Show CUMMINS ROOSEVELT AND IOWA republican PLATFORM washington feb 20 president roosevelt today received a call from governor cummins of iowa who with mrs cummins is passing a few days in washington the governor desired today to formally pay his respects to the president lie chatted with him a while but before ho leaves the city will havo an extended conference with him while governor cummins convoyed the impression that there was little political significance in his visit it is known that he desires to discuss with the president and others political questions of interest not only to iowa but also to the entire country the republican convention of iowa will bo held next for the nomination of candidates for governor lieutenant governor and other state officers at present governor cummins has no opposition opp for the gubernatorial nomination on account of the assumed by the iowa republicans under tho lend enship of governor cummins on the tariff question it is understood tho platform declarations of the iowa republicans public ans this year will be discussed dur the governors visit governor cum niina said that while nobody could fore tell the action of a convention regarding a platform he assumed that if ho should bo it would bo ona platform that would not be inconsistent with the declarations of iowa republicans in tho past it is said however to bo the desire governor cummins after consultation with the president and republican leaders generally to have the republican party of lowar stand in harmonious relationship with tho leaders and the national policy of the party |