Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-09
STANDPATTERS
IN CONTROL
IN IOWA
CUMMINS ELECTION y
AS SENATOR BLOCKED
Foes of Governor Determined
to Deadlock Legislature In
definateIy in Order to Accom-
pIiSh Their Purpose.

IBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wirel
Des Moines, Sept. S.-True to their
pledge to one another. sorty-two stand
pat republicans in the state legisla-
ture today prevented the election of
Governor a. b. Cummins to the United
States senate TO fill out the unexpired
term of the late w. b. Allison These
forty-two senator's and representatives
refused to cast their votes for Gov
ernor Cummins and with the forty
five democrats who voted for Porter,
they outnumbercd the siXty-fivc re-
publCans who voted for Cummns.
Not only did the stand -pattcrs prevent
any election today but they declared
that it is their intention to continue
in their course, deadlocking the leg
islature II it is necessary to keep
Cummins out of the United States
senate. Both sides say tonight that
they will not yield.
There is a disposition among many
men Of both factions to hurry the pri-
mary law legislation for which the
extra session was convened, and then
adjourn. Today's voting was conducted
by each branch of the legislature sep
arately The house proceeded to the
roll call on senator in the morning
With the very first response from a
stand pat republican It became evil
dent that the standpat plan TO prevent
an election would be carried out.
Every stand-patter stood by his pledge
ana when the vote was announced it
was found to stand as follows:
Cummins 44 Porter democratic
81. Funk 4: Perkins l ; William Mar
rabee / and with the stand-pat
strength of twenty eight votes cast
for various candidates including Wal
ter / Smith, w. p. Hepburn, c. ~.
Naughon and \. +, Dawson of the
Iowa delegation in congress.
In the senate the vote waY post
poned until afternoon. Mr.. Cummins
received 21 votes. Porter IL, while the
fourteen votes of the stand-patters
were scattered as in the house
In both houses the standpatters
explained their opposition to Cummns
on the ground that they did not be
leve in proceeding with an election
until the people had chance TO eX-
press their preference in primary cleo
tiun.
Governor Cummins was seen at his
office after the vote in the senate. He
said that he had nothing to say for
for publication but that he regretted
that 50 many republicans had found
it necessary to bolt the decision OF
their party caucus.
Tonight much bitterness Is express
ed among the progressivcs, who talk
of boiling the estate and legislative
tickets at the polls if the stand-patters
refuse to give their majority recog-
milton.
The stand patters are much elated.
They figure that the defeat of the
governor at this time effectively disor-
ganizes the progressive forces and
makes his success impossible, There
are those who think the effect on the
movement which he has been leading
will be very detrimental and that II
will begin to disintegrate.
Democrats were iubilant at todays
events. They are hopeful that the
Joint session will disclose the fact
that the stand-patters have forced
deadlock and will hasten the enact
ment of any kind Of primary law in
order to compel adjournment as hast
ily as possible, and while the republi-
cans are at loggerheads.
There was talk tonight among the
nd-patters that they would stand
for the election of any man in the
joint session except Cummins and sug-
gested that he withdraw and permit
the election of some one either the
choice Of the majority OF the caucus
or the majority Of the total represen
tatives of the assembly as represented
in the caucus.