Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-29
SOLDIERS NOT FOR PORTER
Grand Army Veterans Resent Remark
Made by Attorney Bs.0
BOYS IN BLUE FRIENDLY TO cUWWNs
Those who Have Usually Voted Re-
publican Ticket VIII DO So ThIs
Year-GeneraI Dodge on
the situation.

veterans OF the Grand Army or the he-
public take exceptions TO the statement Of
Attorney w S. Baird Of this city a MEM
Der Of the. board OF trustees Of the free
| public library. published in a local paper
I'm which he makes the assertion that "the
old soldiers will vote for Porter, the dem
ocratic candidate for governor. OF not at
| all" At the meeting in the New theater
| Friday night were many veterans of the
| civil war in the audience and these same
veterans assembled at the Grand hotel
/ just prior TO the meeting and formed an
| escort 60 Governor Cummins from the hotel
/ to the opera house. The greeting, they
extended the governor at the theater and
the manner in which they contributed to
the applause during his address does not
bear out Mr.. Baird's assertion. II is con-
tended by such republicans whose atten-
| ton has been called to the formers state
| ment.
A well known member Of the Abe Lin
coin post, Grand Army OF the Republic,
| IN speaking yesterday of Mr.. Bairds pub
| lished statement said: 1.-THE assertion OF
| Mr. Baird that the old soldiers would
vote for Porter, or not at all is absurdly
| unwarranted. OF course, In the ranks Of
| the veterans of 81 there are some who
belong to the democratic party and they
| will. it is expected, vote for their party
candidate, but Mr.. Baird's assertion is
wholly unwarranted and unfounded, is cast
ing an unmerited reflection on the old sol
diers. While 7 cannot say how every
old soldier in Council Bluffs will vote.
feel am safe in stating that every soldier
who in the past has stood by the republican
party will on November cast his vote
for Governor Cummins, whether they were
opposed to his nomination before the state
convention or not AL of the old soldiers
have spoken with today take exceptions
and Justly. too, to the unwarranted and I'M
| founded assertion OF Attorney Baird. The
fact that Mr.. Baird is one OF the repub-
licans who is unalteraby opposed to Gov
ernor Cummins is no excuse for him to
make the unwarranted statement in the
public press that he did"
Cummins' Tribute TO Soldiers.
A prominent republican in discussing the
published statement of Mr.. Baird had this
to say yesterday: Governor Cummins has
never failed 20 pay a just tribute to the
veterans of the civil war and he has never
failed to do them honor when the occasion
arose His acts and public speeches bear
out this. What greater tribute couI have
been paid the old soldiers than that paid
them Friday by the governor at the New
theater? Then again take Governor Cum
Minis letter to General Dodge I'm which
he accepted the invitation to deliver the
! address of welcome on behalf of the state
OF iowa at the reunion OF the Society OF
| the Army OF the Tennessee, to he held in
| this city next month. In the face of that
letter could any old soldier who is afil-
ated with the republican party cast his
vote for the democratic candidate? Mr..
Baird's assertion in my opinion is ridicu-
lous"
The Cummins meeting Friday, Il is con-
ceded generally. did more than anything
else to cement all factions of the republican
party and to dissipate the feelings OF oppo-
sition caused by the pFe-convention fight.
Leaders in the republican ranks express
the opinion that with but few exceptions
the republicans Of Pottawattamie county
and Council Bluns will give Mr.. Cummins
their loyal support on November 6.
General Dodge Talks of situation.
General Grenville NJ. Dodge. who will
cast his first vote in twenty years in
Council Bluffs at this election. is quoted
as saying; II cannot see how any repub-
lican can vote against the ticket. / should
think great many democrats would vote
for II. Governor Cummins was frank in
! relation to the fight that had been made
against him, and has put It in the past. ]
do not see how there is any ground fol
! republicans to oppose him"
That the republican county ticket will
derive much benefit from the visit here OF
Governor Cummins and will greatly lesser
the possibility of any tendency to scratch
ing by original Cummins men is the gen.
orally expressed opinion in political circles
5 AS a prominent republican said yesterday
The spirit shown at the Cummins meeting
I last Friday is the greatest blow possible
> to the hopes of the democrats that the
. supposed division in the republican ranks
E would give them a chance to elect theii
. county ticket