Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-25
TIE GUTHRIE SITUATION
Cummins People Are Sure Of
Delegation on the Sec
0nd Ballot
MAY INSTRUCT DELEGATION
Some of the Leaders Want to Turn
Herrott Down Entirely, Making 1t
Purely Question of Issues and Not
Question of Sentiment for Home
Candidate.
MAY INSTRUCT DELEGATION
Special to Times-R Republican.

| Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, April 25.--Tho there is
sometimes a slip between the caucuses
and the convention the Cummins sup
porters are considering as settled the
action of Guthrie county. The action
at the caucuses last Saturday shows
beyond doubt the sentiments of tha
people IN that county to be overwhelm-
lngly for the progressive movement.
Since the sentiment of the county is
SHOWN so definitely it is the belief of
many that the county should at it's
convention tomorrow instruct for Cum
Minis and end the agony. Even should
.he county rail to send an instructed
delegation, and there is not the slight
est nope that it will instruct for Her
rlott, the sentiment of the county is
known TO be so strong for a third term
lof Cuinm1nS that 1t would be consid-
efed IN the Cummins column The
delegates named from the county to the
state convention are sure to be strong
eummlns men according to the state
inents of politicians from that county.
II the county sends an uninstructed
delegation which is the best the Her
riott men can hope for, it will merely
at best prolong the political life of
Herriott for a few weeks and can be
of no particular benefit to Herriott or
Perkins. The definite settlement of
the Guthrie situation by instructinp
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farthest toward making harmony in the
present campaign than any other thing
at this time, except the withdrawal Of
Perkins, according to the opinions of
many.
Information from Lee county is get
| ting more encouraging every day.
| There We're grave doubts about the first
stories from that section telling of the
revolt against the Blythe rule. There
are now absolutely no doubts but that
| there is a very large sentiment in favor
| of Cummins for a third term and in
favor of the progressive movement in
the republican party. No primaries
are held in that railroad ridden county
and the caucus machinery is all in the
| hands of the Blythe henchmen and as
a result there are doubts as to the
outcome in that county. At the time
of the hanging of Smith there was a
party of newspaper men from this city
there to witness the execution. 1t was
then ascertained that the Cummins
sentiment is more widespread than at
first supposed. There had not been a
| political meeting in that county for
| six years till Governor Cummins spoke
there last week George Stewart, dep
uty United States district attorney.
has run things for the Blythe ring. 1t
has been the custom of every cam
paign for some of the leading men to
go around and see Stewart and ask
him what Blythe wanted. Stewart was
always able to inform them from the
president of the United States down
to constable just whom Blythe had
picked as the proper candidate. The
word was then sent out and the eau
cuses were a perfunctory natter nam
ing the candidates dictated by Blythe
and always retaining Stewart as com
mitteeman.
This year things are different and
the campaign of the progressives is be-
ing lead Dy Sucn men as county Allor-
ney Joseph Frailey. The insurgents
are largely young men of progressive
pushing tendencies who are determine
ed to put an end to the Blythe rule.
They have mapped out a campaign
and are keeping the political pot boil
ing. The best indication of the dis
organized condition of the Blythe ring
is the fact that the Blythe people are
mad.
oliver Newman of the Des Moines
Daily News, and E. G. Nichols of the
Des Moines Daily Capital, attended the
execution of Smith in Fort Madison
last Friday. Mr.. Newman has long
been acquainted with Stewart. The
two reporters went together to Stew
arts office. Stewart was not acquaint-
ed with the Capital reporter. When
the two reporters called, Mr.. Stewart
did not talk in his usual breezy man
ner. He is usually very good natured.
That day he was very sullen. He an
swered in monosyllables but managed
to tell the two reporters that the oppo-
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