sort
Talked With Hull.
When Ed Hunter was here he spent
considerable time consulting with Con-
gresham Hull, but the story that it
related to Kretschmer was not heard in
Washington till it came back from To-
wa. Then came report that kretsch-
ner had himself come to Washington,
but this was denied by all members of
the delegation who could be seen. New
ertheless there is no doubt that since
the Hunter visit the confidence of the
delegation in defeating Cummins has
been much stronger than ever before,
and that congressman who a few
weeks ago admitted that Cunlmins was
= winner. are now expressing conf