Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-01
BIG CUNN|NS rally
Progressives Hold an Enthrlsi.
astic Meeting on the Des
Moines Streets
GOVERNOR cuMMlNs SPEAKS
Declares He Has Only Love For His
Friends and No Revenge for Enemies
Thousands Stand in Street to
Shout and Cheer for the Speaker
Healy and Garst Make Addresses.

Des Moines Aug. line greatest
political demonstration ever with assed
in Des Moines was given Governor
Cummins, Senator Garst and other
progressive republicans last night I'M
the streets near the Slavery hotel.
A crowd, conservatively estimated at
over 1000, gathered along the Fourth
street side of the Slavery last evening
to attend the big republican mass
meeting, u meeting of ratification as 1t
was called by Thomas d. Healy, Of TT.
Dodge, who presided. Addresses were
made by Governor Cummins, Senator
Garst of Coon Rapids, former Senator
Berry Of Indianola. and Judge Frouty
and were received with an outburst of
the enthusiasm that has been pent up
since the delegates began to arrive.
The shouting and cheering of the
vast throng of republicans could be
heard for blocks and when, in intro
ducing Governor Cummins, 1T was pre-
dicted that, before the end of two
years he would approach the republic
can national convention, the crowd
went wild, hats were tossed in the
air and the prolonged cheering and
cries of 'Cummins for president were
only stopped after the governor held
up his hand and begged for silence.
My heart is SO full of affection and
gratitude for my friends that there is
no room for revenge for my enemies
were almost the first words uttered by
the governor and they We're the signal
for another outburst of cheering.
The crowds began to gather by II
o'clock, and by 8 o'clock Fourth street
from below Locust to Grand avenue
was blocked by an impatiently waiting
multitude. Then cheering began for
President Roosevelt, Governor Cum
Minis. Garst, Dolliver, Larrabee, Hull
Buttles, Eaton and others who have
faithfully supported republican princi-
Piles and fought to take the party from
corporation rule.
Secretary Shaw's name was men
toned and was greeted with groans
and shouts of she is dead" Ed Hunt
er's name evoked boots and groans.
A banner bearing the pictures of
Roosevelt and Governor Cummins was
displayed from a window and the men
rose to their feet and gave three
cheers.
HeaIy Opens the Meeting.
Senator Healy appeared upon the
steps leading from the governors head
quarters shortly after s o'clock and
attempted to call the meeting to order,
but it was several minutes before he
could proceed because of. the cheer
ing.
Before introducing the speakers. |
Senator Healy spoke of the campaign
just closing as campaign of observa-
ton and the meeting as ratification
meeting, not meeting of protest as
was held by faction of the party on
the previous evening. He declared
further that it was not faction of
the party but approximately LOCO del
egates from Allamakee county to I'm
ion county. from Wapello county to
Lyon county, to serve notice upon him
who cares to learn that there is no
longer a reservation in Iowa and that
the people, the Majority of the people, |
shall rule He said that Cummins
and Garst should be nominated on the
morrow and the statement was greeted
with prolonged applause; and that the
PASS.
statewide primary law, would enlarge
the rights and power of every lndlvld-
ual in the state Of Iowa.
While Senator Healy was speaking
the Iowa State band came up the street
playing "a Hot Time in the Old Town
Tonight" and again the crowd went
wild. The band was stationed on Lo-
Gust street and more than thousand
hearing distance of the speakers stand
surrounded the band. heard impromp-
tn speeches and cheered
Governor Cummfns was then intro
duced and 1t was several minutes be-
fore he could speak, for the thousands
of republicans gathered before him
seemed to have gone mad with enthu-
siasm.
81 cannot proceed a single step with
out expressing the dominant thought,
the feeling that 10 within my heart.
NV heart is overcrowded with affection
and gratitude for my friends that it
has no room for revenge for my enc
mics.
Hopes for Harmony.
II am one of those who believe that
God has chosen the republican party to
work out his plan of government in the
United States" he continued. and
there is much work still to be done.
81 shall trust that no word shall
bring discord tomorrow. and the vic
tory will not be a personal victory for
me. / have fought this fight for a
principle Of the party, and the victory
is victory for that principle-the
right of the common people to choose
their own officers without the inter-
ference of the corporations.
1--WE have won and 1 do not want to
make the victory offensive, but there
is no power sufficiently great to take
this majority from US.
It hope that there will be no such
effort. 1t may be that the rllmors that
have spread over the state are UNI
founded. 1t Is hard to believe that the
representatives of the commonwealth
would conspire to defeat the will of
the majority Of the people. Let US
hope and believe that it is unfounded |
but we must be prepared"
The governor said that the campaign
Just closing was victory for the pri-
mary election law the complete aboli-
ton of the pass and further regulation
of corporations and a warning that
they must hold hands off the ship OF
state.