Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-30

! have referred is founded upon good
faith. Happily for the party, this IS
| the hrst time that it was ever propos I'd
/ to repudiate the will Of the republicaa 4
voters as expressed in their caucusas,
| primaries and conventions
IL is my desire that the conven-
ton about to be assembled shall adopt
the time honored custom, and proceed
In regular and orderly way to it's
| organization and the work which it
comes together to perform. 1t will be
remembered, however, that the custom
OF the party relates only to those
| contests which are made in good
faith, and concerning which honest,
j fair men can reasonably differ. A.
convention that would permit a sham
contest to be imposed upon it for the
mere purpose of decimating its
members would be unworthy of it's
party, and would forfeit the respect
of all decent men. When such con-
tingency arises, it must be met with a
resolute spirit, and the obstacle sur
mounted with fairness and courage.
] The bad faith of the present pro-
is involved in it may be easily shown
4 NY d ISS1SW Ol lll6 COuuIleS WHICH
are brought into question.
| In Des Moines and Lee counties,
Perkins delegates were selected.
have never suggested a contest in
either of them; know nothing about
a contest in either of them; I believe
that Mr.. Perkins is entitled to the
votes of these counties, both in tenn
porary and permanent organization,
for whatever Irregularities may have
attended the caucuses and conven-
tions, 1 have no reason whatever to
believe that I carried either of them.
They are named in the notice for no
other purpose than to give the people
of the state the impression that I,
like the Perkins managers, am stand
ing for contests that have no founda-
ton.
In Jefferson county there is, so far
as I have been able to ascertain, a
fair, honest contest. 1t has been as
serted that the delegates who are
friendly to me from that county are
contestants. This is not true. AS I
understand it, the delegates who are
friendly to me and the delegates who
are friendly to Mr.. Perkins hold cre-
dentials which upon the face of things
appear to be regular, and the state
convention must decide which Of the
two county conventions was the regu-
lar one.
No Contest in Chickasaw.
Chickasaw county is also mentioned.
There is no contest in Chickasaw
county. While I believe that 1 carried
the county in the caucuses, Mr.. Per-
kins carried it in the county conven-
ton. have not attempted in any case
to question the work of a regularly
held convention. Mr.. Perkins has the
delegates from Chickasaw county. He
knows it, There is no dispute with re-
gard to their right to sit in the con-
vention, and the county is inserted in
the notice simply to deceive the hon
est republicans of Iowa and the fair
minded delegates in the convention.
In Jasper and Wapello counties there
are real contests. They We're not in
spired by me. They We're not directed
in my behalf from Des Moines. They
republicans of those counties, and Mr..
Perkins managers know that from the
beginning I have taken the position
that these counties, together with JEFF
ferson, should. under long continued
practice Of the party. be excluded from
the temporary organization. and that
their controversies should be heard and
determined as such controversies have
(C4ntinuad on Fifth Pape)