Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-06-12
GOVERNOR CARRIES EAST WA.
TERLoo, PRIMARIES BY VOTE
OF 1858 TO s27
PERKINS MEN PROTEST
Use of Outside Votes Cuts Down Cum
Minis Majority-JuIian Richards Says
That He Will Withdraw From His
Candidacy for Secretary of State
Great Battle at Polls.

Waterloo, June 9.-(Special to the
Des Moines Register and Leader.)-
The Cummins people were vic
torious in the East Wa
terloo primaries yesterday, winning
the caucus by 1903 for Cummins to
927 for Perkins The Perkins people
last night filed protest on the
grounds that democrats, outsiders and
repeaters were allowed to vote in the
primary, though the rush of these peo-
pie that the Perkins faction brought
in during the last hour greatly cut
down the majority for Cummins.
The fight was the hottest which has
ever been in the city and, working like
Trojans, the forces of both parties
fought through the afternoon and until
the polls closed at o'clock. The fight
has not been without its dirty sides
and the Perkins people used every pos
sible means to carry the caucus.
Julian Richards stated last night
that he thought that without doubt he
would withdraw from his candidacy
for secretary of state.
The fight, however, is not yet over.
The Perkins people, having taken a
majority Of the townships of the coun-
Ity, promiseSto try to carry the creden-
tials committee in the convention to
day, and by so doing throw out the
Cummins delegation from East Water
loo and West Waterloo townships. II
they take advantage of this they can
control the convention, but, with much
criticism and contest The Cummins
people are prepared to fight this.
Returns last night from Lincoln
show Cummins delegation of three
and from Eagle Perkins delegation
of three. Washington and Union town
ships each cast vote of three dele
gates for Perkins. The Perkins head
quarters is the scene of much mourn
ing and all kinds of vehemence is ex
pressed by the Perkins leaders
the Registers Claims.
Des MONIES, June 9.-The Register
and Leader this morning makes the
following claims:
i BY carrying the city of Newton las
night Governor Cummins wins Jasper
county with twenty-one delegates
BY carrying East Waterloo he wins
Black Hawk county with twenty-seveI
/ delegates.
By carrying Brooklyn, the last ware
in Grinnell and other precincts, hi
wins PoWeshiek county with seventeen
delegates.
4 BY carrying Fairfield and other pre-
cincts he has won in Jefferson count.
with thirteen delegates.
Victim of Primaries.
j Waterloo, June George Emerson
a 12-year-old boy, was run down yes
terday afternoon by E. G. Letchfield
a local manufacturer, who was carry
ing a load of voters to the polls in al
!, automobile during the primaries 1t i
feared that the lad will die from in
, ternal injuries
; Henry Wallace Dips in.
Des Moines, June 9-(Special)-
| Henry Wallace issued statement tc
day advising farmers to support Cum
Minis and bitterly denouncing the ed
T torials misconstruing his tariff views.
the Cummins automobiles and cal
riages began to roll in filled with vol
ers that no one could identify, an
they were rushed past the judges in
steady stream until the close of tn
polls.
Non Residents Voted.
These voters were brought fror
West Waterloo, Cedar Falls, the cour
ty precincts and even big delegation
: of Cummlns men came in on the ever
t ing trains from Eldora, Iowa Falls an
: other nearby towns. No such whole
/ sale voting of non-residents, not t
n mention the local democrats, was eve
e seen before in the history of the city
/ The residents of Waterloo wer
amazed at the audacity of the Gun
d Minis firing squadron of state official
J. who kept close guard over the primar
S polls all day.
J. State Labor Commission Brigham
I. State Pharmacy Commissioners Kali