Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-01
story FOR CUAN|NS
Such Is the Prediction of Citi-
zens in Answer to Circu-
lar Inquiry
FIGHT CLOSE IN SOME PRECINCTS
scandinavian Population Strong for
cummins and Rank and File Are for
Him. Bu. There Are Many Paid
Workers Circulating Railroad. Per-
kins Literature.


| kins Literature.
In response to several hundred in
| quiries sent out to Times Republican
! subscribers in Story county, replies
| have come from almost every precinct
indicating that Governor Cummins viii
carry Story county strong. The fight
is bitter, however, and the opposition
Story county has never seen Il wider
distribution of printed matter or more
malicious falsehoods In any campaign.
If the rank and file get out and work
Cummins can count Story's 81 dele
gates in his basket and he can owe
1t very largely to the scandinavian
population. The north half of the coun-
ty Is expected to go solidly for Cum
Minis provided always that the Cum
Minis men get out and don't go TO
sleep. The south half along the Mil
waukee road is in great danger of go
| ing for the railroad program while the
| fight is close in Ames and Nevada with
the chances in favor of Cummins pro-
vided the citizens turn out and work.
A leading Scandinavian politician at
Nevada writes as follows:
Editor Times-Republican:
In answer to your letter of the 29th
inst, / will answer as near as / car
estimate the situation now.
The people have been SO thoroughly
aroused on both sides that with the in
terest taken in some local contests
| think fairly large primary vote Will
be registered. AS to this precinct, Ne
vada City, would consider it stand
off, with the odds slightly in favor of
Cummins. Ames City is in about the
same situation. The other precincts,
with the exception of one or two, will
give matorities for Cummins. I look
for at least 500 majority for Cummins
in the county. The plan of the Per
kins managers are now to secure the
delegations so as to get control of the
county convention and they are using
any and all means to make this point,
even trying to buy Cummins men to
work for Perkins on primary day. We
will do all we can to prevent this. The
largest townships, outside of the two
towns named, are the Scandinavian
townships and they will give a general
and hearty support to Governor Cum
Minis.
Story county has had very good
and practical primary system for sew
eral years, and as far as l know they
are we'll satisfied with it and would
not return to the old caucus system.
This county would certainly support a
good and practical general primary
law for the state. / think If we had
such a law now we would have more
reputable and decent campaign than is
now carried on in the state.
'sThe people are, generally, opposed
to railroad influence and money used
in politics, especially the Cumnlins
supporters, who l believe will show
a good clear majority in this county.
AS to the anti-pass law I think 1T IL
generally approved by all except prob
ably few benef1ciaries.
While the standpatters are using
every influence that money and print
ed matter can bring they will not carry
this county, and you can safely put it
in the Cummins column. 1t is certainly
a sorry spectacle when the standpat
press is trying to read and push such
men as Governor Cummins and so
many good republicans which are sup
porting him out of the party. believe
it is certainly a bigger job than they
are capable of doing even tho their
leaders such as ]. w. Blythe and E.. D.
Hunter are a stencil in the nostrits
of decent people and patriotic citizen
ship"
The cashier of one of the largest
banks in the center of the county sizes
the situation up very accurately as
follows:
Editor Times-Republican: Your
circular letter of the 10Th, inst, is at
hand Replying will say that Story
county has full and complete primary
system, and, votes direct for all can
didates, and the candidate that receives
the highest number Of votes is the
nominee and all the county convention
has to do, is to canvass the vote and
declare the result.
AT the last general election, there
was cast in this county 1913 republic
can votes, and I believe there will be
about 5000 votes cast at our prilnar-
les on Saturday next, and l have good
reason to believe that if there is 5000
votes cast Saturday, that A. B. Cum
minis will receive 1000 votes and George
D. Perkins will receive 1000 votes for
governor. This answers your first and
second questions.
THE people of this county are in
full sympathy with state wide pri-
mary system. and would not go back
to the old caucus system.
Our people are opposed to corporate
influence and money in politics and
are in favor of a rigid anti-pass law,
and favor accent per mile passenger
rate.
I have been doing what little could
to get and keep Story county in line
for A. b Cummins. and the principles
he advocates, and am very we'll sat
isfied with the situation to this date"
Many other replies on postal cards
indicate that the rank and file are for
Cummns while the paid workers are
for Perkins.
cUMMINS TO SHAW