Claude R. Porter
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Claude Rodman Porter was an American politician and lawyer. He served in both chambers of the Iowa General Assembly and as a United States Attorney, and was a perennial Democratic Party runner-up to R
Porter in 1910
Albert B. Cummins
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Albert Baird Cummins was an American lawyer and politician. He was the 18th governor of Iowa, elected to three consecutive terms and U.S. Senator for Iowa, serving for 18 years. Cummins was a leader o
Claude R. Porter
…William P. Hepburn could not be defeated. In 1906, Porter ran for governor of Iowa, winning the Democratic nomination, but losing to incumbent Republican Albert B. Cummins. Because the term of U.S. Senator Dolliver would expire in March 1907, Dolliver was up for re-election by the General Assembly in January 1907. All but…
Cummins, 1905–1926
Cummins's former residence in Washington, D.C.
Time cover, December 10, 1923
Senator Albert B. Cummins in 1911