Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-08
IOWANS FIGURING
IN BIG CONVENTION
Continued From Page 91D

John T. Adams of Dubuque, Iowa
national committeeman, today ex-
pressed considerable satisfaction ut
the evidences that the Iowa delegation
is going to hold together and support
Senator Cummins. 1T is a great
thing for Iowa" he said, and it will
help attract votes to Cummins as moth
ing else would"
When asked about the Hughes
boom, he admitted that it was remark
able and that he was inclined to be-
lieve that the justice had the best
! chance of all the candidates of being
the nominee. He did not intimate how
ever that he had given up hope for
Iowa's favorite son.
The Roosevelt adherents. in the re-
publican party staged typical Roose-
welt demonstration this afternoon at
the headquarters in the Congress no
tel. The Florentine room was crowded
with supporters of the strenuous one
and they cheered the speakers and Il.
r. every few minutes. Between cheer
ing, Gov. Hiram johnson of California,
Henry J. Allen of Kansas and other
men identified with the progressive
party made rousing speeches in which
they lauded the colonel as the greatest
American citizen and the proper one
to guide the destinies of the nation at
this critical time. Johnson asserted,
THE republican party has accepted
the issue as slated by Roosevelt and
now if it is sincere, it must accept the
man" Allen submitted the republican
party to tongue flashing and labeled
those who guided it four years ago as
ivory headed stand patters."
There were numerous women among
the demonstrators.
Iowanc Not Obscured.
With all the hustle and confusion
that prevails here, it would possibly
be stretching the truth little to say
that Iowans stand out prominently
among the delegates or that the
chances of an Iowa man leading the
nomination are any better than the
chances of men from other states.
But under the surface of things, it
is true that Iowa is figuring strongly
in the calculations Of those men who
know what is going on behind the
scenes. Iowa's favorite son - Senator
A. B. Cummins - is in the race to win
and his advocates look upon him as a
most serious contender and with bet
ter chances than any other of the fav-
orite sons. At this moment, it can be
said that with possibly one or two en-
ceptiOns, Cummins- stands as good q
chance of being nominated as does any
other candidate before the convention.
But CVmmins is not the only Iowan
who is being taken into consideration.
1t is tacitly understood that the name
of Leslie NJ Shaw is to be placed in
nomination for leadership of the party.
There are no avowed Shaw delegates
but his hackers are counting on him
developing some strength that may
eventually make him a contender for
honors.
So, it can be figured, there are two
! Iowans who are after the nomination.
| Iowa Always Prominent. -.
, This is not the first time that Iowa
! has taken prominent part in a presi.
dental convention AS long as the
early sos Iowa's grand old man, its
war governor, senator, congressman
and later cabinet member, Samuel j..
/ Kirkwood, was frequently mentioned
as fitting candidate for the re.
| publican nomination. -z-v,a. r,
| During his long and brilliant
career Senator William E. Allison was
formal candidate for the presidential
| nomination. incidentally he refused
the treasury portfolio offered him by
two different presidents.
At the republican national conven-
ton at Philadelphia in 1900, Senator
! Jonathan P. Dolliver. the Silver
tongued orator Of Iowa. although not
/ a candidate for the presidency, mar
rowly missed being named. Dolliver
had been generally agreed upon as
McKinley's running mate but on the
night before the nomination was
made the New York delegation began
a determined effort to have Governor
| Theodore Roosevelt named for vice
president. It was generally under
istood that it was dodge to bury the