Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-26
standpatters' kilograms That
Linn County Is Anti-Cum-
minis Followed by Denial
ARE FOR RATHsuN ONLY
Their Position as to Other Candidates,
Including Perkins and cummins,
Will Not Be Determined Until After
All Hope Of Nominating Rathbun
Has Been Abandoned.
,ecial to Times Republican.

| Special to Times Republican.
| Marion, June 26.-The Perkins man
ayers and nti-Cummins organs which
have been sending out kilograms the
Rathbun would within a few days
name his delegates and that they
would be anti-Cummins and for Per-
kins when Rathbun had been given a
complimentary vote received severe
jar today when the Marion Register,
Rathbuns newspaper, came out in a
statement saying they are entirely
non committal except as to Rathbun's
candidacy for governor. The Register
says:
1T will be remembered that the re-
publican county convention which Sc
lected delegates to the state conven-
ton, by resolution unanimously adopt
ed, authorized the editor of the Regis
ter to name his delegation to the state
convention.
Previous thereto the Woodbury.
county convention authorized MIR.
Perkins to select the delegation and
the Polk county convention did the
same for Mr.. Cummins.
MIR. Cummins has not as yet select
ed the Polk delegates. Mr.. Perkins has
but 1t is said that if he had not there
would be change in it's personnel
we do not know that this is true, but
we do know that If we had selected
the Linn delegates and named certain
men we had in mind we would regret
1t now. One could necessarily be
absent from the state at the time the
convention will be held and it looks
now as tho there might be others.
Two or three others we would have
named we now know would be in an
embarrassing position on account of
pledges previously given to other can
dfdates. We have decided upon
part of the delegation and it is an
open question as to others but as soon
as possible we shall announce the
names of all
Another reason why we have not
named the delegates is, that as soon as
announced they will be importuned
by candidates for other state offices
for their support and they do not wish
to be.
Every delegate wants to avoid EN-
tangling alliances and does not wish
to be committed to other candidates
until it is known that such commit
tai will be in the interest of the Linn
county candidate for governor.
Therefore be patient. There are only
forty-two and there are five times that
many who would like to be on the del
egation, and this fact adds another
embarrassment to the situation.
Reasons similar to the above we are
Informed have influenced Governor
Cummins in the seeming delay in the
announcement of his delegation.
"In closing it is proper to state and
it is due to number of men who will
be named as delegates to say that it is
their expressed wish that they be re-
lieved as long as possible from the
Of candidates for other
positions on the state ticket. The
delegates from Linn are going to the
convention for the sole purpose of
their home candidate for
governor if he can be, honorably, and
they will not be prepared to decide as
to the rest of the ticket until after
they arrive in Des Moines and consult
as to the situation