Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-23
Address Tonight Opening Gov
ernor's Senatorial Campaign
Will Be Notable One
800 SIGN cUMMINs CLUB ROLL
Supporters Willing to Place Campaign
on a Basis Of Achievement-Larra
bee Sends Regrets But Reviews Ac-
complshments of Cummins as a
Public Official.
Special to Times Republican.

Des Moines. Jan. 23.-Judge S. f..
Prouty, of this city, will deliver an
address at Fosters opera house in this
city tonight that will be one of the no
table speeches of the campaign and
will lay down the lines of battle on
the position of United States senator
to succeed William b. Allison. This
address will be the opening of the
campaign for Governor A. b. Cum
Minis. and it may be said in advance,
without breaking condolences, that
those who advocate che return of Alli-
son to the senate will be forced either
to defend career most conspicuous.
for lack OF achievement in compari-
son with the length Of service. or else
find more of accomplishments than
did Senator Dolliver in his recent
speech in Council Bluffs
For the meeting tonight more than
hundred vice presidents and ushers
have been secured who are the cream
OF the business men Of Des Moines and
leaders in the activities of this city.
Furthermore. within the last few days
| there have been circulated papers for
secured total of $500 signatures.
These signatures We're secured inside
Of three days and include the foremost
men IF Polk county. The formation
cf this club is part of the starting of
the campaign along with the speech
by Judge Prouty.
Admirers and friends of Governor
Cummins interpreted the address of
Senator Dolliver at Council Bluffs in
favor of Allison as an attempt to put
the campaign on basis of achieve
ment. They are willing to accept this
attitude and are perfectly willing to
compare the history of the past and
lay it before the people and allow them
to select between Allison and Cum
minis on that basis. Furthermore they
will go to the records early and often.
So far as Governor Cummins and his
friends are concerned they are per-
fectly willing that all possible senti-
ment shall cluster about the head of
the aged senator from Iowa. They
will insist that the selection of a ser.
want of the people to occupy the office
of United States senator is one too i'm
portant to be decided upon the lines of
sentiment however, and will insist
Furthermore that this is not contest
between men, but one between forces.
1t is, proposed to put the address of
Judge Prouty to be delivered tonight
into the hands of every voter Of the
state before the campaign closes.
Hon. William Larrabee has sent his
regrets to the Polk County club, but
takes occasion to pay the following
tribute to Governor Cummins:
"Clermont, Iowa, Jan. 21, 1908.
Chairman Of the Polk County Cum
Minis Club, Des Moines: My Dear
Sir-I regret that it will not be con-
venient for me to meet with you on the
evening Of the 23rd at Des Moines.
am pleased. however. to learn that the
friends of Governor Cummins are TAX
ing steps to secure for the people of
Iowa his services in the United States
senate The people of this state have
shown their confidence in him by
electing him three times to the high
est and most responsible office within
their gift. and the evidence is over
whelming that every fair minded man
will admit that the confidence that
they reposed in him was not mis-
placed He has labored with unflag
ging zeal and fidelity to promote their
;,,+o e+e ND \, c11crao1a1 in
his work to an extent even greater
than was expected Of him by his
warmest friends, for with all defer
ence to other public officers who are
now in the service of the state, no one
of them can show such a record OF
achievement as he has already won.
..He accepted the people of Iowa for
his clients, and he has not lost sight
of their best interests, nor neglected
them on single occasion. He has
been alive to the prominent questions
of the day that have during recent
wears agitated the public mind, and he
has fully realized the paramount i'm
portance of these to the people of this
state, and how much their future well
fare depends upon proper solution
of them.
.Iowa is exceptionally rich in nat
ural resources and advantages, and tn
secure the benefit of these for her own
people as they are entitled to, 1t be-
comes necessary for her public officials
to be constantly on their guard, and
faithful and Intelligent in the discharge
of their official duties. Our natural
advantages are SO great that our peo-
pie will continue to be unusually pros
porous, unless we permit them to be
squandered and frittered away by the
negligence or Indifference of those who
serve us in official positions.
an defending the rights OF our peo-
pie Governor Cummins has incurred
the enmity of certain powerful lnf'u-
ences. We are familiar with the de-