The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-02
BY Charles 3. Cheney.

do BY Charles q. Cheney.
Des Moines, Aug. 2!-The "progres-
sive' republicans of Iowa are sa]uting
Albert B. Cummins today as governor
that is, and senator that is to be- Not
a few add "president. shall be- to the
series. -. e..
In the state convention yesterday the
eloquent governor: won, the most. com.
plete victory Of his political career, and
his hold on republicans and the people
stronger than ever before, in spite Of
the bitter opposition of the "stand
patti element.
Governor Cummins will make his
campaign this year on platform prac-
tically of his own choosing, and with
state central committee for once con-
trolled by his friends.
Advance Platform.
The platform puts Iowa republicans
on the same advanced ground as those
of Wisconsin. Minnesota and South Da-
kota. It declares for a direct primary
law applied to state officers and United
States senator's, pronounces most Wig
orously against corporate control of pol
itics and for law prohibiting railroad
passes. It also declares in guarded
way for tariff revision as needed On
this plank even Cummins had to make
concessions, for there are Cummins men
VIII odo not favor tariff agitation at this
time, and want him to feature the pri-
mary election and the railroad issues in
the campaign.
Control Of Executive Council.
The Cummins victory was ,enhanced
by the nomination Of several Cummins
| leaders on the state ticket Senator
| Garst, his running mate, will make up
| lat1on in the senate according to the
Cummins program. Senator Hayward
Of Davenport, named for secretary Of
state, is another Cummins man. Cum
minis, Garst and Hayward make up a
majority Of the executive council which
fixes the valuations of railroad prop
erty for taxation. = :
The other, two members Of the council
are State Auditor Carroll and W. W.
Morrow. the nominee for treasurer, both
of whom are listed as :standpatters, but
were nominated with Cummins votes.
Both used their influence against the
Perkins program Off getting control by
means otrHconteSts. AZ .,ana sadlsaw.t -
-. = >, Just one .csump, .-.,, 49, >,.'
The standpatters only won in one
real contest, that Of geSEngl renomi
nation for Dave Palmer, one of the
present railroad commission. Palmer re
ceived many Cumnins votes. One rail
road commissioner. n. s. Ketchum oil
Marshalltown, holds over. He was nom
mated as Cummins man two years
ago, but took no part in the contest
this year. -,
The other nomination this year went
with almost the full strength of the
convention to W. S. Eaton of Usage
who was the Cummins candidate fol
speaker: at the time of his senatorial
fight. If Eaton and Ketchum work to
gether, there may. be something doing
in the railroad commission
| Byers In, Too.
Another Cummins man honored is H
Webb Byers of Harlan, former speak
er and active supporter of the COVER
nor, who will be the next attorney gen
eral.
| All in all, the Cummins men feel tina
they won oil they could ask for with
out, being hoggish and they are hugel,,
HAPPY.
They are especially pleased over get
: ting control Of the state committee. TIL
| old committee, in standpat hands
lproved to be a serious menace to
! Cummins victory, in it's assumption 0
the right to- pass on the merits of tn
4 contests, The Cummins leaders believ
! the committee was only deferred fror
unseating all contested Cumnlins dele
gates by the tremendous bluff whic
Cummins made.
>'=, Blythe Saw the Point.
But it was not all bluff, as Blyth
realized. He; allowed the program t
proceed to the, very point Of decision
= when he spoke in favor of conservativ
action and averted bolt which woul
have thrown the railroad issue into tn
election this fail. Blythe realized tina
such rupture would be almost certai
to result in a great popular victory fo
Legislation, and that the last state G
+ the railroads wouldsbe worse than tn
first. : a 1 y. / I'd 49,
So he ended the carefully devise
l,contest scheme, and.the state commi
tee threy, out the contests snd+ protest
which had been carefully nursed b
the Perkins managers. E.,s
This policy had stirred the resen
ment of the Cummins men, who. cam
near making a clean sweep of air tt
contest when they secured control {
the credentials committee. s5@l =
" Dolliver and Allison.
Senator Dolliver was highly popult
among gil factions and will be re.elec
ed by the legislature next winter.
It is the seat Of William B. Allise
to (which Cummins looks. Unless soont
) removed by death or disability, tt
| venerable senator will come up for r
election two years from next white
| just after the close of the gubernatori
term to which Cummins has just bee
named I'm 1acc01p+ IF hia ACE there
: little prospect that Allison will be
, candidate, again. Cummins will pro
ably seek to promote some member
the congressional delegation.
Kisses for. Leaders.
! The delegates showed little person
! feeling toward each other, and men
opposite factions were generally qui
! good natured in their meetings. The
!! is deep-seated feeling, however, again
the leaders Of the two factions. MAJ
Cumnins men Kissed the mention
Leslie M. Shaw, who sat in box befo
them.
Later on came the unusual spectac
Of delegates kissing the nominee q
!! their convention. Kisses were mingl,
freely with the applause that greet,
Governor Cummins when he came fc
{. Iward to make his speech of. acceptanc
? The speech Of \ Geprge % Perki