Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-07
Governor Cummins' Friends De-
eide to Establish Headquar-
tiers in Des Moines
GlLsERTsoN is TO BE IN CHARGE
Activity Of Lacey Makes II Neces-
sary for CUMMING Friends to Or
sanixs Governor Will Not Con-
duct Personal Campaign But Viii
Speak for Entire Ticket.
special to rimes-Republioan.

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This week the friends of Cummins
Will open the Cummins headquarters in
the Fleming block, one story above the
republican state committee and two
Lacey party.
It had not been the intention OF
Governor Cummins or his friends to
make any campaign at all. In fact
Governor Cummins will not make any
campaign for himself. He. will do some
speaking in Iowa and he viii talk for
the republican party ard the repub-
lican candidates and fer republican
princtples-that and nothing else. But
locally the friends Of the governor felt
& that they owed it to themselves to
4 see that good vote is got out in
Polk county, and they secured rooms
& In the Fleming building about a week
ago. They will do a little quiet or
ganizing and see that the new Lacey
panty doesn't run away with the
county
Now It has become evident the past
week that q fierce campaign is to be
waged for Lacey for senator. Word
has been received that the plans in
clude circulation of at least a million
copies OF various pieces of literature.
The Lacey committee has list Of
over 100000 voters and every one will
get something. Systematic work is
\ being done. One Des Moines war vet
eran was solicited to sign the Lacey
nomination papers and declined. Two
days later he got a personal letter
from Lacey and enclosed with it five
i separate slips arguing for Lacey. This
I, shows what Is being done
When these facts became known
some OF the friends of Cummins got
Il busy. Yesterday they decided that
they will take room next to the
& Polk county headquarters, on the
eighth floor of the Fleming block, and
prepare to Offset the work which is
being done by the Lacey party. 1t is
probable that Hon. q. S. Gilbertson
will continue at the head of the COM
anittee and practically all the work
will be done by volunteers who can
Z spare a little time to the work. The
C1i1nrnins people have no funds and
cannot compete with the Lacey COM
nlittee in that respect, but will rely
entirely on the good. will and good
sense of the loyal republicans of the
state. But very little literature will be
sent out and that will be modest and
will avoid any controversial matters
81 1T will be taken for granted that all
Republicans are now squarely on one
platform in support of the Roosevelt
principles and policies and all equally
sloyal to the record of the party in
" Iowa on which continuance in office is
asked.
Friends of the governor all over the
state will now understand that the
work of securing the vote of the state
for Lacey will be offset 10y active work
81 to the end that Iowa does not now
take any backward step when the ma
ton is going forward.
William Jennings Bryan at Valley
Jrnctfon yesterday made another
i evasive ATTACK on the republican party
because, as he claims, it has failed ITO
pass amy legislation favorable to La
boring men. He is credited with say
ting that both parties are in favor OF
an employers liability law, but that
ltlTe republicans have had a chance to
pass such a measure and have not done
SO, and the democratic party has not
done so, but would If it had the OPP
( portunfty.
Just such law as enumerated was
passed by THE first session OF the Six
ftiAth congress, enacted to replace the
one declared unconstitutional by the
supreme court. He also failed to men
ton to his audience the fact that the
Same congress passed measure al
lowing compensation to government,
! employees injured in line of duty.
Further he failed to mention fha1
during the same session congress
& passed a law prohibiting railroads en-
gagged in Interstate commerce from
using locomotives equipped with ASH
pans which require employees ITO gel
down under the engine.
Nor did he mention the action oil
congress in appointing a commission
TO inquire into the causes of mime dis
asters, going as far in this direction as
1T could under the: constitution, in an
effort to decrease the Immense MORTAL
ty from this cause
8sEs53s TO THESE Iowa FADDT1uS Ifleil <iiSO HlS
made no comment on the comparison
OF labor conditions in this state under
republican administration With the
conditions which exist in the demo-
cratic states of the south, states which
in the event of democratic success this
fall will control and dictate all egis-
lation in congress.
The Iowa League Of Postmasters OF
the Fourth class, in convention here
Tuesday. passed resolutions favorine
an act to place them under a CLASH
fled civil service instead OF having the
office subject to political appointments
as at present This idea was outlined
in the address OF President c. O.
Barry and has been the subject oi
resolutions passed al many district
meetings OF the postmasters during the
past year.
aThe general opinion of the mem
bers is that this plan would encourage
the postmaster to give his best eff
forts to the Service, said president
Barry, in his address. land would al
Tow merit instead OF politics to gov
ern the service
This idea prevails turnout all the
state organizations and will be a