Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-01
CUMMINS BOOM
REACHES CHICAGO
Chairman Rawson and Party Of
lowans Reach Convention City
PoIticaI Leaders Arriving on Every
Train

chicago, June j. 81 Campaign head
quarters were opened in Chicago today
for two more ''favorite son" candidates
for the republican nomination for
president.
= State Chairman c. A. Rawson, of
Iowa, brought the boom of Senator A.
B. Cummins to this city. He was ac-
conpanied by a party of Iowa republic
cans.
Paul NJ. Furman, of Harrisburg, -ap-
reared as custodian of the candidacy
OF Governor NJ. G. Brumbaugh, of
Pennsylvania.
Governor Brumbaugh's name will
be presented to the convention and
will not be withdrawn until his friends
are convinced there is no chance for
his nomination" said Mr.. Furman.
John w. McGrath, private secretary
TO Theodore Roosevelt, arrived from
st Louis today to remain until after
the convention.
...-As-s said Colonel Roosevelt had made
no plans to come to the convention as
far as he knew.
n Senator Reed Smoot Of Utah, and
republican national committeeman
from that state expressed the belief
that Hughes will be the nominee.
National Committeeman William
Barnes, Jr...of New York, arrived to-
day, but he declined to make q state
ment. ,
Congressman William B. Mckinley.
Of Illinois, has Joined the forces BOOM
ing Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman
Ralph d. Cole of Ohiaa declared
Theodore e. Burton7 would be the Sec
ond choice of a number Of delegates
from western states.
AIN of the contests. covering sixty
two delegates to the convention, will be
heard by the full committee. This was
decided today after discussion on a
recommendation by Chairman Hilles to
have a sub committee pay special at
tention to each contest, all being heard
in the presence Of the whole committee.
Senator Smoot, declaring that every
contest should receive the undivided
attention of every committeeman.
moved that after, each case was decided
sub committed should formulate the
opinion of the committee for submis-
sion to the committee on credentials
His motion prevailed.
After disposition of the Virginia and
Texas double delegations the committee
decided to enter on the temporary roll
OF delegates all states where no con-
4ests had been presented. The commit
tie decided that when contests were
reached the national committeeman
from the state presenting the contest
shall refrain from voting.
The following proxies were seated
with the committee:
George w. Norton, for Maine; Fred
W. Upham. for New Jersey: Charles III.
Innes, for Massachusetts; CID. Hilles
for. Ohio, and w. B. Mckinley, for
Hawaii
In the case Of Tennessess, which
elected double the number of delegates
at large provided in the call, it was de-
cided to seat the four delegates at large
who received the highest number of
votes, the other four delegates at large
being seated as alternates.
1t was decided that delegates unop-
posed in West Virginia be accepted
tentatively and that the committee
meet on the morning of June to re-
ceive the official ratification of the
states.
The committee voted to place on the
roll Of the convention the names Of two
delegates each from Porto Rico, Hawaii
and the Philippines with the recon-
mendation that they be permitted to
vote.