Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-06
CUMMlNS MANAGERS REFUSE TO
COOPERATE WITH OLD
GUARD.
IOWA DELEGATION BUSY
AND GAINING CONFIDENCE
Believe cummins Will Be Nominated
Provided Hughes Is Eliminated
Friendly to Iowa Man-3epubIiean
State Committee III Chicago.

last evening put quietus on stories
that the Cummins leaders are cooper
ating with the old guard managers OF
the booms of Root, Fairbanks, Burton
and Weeks in an effort to control the
action of the republican convention.
Senator Kenyon said the Cummins
management not only was not in such
an alliance. but it would not be, and
moreover. it resented any effort of a
few bosses to control the convention
action.
The Cummins leaders are doing
what they can, of course, to head Oft
the Hughes movement and prevent the
plan TO drive the convention to him
on an early ballot. But they are not
making attacks on Hughes or Roose-
Welt or on other candidates. What they
do not like is the idea of Penrose
Crane and Barnes and men Of that
type seeking to dominate the course
of the delegates one way or another.
Fear Only Hughes.
Their position is simply that #
Hughes is eliminated Senator Cum
backing of the Roosevelt forces.
Senator Kenyon, members OF the
house delegation from Iowa, and other
Iowa politicians worked hard among
the delegates yesterday and saw many
delegates and leaders. They are seek
ing to impress delegates with the argu-
ment that If nominated Senator Cum
MINIS will roll up a big vote and will
be elected.
One of the visitors at Iowa head
quarters was Charles W. Waterman,
of Denver, one Of the Colorado dele
gates at large. Waterman was for
merly principal of schools at Fort
Dodge, and personally is known we'll
to many Of the Iowaus.
Colorado Very Friendly.
He ia friendly to Cummins, and
while Cummins will have little first
choice support from Colorado, it can
be said that if there seems a good
chance of Crmmins' nomination, the
entire Colorado delegation will go to
him. Without overlooking the fact that
Hughes still looms W as the most
probable nominee, there is strong dis
position on the part Of many pro-
him. This may have big results and
may eliminate him ultimately.
Such elimination would send ul
the stock Of Cummins and other ia
vorite sons. 1t would mean thai
Roosevelt. provided he gould not be
named, would then put the stamp o!
approval on some other candidate
That, at least, Is the course which II
IS generally understood he would take
Under the circumstances, importance
is attached to conferences Monday be-
tween Senator Kenyon and various
progressive leaders. In the course OF
the day he talked with Perkins, with
Governor johnson and with Clifford
Pinchot. State Chairman Rawson,
Howard Clark and other lowans have
also been cultivating the bull moose.
While no definite promises have been
obtained that Roosevelt and the bull
moose Will O. k. Cummins II Roose-
welt can not be named. some extreme
ly favorable assurances from bull
moose leaders have been had.
The truth Is that while it can not
be said the prospects OF any Of the
favorite sons today are Of the best,
those of Cummins are distinctly bet
ter than those Of other favorite sons
since the bull moose are In good faith
friendly to him as a real progressive
republican.
Practically the entire republican state
committee from Iowa is here. One OF
the arrivals is Capt John A. T.
Hull. He has come here from Wash
inEton and has taken off his coat and
gone to work for Cummins. Former
Represen tative Pickett, Of Waterloo, is
one of the active Cummins men. Mayor
Thompson, Of Chicago. called at the
Cummins headquarters today.
Plans mad been made to get the oak
room at the Congress for Cummins
headquarters. Owing to misunder-
standings, there had been delay in get
ting this handsome room. But today
the Iowa headquarters are in the oak
room.