The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-02
LET HARMONY PREVAIL.
No Further Excuse For Discord Among
Iowa Republicans.

Iowa Republicans.
Des Moines,. Ia, June 29.-Now that
the republican state convention has
passed into history, there are many
things connected with which deserve
the careful attention of every republic
can of the state. As spectacular af-
fair, it, in some ways, perhaps attract
ed more attention than it deserves
because it was the first in the STORY
of republican conventions in Iowa,
when the bitterness of factionalism
led to attempts to howl down a tenn
porary chairman because of his rather
radical utterances. However, out of
this apparent clash of factions, there
came calm and at least, apparent
harmony.
1t may be admitted that some parts
of Chairman Harris speech were i'll adj
vised in Harmony convention and
it will also probably be admitted by
the other faction that some of the
demonstrations with which these
statements were received, were not
such as ought to take place in de-
Lucrative assembly. However, the
whole affair led Eup to a situation
nearly by Governor Cummins, giving
him an opportunity to pledge himself
squarely and earnestly to the interests
of Senator Allison and of the nominees
of the republican ticket. A few well
chosen words were pronounced in a.
manner that left no doubt of their
sincerity and no matter how strongly
opposed the standpat delegates were
to him when they entered the conven-
ton, very few left the hall without
feeling that the governor had put him
self in such position that his sincerity
must be accepted, and that his follow
ers must see to it that the promise he
made is carried out
Governor Cummins' Statement.
1.-THE distinguished fellow citizen of
lOMd WIN was d CduulhulC lOl tiC VI
fee to which | aspired received ma
iority of the republican votes cast at
the primary on June End" he said,
land he is entitled to two things. 1
stand here today to voice this demand
for him. First, he is entitled to re
publican legislature-there must be no
anarchy in the state of lowa-lowa is
a republican state, and he is entitled
to republican legislature, and | say
to you all shall go into the campaign
we are now entering upon with the
same zeal and earnestness as | went
into the campaign recently closed and
everything I can do shall be done to-
see that a republican Legislature in
this commonwealth is elected.
HE is entitled to more. Not only
is he entitled to a republican legisla-
ture. but he is entitled to the vote of
every republican member of that legis-
lature Whatever effort | can exert
shall be put forth that the voice of
every republican member of the leg
islature shall be for him.
Continuing. the governor said:
What | say in regard to Senator Al
lison | also say in regard to the state
ticket nominated by the republican on
the End of June 1t is composed of
all the free and loyal republicans OIL
this state offer as candidates men
higher in integrity or greater in ca
pacity than the men nominated at thel
primary. They are entitled to thel
votes of all the free and loyal republi-
cans of this commonwealth, and what
little I can do to bring about that re-
suit, / pledge to you nov that | shall
do during the coming months Of this
campaign"
Cummins Squareiy on Record,
Can anyone ask any fairer promises,
any more enthusiastic Endorsement of
the ticket from top to bottom without
discrimination or evasion than these
words of Governor Cummins? He hasl
certainly placed himself squarely upon
record, and his followers can do moth
ing else than fall in along the line he
indicates
What matters II II the governor did
say that "as between republicans hel
was progressive republican and ex-
pected TO remain such. but between
parties he was republican and should
always be one" The republican CON
ventions. both state and national, have
been held. The tickets have been an.
nounced. The platforms adopted and