Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-03
CUMMlNS AND BYERS HOLD A
RoUSlNG POLITICAL MEETING
AT RED OAK.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY WILL
REPuDIATE JUDGE SMITH
Senator cummins Makes Earnest Ar
eunent for Endorsement Of lowa's
Senators and Asks Proeressives to
Foresta Attempt to Misrepresent
Real Sentiment Of Iowa.

Red Oak. June 3.-Wildest enthus-
siasm greeted Senator Cummins and
Attorney General Bsers when they
stepped on the platform at the opera
house here last night, to look out upon
theater damned with cheering people.
the largest crowd, it is stated, that
ever assembled here for a political
meeting II was the universal opinion
that in enthusiasm and size it far out
shone the meeting held here earlier in
the campaign by Congressman Smith.
The people came from far and near.
A special train came down from Girls
void with several carloads of citizens.
From all over Montgomery county,
farmers drove in. And from Shenan-
ioah, Clarinda and Essex and down
in the Eighth congressional district
came delegations of large number
Council Bluffs, tho many miles away,
furnished its share also party COM
ing down in automobiles.
Opera House damned.
The opera house was far too small
to hold the crowd that surged into the
building 10 hear the speakers. All the
scenery was taken from the rear and
sides of the stage and the added space
was used as standing room. Still the
! people demanded admission and when
every available square foot OF room
was utilized, both in the auditorium
and on the stage. it was necessary to
close and lock the street door, leaving
many disappointed ones outside.
6yers Warmly Welcomed.
When Attorney General Byers rose
TO talk he was greeted with applause
that fairly shook the building. He
spoke only briefly, referring TO condi-
tOns and issues in the Ninth district.
He soon gave way 70 Senator Cummins.
The cheering when the latter stepped
, forward lasted for several minutes and
he was interrupted from time TO time
during the speech with cheers and
shouts Of appreciation The audience
fairly bubbled over with enthusiasm
and the speakers We're often forced to
stop talking and wait until the APP
plause subsidized before they could con-
tinue their addresses
Progressive leaders made the positive
assertions that the progressive candi-
dates Will carry Montgomery county
next Tuesday. basing their claims upon
/ the comparison of last nights meeting
and that held here recently by Judge
Smith. and upon the sentiment for the
progressive cause which is known to
exist all over the county
Cumming Earned Statement.
\ Senator Cumnins was in fine form
and happy in his earnest statements.
He presented in graphic manner the
facts showing the exac, character of
the fight being waged at Washington
and the or &c a.
against him in Iowa and its relation to
the national situation
Referring especially to the rate bill
now pending he declared that by reas-
on of the activity of the progressives
/ in forcing amendment after amendment
| upon the bill, when the decree had gone
! forth that no amendment was to be
permitted the bill had been sha ped
into one Of real merit and that in the
form in which il will come TO the SEN
ate for final passage it will have much
! that is valuable The freight rate sit
uation which confronts the people of
the west today illustrates, he said, the
importance of the bill. The amend
ments which he introduced and which
were fought by the entire 1Adlrich or
aniza ton were intended to compel the
railroads 70 make a showing before the
commission before they could raise
rates as they are now doing. If those
amendments could be put into law the
shippers would have an easy way Of
preventing the arbitrary increase Of
rates without review. TIE federal in
functions now being brought are also
brought under the antitrust law, but
a section of the bill which the pro-
gressives forced cut of It would have
repealed the law so far as it relates
to railroads.
/ Senator Cummins referred TO this
and to the tariff commission and the
postal savings bank bills as showing
the work there is to be done for pro-
/ gressives at Washington and how i'm
portant il IS that the Iowa senators
and pro oppressive congressman have
/ back of them the support of their con-
stftuents. IN regard to the situation
/ in Iowa he said:
J Asks For Endorsement.
They are telling US that the sena-
4 tors have not the right to ask indorse-
I