Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-16
People on the Railroad "Rescr.
yation' Beginning to Dis
cover the Truth
THE MADISON COUNTY RECORD
Some Political History and What tho
People in That County Arc Finding
out--Standpattcrs Also Waking Up
to the Fact That Madison People Arc
Getting Suspicious.
tBy Ora williamsl

NaulSoh' iheIe is not u county In the
state where bourbonism has ruled
longer or more completely Madison
Is where the reservation" reaches up
to within gunshot of the state capitol
IL is one OF those counties where an
political wisdom is centered In nm old
fashioned county seat town that has
grown only by accretion of county Of
flee holders. Once Madison got a con-
gresham, who gained the solitary dis
tinction of being the only one the Sew
enth district ever had who was mile
to relinuuish his office In favor OF "a
greenbacker. And SO Madison has long
been regarded as safely and sanelv
within the reservation.
Madison has always been dead set
against Governor Cummins. Madison
politics are largely dominated by the
Winterset lawyers, and for reasons
which lawyers will readily understand,
the old fogies about Winterset have
long had grievance against Cum
MINIS. rive years ago Madison had II
primary and the vote went for Conger
because Conger had been resident
OF the county In the oldcn days, but
CImmins was only 200 votes behind
him.
The news from the southwest was
uniformly of one kind, namely, that
Madison was still welded to her idols,
and would vote for Perkins or Herriott,
or anyone designated by Blythe to re-
ceive the Vote. But there were few
who still retained independence even
In darkest Madison They prevailed
upon Governor Cummins to go over to
Winterset for speech. He found time
one day when LATE wasn't looking, and
gathered the farmers of Madison about
him for heart to heart talk When
Cummins took the Winterset-Indanola
fast train for home. the dazed Madison
ians commenced to nudge each other
and to question whether they were
awake. They had discovered that the
anti Cummins outfit had been playing
them for suckers a long time. The
governor didn't wear horns. He was
not what he had been painted.
The people OF Madison had discov-
cred that the representations OF the
office holders and pass distributors
would not bear the light of day. They
commenced 10 suspect that Governor
Cummins is really and for sure re-
publican: that he Ia II protectionist,
and not a free trader; that ne Is not
only for the Roosevelt program on rate
regulation. but helped make the publc
o,inlon which backs up the presidents
that he gave cordial support 10 the
primary bill which bore the name OF
the distinguished young Madison sena-
for. that he raised the railroad assess
wants and so fas MS he had power. re-
duced real estate assessments; that ne
stands squarely for republican primer
ples and is fighting almost alone 10
prevent the return to power vi 'iie oiu
Blythe corrupt regime.
Inst as the Madison people woke up
and began to call for run ana Ialr
presentation Of the issues, the alarm
was sounded by the machine SO louoiy
that II was heard on the border line OF
south Dakota, where Jim Hills attor-
nov is planning to dictate whol shall
ho rowa,s governor. Forthwith, an
nonncement was made that Perkins
would speak in Winterset' anu lheh
that Jim Berryhill and Lafe Young
would do some speaking, ana that
Charley johnson would repeat ms Ia
NOUS feat OF five years ago OIL tramp
ing over the Madison highways IN rec
ord time.
Then the people called for some
sneakers on the other side ana they
will be supplied.
Everybody familiar with Polk county
'court records understands why Chafley
Johnson should make personal alsht
on cunmins Revenge Is sweet 10
some men. Everybody here knows the
way Late Young is moved TO go out
aud lecture on the San Juan nil light
and other fights Berryhill is the man
whose wife refused to preside at BAN
ouet because the governor of the state
yas 10 he one of the speakers. And
then Rerryhill is an extensive owner of
b.,,,, stock and Cummins has COM
PEELED Des Moines banks lo pay INTO
the state treasury over SSo'ooo year
for use of the state money.
IT has been arranged that Cummins
shall return to Winterset FOR a speech
the night after Perkins eXhausts his
splendid oratory there. Then SID Fos-
tor who was made use OF IN Dies
Moines five years ago in an effort to
oct Polk county away from Cummins.
win follow the next night. Out in the
county the Cummins people will have
&c snealers several good men. Sena-
tor Thomas Cheshire, who is almost as
cordially hated by the railroads as the
e,o,,ernor is ia do some speaking. SEN
ator Berry. of Warren county, one of
tho strone men of the state, is to adj
drass the people. N e. Coffin of Des
Moines a prominent attorney, is on the
list w. r. Odell. who has made a
st,d, of railroad problems for years.
has consented to speak a few times
,,,bere will be warm times in Madison
this week.
The primaries are to be held on Fri
day. If perchance Cummins should get
Madison it would assure a solid con-
occasional district for him-something
be has NOT before had. And while the
governor has not himself had any ex-
nactat ion of getting Madison there are
NO, Il, the county whd believe thew
will carry it for him.
Mr. Perkins goes from Winterset to
Adal where some of the old timers of
Dallas county are going to make an eff
fort TO get that county away from the
governor. But the opposition to Cum
minis in that county is confined to
small coterie Of office holders and ex-