Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-13

he would give him his support. From
these suppositions the Herald argues
that this Is what Cumpins did re-
gardng Allison and that therefore he
has no right now to be a candidate.
Now we challenge the T.R. or
any other paper to show where this is
not a fair statement" says the Her.
aid The challenge is accepted.
| To begin with there is most decided
| disagreement between Cummins and
| Torbert as to the circumstances un-
der which the letter was written, so
| that the whole premise upon which the
| Herald bases Its argument falls to the
| ground unless it can first be proved
that Cummins Is a liar and 'rorbert
telling the truth. Cummins says that
| he supposed Torbert to be his trusted
friend. That Torbert' had suggested
to Cummins that 1t might help his
candidacy for denomination if the
governor would, announce that he
WOulu NOT De II CaIuluale against ALL
son. Cummins says that he wrote
| 'rorbert as he did in order TO show
necessary almost three years in adj
vance OF the time when the Allison
succession should come before the
legislature. He then wrote: II am not
candidate for senator. am Il cam
didate for governor, nothing else. 1t
| would be just as appropriate for me to
| deny that / am a candidate for presi-
dent OF the United States. or for the
! appointment as attorney general. or
| to some vacancy in the supreme court
Of the United States" No friend OF
Allison could be deceived by such a
letter. No friend Of Allison was de-
ceived, as subsequent events clearly
showed Cummins says that the let
fidential and was not to be shown or
repeated to others. 1t clearly turned
down the suggestion that he say pub
licly that he would not in the future
oppose Allison,a and it just as clearly
argued the present candidacy to be
sufficient for the day thereof, to let all
possible candidates. of the future for
the senate. for the presidency or for
cabinet positions take care Of them
selves.
Now, what were the events? The
letter to Torbert was written April 10.
On May 10 Torbert's county convention
was held in Dubuque and Kretschmer
then a candidate, was authorized to
select the delegation. On May "a he
announced that he had selected dele
cation opposed to Cummins and gave
as his reason that 1t was done in ALI
sons interests. Tie anti-Cummins
dailies in all parts of the state ins
sisted that it was done in Allisons
interest and the Grinnel Herald prob
ably repeated the statement. Evil
IDENTIFY the friends of Allison in his own
county had not vet been deceived by
the letter On June 8 the Gettysburg
OF that bitter campaign was fought
and carried for Cummins in the eau
cuses at East Waterloo. On, the fol-
lowing day when all politicians knew
that Cumrnins would control the con-
vention and be nominated, the Du-
buque delegation was divided evenly
with the explanation that it was done
in the Interests of Allison" First
opposing, then playing neutral, is more
been deceived by promise.
It now appears that Cummins,
smart lawyer as he is, and honest as
he is known to be, was trapped by
Allison politicians. The letter to Tor
bert was not used in the governor
ship campaign. 1t had no effect upon
the Dubuque county delegation, for
this delegation was selected against
him, and the reason given that Cum
Minis was likely to oppose Allison. The
letter was held to be sprung now and
furnish the opposition an opportunity
to do just what the Grinnell Herald
is doing, to distort the letter and mis-
represent Cunrnins to be a political
trickster.
aCummins did announce in that cam
paign that he would not be a candidate
against Dolliver and when the next
legislature convened it was shown to
him that he could be elected anyway.
1t was argued that Dolliver had re-
out for Perkins. Ding" the cartoon
list then employed on Perkins news
paper, pictured Cummins serenading
Dollver at mylady's chamber window
and getting a bucket Of hot water for
his trouble, which was about the sit
uation The Times Republican can
name long list of prominent Cum
Minis men who argued that Dolliver
had thereby released the governor
from his obligation and who urged that
Cummins seize his advantage. The
Times Republican can also name the
time and place at which Cummins said
mo; my word was given to the people
Of Iowa, not to Doliver, and 1 always
I,