Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-02

ouQ Lyon COunLIcS.
This decision Of the committee
seats 80 Perkins delegates out of
the 266 that were put In contest
and protest, and 1870 Cummlns de-
legates.. Further, the decision
gives Governor Cummlns 857 dele
gates on the temporary roll of the
convention, or 72 majority.
But two committeeman voted to seat
the anti-Cummins delegation in Carroll
county. The rolls were not disclosed
by the committee, but it is understood
that c. J.. Wilson of the First district
was one of those who so voted.
Vote Is 8 to 8.
The vote on seating the Perkins de-
legates in Jefferson, Wapello Jasper,
and Audubon counties was to 8.
Committeeman Fitchpatrick, Way, and
Scott voting for the Cummins delega-
tions.
The vote on seating the Perkins de-
legates In Dallas county was to s,
Committeeman Wilson, Stevens, Wood
ward, Estabrook, Epps and Boysen
voting for the Perkins list. The COM
mittee was understood, when polled, to
have stood to 5 in favor of the Cum
minis delegates from Dallas.
The committee passed, unanimously,
on Delaware, Allamakee, and Lyon,
and other counties which had been for
mally mentioned as being subject to
contest. by voting to put the Cum
Minis delegates on the roll
Garst Is In Danger.
The Cummins managers are not sat
ycf x,,jf {ho Sc
tion by the committee, since it puts the
governors majority too small for him
to be at all certain of landing Warren
Garst for lieutenant governor, and in
view for possible contingency in
volving the United States senatorship,
the governor is about as greatly in
terested in the success of Mr.. Garst as
In his own nomination. In fact, he
made 1t very plain in speech which
he delivered from the sidewalk in front
of the Savery last evening, that he be
lieved his whole future was wrapped
up in the nomination of the senator
from Carroll
1t is known that several of the Cum
minis delegates from such counties as
Clinton and others that might be
named are opposed to the Cummins
plank, but they are bound by instruc-
tions to vote for him, after which they
propose to use their judgment as to the
personnel of the balance of the ticket.
Congressional Delegation Takes Part.
The political sensation of the day
was the action of the congressional del
egation in taking hand in settling the
controversy which has threatened to
bring about two conventions and two
republican tickets. Early in the day a
meeting of the congressman in the city
was called. There were present at this
conference Senator Dolliver and Con-
gressmen Dawson, Birdsell, Haugen,
Lacey, Hull, Conner and Hubbard. 1t
was agreed that the situation was one
which demanded earnest attention and
the fear was expressed that there
might be bolt and two republican
tickets in the field this fall. 1t was
said this would not only endanger re-
publican success in the state, but might
also give three or four of the congress
men a lively chase. The possibility Of
a democratic legislature which would
elect democratic United States SEN
ator was also convassed and the dele
cation concluded that if it was possi-
BILE, an agreement should be reached
that would prevent such result.
DoIIiver Advises With Spence.
Senator Dolliver was delegated to
present to Chairman Spence tie de-
sires of the delegation that notaing be
done that would be open to criticism,
and that in settling contests, the COM
mittee should act with great canton
to the end that the convention might
be harmonious and prevent possible
disaster to the party in the state Aft
er the committee had acted on the
case of Dallas county and voted to seat
ne Perkins delegation, Senator DOLL
er and Congressman Birdsall held a