Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-30
and VETS.
An Attempt to Prejudice the
Old Soldier Vote in Favor
Of the Standpatters
RECORD AT THE STATE HOUSE
Governor cummins the First Govern
or to Give the Veterans Recognition
Many of the Veterans Working for
Garst for Lieutenant Governor-lm-
portance of the Office.
,ecial to Times-Republican.

Des Moines, April 30.-The old SOL
dier racket is being worked to get
Col. L. B. Raymond landed for the
standpatters as lieutenant governor.
The circular letters sent out in his in
terests here in Polk county to the vot-
ers of the county asking them to sup
port Raymond for lieutenant governor,
are signed by nine members of the
Loyal Legion, citizens of Des Moines.
The fact that he was soldier in the
civil war is given as one of the reasons
for supporting him. The old soldiers
are being button-h oled on the same
proposition and urged to support him.
giving ear to the proposition, and some
are in open opposition to his candl-
dacy and declare that the Importance
OF the office having been demonstrated
at the last session, when Herriott con-
tinually hindered legislation by his APP
pointments to committees, is sufficient
grounds for not supporting him. 1t
leaks out that the, matter came up in
one of the posts of this city, and there
was quite fiery discussion. Some of
the Grand Army men declared that the
fact that Raymond was soldier should
have no weight with the voters, and
the attention of old soldiers was then
and there called to the fact that dur
ing the time old soldiers had occupied
the governors office, and during all the
time down to the administration Of
Governor Cummins, no old soldier had
held a position in the governors office,
and that it was under Governor Cum
minis that an old soldier was first given
recognition there. A great many old
lieutenant governor simply because
they recognize that the lines are being
drawn distinctly.
There is no doubt in this city but
that the strongest efforts are being
made by the Blythe people to get Ray
mond nominated. 1t is a part of their
policy to save as much as they can
from the wreckage Of the Perkins gu
bernatorial boom, and the office of lieu
tenant governor is assigned as one OF
the positions that must be saved be-
cause of the power of that officer to
appoint committees in the senate. The
fight at this time is being conferred on
this office, as on number of others
in this county, because of the pri-
maries that are to be held here May j,
next Tuesday. At that time seventy
two delegates will be selected to the
republican state convention, and the
primary will instruct these delegates
as to how to vote. Especially is this
true Of such positions as that of lieu
tenant governor, where there are but
two candidates. Some of the other po-
sitions will be thrown into the conven-
ton for the choice.
1t is understood and stated that
Julian Richards is having much diff
Guilty in persuading the republicans in
Black Hawk county that inasmuch as
he is resident of the county he should
have the honor and privilege of nam
ing the delegates to the state con-
vention. His efforts are said to be in
the interests of harmony and it is I'M
derstood to be given out there that he
asks the support in his home county of
both Perkins and Cummins supporters
and asks that his candidacy be the
paramount issue in the county for this
campaign. Ine CummlHS supporters
sent an effort to get Perkins delega-
ton from Black Hawk county While
Mr. Richards asks the support of Cum
minis people in Black Hawk county he
has down to within the last few days
been engaged in writing strictly stand
pat stuff to the newspapers he repre-
sents. Under his name In the Burling-
ton Hawkeye of April 90 there appear
ed an article in which he attacks Gov
ernor Cummins. lauds Perkins and as
serts that the Dickinson county pri-
naries were carried for Cummins by
packing the primaries with democrats.
The actions Of Mr.. Richards in writ
ing anti-Cummins articles to newspa-
pers is being called to the attention of
the Culnmins people in Black Hawk
county,