Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-17
a CAMPAIGN LETTER.


press bureau at Des Moines has sent
mimeograph copy OF Its canpsas''
news letter to the Tines-Republlcan'
This is the first time this newspaper
has been SO favored. The document Is
interesting because of the positiveness
OF the assertions therein made.
.once for ALL" reads the leading
paragraph, at might be we'll to say IN
language that cannot be mistaken, that
the friends of Mr.. Perkins and Captain
Rathbun have not given up the con :
test. nor are they ready to lie down.
Y From which we may presume rnat
the friends of Mr.. Perkins and of Cap
tain Rathbun are one and the same
troops generated from the same head
quarters, yet Captain Rathbun may
object to this. 1t is also mentioned
that they are not going to give up
the contest" Whether this refers to
Salingers contest in Carroll county or
that of Bob Haines in Scott county, or
that Of Tom Bevington's in Dallas or
stated.
But more than this:
.sThey are convinced that twelve
oounties outside those which are pro-
tested or contested We're carried for
the governor by democratic votes and
these are being investigated with a
view to contests if the evidence war
I rants
So. not only are they not going to
give up one contest. but they" are go
ing to bring twelve more.
Then
"The friends of Mr.. Perkins and
Captain Feathbun, the real republican
candidates propose TO contest every
county against Mr. Cunl1nins where
local republicans are able to present
evidence justifying such contest
Thus they won't give up one and
they purpose to bring twelve more
and then to contest every county" if
necessary Mr.. Perkins proposition to
release all instructions and begin over
again is not to be compared with this
program The element of uncertainty
would still remain in Mr.. Perkins
scheme while it is to be eliminated en-
tirely by Mr.. Hunter.
'.This position is taken" explains Mr..
Hunter. .Dy the managers Of the Per-
kins and Captain Rathbun campaign in
the interests Of real republicanism.'' 1t
should be reassuring to Captain Rath-
bun at least for these are among the
first kind words he has yet received
from the fountain of real republican,
ism' as operated by Mr.. Hunter.
gram seems to CRATE harshly upon the
sensitive ears of even "the friends of
Mr. Perkins and Captain Rathbun" for
it is explained in mitigation that.
The question of contested primaries
or caucuses was unknown in state pol
itics until the entry Of Governor
CuInmins at Cedar Rapids in 1901. In
this convention he secured majority
by multiplying the will of the republic
cans in jackson and Carroll counties"
Dave Brant and Ben Salinger must
have recalled this notorious event in
the career of the governor. but even
they have confused contested pri-
maries with contested conventions. The
contested primary is the bran new
proposition presented by LATE Young
as regards the Polk county delegation
based somewhat on an opinion handed
down by Judge Mcpherson when he
and Ihis friends refused to count the
primary ballots in one ward of Red
Oak or to vote the instructions given
! them by the republicans Of Montgom-
cry county. Contested conventions be-
precedent to be sure, and has been
greatly amplified since, but it is as
nothing as compared to what it prom
ises to. be in the program thus out
lined by Mr.. Hunter.
Closing the letter are the only au-
thentic and official figures of the cam
paign There are s12 Cummins dele
gates, but 81 are Contested" and 1871
protested" making a deduction of 272
necessary, and reducing the governors
real strength to $40. BY adding Mr.
Perkins and Mr.. Rathbun's delegates
together a total of s2s is secured A
computation of this kind makes the
defeat of Mr.. Cu1nmins certain beyond
all cavil, but it fails to enlighten us
as to who the next governor of Iowa
will be. Surely Mr.. Hunter does not
intend to cast his votes for both Per-
kins and Rathbun? It would hardly 4
be regular to nominate two men for the
same office on the same ticket. The
letter, however, is interesting. The
Times Republican would be pleased to /
receive regular press service from
Mr.. Hunters real republican" head
quarters. We understand it does not
cost anything, that is, it does not cost
the newspapers anything.
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