Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-10
Adler's Davenport Times Comes
Out squarely For Cummins
and Harmony
FORECASTS SECOND DISTRICT
Adler is Member Of State Central
Committee, Controls the Lee Syndi-
cate Of Newspapers and His Attitude
10 An Expression Of Second District
Sentiment - cummins Should Sue
ossd Allison.
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Special to Times Republican.
Davenport, Aug. 10.-The Daven-
port Times, flagship for the newspaper
squadron, known as the Lee syndicate,
composing the Muscatine Journal and
Ottumwa Courier, all formerly Allison
supporters, has come out squarely FOR
Cummins for senator. In view Of the
fact that the editor Of the Times,
Mr. Adler, Is the Second district mem-
ber Of the state central committee,
close to Joe Lane, and in touch with
sentiment in the Second congressman
district, the conversion of the Times
is Of great political Importance. IN
all previous contests Cummlns mas
won with the Second district for him,
and has lost with it against him. Inc
argument of the Times is candid and
convincing. 1t reads as follows:
"cumn,ins for Senator"
"Now that the last tributes have
been paid to the venerable man
whom Iowa people loved and respected
so highly, it is not improper 10
turn to a consideration of the sena-
torial vacancy. How shall the place
be filled and who shall be named 70
fill it cannot much longer be LEFT TO
the uncertainties of the future. A
party program must be mapped out
in order that there may be a general
understanding Of what Will be done 10
the end that party harmony and Co
operation may be maintained during
the remainder of the Iowa campaign.
without such a program, the sena-
torial question will not down. 1t VIII
be ever present during the campaign.
The nominees for the Legislature VIII
be polled, and the man VINO refuses
to express his opinion will lbe looked
upon with suspicion by not a few IN
his district, and the nominee who de-
clares himself is also likely to run
counter to the wishes of a consider
able number of republicans. II the
senatorial matter is left open without
any agreement in advance, without
party program, 1T is possible that in
not a few close districts the republi-
can candidates may be defeated. And
If the contest becomes acrimonious
and bitter, as it may without some
early settlement. the whole ticket IN
the state may be jeopardized. What
all republicans want is peace and
harmony, and the way to secure
unanimity of agreement is to have a
party program that may be accepted
by the entire party in the state.
"How this problem may best be
solved can be discovered by a brief
study of the recent senatorial primary
election. 1t is found that Allison re-
ceived large vote and that Cummins
received only about 10000 less votes.
1t is admitted on all sides that many
men voted for Allison, not because
they were less friendly to Cummins,
but because they loved Allison more.
respected his gray hairs, approved his
work, considered his service merited
the reward of reelection and felt
that a man of such national promi-
nence and prestige ought not to be
retired from the senate. Duty and
sentiment were strong factors in fav-
or of Allison. And yet, notwith-
standing all this, and in face of the
fact that Cummins had made some
enemies by his recent law-enforce-
ment program. Cummins received
within 10000 of the number of votes
cast for Allison. The opponents of
Cummins have no man for the senate
upon whom they would be likely to
agree, and certainly no man can be
named for whom sentiment would
play so great part as dt did in the
last primary. Under these circum-
stances, Cummins appears to be the
man upon whom all ought to agree
for the senatorship. No other man in
Iowa has such strength with the
voters.
prior to the primary election Gov
ernor Cummins made the announce
ment that the primary would settle
the contest as between himself and
Allison. At the state convention at
Waterloo, which passed resolutions
praising the administration of the
governor, Cummins declared himself
satisfied with the result of the pri-
mary because the voters had had a
chance to express their preferences.
He announced then and there, in un-
mistakable language, that he intend
ed to get out and work for the cleo
ton Of the entire republican ticket
from Mr.. Carroll down. He gave no
evidence of sulking, but on the con-
trary, made it clear that he was for
the whole ticket. Such action on the
governors part ought to be recipro-
Gated by the party now. And that
can be done by agreeing that, owing
to the changes that have taken place,
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Minis for senator
"As result of the primary election
the state ticket is fairly divided be-
tween those who supported Allison
and those who favored Cummins.
Harmony requires concessions in the
spirit of give and take. With Allison
winning the senatorship, and Cum
minis accepting the situation without
reserve and pledging his support for
the election Of the whole ticket, pros