Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-11

AMOS BRANDT.
For County Superintendent of Schools
c. F. SAYLOR.
For Surveyor
NJ r. LAIRD,
For Coroner,
L M. GRIFFITH.
: This ticket was the re~--lt of a mass
I meeting of republicans d in Des
Moines on Aug. 20, 1887. at which a
protest against the prohibitory law
was signed under the preamble 1--WE
the undersigned republicans" The
convention afterwards nominated A. B
Cummins and Adam Baker for repre-
sentatives. On Aug. q, Cummins ac-
cepted the nomination in a letter stat
ing:
IT enter upon the discharge Of the
duty you have placed upon me as a
republican earnestly devoted to the
success of the principles of the party
| to which l have always belonged"
On September II, the democratic
county convention considered endors-
ing Cummins because of his views as to
local option, and discussed him as a
republican.
A few days before the election, ac-
cording to The Register of Nov. s,
1887 lat meeting of the democrats,
Barlow Granger said that Cummins
and Baker had said that nothing could
drive them from the republican party,
and Mr.. Granger as a democrat, de-
clared: II say we cannot support
them. Candidate Cummins says his
object is to further the interests of
the republican party next year. Then
support him?"
The Leader of November TO- contain
ed card directed to Representative
elect Cummins saying: "The Leader
wants you to understand once and for
all that the democrats of Polk county
have no string tied to you.'
Mr.. Cummins was elected, and when
in the legislature participated in all the
caucuses Of the session of
'SS, except those on liquor questions.
He voted for Jas. F. Wilson for United
States senator and took very active
part in perfecting legislation recon-
mended by Governor Larrabee for Civ
ing the Iowa railroad commission
power to regulate rates. In the cam
paigns of '88, 'S9, 80 and 81 Cummins |
took no part except to make a speech |
for Mr.. Park, candidate for represen-
tative and not for Mr.. Boies as charg-
ed in the usual lie now circulated about
him. The Registers news report of
this speech said that he "spoke from
the standpoint of a republican"
On recommendation of Senator Gear
md j. S. Clarkson, Mr.. Cummins was
made temporary chairman of the re-
publican state convention of 1892. This
vas only four months after his speech
which Mr.. Perkins now claims was for
Boies. The Register said March 1S,
1892, Of his speech to this conventions:
Tt was q. speech that touched the uni
,ersal republican heart and con-
and many like expressions.
The Burlington Hawk-Eye of March
g, 1892 said editorially: Thru his
speech Hon. A. B. Cummins from Des
Moines has advanced to place in the
ront rank Of republican orators in
owa"
The convention elected Mr.. Cummins
n alternate delegate to Minneapolis
or Blaine. Mr.. Cummins stumped the
tate for jackson in 1894. In 1896 Mr..
,ummins went to the national republic
an convention as delegate and was !
lade republication national commit
aeman for Iowa. He was nominated
Y the republicans for governor in t
9O1 and renominated in 1903, elected S
9th times by the highest pluralities
yer given republican in Iowa, ex-
ept Roosevelt.
Such is the record of the man whom S
esperate political opponents would .
rand as Of uncertain republican alleg- 7
nee. Contrast it with the record c
lade by Mr.. Perkins upon leading is
les as they present themselves in the :