Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-21

that the convention orSanize-the con-
vention had not organized heretofore.
Instantly the Cummins men who sat
in the front rows of seats SWarmed in
front of the stage and organized con-
vention which selected delegates to the
state convention and instructed them
for Cummins, adopted resolutions and
adjourned Their business was all
done in fifteen minutes and the stand
patters sat in silence while most of the
proceedings were going on. They did
not seem to understand that this con-
vention had organized and that regu-
lar business was going on.
Major Spilman called the convention
to order. 1t was moved that e. II.
Emery be temporary chairman. and
this went thru with a whoop, Cummins
delegates to the number of 125 gather
ing nearer to get down to business.
Chairman Emery mounted the plat
,forma but didn't waste time with
speech George Hawk was made sec
rotary, and then the temporary organ
ization was made permanent Com
mittees were appointed, which separ-
ated Immediately. Representative Ep-
person offered resolutions endorsing
Cummins. and then a delegation to the
state convention, headed by Major
Spillman, had been named and in
structed to vote for Cummins, a coun-
! ty committee was then organized, and
ex-Treasurer Dysart made chairman.
Convention adjourned.
| Toward the last the standpatters
walked up and began to make threats.
They advanced on the Cummins con-
venton to break it up, but were
laughed at. Finally Frank Simmons,
]. G. Hutchinson and H. L. Waterman,
old bosses, who were excluded from
the convention at the caucuses, pushed
INTO the crowd of Perkins delegates and
prodded them into action. Simmons
had tried all afternoon to get into the
convention, but had been kept out by
Sheriff Cramer, who stood guard at the
door. Cramer was twice arrested by
the city police and put in Jail, but got
out on bail.
These men met at one side of the
room, not over thirty being in the
crowd Simmons made all the mo-
lions that were made Dickens was
made permanent chairman and he
named the committees which selected
STATE QeleSdleS. 10y lHt tllllS lilio VIM
mittee was ready to report nobody was
left in the room bat the committees
ard a few Perkins men.
Chairman Dickens here made an
nouncemert of the result of the vote
on the credentials committee report of
the non-o organized convention. He re-
versed his ruling as to allowing the
discredite1 delegates to cast the full
vote of their precincts. The result was
as follows: For Cummins report, SO;
for Perkins report, 1O6: excluded from
voting, "a Cummins and Perkins dele
gates. Total delegates 221.
The Cummins Delegates.
The Cummins convention selected
the following delegates: T. P. Spill
man. E. O. Hedrick, f. NJ. Bowlin, A. R.
Burns. l.. S. Shepherd. F. NJ Epperson,
d. w. Baker, A. L. Reynolds, w. b.
Ramsell, j. X. Dysart H. H. Baker,
David Spiwak, C. o. Taylor w. H.
Asbury, r. A. Nimocks, W. II. Fetzer,
F.. G. Orleup, E. H. Fist. S. Siberal,
C. J. Eckfelt, r. P. Dana, E. F.. Emery,
f. A. Sheafe, E. M. Campbell. L. A.
Gordon. George Haw, Jr., n. Z. Car
penter.
Cummins Had 122.
The friends of Governor Cummins
had 122 delegates in the convention to
80 for Perkins. BY unseating "a OF
these delegates the Perkins men were