Cummins Nominated Easily on First Ballot
Cummins won on the first ballot with 369 votes while Harriman trailed closely with 359. Other contenders fell behind as the field narrowed to two leading candidates.
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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1901
Page
1
Cummins Sweep Seals Iowa Gubernatorial Nomination
At Cedar Rapids Republican convention Cummins clinched the nomination after a tense credentials fight with anti Cummins forces. Final tally gave Cummins 860 to Harriman 359 and others. Herriott won a two ballot race for lieutenant governor with 852 votes in the second ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Barrett
Osage
Cedar Rapids
A. B. Cummins
Cummins
Credentials Committee
Anti- Cummins
Jackson
Carroll
Byers
Iowa
Harriman
Trewin
Conger
Herriott
Mahon
Hearst
Leutenant
David Brant
Clinton
W. H. Klemme
Winneshiek
Mr. Herriott
Mr. Brant
Mr. Klemme
Brant
Supreme Judge
H. M. Towner
Adams County
S. M. Weaver
Hardin
A. R. Dewey
Iowa Republicans Name Central Committee and Officers
Delegates chose candidates for state central committee terms ending this year. Ed C Brown of Sheldon led a railway commissioner slate for a second term over Welcome Mowry. Richard C Barrett was renominated for state superintendent without opposition as the convention closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles A. Bishop
Polk
Towner
Weaver
Dewey
Bishop
Ed. C. Brown
Sheldon
Welcome Mowry
Tama
Brown
Cummins
Mowry
Richard C. Barrett
Credentials Committee
Carroll
Jackson
Senator Cheshire
J. M. Junkin
Abe Funk
John Hughes
AFL Calls for Congress to Pass Strict Chinese Exclusion Act
New York reports the American Federation of Labor issued an appeal to the public to support passage of a rigid Chinese exclusion act by Congress. The effort seeks nationwide backing for a policy restricting Chinese immigration and residency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federation of Labor
New York
American Federation of Labor
United States
Father shoots daughter in Louisville murder scene
Clement Buchter killed his 18 year old daughter and wounded his wife after she refused his demands. He was arrested this morning in Louisville Kentucky. The incident occurred early today and local police reported the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisvile
Clement Buchter
Santos Dumont Balloon Explodes During Dutch Prize Attempt
The Santos Dumont dirigible exploded this morning in Paris while trying for the 100000 francs prize. The inventor hung for ten minutes in the basket as the airship dangled from a house top. He remains determined to succeed despite the setback. He previously reportedly encircled the Eiffel Tower at about 20 miles per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Santos Dumont
Eiffel Tower
Des Moines Lawyer Albert B Cummins A Noted Leader
Albert B Cummins born February 15 1850 near Carmichael Pennsylvania rose from public schools in Waynesburg to law practice after diverse work in carpentry clerical roles and civil engineering He became a prominent Republican figure serving in the Town General Assembly in 1888 joining the Republican National Committee in 1896 He chairs corporate law for several firms including Chicago and Great Western and Wabash Railways and serves as general counsel and director for Des Moines Union Railroad He holds roles in banks and insurance and is Vice President and counsel for Capital City Gas Light Company He is active in Knights of Pythias and Elks He married Ida W Gallery of Wisconsin and they have a daughter Kate and a granddaughter He is widely known for hospitality and social as well as political circles
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cummins
Waynesburg
Pennsylvania
Waynesboro
Grant Club
Des Moines
Union League Club
Chicago
Chicago & Great Western Railway Company
Wabash Railroad Company
General Consel
Des Moines Union Railroad Company
Capital City Gas Light Company
Order of Knights of Pythias
Order of Elks
Ida WL. Gallery
Wisconsin
Kate
Hollis Rawson
Burn Another Black Person at the Stake in Alabama
Aug. 8 Birmingham reports John Wesley Pennington, a colored man, was burned at the stake near Enterprise Coffee County after confessing to brutal assault on Mrs. J. C. Davis. A mob of whites and blacks numbered about 500 pursued him to a swamp where he was captured and executed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
John Wesley Pennington
J. C. Davis
Weather Outlook for Towns Turns Warmer With Storms
Thunderstorms and warmer conditions forecast with generally fair weather tonight and Friday. Local thunderstorms likely in some areas. Warmer temperatures expected in northern and eastern portions tonight and in the northeast Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
GOES FROM PULPIT TO JAIL INAFFAIR SHOCKS TOWN
In Jeffersonville Indiana a minister Rev John F Abbott was jailed after an affair with Mrs Wright led to his arrest for living with another man’s wife. Abbott 27 formerly led the M E church at Henryville and married Miss Burton from New Albany. Mrs Burton and Mrs Wright are central to the case with Abbott facing charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffersonville
Ind
John F. Abbott
Abbott
New Albany
Maud
Caleb Burton
Wright
Socialists Push Bulgaria to Republic Demanding King Ferdinand's Ouster
In Sofia on August 8 the socialist congress adopted resolutions calling for Bulgaria to become a republic and for the removal of King Ferdinand as delegates with strong mass influence push for change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sofia
Bulgaria
Socialist Congress
Ferdinand
Buck Taylor Arrested in San Francisco bullion robbery case
San Francisco police arrested Buck Taylor, a former Selby smelter employee, on suspicion of complicity in the bullion robbery. He was detained for four hours, with the examination outcome still unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Buck Taylor
Selby Smelter
Grand Stand Collapses at Paisley Race Meet
At a Paisley race meeting the grand stand crowded with spectators collapsed. Many persons are reported injured with officials racing to assist and assess the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paisley
Scotland
Waldersee Arrives in Hamburg Amid Royal Absence
Waldersee lands in Hamburg Aug 8 greeted by army officers and 5000 troops along with civilians. The royal family stayed away from the welcome and will receive the field marshal in Cronbury Sunday. A planned military reception was canceled due to the dowager empress death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Waldersee
Cronbury
Crispis health worsens with another turn for the horse
Naples reports that Crispi experienced another setback as his heart grows weaker, with his condition described as deteriorating on August 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Crispi
Cummins Dominates Iowa GOP Convention With Narrow Governor Victory
The Iowa Republican state convention closes with A B Cummins maintaining a narrow governor’s majority by eighty votes. Ed C Brown struggles for railway commissioner support, while factional lines stay tight and the platform avoids anti Republican planks.
Archbishop Ireland Intercedes Amid Suffering and Suspense
Archbishop Ireland intervenes as a period of suffering and suspense unfolds, signaling pivotal church actions and rising tensions within his community and the archdiocese.
Archibishop Ireland Aims to Mediate Steel Strike
New York reports Archbishop Ireland seeks settlement in steel strike and may meet President McKinley. In Pittsburgh, no defection yet but mills reopen, Gompers and Shaffer confer to probe causes and status. War between steel magnates and labor continues with Shaffer's general strike order heightening tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ireland
McKinley
Morgan
Samuel Gompers
Shaffer
Clark
Gompers
Pittsburg
Aug
Amalgamated Association
Also Mentioned on This Page
Iori
Anti-Cummins
Des
John Herriott
Stuart
Iowa Falls
E. Cc
State Central Committee
Henry O. Weaver
Wapello
E. H. Sargent
Grundy Center
R. W. Clayton
Oskaloosa
J. D. Whisenand
S. X. Way
Wesley
J. D. Whisemand
Ss. X. Way
Kossuth
Mahaska
H. O. Weaver
Albert B. Cummins
Carmichael
Thomas L. and
Sarah B
Flenniken
Indiana
Malderoee
Hom
Col. Mowry
Guthrie
George Roberts
Lawyer Richards
Hamilton County
George E. Bowere
Orange City
Republican Executive Council
Archbishop Ireland
Strike
Pittsburg, Auge
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