Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-19
HULL ADVISES
1H[ SQUARE DEAL
Some Interesting Phases Of the
Contest Shown by the Con-
vention at Perry
NO REVENGE ON pRoeREsslvEs
Hull Said to Have counseIed the Re-
nomination Of Two Judges Who
Were Favored by the Progressive
,Republicans--shows Attitude in the
Present Fight.
[By Ora williamsl

Des Moines, July 19,-'The judicia,
and the congressional convention today
at Perry ought to afford material for
some conjectures of the wise ones as -
what is happening in the Seventh con-
gressiona district and is likely to hap
pen in the Seventh district caucus or
convention incident to the state con-
four counties that are in the Seventh
congressional district. AT lndianola
the three present judges were renom-
mated, despite that two of them live
In counties that went progressive,
while four of the counties of the Ju-
dicial district went standpat. Madison
county, firmly welded to Its stand
| Pat idols, failed once more in landing
| judge.
| The truth of it is that the word got
| around among the men on the delega-
tions who are closely identified with
! Congressman Hull that it was his wish
| that no standpat combination should
be made to wreak revenge on the two
progressive judges. 1T would have been
easy. had Capt Hull SO willed it. to
have formed a combination for new
deal in the judicial district. 1t would
not have affected the nomination OF
Hull, for that is assured, and he Will
today be unanimously renominated at
Perry. But it became known In some
way at Indianola that Capt. Hull Is not
4. nff ha
gressives of this part of Iowa.
| And this means. also, that In the dis
| trict caucus of July 81 or August J.,
| there will be no factional lines drawn,
and in the state convention those who
| are planning to seize the state con-
| vention by and thru contests, cannot
| depend on the solid vote of the stand
| pat delegations from the Seventh dis
| trict 1t is doubtless true that Mana
ger Ed Hunter can count upon some or
| these votes to support him to any
length, but it is also true that many
of these delegates will not countenance
the emasculation of the state conven-
ton in the manner proposed In behalf
of the Perkins faction. Insofar as
Capt. Hull has influence the votes OF
the standpat delegates in the Seventh
district will be cast against counten-
ancing the fakes.
This does not mean that Capt. Hull
has yielded any in his position. When
he came home he declared frankly for
the square deal in politics. Perhaps
he is also aware that the small coterie
Of bosses who have heretofore assumed
| to be his chief hackers are ready to
throw him over just because he is IN
favor of honesty in politics. He is
therefore in position to do about as he
pleases in politics. AS he is sufficient
| ly wise politician to keep lookout for
the direction of the wind he is headed
right.
There has been some inquiry among
the republicans as to the attitude of
Governor Cummins toward the work
of the state convention, and many
have asked why his friends and his
campaign committee have so apparent-
ly ceased an concern over the outcome.
The fact appears that Governor Cum
minis is resting on his laurels. He is
standing by the attitude he expressed
| in his recent letter of permitting the
state convention to do its work in it's
own way, and trusting to the dele
gates to carry out the will of the re-
publcans Of the state. He has no
"slate" and is fixing up no deals. The
delegates know what has been the ver-
dict of the republicans in the recent
contest, and they may be trusted to act
properly If Ed. Hunter does not sue
ceed in keeping them out of the con-
vention hall.
But the calm and unconcerned atti-
tude of Governor Cummins is in strik-
ing contrast to that Of his chief op-
ponent. who is becoming more and
more excited every day. While the
Cummins committee long ago closed
up headquarters and disbanded, the
committee in charge of the Perkins
campaign is still doing business. Man
ager Ed. Hunter, associated with Lafe
Young and Charley Johnston as chief
advisers, is hard at work. AT Hunters
office you would not know that the
campaign is over but the casual caller
might infer that it was just opening.
Unless it should be deemed neces-
sary to lay out some kind of pro-
gram to protect the convention from
the contemplated raid by Hunter and
Young and their forces. there will
probably be no conference of the re-
publicans before convention time The
governor is busy with state affairs and
there is no trouble whatever in Polk
county or Des Moines.
A situation has arisen in Jasper
county which illustrates the present.
time attitude of the standpatters They
are plotting for the defeat of republi-
can candidates in the county. 1t will
be recalled that at the recent county
convention Senator Maytag and Rep
resentative Offil We're renominated.
Later when the standpatters organized
rump convention they nominated
both of these men. Mr.. Ofril is a
standpatter. He votes pretty much the