Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-26
WILL SUPPORT TICKET
CumminS Faction Has No In.
tention of Revolving.
VIEWS OF THE GOVERNOR
Reduced Republican Plurality in
Iowa Expected.
BOTH FACTIONS SEEK HARMONY
Col. Lafe Young Declares That It
Will Be Difficult to Keep
Up Dispute in State.
Special From a STAFF Correspondent.

Special From a STAFF Correspondent.
DIES MONIES. June 26.-Gov. Cumnnins.
chief personifcation of the Iowa idea"
and bitter enemy OF the stand-pat sent,-
ment in politics and legislation, made an
emphatic declaration to me yesterday in
the course of a conversation I had with
him in his beautiful mansion in the cap
ital of Iowa. He said:
The suggestion that the progressive
republicans of this state may oppose
the republican national ticket or legisla-
tive ticket in the coming presidential elec-
tion is all nonsense. We have more rea-
son to elect a republican legislature and
have more at stake hereafter than the
stanG-patters. / shall take the stump
for the ticket and so viii my friends.
| The republican national ticket will be
elected. although by a reduced plurality"
Gov. Cummins not only made this state
ment with an air of sincerity, but in the
course of the talk. which / am not at
liberty to quote at length. went on to ex-
plain from the viewpoint of practical
politics. even if not Of political honesty.
the considerations which will dictate sup
port of the ticket by the Cummins fac
| ton. and which would make il a case Of
| political hari-kari If they did otherwise.
| Gov. Cummins claims that IL the men
| Who have been nominated at the prima-
| ries for the legislature are elected his
friends will be in the supremacy. and
| II would be suicidal for the Cummins
| faction to elect a democratic legislature
Although not stating 1T in words. he
meant. of course. that IL q dispensation
of nature should reopen the senatorial
question it will behoove the progressives
| to be in the saddle.
| His attention was called to an apparent
inconsistency in the claim that the Cum
minis men will be in control. when II 10
recalled that at the primaries the stand
pat candidate for senator won by 1900
and the stand-pat candidate for governor
thy 24.O00. The reply to that suggestion
| was that the veneration in which Senator
Allison is held and for sentimental rea-
| sons of that kind great many Cummtns
men voted for Senator Allison this time.
| and that as to the governorship all the
fight was centered upon the senatorship.
and so Mr.. Carroll rolled up his majority.
Will Support the Ticket.
Gov. Cummins will support the Chicago
| platform and is satisfied with its provi-
sions although he is not satisfied with its
exclusions. In other words 1t Is good
enough as far as 1t goes. but the pro-
gressive republicans out here would like
to have 1t go further. The Iowa platform
| adopted at Wednesdays republican state
| convention Endorsed the Ideas which the
progressives would have been delighted
to have incorporated In the Chicago
| plank. Among them are the following:
Prohibitions Of campaign contributions
| by corporations: publicity in campaign
| contributions; a check upon fictitious val
| ues in railway capitalization.
| All of these propositions have been en-
! acted into law by the legislature. so far
as they relate to affairs within the states
| along a
food law and other progressive poll
| cieS
Some Bolting Probable.
Gov Cummins. when asked If his fac
| tion would be unanimously loyal to the
national ticket was frank enough to say
that undoubtedly some republicans will
vote for Bryan. just as some democrats
will vote for Taft. but that the great
| body of republicans will go to the polls
and work and vote for the ticket. / came
! away from the talk with the governor
| for it cannot be called an interview. with
the impression that he is not reconciled
| by any manner of means to the victory
| of the stand-patters and that he has not
| buried the hatchet SO far as they may be
| concerned in any affair where II can be
welded without hurting the republican
party. but that for political reasons of the
most primary character he will not carry
his bitterness [ othe national ticket or
1 to the legislative ticket.
| This impression was confirmed by con-
| versation with other republicans in Des
| Moines. who vent on to say that the
| Cummins men dare not knife the national
| ticket if they should want to, because
| they must preserve their regularity"
| This is republican state. they explained.
| proud of being one of the corner stones
| of the republican party. The old moss
| backs In the country, IL is claimed. will
not stand disloyalty to the party. al
though they will fight like tigers among
| themselves.
Ny .stand-pat' sources of information
agreed with those emanating from the
| progresSives to reduced republican
plurality on the presidential ticket. One
| OF the stand-pat leaders estimated the
plurality at about 10000 against Roose-
velt's $4,000. The Cummins men figured
| il at $1,000 or 600D0. The reasons for the
reduction are given as being the belief
| that the democrats will be practically
united for Bryan. only the most conserv-
| ative gold men being likely to vote for
Taft Furthermore, there is the weakness
| CT the labor vote in the cities and the
broad fact that no one can hope to match
Roosevelt's popularity.
Democrats With Cummins.
\ fierce fight is closing today over the
nomination for representative in Congress
in this district. Mr.. Hull having been
opposed at the primaries by S F. Prouty.
who was favored by Cummins. Al this
writing Hull has lead of fiftysix votes.
| His friends say that great many demo-
Gratis. taking advantage of the initial
operation of the primary law, voted for
| the CumminS man.
| There is declared to be close sympathy
| between the democrats and the Cummins
! faction. and IL has been charged that
| some fifteen or twenty thousand demo-
| Gratis got under the republican canvas
| in the primaries and voted for the Cum
minis people In the next primary regis
| tration will prevent that.
The fact that both sides are working
| for harmony in the election as a need ot
| self-preservation was demonstrated in
Wednesdays state convention. That was
an instance where they flew at each others
throats during the proceedings and adopt
ed platform at the close which breathes
harmony in every line. The platform in
dorses the Chicago platform. indorses
Roosevelt, Taft. Allison. Dolliver. the
present state administration and all
hands. Its adoption was preceded by
scenes which indicated clearly enough
the current OF factional feeling. deep
and strong. but which will all the same.
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