Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-27
That Is the Opinion of Well
Informed Politicians Over
the State
SITUATION is REVIEWED
Action of the Republicans in Turnipg
Down Herriott in His Home County
and Endorsement of cummins in the
Tenth District Factors in the Cam
paien.
Special to Times-Republican.

sSPSNid! lO llf0cS- S-ReDuDllcaE.
Des Moines. April 27.-The action of
the>republcans of the Tenth congress
sional district in endorsing Governor
Cummins and the political principles
ne stands for and in refusing to en-
dorse Secretary Shaw, resident of
the district at the congressional con-
vent1on at Fort Dodge yesterday add
ed to the withdrawal of Lieutenant
Governor John Herrott from the race
for the nomination for governor after
ms county had instructed for Cummins.
makes more sure the nomination os
Governor Cummins for a third term.
The action of the caucuses in Guth-
rie county, the home of Governor Her
riott, last week was heralded as a
CummlnS victory tho Herriott men
for time claimed the county. Yes
terday afternoon Governor Herriott ap-
peared before the convention and in a
short speech asked for the privilege
of selecting delegation favorable to
him for governor. He denied that he
would turn the delegation over to Per-
kins and the railroads in case he could
not be nominated himself. A vive voce
vote was then taken almost unani-
n1ously instructing the delegation for
Governor Cummins Lieutenant Gov
|ernor Herriott then withdrew from the
race for governor.
This action on the part of the
Guthrie county republicans and the
withdrawal of Herriott leaves the
Ninth congressional district open for
Cummins. Shelby Audubon, Cass,
Adair, and in all probability Pottawat
tamie will now go solidly for Cummins,
there having been some doubts as to
the acton Of each before. The fight
in the Ninth district thus far has been
for Herriott till within the last few
days, when there is being made an
effort to switch to Perkins. Congress-
man Smith of the Ninth district re-
Gently in an open letter gave his sup
port to SHerriott on the sole ground
that Herriott was the home candidate.
Tho the party workers are now send
ing out circulars for Perkins and have
dropped Hefriott, it is believed that
the campaign is too far advanced for
the switch and that the strength of the
district will largely go for Cummins.
Cummins in his first campaign got
strong support from the district.
The action of the republicans of the
Tenth congressional district is no less
significa mt in the present campaign for
governor than the retirement of Cow
ernor Herriott from the race for gov
ernor After renominating Congress
man Conner resolutions We're adopted
favorine Allison, Dolliver, and Cum
minis. condemning the ship subsidy
the mea SIRE advocated by Shaw. and
supporting the primary, tariff revision,
rate legislation and the election OF
United States senator's by direct vote
of the people
A significant feature Of the conven-
ton was the act of the resolutions
committee which refused by vote
of nine to five to incorporate in the
resolutions a section endorsing Secre-
tary Leslie M. Shaw. secretary of the
trea s,,rv and a resident of Denison
which is in the Tenth congressional
district
About one-third Of the counties nave
held caucuses or conventions that sho"
the vote Of the county positively.
Counties that have taken action thus