Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-10
year, rather than what he will do next
year. q test OF party aff1liation.

This is probably the only campaign
in the history of Iowa." says the Du-
buque Times I'm which the anti-reil-
road candidate has depended on the
railroad towns for his nomination."
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil oh
serves that Governor Cummins' declar-
atoms on the tariff are now being made
the basis Of democratic oratory In
democratic state conventions and ~
congress. still" adds the Nonpareil.
this is the man who is making a
race for the republican nomination for
governor Of the great state Of Iowa"
The Orange City Herald says that
the state has gone for Cumminns by
so emphatic a majority that there will
be only half hearted protest at the Des
Moines convention "The professional
politicians who thrive upon the sale
Of their manhood will keep up the
fight" continues the Herald, but the
conservative republicans Of the state
will demand square deal in the state
convention and get it."
''If Geo. D. Perkins can be nominat-
ed for governor fair and square," says
the Hampton Chronicle, pro- Cummins.
1--WE are in favor Of him for that place,
and if A. B. Cummins has an honest
majority of the votes In the conven-
ton he is the man that should be
nominated" The Chronicle Is of the
opinion that Mr.. Cummins has already
secured enough honestly elected dele
gates to insure his nomination.
1.-The political agitation in Iowa."
says the Cedar Falls Record. sis but a
sample of what they have in Illinois
about all the time-and that state has
biennial election law also"
o.
The keokuk Gate City observes that
1t is In republican states that demo-
Gratis are most unanimous and enthusi-
astic for Bryan
1.-THE Badger state is for Bryan
notes the Dubuque Telegraph. "The
important consideration is whether the
rabbit state will be for him-not unan-
imously, but the left hand quarter" !
The Marion Register, Captain Rath-
buns paper, would have the contests
settled right, but 1t doubts whether a
committee of philadelphia lawyers
could agree, and it is certain that no
settlement possible will be satisfac-
tory to the warning camps. "a Per-
kins verdict would not be satisfactory
to the Cummins people" says the Reg
lister, and Cummins verdict will not
be satisfactory to the Perkins people,
I'VE are for peace" says the Cres-
ton Advertiser.
The Clinton Herald says it does not
believe that any one candidate will
have votes enough to nominate without
falling heir to several contested coun-
ties.
The Waterloo Reporter remarks that
the governor Is quite smooth propo-
sition when it comes to crawling out
of a small hole.
IF it were not for the fact that he
himself is a candidate for gubernator-
ial honors at the hands of the party
says the Vinton Eagle, mo better man
could be chosen for arbitrator in the
present difficulty than Maj. Rathbun.'
The Davenport Times believes that
Iowa republicans are cooling off ant
that the August convention will be as
harmonious as its predecessors. "By
the time the convention date arrives
says the. Times, ut is. likely it will BIZ
agreed that there are only few dis
puted delegations and that there will
be settled in the usual Iowa way"
1T ought not to be question Of an
Inhalation on either SIDE" says the
Boone Republican. "If men are, MOI
willing to abide by the majority they
thave no business in a party"