Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-05
Iowa Senator in Statement
Today Says He Does Not
Believe Taft Choice of
Republican Party.
OPPOSES PLAN FOR
THIRD STATE TICKET
Discord in National Party,
He Says, is All the More
Reason Why State Organ
ization Should Hold. III

AsSo0OAA w Ay OSdCC vi oil.
ization Should Hold.
Davenport, Sept. 3.-Senator Albert
B. Cummins, Of Iowa, in public state.
ment issued for publication today
states that he expects to vote for Col
onel Roosevelt for president, but is
opposed to the formation of third
party. He does not believe that Presi-
dent Taft was the choice Of the repub-
licans Of the nation
The denomination OF President
TAFT" says Senator Cummfns, "was op-
posed by an overwhelming majority
OF the republicans throughout the
country simply because in his admins
tration iof the Office Of president be
had not done and said the things which
the great body of the people believed
he should have done and said. A
meager majority succeeded in renom-
mating him."
The senior Iowa senator then re-
views the oasis of representation by
means Of which, he claims, states with
but meager republican vote domin-
ate the conventions and force on the
great mass Of the party, men undesir-
able to the majority. t
THE man who could not see that
there would be q rebellion whenever
these over represented states forced
the nomination against the strong op-
position of the state In which there
is q real republican party, was blind
as q bat, and the man who could not
he 1S ~ victr at
was deaf as an adder.
'If the convention which nominated
Mr.. Taft had changed the system in
obedience to the popular demand we
might have had patience to wait; but
as though wanting to furnish every
reason for revolt it attempted to
fasteni it still more firmly upon US. II
this were all we would be amply justi-
fed in overthrowing the system by
refusing to accept the nominee but
this Is not all.
Four Contests Are Cited.
! "The system, indefensible as it Is,
was enough to overcome the adverse
majorities in the republican states
and, therefore the complainant COM
mittees and following them the con-
vention deliberately seated Taft dele
gates from Washington, California,
Arizona and Texas. who had no
shadow OF title to seats in the conven-
ton. I speak Of these states because
I have examined the record as to them
and have reached conclusion after
the most careful study and reflection.
And thus the will of tremendous ma
jority was defeated by power OF bad
system and the Vaccinations OF a
committee. s
Il take no pleasure in reciting
these things for would like 70 sup
port republican candidate for presi-
dent. There Is but one way, however,
to make sure that the system Of the
Chicago convention will be abolished
and it's scenes never repeated. and
that is to make it plain that the candi-
date who is the product Of the system
and the beneficiary of the methods
cannot reach the Office to which he
aspires. Therefore. I cannot support
Mr.. Taft. In so saying am all the
more republican for 1t is clear to me
that the existence of the party depends
upon q quick and emphatic condem-
nation of the wrongs have mention
ed and am in perfect harmony with
the declaration Of the Iowa platform"
Will Vote For Roosevelt.
Senator Cummins then quotes the
individual conscience plank Of the Iowa
republican platform, in which 1t is left
to the voter to determine for whom ne
will vote for president.
Continuing he says: a.- r., 80.
'sThe reason the republicans were
so largely against the denomination
of Mr.. Taft was their. profound con-
yiction that he Is not a progressive
and does not believe in proper sense
that the people should rule the coun-
try. The fact that this was the atti-
tude # the vast majority Of the re-
publicans proves to me conclusively
tuat a new party is unnecessary, I'M
timely and unfortunate. l fear that
Il will retard rather than hasten re-
form. Theodore Roosevelt was the
manifest choice Of the greater num-
her Of republicans who expressed a
choice for president. He is appealing
to the moral and progressive forces
of the people and I expect, to vote for
him: but it must be understood that
will do 60 protesting against the or
sanization of new party and dissent.
ing from some of the doctrines an
nounced in it's platform. My vote for
him will indicate that believe he
desires to promote the common well
fare but will not indicate that look
upon the new party as a wise or en-
during movement in public AFFAIRS
Opposes Third State Ticket.
Senator Cummins then proceeds to
devote his attention to the republican
state ticket, claiming that the nomi.
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