New-York tribune., 1906-08-01
PERKINS DELEGATES In
CONGRESSMEN IGNORED.
Their Action Creates Confusion an
Iosca "Stand Pat" Ranks.
IBy Telegraph to The tribune.

Des Moines, Iowa, July 3f.-The Iowa Con-
gress delegation broke into the fight over the
Governorship tonight. At a conference pre-
sided over by Senator Doiver and attended by
all the Congressman save Hepburn and Smith
it was unanimously decided to advise Chairman
Smith Of the state central committee to ignore
the alleged fake" contests that have been
brought by the anti Cummins crowd in nearly a
dozen counties. If this advice had been needed
Cummins would have had a majority OF 1So
delegates on the first ballot.
The Iowa Congressman took this action as
they admit, not through love of Cummins, but
to save their own seats in washington. Cum
minis had announced earlier in the day that he
would take his delegates to a hall across the
street. hold another convention and head an
other ticket in the event of the unseating Of
enough Of his delegates to deprive him of con-
troll. The stand pat" leaders had no doubt of
his Intention. The Congressman knew that two
tickets would mean their certain defeat. and at
the last minute they took the stand that Cum
mnns has played for weeks.
The action of the delegation created consterna-
ton in the ranks of the opposition. and the Wild
est enthusiasm among the followers OF Cum
minis ensued. Cummins headed dozen parades
through the streets tonight and made as many
speeches. But the CONSERVATION was soon trans
ferred to the Cummins ranks
The State Central Committee completed it's
work, and giving no heed to the pleas of the
Congressman. decided TO give seats in the con-
vention tomorrow to the sixty Perkins dele
gates representing Jasper, Jefferson and Wapello
counties. In addition the committee voted to
let in eighteen Perkins delegates from Dallas
and ten from Audubon. AS Governor Cummins
claims TO have Ss5 delegates not counting the
sixty delegates first mentioned concerning
whose seats it was admitted there might be
question. his loss if the committees action is
sustained by the committee on credentials. will
be twenty-eght, giving him S5I. 1t requires
S21 to nominate The Cummlns people went
into conference as soon as the announcement
was made TO agree on a programme 70 be fol-
lowed by them in the convention.
Joseph w Blythe, manager of the Perkins
campaign and MI. Perkins exchanged hot words
In the Savoy Hotel tonight. The stand pat
faction is at war with itself and in many quar-
tiers it is predicted that Perkins will withdraw
before the first ballot is taken.
The crux OF the fight is now the Lieutenant
Governorship So far as the surface indicates.
the anti-Cummins organization is being
maintained for the sole purpose of defeating
Carst. Cunlrnins's running mate. The Lieu
tenant Governorship is the key to the United
States Senatorship situation. Cummins does
not deny having his eye on the Senate. With a
stand pat Lieutenant Governor guarding the
Legislature, his Senatorial aspirations would be
badly handicapped.
Governor Cummins claimed tonight that his
ticket from top to bottom, would be nominated
Perkins refused TO make a statement, something
he has not previously done during the campaign.
the Congress delegation the convention will un-
doubtedly be riotous.