Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-24
CUNNlNS LEADERS CONFER
Talk Of Putting Up Opposition oSndidat'
for Temporary Chairman.
SENATOR HEAlY SELECTED FOR PLACE
Railroad COmmisHiOn Busy settlinE
Controversies over Locations for
Elevators aud Right
of-way.

DIES MONIES, July 28-(spScial)
Moines today is fun OF politicians Of all
factions and parties, and conferences are
being held By all of them Some amaze
ment was expressed when LATE Young,
editor OF the Des Moines Daily Capital, the
chief stsnd-pat organ OF the state. and
d. W. Norris, jr, OF the Marshalltown
Times-Republican, one Of the original dyed
In the wool Cummins' organs. toured the
city in Mr.. Young's automobile this after
noon In company with Speaker Pro TEN B.
r. Cummins OF the house, also a resident
OF Marshslltown and also a progressive.
About the corridors OF the Slavery this
afternoon and at other political centers
were Bernard Murphy, state printer, and
editor OF the vinton Eagle and stand-pat-
ter; and among the progressives Governor
A.. B. Cummins, Senator Warren Garst.
candidate for lieutenant governor; Speaker
! Clarke OF Abel. Representative and State
! Printer Eject Emory English Of Mason
| City, Representative b. r. Cummns and
Editor d. w. Norris OF Marshsiltown, sen
ator F. l.. Maytag OF Newton. II. w. Byers
| OF Harlan Senator A b. Funk of Spirit
Lake, State Binder-elect e. d. Chsssell OF
| Lenars State Committeeman George c.
| Scott OF Sioux City, d. c. Chase OF Web
| ster City, w s. wesson OF Webster City,
State Pharmacy Commissioner b. F. keith
OF Webster City, Major r. p. Spillman OF
Ottumws, Hon. w. II. Wilson OF Daven-
port and Judge George II. Carr. Judge S.
F. Prouty, Senator Thomas Cheshire, N. e.
Conn, Harvey Insham OF Des Moines.
Opposition to TOwneP.
The conference Of Cummins republicans
hero tonight was for the purpose OF select
ing a temporary chairman in opposition to
Judge II. NJ Towner OF Corning. nominated
by the state central committee, and for
further outlining the plans OF the Cummins
men for controlling the state convention
Senator Healy will likely be the nominee
for temporary chairman by the Cummins
men who propose to take charge OF the
convention from the opening. dsregarding
the custom of the party to allow the state
central committee to name the temporary
officers. The Cummins leaders here are
understood to hold that the Perkins man
ayers are acting in bad faith by continuing
the campaign after what the Cummins mep
say was decisive action by the county con-
ventlons. There is talk of trying to defeat
the stand-pat candidates who are without
opposition thus far, but how far this will
be carried cannot be told. The conference
was still in session at a late hour and it
was expected that a written statement will
be given the press later.
Railroad Commission at Work.
The railroad commission will put In a
full week this week hearing complaints and
petitions over the state. The commission
left tonight for Kneiram and will hold
hearings there and at George tomorrow
in petitions for elevator sites on the I'LL.
nols Central Wednesday there will be q
hearing on the same proposition at Rich
ards on the same road, Thursday at Larch.
wood. and Friday at Waterloo condem
nation proceeding and Saturday at Marion
for an elevator site.