The San Francisco call., 1910-06-05
PARTY PLEDGE
NOT REDEEMED,
SAYS CUMMINS
81 Love Republican Party, but
I'll Not Lie for It," He
ExcIaimS
Railway Bill Contains Clause
Amazing and IntOIerable,
Senator Declares

CRESTON. Ia, June 4.-Senator Cum
Minis in a vigorous speech at the court
house this afternoon reached the climax
Of the campaign for the eighth district
republican congressional nomination be-
ing waged by John Darrah of Charlton
against Judge H. NJ. Towner of Corning.
Cummins outlined the work of the
Cannon-Aldrich organization in con-
trolling legislation for the interests of
the east and against the interests of
the west and showed the alignment of
the present Iowa congressman and can
didates.
I love the republican party, but I
an not going to lie for it." asserted
Cummins, following his statement that
the Payne tariff bill is not a revision
downward as promised.
This tariff is not a true revision
downward The pledge of the party is
yet TO be redeemed. And I want you to
know that it is the progressive repub-
licans who are fighting to redeem this
pledge and keep the fair name of the
republican party pure and clean"
The senator said the railroad bill con-
some that are not. In its original form,
he said, as 1t was prepared by "a New
York lawyer ii contained vicious pro-
visions and was the boldest measure
presented to congress for approval in
years.
Cummins hit the court of commerce
provision contained in the bill in the
form it passed, asserting that It creates
3 board having more power than ever
OF the people, and for which the Ameri-
can people have no more use than the
ruler Of the universe sitting in judg-
ment on the golden steps leading 10
the new Jerusalem"
He characterized this provision IN the
bill as amazing in its boldness. shock
ing. iutolerable."
Taft Is Campaign Issue
DIES MONIES, June z.-This state
The immediate center Of the nations
interests in republican politics, refused
to close the primary campaign with
tonights meetings and viii continue il
Monday.
State officers and representatives in
congress viii be nominated. Broadly
e speaking. the issue in the republican
ranks is the present republican admin
istratiOn.
p Outside this broad line of demarca-
ton between the factions there are
however. factional differences so com
plicated that even veteran observers
like Lafayette Young admit their in
ability to solve the situation.
To a degree the prestige of Senator
Cummins is involved in the fight be-
tween Governor B. F. Carroll and War
reh Garst for the gubernatoriaI nom
ination.
IN the first district, Congressman
Charles A. Kennedy at Montrdse is be-
ing subjected to the assaults of those
who do not approve Of his so called
candidate is Smith w. Brookhart.
Judge S. F. Prouty, for the fourth
time, is seeking TO wrest the nomins-
tion from Representative John A. T
Hull in the seventh district.
IN the ninth Congressman Walter I
Smith is. being tried on his record as
stanch wheelhOrse Of the. regular or
ganization at Washington. Smith was
member Of the old Cannon rules com
mittee. His opponent is H w. Byers
the present attorney general
Charles Grilk, candidate in the sec.
ond district, IS said to be a progres.
sive. but the regulars" declined to op-
pose him when Congressman Dawson
the incumbent. refused to seek renom-
. 4udAADl. ana AOAE tSSlIdu ElckeLL Ol
the third is regarded as a sort of "con-
servative progressive" Representa-.
tive Haugen Of the fourth is another
unopposed progressive" Representa-
tive Good, unopposed in the fifth Il
labeled by the progressives as "gener-
sinsurgent." Congressman Kendall
who stands without opposition in the
sixth, is also claimed by the ''progres.
sives."
DEMOCRAT DECLINES
The present representative from The
eighth district is William D. Jameson
q democrat Jameson refused to be Z
candidate again, and the honor is be-
ing sought by H NJ Towner. a "stanC
patter," and John II. Darrah, a pro.
gressive." The candidates have es.
chewed oratory in the campaign in ia.
vor Of a gumshoe" canvass in the
tenth Lewis H Mayne has been selected
TO make the run against Congressman
Woods who stands on his record as
an 'insurgent."
There are democratic contests in the
first second, third, seventh, eighth and
ninth districts. No democratic nomfn.
atious will be made in the tenth ant
eleventh districts.