Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-30
Chairman of Republican Com
mittee Denies That LIQUOR
Interests Aided Cummins
NOT A CENT FROM THAT SOURCE
Politics Getting Mixed in Charlton
Bank Receivership - Senator Dolli-
YER Made Misstatement Concerning
Cummins in His Council Bluffs
Speech = Can't Produce Evidence.
Special to Republican

| Special to Times Republican.
| Des Moines, Nov. 30-Will Senator
w. d. Jameson of Shenandoah, editor
| of the Shenandoah World, a demo-
cratic newspaper, or the Burlington
Hawkeye, which claims to be repub-
lican newspaper. kindly produce the
the liquor interests contributed $4,000
to the campaign last year to assist in
electing Governor CumminS over Por-
ter for governor? The charge that the
liquor interests contributed that sum
was first made by Senator Jameson,
democratic senator from the Page
Fremont district, and was given adj
ditional circulation by the Burlington
Hawkeye, a newspaper reputed to be
| owned by j. w. Blythe, who is also re-
puted to own the Burlington Gazette,
| a democratic newspaper.
| The charge of Senator Jameson was
unsubstantiated by facts but it is de-
MED by Chairman Woods. of the state
central committee, who has record
! of all the contributions to the cam
paign. Senator Jameson printed the
charge in double loaded editorial in
the World. 1t was reprinted by
standpat newspapers. Chairman Woods
Of the state central committee, says
/ concerning it:
while the committee had sufficient
| funds to pay the necessary expenses
Of the campaign, there was not one
cent of it contributed by the liquor in
/ terests. All the contributions were
small, the largest being $3.50 and the
smallest 25 cents"
1t is now up to Senator Jameson or
some of his standpat friends to pro-
duce their evidence. 1t was claimed by
Senator Jameson that his information
was reliable.
| There is an interesting situation
growing out of the affairs Of the First
National bank Of Charlton, and it is
understood that Senator Allison has
already made a recommendation to the
president as to who shall be the receiv-
er Of the bank, and the recommends
:
H. D. Copeland, a prominent politician
of that city, has been an active can
didate for the position. He secured the
endorsement of Congressman Hepburn
and later came to Des Moines and it
is understood secured the endorsement
of all Of the state officials.
There is to be meeting of the de-
positors Of the defunct bank tomor-
row at the court house in Charlton
There was one meeting earlier this
week and it resulted in the appoint
ment of committee to canvass the
! county and ascertain the sentiment of
the depositors as to who should be the
receiver. Copeland had many advocates
and j. A. Brown was favorite Of
others.
Senator Dolliver in his Council
Bluffs address in favor of the renom-
ination of Senator Allison made the
statement concerning Governor Cum
Minis in the last campaign that "He
asked the support of Senator Allison's
nearest friends upon written assur-
ances over his own signature that he
favored the senator's (Allison's) re-
election, and that reports to the con-
trary were calumnies, designed by his
adversaries to compass defeat"
Either Senator Dolliver circulated
what he knew to be a direct false
hood for the sole purpose of making
votes for Allison or else he has relied
on the word of someone who has de-
ceived him.
In other words, there is no such
ri
states. If there is, progressive repub-
licans would like to see it printed It
is a well known fact that the Sioux
City Journal and all the other stand
pat newspapers gave frequent reitera-
ton that the governor was candi-
date for senator while he was a can
d:'!ate for reelection for a third term
as governor The Sioux City Jour-
nals csrtoonist never printed a, car
,on Of Governor Cummins but in the
same picture was dog labeled
UNITED States Senatorship"
All Of these newspapers purely for
campaign purposes sought to mate
oi;t that Governor Cummins had no
other view in becoming a candidate
for governor for third term but to
use it as a stepping stone to get into
the United States senate. This was
denied by Governor Cummins, but he
did not then nor has he ever stated
that he favored the reelection of Sen
ator Allison or that he would not be
candidate against him.
Senator Dolliver at Council Bluffs
stated that there was written evidence.
He has made the charge, it is for him
to produce the evidence. The burden
of proof is upon his shoulders.
QUARREL RESULTS IN MURDER.