The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-17
IOWA FIGHT GOOD
FOR A MONTH YET ''
cUMMINs IS 400, FROM GOAL;
PERKINS, 600.
Farmers Friends as Confident as They
Have Ever Been, While the Perkins
Men Are Not Claiming Anything Alb
solutely, but Are Saving Wood Just
the Same.
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Sioux City, Iowa, May ;17.-George D. Per
kins of Sioux City is now having his innings Ii
his race fol governor, and by the end Of May
he Will have respectable column at his back
This week he has added Wapello county's 20
Keokuk county's 16, Harrison county,s Is. He
also will; secure Jones' scountys 10 after it ex
presses Its first choice for, Major Rathbun.
Last week Mr.. Perkins secured the delega
tons from Appanoose. Davis and Washington
However, in these seven counties Cummins OBJ
tained but fourteen delegates Eve years ago
and none of them was relied upon this year
Cummins did; hope to carry Wapello county
which went to Perkins by margin of sever
votes out of 221 Tuesday night, but it has al
ways been railroad -standpat county, and II
would have been a distinct blow to Perkins II
1t had gone to the governor. : g., ~ , =.
Just as Confident as Ever. -.
The Cumnins supporters are not whit les.
confident In their predictions of victory thar
they were fortnight ago, while Mr.. Perkins
friends do not claim absolutely that he will
win. 80 " /. %&@P'- -. u&sS-g =
In the counties that. have held convention,
to date Cummins has secured total Of '531 dele
gates, Perkins 1914 and Rathbun 67. Rathbun's
strength will nearly all 60 to Perkins, SO he
may be accorded a total of 25l.
It is asserted that Cunmins will carry solid
ard, Franklin, Wright, Webster, Shelby, Jasper.
Story, Poweshiek, Fayette, Scott. O. Brien, Car
roll Worth, Hardin, Dallas, Buchanan and
Tama, with total OF 1923 votes. This, with
the 531 Cummins now has. would give hin
1854, 500 being necessary to nominate
AS matter of fact there Is little doubt
about two or three Of these counties. But Cum
minis has chance in Iowa, Blackhawk, Cass
Lee, Delaware. Pottawattonnie, Des Moines, Mus
cattne, Warren, Audubon, Winneshiek, ALA
makee and Chickasaw,,i having s1s votes. +
Governor Cummins advantage can be under
stood from the fact that he has to secure but
300 more votes, while Perkins Is still almos
600 votes short of the necessary number. The
next three weeks Perkins counties will report
so that it is likely the contest will go on til
nearly the middle Of June before it is finally
settled. 49,. NHt - -. -
!. After Blythe N Own County.
Great interest attaches just now to the spec
tacular contest that is' being carried on in De-
Moines county, the home, Of J. W. Blythe him
self. Des Moines county has always been tn
property of Blythe, and no one dared question
this fact till this year, Now Eugene Butt1e
of Burlington, Cummins follower and candi
date for railroad commissioner, Is making no
fight for the county. " Governor Cumm1ns de
liyered three speeches there this week to BIZ
audiences, and at the caucus tonight BLY, the Il
promised more trouble than he, has ever hat
before. tt;: $3.50 N
MEsERvEY, IowA.-As result Of. the Me
servey%- BANK failure about a year and a hal
ago, aand Of the Thornton bank, only FIVE mile
from here, J. C.. Jensen. who tlost heavily II
both failures Is GOVERNS o. ne verge OF men
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