Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-13
governor CALLS
No CONFERENCE
Has Not Asked For Meeting to
Decide on Course to Be
Pursued
WILL LISTEN TO ALL ADVICE
But Will Take Full Responsibility of
Course to Be Pursued in Matter of
Election Of Senator, as Official Duty
-He Issues a statement-That
State Conferences,
Special to Times-Republican.

Des Moines, Aug. Ex-Governor
Cummins has not called any confer
ence to consider the senatorial situa-
ton, nor will he call any. He made
that emphatic In a, statement issued
last evening. The impression seems to
have gotten abroad that the governor
had or would call conference Of re-
publicans to discuss the senatorship.
He has not done so. A meeting Of re-
publicans has been called by State
Chairman Eranke for August 25 for the
purposes of discussing the general po-
litical situation. This is not to be a
conference of the governors friends,
but conference of all republicans in
terested in the success of the party in
Iowa this fall. 1t will include stand
patters as well as progfessives and is
not for the purpose Of discussing the
senatorial succession, tho that matter
may come up at the meeting.
| 1t Is probable that Governor Cum
minis at that time will take occasion to
confer with friends upon the course to
be pursued and that their advice will
be asked and given consideration. III
the meantime, however, as governor OF
| the state he will consider his duty in
the situation created by the death OF
Senator Allison, will seek the advice of
all citizens, and will take full respon-
sibility for action when he decides
what course to pursue. His statement
| follows:
In his statement. Governor Cum
Minis said:
N "Hitherto l have not said a word for
publication upon the senatorial mat
i.ter, except-a brief eulogy upon the life
Of Senator Allison, which l gave to a
| reporter in Chicago within an hour
after 1 heard of his death. The time
has come when I may, with propriety,
put to rest some Of the rumors which
are current in the state.
ut has been stated that will short
| ly call a conference or caucus of pro-
gressive republicans to consider the
subject and to determine a policy to
| be pursued. I do not expect to bring
any such conference or caucus togeth-
er.
Senator Allison's death has created
certain questions Of great Importance
which I must decide, not as a candi-
date for office, but as governor of the
state.
II want to decide these questions
Justly and wisely, and want all the
help can get, whether from friend or
from enemy. 1 have received many
letters Of advice, and hope to receive
many more. have talked with many
persons, some who have been friendly
and some who have been unfriendly
and 1 expect to talk with many more
II cordially invite help in the solu-
ton of the problems before me, wheth-
er from political supporters or political
opponents, but when all is said that is
to be said, and when the time comes
to act, the decision will be my own,
and / will take the whole responsible
ity for it.
"The matters to be decided have be-
come a part of my duty as governor
and in performing that duty my first
concern will be to promote the cause
of good government and the welfare OF
all the people, and my second concern
will be to serve, as best / can, the
interests Of the political party Of which
am 90 member