The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-18
|CUMMINS PICKS
| Up MORE VOTES
SATURDAYS PRIMARIES GAVE
HIM TOTAL OF 802.
Nineteen More VIII Give Him Full
Control of the State Convention, and
He Will Get Them and Some to
Spare This ,Week-Perkins Men Do
Not Give Up.
Special to The Journal.

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Sioux City, Iowa, June 1s.-with Scott coun-
ty. which instructed Saturday Governor Cum
minis now has SO2 uncontested delegates to the
state convention. This is more than enough to
give him control of the temporary organiza ton
of the state convention. the ninety -four con-
tested delegates will reduce the number Of I'M
contested ones to ! SAG. So TIT votes only will
be required to control the organization. =
But 1t Is as certain as anything can be polit-
icaly that Cummins will have majority Of the
full number of delegates to the state conven-
tion. He needs only nineteen more to do this,
and Carroll, Allamakee, Shelby, Buchanan, Ma
rion and Winneshiek are all considered certain
to go for him. This would mean eighty eight
more delegates, or total of 800. So, even If
Scott county's contest is carried to the state
convention, he would still have an uncontested
majority of the full number Of delegates in the
state convention. 90
Astounding Claim by Perkins.
Amazing, as it seems, Mr.. Perkins newspaper
here claims to have carried Scott county. The
racts, as attested by both the Davenport Times,
owned by Perkins supporter and the Daven-
port Democrat, Is that not even any OF the
regular Perkins delegates bolted the convention.
Forty-fve contesting Perkins delegates walked
out. but ali the twenty nine regular Perkins
men stayed in the convention. The forty five
contesting delegates held sort of convention.
amid upronr and confusion, requiring but about
three minutes to read previously prepared
typewriter convention
The influential Perkins men of Davenport are
said to be opposed to making any contest from
that county, and 1t Is likely their wishes will
be respected. The vote in the convention on
instructions for Cummins was 1913 to 20.
Results in Other Counties.
A majority of the delegates to the Howard
county convention were chosen Saturday and
Cummins has all Of them, sixty three. The last
Of the Poweshiek county caucuses were held
Saturday, and Cummins will have an overwhelm-
Ing majority in the county convention. SCOTS
| thirty five. Towards ten and Poweshiek's sew
enteen, added to the 74O which Cumnains already
had, gives him S02. In the TAO given Cummins
up to last week only twenty nine are not con
ceded to him by Perkins. These are fourteen
from Dubuque, where signed agreement has
been made to divide, and the other fifteen from
Delaware, which Perkins first gave to Cummins
and now is claiming a contest that will be
| abandoned. Perkins actually has to date 581
delegates and Rathbun ninety, ninety four being
contested Thus the combined opposition of un
contested delegates is 621, showing majority
! to date for Cummins, not including the contest
| ed delegates, of 1S1.
Plan of Perkins Men.
| Mr.. Perkins claims for himself all the Bath
bun votes and all the contested delegates, in
Guiding Scott county, as we'll as Delaware coun
| ty and half of Dubuque and thus makes ou
for himself a total Of 7es. The plan of hi
| managers is to contest In every possible cas-,
and then, thru the district caucuses before tn
state convention, attempt to seat all Perkin
| contesting delegations. 49,.
The first caucuses in Carroll and Allamake
| counties on Saturday went for Culnmins. tn
Perkins men, led by Ben I. Sallinger of Car
| roll, got thru the county central committe
| there motion giving County Chairman Korte
a Milwaukee railroad attorney, full power t.
| call the caucuses and to fix the representation
| from each precinct. This indicates an attemp
! will be made to take the county by any means
Up to Washington Delegation.
/ DIES MONIES, IOWA.-The Iowa delegation a
Washing ten is looked to now Ito calm the ferc
| factional fight in this state With the victor
of Governor Cummins In the Scott county cor
ventton Saturday the contest for the gubernato,
! 1al nomination is at IN end. What is now caus
! Ing anxiety is the possibility Of bolt Of th
| Perkins-standpat-railro element in the stat
| convention. It is decidedly in the interest Q
the federal crowd to step in at this time an
prevent an trreparable split in the party. .
While the members Of the delegation hay
shown little sympathy for Governor Cummins
campaign, and In fact majority have been OF
posed to his denomination, it is expected tha
they will line up for him now that it has b.
come assured that he will be the regular part
nominee. The instinct Of self-preservation, wi
dictate this course. 1t is we'll known that tt
| Iowa represen tatives have felt much uneasines
over the congressional election in their state tn
fall. There Is renewed democratic activity
every district, and 1t is dubious whether low
| Will letuIu dHotutI sOllu FepuDllCan delegation
the next congress. Anxiety is felt by the repul
lican leaders particularly in regard to the secon
and third districts The second district Away
has been doubtful battle ground between Ii
republicans and democrats. Congressman A.
Dawson, who defeated Judge Wade dernocra
two years ago, has made record in congre.
satisfactory to the people Of his district, but
will need the united party support to re-elet
him.
When all this is considered 1t Is believed tn,
| delegation will 1irnh }p+o
minis bandwagon with the best grace possible ar
: DO all IN the power Of its members to preYel
further party rupture.