Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-20
HUNTER PLOTS CONTROL
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| umn help when it would leave sixty
six to be added to the other column?
| Does it not. in fact, presume that every
vote that is not got uncontested for
the antis is to be contested, so that
while the fifty is going to the antis
the sixty-siX would all be tied up by
fake contests like that IN Scott and
in Delaware?
But how is 1t possible to figure out
that "as the contest now stands the
ants could adopt report of the Gre
dentals committee unseating enough
regularly elected Cummins delegates to
control? The table given in the Cap
ital shows that Cummlns has clear
majority over all. In the uncontested
class. OF thrty-one; while the table
given in the Journal, counting Lafe's
list of accepted contests, show ma
jorty of four for the governor.
The Joker" in the game lies in the
expression the original roll of the con-
vention," as it relates to the uncon-
tested roll Of the convention" 1t is the
evident intention of Colonel Hunter to
direct his forces to have made up by
the standpat state committee an or
iginal roll of the convention" which
shall include the counties which the
colonel shall declare to be unconteSt-
ed. The list of contests as given now
in the Capital may or may not be ac-
cepted as complete.
If there can be claim to a contest in
to contest In Delaware, in neither of
,.,ht x,t 4 i,t
laid for n contest If these counties
are rightly in the contested column so
also may be Polk county and Kossuth
county and Plymouth and Boone and
Hamilton. In short. when the stand
pat state committee, under whip and
lash OF Colonel Hunter makes up its
Original roll OF the convention" what
is to prevent including in the list of
contested counties a sufficient number
of progressive counties to give over
control of the convention to Hunter
and Blythe?
1t will be recalled that Editor Waite.
who nominally edits the Blythe organ
at Burlington, has already Endorsed
the scheme of having the state COM
mittee make up temporary roll and
having that committee undertake to
decide contests, or at least TO decide
what are contests and what are not.
1t will also be recalled that the
game of contests" was started orig
inally by the claim put forth in the
interest OF Perkins that Dickinson
county was contested. This county
was carried in the lists as contested
IL long time. Then Emmett was added
as contested county. More recently
both were dropped, for what reason no.
body knows. Both OF these claims
could be revised quite as easily the
day before the state convention as they
We're made in the first place.
Then 1t has been claimed that Ham
ilton and some other counties held
conventions before the state call was
issued. and they will be protested on
this ground The state committee. If
it is ready to do the bidding and COM
mand Of Colonel Hunter, could easily
refuse to put these counties on the
Original roll of the convention
Again it was claimed at one time
that Boone would be contested be-
cause in the printed call for the coun-
ty convention there was no announce
meflt that state delegates would be
chosen. This was also done in Clarke,
but Boone has many more delegates
than Clarke. A contrasting delega-
ton from Boone might cause the
dropping Of that county from the
original roll"
The character of the game which is
being played ought to be apparent to
every intelligent republican of the
State. But can the grand larceny be
committed and the loot be carried off
in safety?
Following up this carefully consid-
cred plan by which Ed. Hunter expects
to commit the grandest piece of politi-
cal grand larceny ever concocted in the
brain of jury fixer or lobby special
list, Manager Hunter unfolded, thru
LATE Young in their organ Of last even
ing, more of the details of the deS-
perate plot. Under the haring head of
State committee may act; right to
pass on preliminary contests"a long ar
,tice is given leading off with a lame
excuse about the Cummins press hav-
ing started an agitation about contests
at the state convention. In this it is
declared that the state committee may
make up the temporary roll and
the credentials of the delegations in
advance of the convention, but their
action is binding no further than the
preliminary organization"
Having thus prepared the way for
the first step in the proposed big steal
of the convention, these plotters go on:
This arrangement of temporary |
roll is based on the ground that every |
county is entitled to participate by one
delegation or the other in the prelm
mary organization of the convention. |
To shut off both contesting delegations |
would be to deprive the county entirely |
of it's right to representation"
Here you have the plot fully and |
completely unfolded. 1t is simple |
and direct road to sure victory of the
minority over the majority. Here are
the steps:
Follow out Ed. Hunters advice to |
contest everything
Put up Contrasting delegation" in
every county no matter how big the |
progressive majority.
Make a "big holer" about fraud on
the other side.
Call snap conventions and at the |
same time denounce snap conventions |
and caucuses.
If there are not sufficient progressive |
delegates whose seats are contested on |
day, trump up few extra |
Contests and spring them just as the |
is being called to order.