The Washington herald., 1908-08-06
IOWans Resent His Haste to
Succeed Allison.
DEMOCRATS MAY WIN STATE
Anything TO Beat the Governor Is
Policy of Old Line Republicans,
Who Are Bitter in DenOuncinE
Methods Used by Him to Wear
TOga of Dead Statesman

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said
Things are different n0w-'
Within an hour after the death Of Sen
atOr Allison. certainly before the under
taker had had opportunity 10 perform any
Of the functions OF his Office, Gov. Cum
Minis promulgated the announcement that
he VIII be a candidate for the Senate.
which has been made vacant by the
death Of Senator Allison.
This haste is regretted by Iowa Repub-
hcans who are in and near Washington
One Of them said last night;
1t might be well enough 10 permit
the grave-dlgger 20 make a hole in the
ground. before claiming uimbleness
enough to leap over it
Cummins' Words Quoted.
The position Of Gov. Cummias now
may be expressed in the words used by
when he said,
i have been a candidate for the Sen
ate because have felt that no man had
a right TO claim II for his own individual
possession As a citizen OF Iowa. I lad
as much right 70 aspire TO the election
as Mr. Allison had a right to aspire 20
reelection That ambition is the right Of
every citizen. But now that the primaries
have spoken and Afr Allison has been
given a majority. I deem it my duty to
support him, and hope that all Of my
friends Will support him There must be
no anarchy in Iowa"
II is considered by Iowans now in
Washington that this sentiment animated
Gov CUmmins when he announced that
he viii be a candidate for the seat made
vacant By death. tnat he has a right 10
aspire 70 that seat, as good q right as
any other citizen OF Iowa"
But these same men say. there Viii be
anarchy IN Iowa because Of that an
u0uncemenr Senator Allison has held The
Republican party OF Iowa. in al OF its
rinutiae OF party organization. IN tie
hollow Of his hand for almost forty years.
There has been no man that dared 20 dis
pute his masterful and almost relentless
control. until Albert 3 Cummius threw
down the political gauntlet eig5t years
ago
Allison Men Bitter
The old Iowa machine" Is al Allison.
and its leaders in every county are anti
Cummins men They have resented his
attempts at leadership. and say they Will
resent his cau6idaJUre for the Senate. re-
sist IT TO the uppe-most. even 10 the
extent Of voting the Democratic party
into power.
Last December Senator Allison is re-
ported 70 have said I an not seeking
reelection 70 the Senate I am too old.
/ and I know IT, / shah not live out an
4 other term. II elected I should not think
I Of allowing my name 70 go before the
i people, but for my friends The men
{ who have stood by me for years, two
I score years and more. are demanding The
/ use Of my name. because without Il they
7 feel that Gov. Cunuins wil snow them
under al the next primaries"
That Is the true story. according 20
I Iowans here. and K has never before been
given to the public Tne people Of Iowa
! 90 not yet know j., these same men say.
but they add. the old Allison orgauiza-
/ ton. the men who have worked for a
8 generation with and Toy Allison know i.
and they understand ful well that tEeiT
I Grand Old Man died fighting for them
/ and net for himself
I With Auison's name 10 cCujure with
3 they won at the last primaries but they
I say Allison would not have been elected
I 10 succeed himself, even i he had lived
I until the meeting Of the legislature next
/ January Some man OF the old orEa2iza-
ton would have been chosen and II has
T been tentatively understood that the man
{ tie was 70 have fallen on Bob" Cousins.
T II was TO remove himself from all PartIci-
patton IN the CuulEins and a1C-CGTl-
. Minis struggle that M Cousins voIur-
/ tariIy retired from the House Of Repre-
I sentatives-
Cousins aS Opponent.
] Now. whether 0Ir Cousins viii step
forth as the leader OF the old orsa1iza-
.
upon. nor viii il be until after the
obsequies OF the fallen statesman Il IS
a very good guess. however. Iowans say.
that 8Ir- Cousins viii accept the gauge
thrown down By Gov Cummius, and be
4 come the accredited leader in a life and
death struggle during the coming cam
paign-
Col Hepburn and Capt Hull are both
in Washington at present. but they are
+ silent uucoumulicative. and reflective
Both OF them belong 10 the old organizs-
tion." and all OF their fighting friends
are in that wing Of the divided party
Col. Hepburn did say this much yester-
day afternoon
While I do not personally know Gov
/ Cummins as well as I co other prominent
Iowa men. I know that he is a man oI
singular force. No ordinary man could
wage such political battles as he las
waged Usually. when a man IS beaten
onCe he is beaten for good But Gov.
Cummins has waged three unsuccessful
/ campaigns against the old oraEnizatior.
and he is still fighting. and stiH has a
militant following Of many thousands OF
Iowa Republicans.
Early in May. before the primaries were
held, a Republican Representative said.
We will never carry wood and water
for Senator Cumuins. Better let US
have a Democratic in the Senate. than a
man who has no use for Allison RepubIi-
cans
said an Iowan last night
IF Gov. Cumuins had been successful
over Senator Allison in those primaries
the word would have gone all along the
line for the Old Guard 20 vote the Demo
cratic ticket. That is the only way tC
forever down Cummins.,
But when Senator Allison was vic.
torious. and Gov. Cummins gracefuIy
and forcefully accepted the result. Sena-
tor Allison sent out word TO comprCn7ist
in every county. Hence, Cummins mer
and Allison men have been nominate
alongside each other for the Offices IL
every county But now. mark the re
suit
An AII-rOund Fight
The fight is on again Each candidat,
asks the other: Are you going to sup
port Cummins OF not2' II an Allison
man consents TO DO this. all Of the Ali