Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-19
'|NASAGR|[A.1 MEETING
.Cummins Rally in Des Moines
Attended BY Large Audience
end Much Enthusiasm
Mr.. poLLlvER is ANSWERED
Hon. D. G. Chase, of Junior Senator'S
District - Revisws Legislative Rec
ord - cummins, Prouty and eyers
Make Addresses - Prouty Discusses
Hull and the Pork Barrel.

Make Addresses - Prouty DISGUISE.
Hull and the Pork Barrel.
|, Special to Times Republican.
Des MONIES. May 19.-45reat enthu,
Isiasm marked the republican meeting
held in the interest Of the, senatorial
candidacy Of Governor Cummins al
the. Auditorium in Des Moines las
might. Progressive republicans were
much pleased fby the success Of the
meeting and gfatified by the showing
made, a part OF some of the addresses
being devoted to answering some o.
the claims and charges made by stand
lpatters.
IL Governor Albert B. Cummins, Attor-
ney General H. w. Byers. Hon d. G
Chase, formerly state senator from
Hamilton county, and Judge 8. +
Prouty were the speakers. Hon. c. G
Dowell, senator from Polk county, pre-
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sided. Several hundred republicans
from other counties and cities attend
ed the meeting and so large was the
crowd that difficulty was experienced
in securing admission to the Auditori-
UNI for all who wanted to hear the
speeches.
q All of the speakers gave attention to
two phases OF the pending contest
They made answer to the claim on the
part Of the opposition that the pro-
gressive leadership in Iowa is a fraud
and that its campaign for the nominal
ton OF Governor Cumn1ins is one OF
deceit, and they outlined the achieve
ments which have been gained thru the
progressive movement and its leaders,
a record which they insisted was an
earnest of the future.
It was shown that the movement In
Iowa, which enlists the energies of the
same leaders now that 1t did then, be-
gan long before the Spanish American
war and has involved the identical
lineup which cllaracterizes the present
campaign.
cummins I alks on Reforms.
Governor Cummins congratulatedsthe
audience on the character of the CAM
paign because Of the primary election
feature which gives every voter the
right to his own vote He spoke Of his
own long agitation for popular cleo
ton OF senators and referred to the
burial by the Inert and ineffective
T1ntted States senate Of the house res
olution often passed. for the constitu-
tional amendment which would give
the people: the actual right; to elect
their sena tors. And he pledged himself
TO do what he can, If elected to the
senate, to see that the ,peopleisg get a
chance to elect their senators directly.
The governor eulogized the republi-
can party and thought much OF Its
effectiveness grew out OF the diner
ences of opinion of thinking men with
In It. And all should agree that the
country needs continuation Of the re-
publican administration as exemplified
by the life, character and public deeds
of Theodore, Roosevelt. ss
Governor .Cummins reiterated his
declaration that II his opponent gets
even single vot. more than he does
he will give him loyal support for
republican legislature and unanimous
reelection. And he asks only the
same consideration for himself. And
during the whole campaign he has not,
nor shall he. say word Of discourage.
ment; for Senator Allison. He COM
mendef the spirit to some Of his oppo-
nents. senator Allison has had sun
shine all his life and peace thru all his
career. Senator Dolliver declared that
the senior senator Is exalted so high
he does not even see the struggles
among the people. The governor, for
himself, would prefer to be fighting
beside the people for their interests.
Senator Allison has been in public life
forty-four years. The speakers public
life had been much shorter, but it had
been stormy enough to satisfy the
most beligerent nature. II length of
service Is measured by the stress and
storm OF opposition the governor had
been in public life thousand years.
The governor said jokingly, he had
reason to sleep soundly when he read
an opposing newspaper saying that
Governor Cummins could be chosen
senator If he would only walt till Sem
ator Allison should pass away; but he
saw then and the opposing newspaper
which said that under no circumstan-
ces could Governor Cummins be SEN
ator because he was an unsafe leader,
a poor republican and dangerous
man.
The governor reviewed the work Of
the progressive republicans of Iowa
the primary law alone should earn for
it the undying gratitude Of every hon
est man. 1t has prohibited corpora
lions from issuing watered stock. A
distinguished Des Moines man, James
G. Berryhdll, says It Is an obstacle to
industrial progress. 4 challenge the
champion of watered stock" said the
governor, who pointed out the burden
OF $1,000 100000 Of watered railroads
stocks now borne in this country by
its people. The last legislation, in
control Of the progressives, passed a q
cent fare law. "They say 1t was passed
without one consideration" said Cow
ernor Cummins. mo man knows alb
solute1y whe4her cents mile is re-
But the legislature saw
many men travelling for nothing on
passes. it saw some who had capital
riding at and 21a cents mile, and
the praof M inrity Of the pann1ts ware