Perkins returned to Sioux City and to the Journal. In 1906, he challenged incumbent Republican Governor Albert B. Cummins for the party's nomination."Cummins Renominated; a Stand-patter Now," New York Times, 1906-08-02, at p. 1. He served as delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1876, 1880, 1888, 1908, and 1912. Perkins died in Sioux City on February 3, 1914.Obituary of Drusilla Marie Perkins Kazen, granddaughter of George Perkins, Laredo Morning Times, December 15, 2011, p. 11A
