Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-25
.H|)N SAL|NG[R
HELD The BRIDGE
Carroll County Convention as
Seen by the Associate Editor
OF the T.-R.
koRTE is UNDER CONTROL
Attempt to Steal Convention Of 1877
Delegates With 10 Contests on Paper
Without contestins DeIesates-sal-
myers Rump Convention Held With
out Delegates tho Veriest Farce.
TBy f. A. Moscrip.l

L
AS a specimen of rank misrepre-
| sentation and plain misstatement OF
| fact the duplicated reports of the Car
! roll county convention in the Sioux
City Journal, Burlington Hawkeye, Ce-
dar Rapids Republican and such other
newspapers as received and published
the dispatch referred to take proceed
ence of any effort of Anaras or any OF
| the other celebrities whose mendacity
| Representatives of the Times-Repub-
i lican. Register and Leader, Council
Bluffs Nonpareil and Sioux City Jour
nal We're present and sent reports. The
Journal was represented by the MIR
| Davis. whose letter to Audubon coun-
| ty G. A. r. veterans received a decided
| rebuke some weeks ago. He has been
actually engaged In the campaign and
| it is just to presume sent the duplicate
! dispatches that SO entirely misrepresent
| the actual situation and occurrences
| in Carroll county.
| Cummins carried Carroll overwhel-
mingly, carried it by honest methods.
This was fully admitted by the best
men of the opposition. He came to
| Carroll Saturday with the county prac-
| tically unanimous behind him. Per-
kins had 10 uncontested and five con-
tested delegates. The streets We're
alive with delegates wearing Cummins
badges Not a Perkins badge was In
sight. Trouble was not anticipated. 1t
was all one way. Early in the fore
noon Ex-County Superintendent of
Schools Ralph said in substance to the
T.-R. representative, Il have worked
very hard for Mr.. Perkins but we are
utterly and overwhelmingly defeated.
thought we might carry Carroll for
Mr.. Perkins but the methods used by
the Salinger-Kor crowd, the indig-
nifty offered the governor when he APP
peared here have caused q complete
revulsion against us. do not approve
of these methods or the methods that
are being used to defeat the popular
will today. That was the feeling
among nine out of ten Perkins repub-
licans.
1t developed early in the forenoon
that Salinger was attempting the
GROWING coup of his checkered
political career in Carroll coun-
ty. With ten uncontested del
egates. he proposed to control
d county convention of 1877. Adnis-
sion to the convention was under
Chairman Korte's ruling by ticket TO
be procured at the law office of SaIin-
ger and Korte. When the chairman of
the delegation from Union asked for
tickets for the delegation he was CURLY
informed that he couldn't have them.
Notice of contest has been filed
against your delegation, sir" sal Sal
niger. You can't have any tickets I'M
til the matter has been settled Sen
ator Garst came UP and demonstrated
with Korte. Salinger took up the con
yscsatlon and informed the senator
that there was no occasion for
heat, he wouldn't get the tickets. I'VE
will have our rights. said the sena-
tor, and a lively interchange passed
between the two. There was no threat
or manifestation of violence by the
Garst men. Other chairmen came in
for tickets only to be refused. What
delegation is that MIR. Korte?" Salinger
would ask and Korte reply with the
name of the township you can't have
any tickets Mr.. ---." Salinger
would announce. Notice of contest has
been fled Some chairmen were
more fortunate and received their
tickets.
Union township Cocoon Rapids), had
held one caucus called by the town
ship committeeman. 1t went for Cum
Minis and Garst to 1. Korte declared
it illegal. His decision was acquiesced
in and another held as per his direc-
ton. This second caucus went unan-
imously for Cummins. This was one
of the delegations calmly refused adj
mission to the hall Others, where the
vote that elected them was practi-
cally unanimous received the same
answer. Salinger was the whole thing.
He sat inpudently insouisant on one
side of a long library table and gave
his dictum. korte, shamefaced and ill
at ease sat on the other side and
obeyed Salinger's orders. The ex-su-
preme court reporter ruled like a car.
Later he ordered every one out of his
office and held star chamber session.
TO which men were admitted by his
He had no backing. The decent Per-
kins people fell away from him. He
had Korte under his command, Boylan
his brother in-law, and a half dozen
young men as a sort of flying squad
ron. That was all.
AS o'clock drew near the tension
increased. Men gathered in groups on
the streets and talked eXcitedly. There
was much resentment and some threats
of violence, but these were frowned
down and promptly quelled. 1--WE will
have our rights" was the common
comment. "but We'll take them quietly
and in order. If there is to be riot.
let them start it." Garst was counseling
and commanding moderation. No mei
outraged as the ,Cummins delegates to
the Carroll county convention were
outraged ever carried themselves bet
ter and held themselves under more
complete control.
At 1890 half dozen husky fellows
were sent up to the head of the narrow
stairs leading to the knights of COL
unlbus hall. to hold the stairway
against possible Cummins onslaught.
Boylan. Salinger's lieutenant. posted
himself at the head of the stair as
ticket taker. Two men. followed by
crowd of delegates pushed up the stairs
only wide enough for two to walk
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