Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-26
CUNN|NS 1O INVADE
DO[[!VER DISTRICT
Governor to Go to Fort Dodge
to Open His Campaign For
the Senate
"PATTERs" TALKING TAMA jim
Secretary of Agriculture Being Dis
cussed as Candidate for Governor to
Oppose Garst-Want Man Not Al
lied With ailroads-Standpat Con-
verts to Progressive Ranks.
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Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Dec. Ex-Governor
Cummins campaign for the senate
may be opened in Fort Dodge. the
home of Senator Dolliver. 1t is con-
sidered quite fitting that the cam
paign open at that place. Governor
Cummins opened his campaign for
governor the last time when he was
so bitterly fought by the railroads in
Fort Dodge He announced at that
time that he was not candidate
against Senator Dolliver and favored
,Dolliver's reelection. Senator Dolli-
yer failed to see the hand writing on
the wall and in an open letter an
nounced that he favored Perkins for
governor.
Later when Delivers home county
held it's convention and instructed it's
delegates for Governor Cummins for
governor and against George d. Fer
kins the convention took occasion to
give Senator Dolliver some very plain
hints. The convention passed resolu-
tions which in substance told Senator
Dolliver that Cummins stood for the
things that Roosevelt stood for and
that Perkins did not stand for these
things. 1t reminded Dolliver that
Cummins journeyed to Washington to
get the president to put into his mes
sage a recommendation for rate legis-
lation which made it possible or Dol
liver 10 get the bill thru the senate.
Considering that Fort Dodge stood
so Loyalty by Governor Cummins in
all his campaigns and Webster coun-
-ry has been ever outspoken for the
principles of the progressive move
ment it is considered quite proper
that the governor make the opening
speech of his campaign there.
Two paragraphs of the resolutions
adopted by the Webster county repub-
licans in convention assembled May
%, 1906, are very significant at this
time. They are:
"The pre-convention debate, con-
Quoted with needless acrimony accen-
tuates what was not patent heretofore
to many-that in Iowa it is necessary
that determined effort within the
lines of the party be made to enlarge
the power of the individual voter and
minimize the power of those who, dis
daining the claims of responsible party
leadership, flagrantly commercialize
their abilities in political intrigue.
1--WE regard this campaign as but an
incitement to the great battle of 1908
when Iowa shall insist that the essen
tials of Roosevelt republicanism shall
prevail in the national convention and
that Iowas protest against Aldrichism
shall neither be stifled nor misunder-
stood"
The name Of Secretary James Will
son is being used by the standpatters
of Iowa again as name to conJure
with. Secretary Wilson is unaware of
the fact that his name Is so used. 1t
is being suggested by the standpatters
as candidate for governor in opposition
to Lieutenant Governor Warren Garst.
Last year when the convention OF
the republican party was close at hand
and the standpatters were perfectly
aware Gin their sane moments) that
Perkins could not possibly be nomin-
ated they turned to Secretary Wilson.
Just why the standpatters should take
up Wilson who has always been close
friend of Governor Cummins and has
always been in sympathy with the
progressive movement is only explain
ed by the supposition that they were
desperate and were willing to take
I'M with anyone who had any chance
whatever of winning and thus pulling
the chestnuts out of the fire for them
and turning a defeat into victory.
Recently there has arose the same
talk of Secretary Wilson for governor.
Coming so closely on the heels Of the
meeting of the standpatters and rail-
road men in Chicago when they agreed
that the railroads must stay out of the
campaign in this state the talk or
Wilson is significant. One Of the most
prominent standpatters in the state is
authority for the statement that Sec
retary Wilson will be a candidate and
he predicted his election as governor.
There is no secret made of the facs
that the standpatters are desperate and
are hunting for Moses to lead them
out of the wilderness.
For years Governor SulnHniHS anu
his progressive followers have been
fighting for certain principles in Iowa
politics. Amcng these that the people
should run their own political affairs
and should be free alike from the dom
ination of railroads and boss poll
ticians. The old remnent of the rail-
road crowd now has decided that the
railroads will keep hands off this cam
paign and is turning to the progressive
campaign for a possible candidate to
win under the standpat banner.
The account of the Chicago meeting
last week came from standpat sources
and some of the statements in it are
very significant. In speaking of pos
sible candidates for governor the ac-
count of the Chicago meeting says:
1.-The standpatters are still at sea in