Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-13
IOWA FARMERS ARE
FOR The GOVERNOR
Where They Are Informed as to
the Real Issues They Stand
by Cummins
SOME CASES IN EVIDENCE
Ed Hunters Literature Attacking
Cummins for Extravaganza Did Not
Make an Impression on the Farmer
Who Was Given a Chance to Study
Principles Involved.
IBy Ora Wllliams.l
to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines June 13.--It is all nom
sense about the farmers of Iowa be-
ing completely subservient TO the rule
of bossism and scared to death for
fear Iowa will go too fast for the pro-
cession.
Two counties will illustrate the facts
in the case. e. r. Smith. of Fairfield.
was in the city yesterday. He gave
the facts in regard to the jefferson
county fight. 1t was purely revolt
AGAINST the rule of the railroad die
tators. The people were tired of being
led about by Il few persons who take
their orders from Burlington. In Fair
f1ela where there was organization suf-
ficient SO that the real issues of the
campaign could be known. the rout of
the old standpat element was COM
plete. Ii an effort had been made in
the rest of the county to inform the
voters the county would have gone
nearly solidly for Cummins. But
the leading progressives did not real
ize the extent of the feeling against
Blythe domination. In two townships
men We're sent out with literature and
to speak and the voters were given
information so that they could act in
telligently. In both of these countrv
precincts the progressives won easily
Wherever the farmers We're informed
of the issues they went for Cummins.
So. also, in Poweshiek county. Mr..
Stallcop, editor of the Chronicle at
Brooklyn, former member of the leg
lslature. stated that in his opinion
the farmers Of Poweshiell county are
progressives by the ratio of twenty 10
one. The literature which was circu-
lated from Ed Hunters Headquarters
attacking the administration of state
affairs for extravaganza in the ap-
preparations, did not make an impress
sion on these intelligent and well in
formed men. The day before the cau-
cuses in Brooklyn Joe Toulouse, of
Burlington. got out circulars saying
that the effort was to be made to not
have the farmers come to the caucus
as it was called for an afternoon. Fifty
farmers did come to the caucus and ev-
cry one of them voted for Cummins.
Poweshiek county has made good
weekly newspapers and both sides are
we'll represented. The daily papers
that circulate there also represent both
sides.
Another Hunter falsehood was punc-
tured by Mr.. Smith, of Fairfield, in re-
gard to the democrats voting for Cum
Minis. In one precinct of Fairfield three
men We're challenged and refused to
swear in their votes, admitting they
We're democrats. They each one threw
down his ballot and in every instance
they were Perkins ballots The same
was true In other wards and precincts
The Jefferson county Cummins del
egation will come with the clearest
possible title to a seat in the conven-
tion. The proceedings of the conven-
ton which selected these delegates
was regular and proper. There was
no possibility of controversy. The
convention was organized by the
Cunmins people and did business.