Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-11
CUMMTNS DRAWS BIG CROWD
Voice in Poor Condition and Unable to
Deliver Extended Address.
JUDGE PRoUN OCCUPIES PART OF TIME
Both Take the Position Campaign .,
Not One of Personality of the
Candidates. hut of Copper
alton Domination.

alton Domination.
There possibly were some stand patters''
in the audience but the demonstration
accorded Governor A. B. Cummlns at the
New theater last night fully evidenced the
fact that large majority of the gathering
! was in accord with the governor. The
! lower floor and gallery Of the theater were
taxed to their capacity, and Governor Cuni-
minis and Judge Prouty, who occupied
good share of the evenings time owing to
the governor being in poor voice, were en-
Enthusiastically received.
The meeting was opened by a short
| speech from Councilman Robert Wallace,
president Of the Roosevelt-Cummins Repub-
lican league OF Potta wattemie county who
introduced Hon. E. L. shugart as chair
man and explained that Hon. c. NJ Harl
who had been expected to preside was UNI
avoidably detained in Chicago by sickness.
but had written expressing his regret at not
being able to he present and that he was
fully in accord with Governor Cummins.
first last and always. Mr.. shugart re-
Trained from making any speech and
briefly introduced Judge Prouty. who made
! the opening address.
Judge Prouty proved himself an excep-
|
attention OF the large audience from start
to finish and his references to Governor
Cummins were met with prolonged APP
plause Judge Prouty at the outset of his
speech stated that the gubernatorial con-
| test this year was not a contest between
| individuals, but a contest between the COM
mon people OF Iowa and the railroads. The
campaign. he said was one Of the great
! est ever waged I'm the state OF Iowa It
was dramatic and he might even say
tragic, as it was a contest to the death Of
one or the other of the two forces. @
Personalities must be set aside i'm this
contest. I have great a respect for that
grand old man from Sioux city ~ / have
for Governor Cummins, but 1t is not
question Of the man. The question to be
determined once and for, all Is whether the
common people of Iowa are to dictate or
whether they are to be dictated to by the
great corporations, the railroads. a..
Every railroad in th9 sttHe sdk I6Naf,7fs
doing everything i'm its power to defeat
Mr.. Cummins and to elect Mr.. Perkins.
The reason why is obvious. Governor Cum
minis has demonstrated ever since his cleo
ton to the governorship that he stands for
| the people Of the state and not for the
railroads, and that he will not bow down
and do the bidding of the latter"
Cummins Answers aueGtiona.
Governor Cummips. ON arising to speak.
was given great ovation. He apolosized
for the condition of his voice, which plainly
showed the wear and tear of the cam
paigh, He Said Il was torture for him to
! speak and he knew II was equal torture
for his audience to listen to him. This
was met with cries of mo, no" from the
audience.
Opening. Governor Cummins said: 90
| When | came TO Council Bluffs today /
SUPPOSED ! was coming to, community
where differences OF opinion existed, and
It Is we'll that such difference be sup
posed would be permitted to discuss some
OF the questions involved In this campaign
| but, 10 and behold. I was met at the
threshold with a catechism involving a per-
cbsn, discussion Sd OF my easeer This cate
| lshed In your local paper. As a rule
do not care to enter into such discussions,
this gentleman and answer some OF the
questions propounded TO me by your GUS
todian OF political morals George s.
The governor suggested that as there
were so many questions and the time was
80 limited he would have to pass over
some Of them. but II there was any per-
son In the audience who wished an answer
tc any question overlooked he would be
glad to answer It, He them proceeded to
reply to the queries.
Not Fight of Persons.
Passing from County Chairman Wrights
catechism, Governor Cummins spoke in
part, as follows:
Personalities shrink into insiEnihcance
when compared to the issues in this cam
said Of me It seems to me necessary To
devote some attention to personal mat
ters. I have tried to do my duty in rails
= I'm Il - ~.
berry bill. which considered vicious iegis-
Iaton and an attempt to New Jerseyize
railroad in this state, and make no eT,
eeption. every railroad president every
railroad general manager, every railroad
night with might and main 60 accomplish
the nomination of whom? My nomina-
ton? No, not mine but the nomination
OF my distinguished competitor who lives
by heir fruits We shall know them.
The railroads Of Iowa by all the power
that money, organization aud influence can
| create are seeking to accomplish my de-
feat; The great question Involved in this
Iowa--it extends throughout the entire
country from ocean to ocean. For in
stance, look at the fight in Washington
being made against President Roosevelt
The government must md a remedy but
II can never hnd it II the men. 70 be
leoting the very Officers who shall make
and enforce the law.
Railroads Not PartisanE.
The railroad interest is the active cor
poration influence In Iowa. am not pre-
JUDGED against these great interests or
their properties and I want the railroads
Of Iowa to prosper and to expand, but 80
long as / am governor they shall not run
the state of Iowa. They are attempting to
run the state all the time. They are ever
at a. They are in politics from one years
end to another and they will control the
nomination and election of members OF the
legislature and executive ofhcers II they
can The railroad corporations have no
political faith. They are neither democra tic
nor republican. They care not what a man
believes on the tarin or any other public
question not Affecting their interests
/ am not dispa raging the republican party
when l call your attention TO the manner
in which these corporations attach them
| selves 20 the agencies through which they
must work. The republican party is the
strongest and most effective political or
ganizatiOn in the nations history. 1t Is
dominant in this nation Ond II is a party
which does things. So the railroads seek
their selfish ends through the party. The
problems which must be solved In this ma
ton must be solved by the republican
/ marty and the ranuh1fpang must bp watch