Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-24
APPEALS TO PARTY
STATEMENT ISSUED TO REPUBLI-
CANS FROM PERKINS HEAD
QUARTERS
Say Opponent Has Rejected All Pro.
positions Of Compromise and Threat
ems to Bolt-Republican Congress-
men Are In Peril.

| Des Mofnes, July 21-The following
address to the republicans of Iowa
! is issued from Perkins headquarters
In this city.
To the republicans of Iowa:
| But few days remain before the
meeting Of the republican state con
vention and in order that the republi-
cans Of the state may understand ex-
actly the position taken by the mana
gers Of Mr.. Perkins campaign for
the g1lbernational nomination, they de-
sire to issue the following statement:
| With no thought of compromise
and firm In the belief that Governor
Cummlns has not received the en-
dorsement Of mojority of the repub-
leans Of the state for third term, we
accept the motto of our state as our
slogan and declare "Our liberties we
prize and our rights we will maintain"
Not Responsible.
| In justice to ourselves we wish to
! say that the friends Of Mr. Perkins
are in no way responsible for the con-
dition which political affairs in Iowa
have assumed The friends Of Mr..
Perkins offered to submit the question
of contested delegations to tribun-
al outside of the state, or to release
all delegates from instructions, or in
fact to accept any plan which the con-
servative element of the party would
consider and in the interest of the
party.
All these alters were rejected and
now the friends Of Governor Cummins
are attempting to influence republi-
cans by giving out the statement that
Governor Cummins will bolt If not
renominated, thereby putting two So
called republican tickets in the field.
phe result Of such a division of the
party, will 1t Is claimed by the friends
lof Governor Cummirs, imperil the
election of republican member of con-
gress from Iowa, and will probably
bring about a democratic legislature
which will elect democratic United
States senator. These dire results
are predicted upon the boiling of the
state convention by Mr.. Cummins and
his friends and such bolt Is prom
ised unless the genuine republicans
Of Iowa consent to the management
Of their caucuses and conventions in
the deciding counties by democrats
and nondescripts of all shades OF pol
itical faith.
Challenge to Republicanlsn.
This is challenge to the republic
anism Of the state of Iowa on the
part Of the so-ca1led progressives,
which we do not believe will be per
mittsd to pass without being emphatic.
ally rebuked. No friend Of Mr. Per
kins has ever submitted any attempt
to do otherwise than exact Justice to
the governor and no demand has been
made by the friends of Mr. Perkins
except for exact justice, for their can
didate. In furtherence Of this demand
all loyal republicans are urged to join
] with Mr.. Perkins and his friends in
requesting the state central committee
to exercise it's rightful prerogative In
preparing temporary roll OF delegates
for the organization of the convention
Contested Delegations.
4 The Cummins managers began con
testing delegations first in Wapellc
county where they bolted the regular
convention, giving no reason for sc
doing except demand for the division
Of the delegation to the state conven
ton. Again in Des Moines county
they bolted the convention and select
ed contesting delegation because the
regular convention proposed to en-
dorse certain candidacy. Also ii
Jasper county they attempted to seize
the convention through the unwarrant
ed act of nonresident county chair
man. Governor Cummins secured his
{ first nomination through contestins
/ delegations and it Is plain that he i!
determined If possible to control {
number of the delegations with which
he is credited by the action Of the
democrats who naturally came to hi
support, and who wished him nominal
: ed from the standpoint of their owl
party advantage.
!. Past Record.
The past political record of Gov
Cummins warrants the action which
his friends promise in boiling the state
convention in case it does not give hin
j. denomination and the real republic
: ans of the state have no reason to b.
surprised thereat.
This is a critical time for the part.
in Iowa. 1t Is also time when ever.
real republican should become fairl.
awakened to the situation and stant
by the friends of Mr.. Perkins. in re
j sisting an attempt at defeating the vii
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