Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-13
M. F. LEROY

M. r. Leroy
Or motion the delegates present
at the state convention were en-
powered to cast the full vote of the
delegation and that they vote as a
unit on all questions unless ma
jority of the delegation see ct to
divide the vote.
The COMMITTEE on permanent
organization" then reported, recon-
mending that the paper offered by
Mr.. Frentress be returned to the
writer with the message that Della
ware county could run it's own
political affairs. The paper was
net read to the convention and for
the benefit of those who may be
interested in knowing what it con-
tanned we print it in full as follows:
To A. B. Holbert,
Chairman of the Delaware
County Republican Convention
You are hereby notified that Geo.
D. Perkins, candidate for the repub-
lican nomination for governor of the
state of Iowa at the state Republican
convention to be held August LIST,
1906, will ask sail state convention
to seat therein a delegation from
Delaware County, Iowa, composed
OF men favorable to the candidacy of
the said George d. Perkins and
against the candidacy of Gov. A. b.
Crmmins, on the following grounds:
l. Tia. this convention does not
truly represent the sentiment Of
Delaware County Republicans.
g. That the primary election
held on the Goth day of May, 1906,
was fraudulent and void.
8. For the reason that at the
aforesaid primary election there
were more than enough fraudulent
votes cast for A. B. Cummins TO
turn the result Of the expression Of
the voters voting thereat ON the
question of governor.
4 That lifelong and well known
Democrats and Socialists were per-
mitted and urged by the managers
Of the Cummins campaign to vote at
said Republican primary for the
said A B. Cummins.
s.. That if said primary election
had been fairly held and only mem
bers Of the Republican party allowed
to vote thereat the said George d.
Perkins would have obtained an
ample majority thereat.
6. That the managers of the
Cummins campaign having control
Of the printing of the ballots which
were used at the aforesaid primary
election were guilty of such unfair
and fraudulent practices thereat as
TO prevent a fair expression Of the
Republicans of Delaware county at
said primary election: that they
printed the names of Cummins ad.
herents on ballots in the precints Of
Elk township and Richland town.
ship and refused or failed to print
on said ballots the names Of dele.
gates favorable to Perkins candidacy
Z. That the delegates from Rich
land township were certified to by
the chairman of the county central
committee without the formality Of
, Ia caucus, and the ballots were print
; led in the absence and without the
knowledge OF. c on emit Of the
secretary of the county central com.
, mittee or any other member thereof
and the secretary Of the county cen
trail committee had no knowledge OIL
the transaction until the ballots were
delivered to him printed, despite
the fact that it was solely his bust
ness to certify the delegates and the
business of no other member of the
committee.
}. 8. That in the township of Colony
voters were solicited to supper,
Chmmins delegates on the assertiou
that the printed list of delegates
handed them was an official list and
the only one that could be voted up
/ on.
> g.. That in the township Of Elk
: the Cummins delegates were certified
by one man without the formality d
a caucus and despite the action Of
the caucus held thereafter and de.
spite the epeated and urgent re.
quests Of tile Perkins supporters in
that township. that their delegates
) be printed upon that township ticket
10. That under the rules duly
adopted for the conduct Of said
primary election in Delaware county
! Iowa, tho law known as the
: Australian ballot law adopted is the
> rule for the conduct OF said primary
wherever the same is applicable
, that contrary to said rule and the
Law, in such cases provided, the
judges and clerks of election chosen
by the managers of the Cumminf
campaign in many instances entered
/. the booths provided for the voters
and marked the ballots for the voters
and thus influenced the result o.
such election