Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-22
CUMMINS CARRIES GUTHRIE
Lieutenant Governor HerriOtt Meets with
Defeat in Home County,
PERKINS GETS MADISON DELEGATION
Fight for the Nomination Tor Gov
ernOr OF iowa one OF the Most
bitter in the History OF
the state.
CFrom a stan correspondent.)


DIES MONIES. April n.-CSpecisl 1rele-
gram.) Returns from Guthrie county show
that Governor Cummins will have a ma
jority OF the delegates at the republican
convention next Thursday and that the
county delegation will likely be instructed
for him.
Guthrie Center, in Guthrie county, at the
republican caucuses today adopted strong
resolutions in favor OF Governor Cummins.
Information Is 70 the effect that Panora,
Bayard and Casey. I'm the same county,
at their caucuses went for Cummins.
Guthrie county is the home Of Lieutenant
Governor Herriott, who lives at Stuart, and
is candidate Tor the republican nomina-
tlon for governor. The Guthrie county con-
vention will be held next Thursday. II
is believed that this action on the part
Of a large part OF the county In going
against Herriott practically eliminates him
from the race. though Lieutenant Governor
Herriott, over the long distance telephone
tonight, declared he would come to the
state convention with the support OF his
county The resolutions adopted at Guth-
rie Center state that, while recognizing the
worth OF Lieutenant Governor Herriotts
public service. II IL believed that local
pride should he laid aside In furtherance
Of larger duty TO the state. which de-
mands the denomination OF Cummins.
Definite information from Madison county
today shows that Perkins carried all OF
the county with the exception OF the city
OF winterset, which went solidiy for Cum
minis. The majority for Perkins in the
county over Cummins is about 400 while
the majority Of Conger over Cummins In
1901 was 22s. Palo Alto county, in which
there has been a hard night. went solidly
g. ~
its delegation for Cummins. The Fay
cite primaries resulted for Cummins. Tay-
Tor and Osceola went for Perkins. The eau
Gus at Colfax. in Jasper county. went for
Cummins. Rockwell City, the critical place
I'm Calhoun county, went for Cummins Two
precincts in Charles City held caucuses and
went for Cummins, the others having al
ready taken a similar action. As a result
of the caucuses and conventions that have
been held thus far Cummins has 22s dele
gates to the state convention and Perkins
"A. large number Of conventions will be
held next week
Because Of the fact that the state camp
grounds are unft for use this year. being
unsanitary in their present condition and
because there is no appropriation or
money on hand with which to properly
improve the grounds there will be no en-
this year. Instead Adjutant General
Thrift Is arranging for maneuvers which
will take the place of the annual camp.
The maneuvers will consist in calling to
some central city I'm a mobilization move
ment the companies of one regiment. The
regiment will then be marched overland on
Ave days march and then take trains
for their homes. The march and the as
sCmbling OF the troops will be done IL
every way as though the state was about
to be invaded by a hostile force. Com
manders of regiments will be required to
I provide for the provisions and all the de-
| tails of the march and there will be
mimic warfare in addition. Previous to
the maneuvers, the dates for which will
be set next week, there will be a school
! for the officers OF the National Guard
held in this city 1T which regular army
officers from Fort Des Moines will act as
| instructors and drill the officers on the
details of the maneuvers.
A baby boy of negro parentage was
found on the doorstep OF NJ. Organs home
at 1925 High street. 1t was wrapped in
flannel and newspaper. The baby was but
few weeks old and when found was
dead, having been chilled to death before
its presence was discovered.