Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-06
Men Who Have Hoped to Dis
rupt the Republican Party
Not Likely to Succeed
cuMMlNs WILL BE NOMINEE
Plan Of the standpatters to Cause
Split Apparently Has Failed, and
More Conservative standpatters Rec
osnize That cummins Has Fairly
Won the Nomination.
IBy Ora wllliams.l

Special to Times -,Republican.
Des Moines. July 6.-The last hope of
the men who have been plotting dis
ruptlon for the republican party of
Iowa is fast fading away. They are
not going TO be able to engineer Il bolt
from the convention. There will be
no bolt
Some days ago Manager Hunter in
speaking to friend in regard to the
situation. declared that there WAS but
one solution to the problem--two con-
ventions and two tickets.
But those who have hoped that this
might result from the fight the rail-
roads have been putting up will be dis
appointed A good deal of that which
has been recently done was with a
view to preparing the way for a split
In the convention. That Il large num-
ber of the standratters have been ex-
pecting this. lni in fact preparing for
it, and hoping that II would follow, is
certain. Just how 1t was to be started
would be developed later
One who a few years ago essayed
he roie of candidate for governor was
quoted the other DAY as declaring that
unless the split in the party was fore
ed on the matter Of contests it would
come on the adoption of a platform.
that the plan of the standpatters was
to have the committee on resolutions,
which they expect to control, report a
platform so radical that the progress
ives will not stand for 1t, and then the
convention will. reject the platform
presented and adopt another and at
that point the walkout would take
place. But this is an extreme view.
A month ago the talk for a divided
convention and a second nomination In
case Cumlnins should win out in the
regular convention was SO strong that 1t
seemed inevitable that there would be
boiling ticket. Some of the ardent
radicals went so far as to begin to talk
about naming it the national republic
cam ticket. for, it is certain that it
could not go on the official ballots as
the republican ticket. Some new
appellation would have to be given 1t.
The expectation of the Perkins man.
ayers that there will be bolt from the
convention and two tickets in the field
doubtless reflected the views Of a num-
ber of those who have been concerned
In the case. But their plans have been
receiving some hard jolts recently. The
interview with Congressman Hull here,
in which he joins with Governor Cum
Minis in stating that he is willing to
trust the republicans of Iowa, and that
ha poinor nntSi1a NJ
the state to ask persons to come here
and decide who has beenl the victor
was one of them. Captain Hull is re-
puted to be good politician. He does
not need to be told that he cannot af-
ford to take sides against the majority
sentiment of the state. He knows THAI
standing for the square deal is suffi-
cient.
The letter of Chairman Spence to the
members Of the state committee indi-
Gates that he rather holds himself in
reserve and that it Is only in half
hearted way that he makes the first
move in the Hunter game. 1t is pre-
dicted that the state committee will
not get together, but that majority
will refuse to ask for meeting. But
there is also much speculation as to
what the committee could or would do
in case it should get together. Tho
only matter before it would be such as
Manager Hunter would present.
He would doubtless cause to
be presented, thru Johnston or
Parrott, or some of the other
satellites, the claim that there
are contests in certain counties, and
a partial list of the fake contests
would be presented But the delegates
selected in the respective counties to
sit in the state convention would not
be bound to appear and defend their
titles They are asking nothing of the
state committee. They do not get
their credentials from the committee
men.
The prediction is made here that
within short time Perkins will with
draw from the race or indicate that
he does not care to have his name pre-
sented for considera ton. There is as
yet nothing to indicate this.