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One of the five, P. II. Hutchins,
swears that he was offered dollar to
meet Mr.. Bevington and Charles W..
Johnston of Des Moines, who said they
would pay him we'll to make affidavit
that he was democrat and had voted
for Cummins. "
E. F. Weems Of Adel makes affidavit
that he was given So to get up at mid
night and meet the same men in a law of
fee, where they asked him to make an at
fdavit like that Of Galbraith. The next
day he saw Galbraith, who made the
affidavit that he received some money
in the hall, from Johnston and that
there was more than one bill changing
hands. This evidence of corruption
methods is dwelt upon heavily by the
Cummins men. ..s-. b., H. -. <
just a protest Mo Contest.
After this hearing Mr. Bevington for
Perkins presented a protest. against
the Cummins delegation from Boone
county. They want it unseated because
@! Of Irregularities IN the procedure
Judge Dyer Of Boone made an i'm
FASHIONED speech denouncing the tactics
evidenced by the" protest.
The committee then adjourned till
this morning to finish the Boone case,
without coming to a vote on any OF the
cases. -' "a.
Polk County, Too. "
Judge r. L. Parrish of Des Moines
assembled at 9 O'Clock today to pre-
sent "protest' against the Cummins
delegation Of seventy-two from Polk
county. H. J. Clark, one Of the dele
gates, at once challenged Judge Par
rish s right to consider the "protest,'
and demanded to know who had filed
it. It was found to be signed by three
Polk COUNTY, delegates, Charles Sieber-
berger. g..
Judge Parrish, and q Tom Bennington
filed brief, but Mr.. Parrish announced
that he did not indorse the parliament
ary point that motion to let Governor
Cummins select the delegation was
tabled when an amendment was tabled.
His point was that candidates for other
state Offices had. carried Polk county
cation as Mr.. Cummins. wv hen the right
was delegated to the governor to select
the delegation, other candidates were
deprived Of their rights.
Arguments for Cummins Side.
Judge Prouty, for. the Cummins men,
declared that there was no legal re-
quirement On, the delegates to support
candidates who had majority IN the
agreed to be bound by it.
George H. Carr spoke for the Cum
minis delegates and made q legal ar
gu1nent against Judge Parrish q fconten-
@s' Not a Leg to stand On. ~ -
| The Polk county protest practically
fell to the ground and T. l.. Bennington,
representing Mr.. Perkins, announced in
reply to a question from Judge Prouty
that he did not join in the protest. It
| willing to carry out the will Of the peo-
pie and work on legal grounds.
Prouty then closed the argument, say
ing that no candidates were objecting
or asking for the acknowledgements of
the delegation. The Cummlns delegates
asked for an Immediate decision, but
their case, like others. was put off till
all the hearings were finished. ...
Regularity; Of Call Attacked. !
from judge Over Of S Boone, represent.
ing the Cummins delegation, and re-.
ceived tho affidavit Of Lloyd Rinehart,
protesting against . the. regularity of
the call. There is no contesting Per-
kins delegation, and they only ask for
the temporary organization. -.
! The Credentials Of both sets Of dele
gates from Jefferson county We're re-
ceived. Mr.. Ball, heading the Cum
minis delegation, made protest against
giving badges to the Perkins delegation.
| He asked that both delegations be
given tickets Of admission but neither
be allowed to vote on the temporary
! organization. -.a. .. ~ y
| Scott County Next. .. 9
The Scott county contest was then
taken up. Two conventions were held
in the same hall in Davenport, each
electing thirty-fve delegates. L. O.
Let's, who presided over the Perkins
| convention presented their case, and
I spoke for the Cummins delegates. Mr..
Let's claimed fraud by the Cum1nins
men in several precincts Of Davenport
jzand said that democrats voted for Cum
Minis, fling affidavits on that line.
i "A. e. Linger, chairman Of the county
committee, named Let's as chairman Of
the convention and refused to entertain
a motion Of the Cummins men to make
NJ. Fl. Calderwood. a Cummins man, the
"ceded,' SO Mr.. Let's claimed.
I The Cummins story is that their con
ventlon was regularly held by a ma
iority Of the duly elected delegates.
Strong Showing for Cunmins.
i Former Congressman Lane made /
strong showing for the Cummins dele
cation from Scott county, upon which
the control of the, convention may
hinge. He had affidavits to show thai
the Perkins convention was in session
but three minutes. The county commit
tee chairman, Perkins man, overruleG
the committee IS choice Of chairman be
+ cause his seat was contested, and named
as chairman a Perkins man whose seal
was also contested. # #H
Mr.. Lane showed that twenty-nine
Perkins men stayed in the convention
and each faction had three member!
Of the credentials committee, which
the vote on choice Of delegates wa,
only 100 entitled to vote. The record
Of the. Cummins convention was takel
in shorthand and certified. 3ssE, LIE
The committee then took a recess Til
| The jefferson and Carroll county con con
tests were taken up this afternoon. AL
other preliminaries are waiting To-
the committee Is action on the contests
BLYT1IE's DEEP GAME n H
Railrr.7 s Interests Aim to Keep Cum
Minis Out Of the Senate.
Special to The Journal esEis ssis,
q Des Moines, Iowa, July 81. The GOV
. ernorship is not the main stake in fhi,