The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-28
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Special to The Journal.
Spirit Lake, Iowa, Feb. 2S.-A win
ter campaignA of great strenuousness is
on between the adherents of Governor
A. B. Cummin5 and former Congress
man George D. Perkins for the control
Of this congressional district in the next
republican state convention. This is
big district, both in area and popula-
tion. 1t is the home Of Mr.. Perkins,
who has long aspired to round out his
political career in the office of govern
or. AS usual thing in Iowa conventions
a candidate is expected to have the
support of his congressional district.
Mr.. Perkins is more than likely to
home district This will initiate against
Inn to some extent, but it is not neces-
sarily fatal to his hopes, for the reason
that he is pretty large man and has
for years been a positive political fac
tor in Iowa. Because Of his splendid
abilities and the peculiar political situa-
tion, it is still possible for him to be re-
Pudiated- by q majority Of the counties
of northwest Iowa and still be the NOM
inee Of the republican party for gov
ernor. ~
Governor Cumnins' political career
has many Of the characteristics of La
FoIlette's n Wisconsin. He, has had
two terms as governor and wants a
third. His ultimate goal, it is believed,
is the United States senate. Like La
Toilette, he is making his campaign on
the issues of railway legislation, a pri-
mary system Of voting and an antlpass
law: Again. like La Toilette: he is 9
is courageous and confident in himself
and his principles. just at present he
is working as hard as ever did La Fol-
lette. With an important session Of the
legislature in progress, he finds time to
open his campaign in dozen or more
counties of the state and to speak three
and four times day. In the field he
keeps in the closest touch with affairs
at the capital. In the capital his lieu
| tenants advise him of every movement
| paign, laid down for a moment, can be
taken up with the energy and dash Tor
which he is celebrated. ..z
| Cummlns' Active Campaign.
The supporters of Governor Cum
minis concede that Woodbury. county,
the home of Perkins, and .Monona, just
to the south, are already in the Perkins
camp. But not TO- exceed three other
to the Sioux City editor. The governor
has spoken in Dickinson, Buena Vista,
O'Brien and other counties OF the dis
trict. This week he will be in Lyon
county, Osceola and Plymouth. The In
dustrial corporations, the railroads, the
Hobbies at Des Moines and Washington
| and the primary are his themes. Many
of his best meetings. have. been held IN
connection with farmers Institutes and
| he has never lacked for q crowd and
| for hearty applause of his best periods
! On Friday he addressed a farmers IN
stitute in this place in a northern Dor
der line county of the state. On Satur
/ day. by using freight trains to make
i connections at Lake Park, Iowa, anc
| Worthington, MINI, he caught the tWlr
city flyer south to Council Butts anc
was able to deliver his message to ar
| institute of Pottawattamie county II
distaas some for
winter political campaign.
interviewed here, Governor Gum
minis expressed the utmost contldencs
in his continued political success. HI
meetings, he declared, had made /
clear to him that the people were will
him in the particular issues now be
fore them. This county is for him AM
so, too, is Clay to the south. The re
ception given the governor by the farm
ers and their wives and children ha
who see no way to meet the gover3no
in the campaign among the people ina q
he has marked out. Mr.. Perkins, Will
, an able man and a brilliant write,
lacks in magnetism and is a, poo
mixer" He is not a popular plat
form speaker and his campaign is max
ing no Roadway on the lines on whic
Cummins and La Toilette are at thei
best and do some telling work.
Where Does Perkins stand7
The common people insist that Pei
kins take sides in the battle betwee
the factions. They want to kno'
whether he is with Blythe, the railwa
king Of the state. or with Cummins an
ter' or *e progressive. The peepi
feel that Mr.. Perkins has made a mil
take by essaying to ignore factions, b
an unwillingness to blow hot or COLI
Many of the farmers say he is wron
on the primary and other issues Il
which they expected him to stand, an
were disappointed that he did not. Ha
he taken a different course and key
his paper four SQUARE against tn
enemies of primary law and othe
lSSuSS Uldt uldhOz III Os0ilAi1OAAu Ny "
| people, Cummins would not again hay
been a candidate. No man could hay
} made Roadway against him, in the bi
eleventh congressional district and !
would have been nominated "hane
. down. zss.l5
This ought not TO be good yes
. for Iowa 'standpatters. = With Doll
yer making record at Washington
which nearly everybody takes a prid
, and with Cummins stirring the vote
to active resistance to the encroac
: ments Of the corporations, there ougl
!, to be no doubt Of the result. So earl
, as this there seems to be the best
, Cummins will be renominated, TIL
/ Byers will be the next attorney ge
eral, Morrow the next state treasur
and Hayward the next secretary I
: state. Cornwall, reporter Of the s
preme court, and Crockett, clerk Of Il
! supreme court, who are finishing the
, first terms, will be renominated. Ca
roll will doubtless continue as audit
!. Of state and Riggs as school superb
I tendent. zz.ss=sis
! The railway interests will never cea
t fighting and are doing their campaig
ING in their own peculiar way Seldo
5 have the, lines been drawn 80 taut h
S tween the people and the corporate
: terests.