The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-04-24
FAILURE TO PASS
THE FUSION BILL
CAUSES MUCH DISAPPOINTMENT
AMONG SENATOR'S FRIENDS.
CuMMINS TO HAVE OPPOSITION
Efforts However Will be Put Forth to
Keeping Strong Man From Going
On the Progressive Ticket As
Candidate For u. s. Senator.

Washington, DC, April 23.-Friends
|of Senator Cummins in Washington,
are greatly disappointed at the failure
of the Iowa Legislature to pass the
McHose fusion bill. They didn't
know where the votes to put this bill
on the statute books were coming
from, but still they hoped that the
followers of Mr.. Cummins among the
senators and representatives at Des
Moines would be able to muster
ienough strength to turn the trick
THAT the bill was defeated so decis-
lively adds an element of pain to the
surprise. Why should the popular
branch of the legislature refuse by
such large majority as II to 81 to
tgrant a little favor which might have
insured the return of Senator Cum
Minis to the United States Senate?
Couldn't the members of the house of
Representatives see that If they
should not pass this bill that it would
mean progressive candidate for
United States Senator in the field
next year?
The feeling in Washington is that
the Progressives, now that the fusiun
bill has been defeated, are sure to
have a senatorial candidate next
year and the question now being ask
ed is, who will he be? .r.
To Keep Of Strong Man.
This much is certain, that the
friends of Senator Cummins will put
forth every effort to keep any strong
man from going on the Progressive
ticket as it's candidate for United
States Senator. They will take the
position that the senator himself is
progressive and certainly progressive
enough to satisfy the most advanced
forward looking" men. The senator
himself is attempting to appease the
bull moose leaders, but he is finding
it no easy matter in view of the fact
that last fall he conducted a letter
writing campaign against their state
ticket and against their candidates
tor congress. AS a matter OF fact,
the defeat of some of the progressive
candidates for congress is laid at the
door of Senator Cummins. So 1t is
not thought possible for the senator
to win back the men against whom he
asked all his friends to vote last fall.
Sullivan Predicts Defeat.
Jerry B. Sullivan, the democratic
leader of Des Moines, who was in
Washington last week, stated many
times that he felt absolutely certain
that Senator Cummins would be de-
feated next year Mr.. Sullivan guesses
that the Progressive candidate for
senator would be Judge John l..
Stevens, of Boone, who, in last years
was the party's candidate
for governor.
Others May Be Hit.
Representative Good of the Fifth
Iowa district, fears that the failure of
the fusion bill to pass, not only means
the defeat of Senator Cummins, but
that it writes fms on the service in
congress of more than one Iowa re-
publican representative. Mr.. Good
says that the republicans must drop
all personalities and get together and
fight the common enemy, the demo-
cratic party, if they ever expect to
win another battle. If the republi.
cans shall refuse to harmonic and
shall continue to fight one another,
Good declares, they might as well give
up the ghost and allow the democrats
to run the state and nation.