Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-22
Speculation AS to Whether He
Will Repudiate Recent Inter-
views and Address
STATEMENTS ARE INCONSISTENT
Birdsall Mixed in His Dates and His
Claims Therefore Fall Flat - Rail-
roads Complete Reports of Earnings
and Property Valuations on Which
Assessments Will Be Made.
to Times-Republican.

Special to TinleS-RepubIlcan.
Des Moines, May 22.-Will Con-
gresham Birdsall have to repudiate
his interview IN the Des Moines stand
pat newspaper and his address at New
Hamptono His clear inference in his
that he would have urged the. election
of Claude RI Porte, dem ocratic nom
inee for governor had not Cummins,
the republican nominee, promised that
Allison could have a life tenure on the
position Of United States senator.
( Congressman Birdsall says that he
came to- Des Moines and saw Cover
nor Cummins on August is, 1906. This
was Of course after the state conven-
tion OF August /, and after the repub-'
lican ticket had been selected. In re-
counting his visit with Governor Cum
minis Con gressm an Birdsall said:
4 '.During our talk the question OF
sfCumnains and the senate was brought
up. and I was assured againsby Gov
errlor Cummins that he hoped to see
Senator Allison's health permit his long
continued service, and assured him
that there was much question, especl-
ally in our district, over his (Cum-
minsD intentions. I remarked thar
there was some talk of his using the
extra term in the governors chair as
stepping stone to secure Senator ALI
sons seat in the senate, and that there
was some talk about the strong frlends
of Allison opposing his election on tnat
ground. He again assured me that
could carry to the friends of Senator
Allison his assurance that he would NOT
attempt any such course, that he would
support Senator Allison so long as the
latter wanted to remain in the senate.
There were, some dark spots in our
district and both Senator Dolliver ana
myself carried that message to the peo-
pie. AS is well known we both advo-
Gated the election of 'Cummins, assur-
ing, the friends of Senator Allison that
we had positive assurance from Cum
Minis. that he would not endanger the
tenure Of Senator Allison"
There are but three things that
Birdsall could have done that cam
paign: First, he could advocate the
election az Turnmins, the republican
nominee ase efl. he could advocate the
election az Porter, the democratic nom
.iiase::, and third, he could have taken
no 3part III the campaign whatever,
WlIfch. however, would have been
scarcely possible because he himself
was candidate on the republican tick
ct.
There is still further inconsistency IN
the whole thing for the reason that
the Allison people claim the governor
made a pledge in letter to Torbert
and by that means got Dubuque coun-
ty delegates. AS a matter of fact Tor
ty delegates. AS a matter of fact the
county was bought by the Perkins peo-
pie and Cummins didn't get it.
All the larger roads of Iowa have
completed their reports to the execu-
tive council showing the earnings for
the past year and the amount of prop
erty and value of property On this.
showing the executive council will
make the assessment Of the railroad
property for the year 1908. The gross
and net earnings for the larger lines
of the state for the years ending Dec
81, 1907, and Dec. 81, 1906, are as folN
lows:
Burlington 1907. !. 10,ss6,342 s3,O77,07o
Burlington 1906. 10,O55,62 2,ST0,633
1907. 14,e3s,2o s.7ss,s57
1906. 16,290,2s1 4,191,803
Milwaukee 1907. 13.594,147 5,431,3S4
Milwaukee 1906. 13,85O,482 4,S09,651
Rock Island 1907. 13,571.047is 8,7s1,O70
Rock Island 1906. 13,945.699 5,135, 10S
Great Western 1907 3,531,55s 3s4,374
Great Western 1906 5,434,846 1,S33,609|
Dubuque & g. c.
1907 .......... 5,1ss,5ss 74e,422
Dubuque & s. G.
1905 ........... 4,e5s,674 1,os7,2s9
Iowa Central 1907. 2,1ss,47s 7os,s2o
Iowa Central 1906. 2,131,S22 670,S77
NJ. & st. L. 1907. 1,215,s24 4ss,15s
NJ. & st. L. 1906. 1,231,7so 524,4s7
Wabash 1907 $50. 1,122,4o4 1907
Wabash 1906. 500. 1.143,591 263,419