Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-26

inee of the party and l believe it my
duty to allow the republicans to make
another choice. l believe when fairly
and honestly made it will be univers-
ally acceded to.
I'VE are about to select a United
States senator for six years and they
will in all probability be years fraught
with much of vital interest. In de-
Gliding on a special session of the
legislature l have acted as ] felt was
my duty as governor of the state. So
much for that. Now one word from
the republican standpoint. Next to
my desire to serve the state is my de-
sire to serve my party, and / feel graf
flied that the two lines of duty seem
to run together.
Duty Leads to Party Benefit.
'.Now forgive me if 1 say that I
know there is an intense feeling over
this state on the United States sena-
torship. There is no feeling in my
mind not to recognize the right Of
difference of opinion. But this dis
position is to express opinion on tn !
legislative candidates. Many reput 5
licans feel so deeply about it tn s
they are moved by this disposition ;
express their feeling in their vcE
on the candidates with relation to e
candidates position on the senator's
want for the good of the part. D
settle it in some other way thaS y
the expression of the votes ov ne
legislative nominees. 1T seems to me
that if the republicans go to the polls
to express their beliefs direct on the
of,,rc h tot tactinn will not anfpr
in their votes on the legislative nom
inees.
ut has been a relief to find that
what is my duty to the state is the
path that leads most surely to insure
republican majorities for my party.
The governor spoke further that he
was in favor of such safeguards as
would exclude absolutely every demo-
crat in the state of Iowa." from vot-
ing for the republican nominees for
senatorship.
DoIIiver is Heard.
Governor Cummins was followed by
Senator Dolliver, who said that he had
approached the idea with some mis-
givings. He said, however, that the
action of the governor foreclosed any
discussion of what course should be
pursued. He had favored unanimous
consent to the election of every nom
inee to the legislature. He was much
gratif1ed that Governor Cummins had
taken such radical stand against the
democrats voting for republican NOM
inees, but felt that the results might
not be so generally consented to. This
was met with cries of "Why not?'
Senator Dolliver answered in rather
ambiguous terms but later renewed
the assertion and again it was met
with cries of 'Why not?" To this
Senator Dolliver declared that 1T
would be difficult to convince every
one that the democrats in reality did
NOT. take hand in the selection of the
republican nominees.
He said further that the United
States senatorship had been magni-
fed too much in his estimation and
that in the past the candidates for the
legislature had been interfered with
on that proposition too much, and
that he had done his part in that line.
For his part he said he would rather
be governor of Iowa than hold any Of
flee in the gift of the state, and some-
one from the audience cried out:
wish you had told us that before
last June
Carroll Approves cummins' Course.
Auditor Carroll, the republican NOM
inee for governor, followed Dolliver.
He said he. had been called into con-
sultation by the governor on the mat
ter and that while he had not always
agreed with the governor on the prop
er method in this instance he believed
now it was the right course and he
called upon all present to assist him in
working out the details He compi-
mented the. governor highly and said
that he was sure the governor was
moved by right motives in the mat
ter.
Perkins followed Carroll and made
a very nice speech. Lacey followed
Perkins, and while he could not re-
frain from making some jabs, he left
no i'll feeling. He said that in a GER
tain period of the history of France it
was the custom of the king to issue
a decree and then call on the people
for advice, and he felt that while he
had been called to Des Molnes to ad-i
wise he was in a position only to ratl-
fy what had been done. Some IN the
audience told him to "cut it out and
talk harmony but he proceeded to say
that he did not want repeated what
happened two years ago when the
head Of the ticket (Cummins of course)
ran 10000 behind and then there were
cries of "Who did it? You fellows were
the ones who cut the ticket" Later
he said he was going to support Taft
and Carroll and was about to end there
when someone asked him if he would
support Kendall for congress in his
district, to which he answered yes. i
All Talk Harmony.
CONGRESSMAN Dawson and Speaker
Kendall followed Lacey. They talked
harmony and said that a defeat Of the
republican ticket meant a reputation
of the Roosevelt principles and of the
laws that were put on the statute
books by the last congress and last
legislature. Congressman Smith SAID
this was the day to say whether there
would be two parties or one in the re-
publican ranks, and then answered 1t
by saving all would unite at the grave
of Senator Allison for one party. At
torney General Byers closed with
brief tribute to the leaders and led
with three cheers for the leaders of
the party.
FRANKIE is Pleased.
No one is more pleased with the out
come of the conference that Chairman
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