Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-05
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Sept. 5.-A new record
among republicans yesterday, and for
the first time in history large body
of republicans went formally on rec
ord as ready to break away from all
precedents and to bolt the action OF
their party.
The trouble arose over an attempt
to hold the usual and customary eau
Gus Of republicans to decide who
! would be put up by the republicans
! Legislature. Because a majority were
known to favor Cummins minority
refused to enter the caucus and threat
en- to vote for some other republican
in joint session thereby deadlocking
| the election in the hope of compelling
the majority to give up Curnmins in
order to secure the election of a sem
ator.
This list of bolters comprises the
following:
Alfred, Beery. Bixby, Bleakly, Bon
we'll, Brandes, Cassidy, Dewell, Dow,
Dunn, Dunhanl, Dye of Decatur, Dye
of Pottawattamie, Elerick, Elliott, Fox,
| Gale, Gilliland, Greenwood, Hambleton.
Hanna, Harding, Harvey, Jackson.
Jamison, Jones Of Mahaska, Jones Of
| Montgomery. Kellogg, McAllister, Nc
Elrath. McKlveen. Mann, Moore, Mich
/ OILS, Nix, Offil, Paul. Reaney, Seeley,
/ Sheldon, Stookey, Stucklager, Swan,
| Van Houten, Webster, Whipple.
1t was announced in caucus yester-
day afternoon that Senator Clark was
| ill. Others absent unavoidably were
Holmes and Inman. There were fifty
nine who participated in the caucus
and will be bound by it, which, with
! the three named, makes sixty-tWo In
number of those who absented them
selves from the caucus will, in fact,
aeeAnt its results and abide by the de-
/ clsion of the majority. There were
! f1fty-eight votes cast for Cummins
/ and one for Haugen. Forty-eight ab-
sented themselves from the caucus.
| two appeared, then withdrew
| Caucus Not Sensational.
| The caucus was neither exciting nor
sensational. Saunders moved to de-
| fer action until after election and
Bruce wanted to wait until the primary
bill was passed. Both spoke at length.
Saunders spoke in pessimistic tone.
strongly reminding Of his famous
speech in the senate at the last ses-
| sion in which he predicted that the
state was going to utter ruin because
| of the radical legislation enacted II
!; the republican party dares to elect
senator now most Of the seats in the
!; legislature will next time be filled by
democrats. Bruce spoke in similar
/! vein. Bruces motion did not receive
! even his own vote, and for the Saun-
| ders motion, the two standpatters pres
ent voted with Kendall, Newberry, and
Meredith. Meredith's position had been
| explained in a short speech in which
| he told of conditions in his county.
Kendall also explained his position,
and was heartily applauded when he
| stated he had voted for Cummins for
| senator.
! Senator Smith placed the name OF
| Cummins in nomination in about a
| dozen words. He rose from the seat
/. where he sat next to Governor Cum
| minis in the legislature twenty-five
years ago. The name of the governor
was received with becoming applause
! The vote was by blind ballot.
| Lacey's Hand Shown.
The nearest approach to sensation
was when Hambleton of Mahaska, an
nounced that if the caucus pro-
ceeded, he would withdraw from the
republican ticket in his county, where
he is the nominee for state senator,
He also said he had it in mind to re-
sign from the house at once. Senator
Seeley merely said he could not bring
himself to conscientiously take part in
a caucus at this time. Afterwards
| Hambleton explained that Major Lacey
had notified him llemust not take part
| in the caucus under pain of defeat ana
| that Lacey could easily defeat him and
| elect democrat.
| After the caucus had adjourned there
was but little consulting or arguing.
Saunders was complimented by many
| of the republicans for having come in
| to the caucus like a man and having
announced he would abide by the will
of the majority.
!. Not. All Rebels Will Stick.
Four or lIhve of the republicans stated
lthat they had received personal assur-