Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-11
1HE CUMN|N& MEN
ISSUE STATEMENT
Saturday Results Practically
Assures the denomination
of the Governor
HAS INSTRUCTED DELEGATES
Now Seems Little Doubt That He Will
Not c'nly Have Majority of the
Delegates, But That He Will Have
Sufficient Votes to Control the Or
sanization.
tBy Ora Williams.l
Special to Times-Republican.


Des Moines. June 11.--There ought
to be very little occasion for differences
, over the exact status of the delegations
now selected or practically selected to
the state convention. More is known
of the delegations now than was known
of the delegations five years ago up 10
within two weeks of the holding of thu
convention. There has never been
such large number of instructed dele
cations to any state convention in the
history OF Iowa. The result is that al
most anyone can figure out for himself
the results.
Those who desire to figure it out in
simple way need only consider these
facts:
Forthy three counties instructed for
Cummins, which include Black Hawk
Clinton OlBrien, Dickinson, EN-
met, Delaware and Union 5000. .6S2
Four counties divided, Crawford,
Lucas, jackson, Dubuque SS
Caucuses held in Scott Poweshiek,
Jasper and Dallas ...m......... 81
S11
Wapello and jefferson contested. 80
$50
Leaving los more delegates to be
fought fer in Winneshiek, Howard,
Marion, Buchanan, Audubon, ALBANIA
kee, Carroll and Shelby counties.
The following is conservative
statement issued today from Cummins
headquarters:
"The great victories Of the past week
have doubty cinched The winning lead
of Governor Cummins in the race for
governor. There had been just the
shadow of doubt as to final results, be-
cause it was realized that close vote
in the contest would have afforded
some opportunity for the use OF cor
rupt methods to defeat the expressed
will of the people, and it was frankly
admitted by the more conservative OF
the progressives that they needed at
least fifty majority to be safe in the
convention; but now the last doubt has
been dispelled and it is only a ques-
ton of how great will be the majority
over all for Governor Cummins on the
first and only ballot for governor.
"The opposition pinned their hopes
on Waterloo, but following the over
whelming victory in West Waterloo
there came last Friday the victory in
East Waterloo where Cummins got
1868 to s27 for his opponent. At the
same time Newton went two to one for
Cummins, and the governor carried
n, TN, D,uyacbink
still more remarkable victory was that
in Fairfield which went strong for
Cummins. Victories in Dallas county
also made sure that county.
Last week Cummins had III votes,
including the contested Wapello dele
gates With Blackhawk, Jasper, Powe-
shiek, Dallas and Jefferson his total Is
swelled to sos, or within Ii OF a ma
jority. But, as matter of fact, he has
20 to 40 other votes in various counties,
which would be sufficient to nominate
him if he did not get another county.
"In the counties of Scott, Winne-
shiek, Howard, Marion, Carroll, Buch-
anan, Allamakee, Audubon and Shelby
there are 143 votes, all of which are
claimed by the progressives and prac-
tically all of which will go to him,
thus placing his total in the convention
beyond $40. If contests in Des Moines
and Chckasaw are decided favorably
to the contesting delegations, this to-
tai will be still further swelled.
But even counting out every con-
tested delegation and assuming that
the opposition will be able by fraud,
corruption or otherwise to deprive the
governor of half of the votes which are
now counted as dead sure for him, he
can and will be nominated.
"The campaign, in the past few
weeks, has been made by our oppon-
ents on the theory that by the liberal
use of money the voters can be oU-
erwhelmed and stampeded, and that
thru circulation of an unlimited supply
of the most unfair and dishonest liter
ature, and the employment of small
army Of workers, the republicans OF
the state could be stampeded. But it
is shown in every county where the
people are permitted to have a secret
ballot or fair caucuses the progress
sive sentiment prevails. The fight will
go on to the end that every county re-
naming shall be aligned with the pro-
gressives and for Governor Cummins
and the principles for which he has
made the great fight"