Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-21
BOLT in WAPELLO
Convention Row Resulted in Cum
Minis Men Organizing and Instruct
ing a Delegation While Blythe Men
Name Another Delegation of Their
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Ottumwa, May 21.-The riot and
row in the republican convention of
Saturday resulted just as most politi-
clans expected, in two delegations be-
ing named to appear before the state
convention with a contest When 1t
was known that the Cummins men had
captured majority of the delegates in
the caucuses, it was soon learned that
local leaders had received instructions
from Blythe by long-distance phone to
disrupt the convention and secure
contesting delegation at any cost. The
method to be pursued was not disclos-
ed until the day of the convention.
Then it was discovered that twenty
Cummins delegates from the Sec
ond ward of OttumWa We're TO be con-
tested in spite of the fact that they APP
peared with their credentials properly
signed by Cal Manning. Il standpat
leader, who had acted as chairman Of
the ward caucus.
When the convention met the chair
man of the county central committee, q
Blythe man, named former Represen-
tative Dickens for temporary chair
man, The Cummins leader announced
the name Of L. H. Emery for chair
man, but the county chairman fed
from the room, leaving Dickens stand
ing on the platform and the convention
in an uproar of yells and cat calls
The Cummins delegates then allowed
Dickens to stand, and when he called
rs, ao,l>c +bay ipo,,, obi a talV moved that
the convention organize with their man
Emery as temporary chairman. Dick
ems refused to put the motion, but rec
ognized a motion to name credentials
committee of one from each precinct,
majority of the precincts having been
carried by the Blythe men, altho a
majority of the delegates being for
Cummins. The Cummins men moved
a substitute that the convention sit as
a committee of the whole on creden-
tials. The chairman refused to hear
the substitute and called the roll OF
precincts while the rioting went on.
The, credentials committee was out
all afternoon. The Cummins people
contested the Fifth, Seventh and
Eighth, Center and Third Washington
precincts, and the Perkins people Sec
ond Center These precincts appeared
before the credentials committee which
voted to consider only the Eighth and
second Center and Third Washington.
In second Center. the Second ward of
OttumWa, there were 20 Cummins dele
gates elected by a majority of 6. Two
of these were also on the Perkins dele
CATION. No hint of a contest had been
made before the day of the conven-
ton. The contest was purely fictitious.
In the Eighth Center the Perkins peo-
pie contested four Cumnins delegates
conceded to be legitimate contest, as
was the Third washington, the Third
ward of Eldon, on which the Cummins
men contested three of five delegates.
The committee reported to vote in
favor of unseating the twenty-four
Cummins men. The Cummins
committeeman prepared a minor
ity report exactly opposite in finding.
The Final Straw.
When it came to the Third ward of
Eldon in the roll call Chairman Dick
ems decided that the two uncontested
delegates could cast the vote of the
precinct (fve) on the report. The
Cummins people demanded the same
right for their two uncontested dele
gates from the Second ward of OF
tumwa. which would have meant TWEEN
ty votes Chairman Dickens refused to
permit it.
This was the final straw Major
Spillman leaped on chair and moved