Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-13
VICTORY IS COMPLETE
Perkins Men and Newspaper at
Mason City Admit Decisive
Defeat There
N OVATION FOR cuMMINs
Withdrawal of Senator Gale and Edi-
toriaI Admitting cummins Success
in cerro Gordo on Day Of cummins'
Visit Considered Very Significant
Political News.
to Times Republican.


Mason City, April 13-Its all over
but the shouting In Cerro Gordo coun-
ty and part of that was done last night
at the big Cummins meeting IN the
opera house. Political history has
been making rapidly in the past few
DAYS in Mason City and Cerro Gordo
county. The decisive defeat Of Sena-
tor Gale in his own ward and other
precincts In the caucuses held We'd
nesday evening was followed by the
withdrawal of Gale as a congressional
candidate, as announced in these dis
patches yesterday. Coupled with his
announcement Is an editorial in the
Globe Gazette, the standpat organ in
this county, admitting defeat of not
only Gale, but admits the success of
Cummns In the county. The editorial
in part follows:
THE caucuses in the Second and
Third wards of Mason City Wednes-
day evening settled the candidacy of
Senator A. II. Gale for congress.
They were Of decisive character
and Mr. Gale after the announcement
withdrew his candidacy so that there
need be no more strife or contest in
the matter He was candidate for
congress in good faith from repre-
sensations over the district but his
neighbors looked upon his candidacy
as one of Interior motives and scores
of men who would ordinarily have
voted for him went to the caucuses
and registered their vote against
him. AS one ticket was printed with
Governor Cummins' name at the
head and the other with the name of
Senator Gale the issue was forced on
guhernatorial lines and the result
ought to give additional fervor to the
governors speech at the opera house
tonight. Mr.. Gale made clean and
,dignifled campaign and comes out of 1t
without any bitterness or sore spots
and will take up his work to promote
the growth of the city with just as
much energy as ever. Every one Will
be glad that the caucuses were called
early SO that the sentiment Of the city
and county can be judged and settled
without a long and acrimonious con-
test and Mr.. Gale will make no further
contest for his congressional aspira-
tons. The caucuses We're held fairly
without any attempt to pack them in
any way and neighbors who disagreed
on the issues before the state can give
their time to their personal business
which a political contest long drawn
out always more or less distracts."
The fact that the fight was made
squarely on the issue of the governor
ship as stated in the Perkins organ,
has taken away any hope the stand
patters may have had of saving even
a part of the county to their candidate.
Colonel Late Young of Des Moines was
billed to speak here next week. but
will come 1t is considered likely he
may be sent to some county where
there is a contest on.
Gales Withdrawal.
The withdrawal of Gale makes 1t
more than ever certain that Haugen
will secure the nomination for cong
ress in the Fourth district. Senator
Gales signed announcement is as fol-
lows:
Failing to obtain the support OF
the voters of my home ward and city,
/ am no longer a candidate or cong
ress. | desire to thank my friends
who believed in my sincerity of pur-
bose and gave me their support l
entered the race believing that the
people of the district were not in fav-
or of retaining Mr.. Haugen in
congress and feeling that with dele
CATION from Cerro Gordo county had
a fair and reasonable change of nom-
ination and election. Any publication
in the press that ever at any time or
to any person stated to the contrary is
false. accept the judgment Oh ene
voters of Mason City without cues
t;on and retire without soreness.
shall try in the future as l have IN the
past to do all that can for Mason
City men and for the advancement
of the material interests OF Mason
CITY and Cerro Gordo county"