The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-08-11
CUMNINS OUT !. PRESIDENT
PREPARES ~ TO CONTEST THE
1912 NOMINATION.
Press Bureau Soon To Be in oper-
alton in Washington, D. c., and
Des Moines, Iowa.

Chicago, Aug. S.-Special: The
lnter.Ocean this morning publishes
the following from its correspondent
in Des Moines, Iowa:
That Senator Albert B. Cummins
is the logical candidate for the ele-
ments of Western insurgency to sup
port for the presidential nomination
in the campaign of 1912 is the set
tied conviction of his constituents,
and to the reaching of that consuIn.
nation all the energies, resources and
enthusiasm which his devoted follow
ers can summon will be directed.
1t has now TRANSFERRED that the long
hours during which the lieutenants
of Senator Cummins were closeted be-
hind locked doors last week were not
entirely devoted to convention plat
form phraseology, but that a program
was considered for9 prompt action
along the lines above indicated when
it should appear clear that the hour
had struck for the movement to be
inaugurated. "
Holds Conference.
At a conference in Senator Cum
Minis Office in the Fleming building,
participated in by former Lieutenant
Governor Warren Garst, Editor A. b.
Funk of the Spirit. Lake Beacon,
State Senator James A. Smith, Il. ID.
CHASED, ex-senator Frank Maytag,
Congressman e. H. Hubbard, ex-Con-
gresham George M. Curtiss and sew
eral others of similar standing and
influences the situation was exhaust
lively analysed. and discussed.
Leaeued With La Toilette.
There were those present who re-
| ported that assurances had been re-
ceived that Wisconsin would stand
behind the Iowa candidate, so far as
Senator La Follette's influence was
concerned; that the Wisconsin states
man had no prospects of being able
to land a presidential nomination
himself, and that if he could barely
win the desperate fight for a renomi.
nation which is ahead of him he
would be glad to then come to the
aid of his Iowa colleague and bosom
friend. The fact that it has already
been announced by Senator Cummins
that he will stump Wisconsin in be-
half of Senator LaFollette is inter-
preted her as plainly indicating that
there is a clear understanding be-
tween the two men.
Press Bureau.
1t can be authoritatiVely stated
that the conferences last week went
so far as to consider press bureau
plans and that it was agreed that J..
| C. Welliver and John Snure, former
ly of Iowa, but now doing newspaper
and magazine work at Washington,
should look after the publicity feat
ures in the asst, while Ora Williams,
the official press agent of the insurg-
ent cause in Iowa, should have charge
of the same work in the west.
&. Changes Program.
The plausibility OF the story which
leaked out is emphasized by Senator
Cummins' action few days ago in
announcing an entire change of pro-
gram for the fall months. He had
made extensive lecture contracts be-
fore chautauqua assemblies with To-
cal lyceum bureau, but has ordered
them all Cancelled and states that at
ter few days rest he viii take the
stump In Indiana for Beveridge and
in Wisconsin for La Toilette, after
which he will invade Kansas, Ne
braska and Washington state in be-
half of the insurgent candidates for
Congress. g -a
Delegates Hold Over.
Senator Cummins' Iowa supporters
are taking pains to frequently call at
tention to the fact that under the new
primary law in this tsate the dele
gates to the state convention will
hold over until their successors are
chosen, and win therefore control the
situation when II comes TO the nam
ing Of national delegates two years
hence. tse