Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-17
POLITICS AL A S[l|
The Political situation il Greatly
Complicated by the Death Of
Senator Gear.
VIII Enter Into State Convention
Politics Cummins the Logi.
cal Candidate.

Cheshire. Herriott, Mccarthy and
Others Express Their Views
Dolliver Formidable.
Des Moines, July l7.-The Leaders
political editor discusses tile new sena-
ttorial issue as follows:
The death of John H. Gear reopens
the senatorial situation. Politicians
Saturday refused to be quoted for pub
LEGATION on the subject cs. Gears sue
scessor, desiring to wait until more
appropriate time. However plenty of
quiet talk was done. Governor Shaw is
in Colorado Springs and of course
nothing definite can be determined un-
It'll his attitude is known. BY their
friends number of candidate came
into the field yesterday. A. 3. Cum
Minis by those who supported him in
the past was declared the logical candi-
dale. "A number of editors from north
ern Iowa who remained over from the
Upper Des Moines Editorial Associa-
ton convention met early yesterday
and after their conference announced
that j. p. Dolliver would be urged as a
candidate 1t was stated that since
his vice presidential boom at Philadel-
phia he has become logical candidate
for the senate and the proper man to
select. Friends Of Congressman Lacey
in Oskaloosa sent out dispatches all
over the state announcing that he
would be in the race and Hepburn's
friends in Des Moines would not let him
be forgotten.
.One story started early was q revival
of a reputed deal, the alleged details of
which We're given wide circulation dur
ling the senatorial contest last winter.
1t was that Governor Shaw would re-
sign and permit Lieutenant Governor
ATilliman to assume the office and that
Mlliman would then appoint Shaw t.
the senate. Governor Shaw's friends
demolished It, They declared that the
3governor would never court the odiun
(which would attach to such a course
Furthermore, they point out he would
be too wise politician to do so. for the
treason that it would ensure his defeat
before the legislature.
"The senatorial vacancy will badly
complicate the republican ante-statt
convention campaign. From this tins
/ forth 1t will be necessary to deal with
1.-THE senatorial situation in connection
with every candidate for nomination
The question viii be asked in ever,
case: What effect willsth nomination
]; have on the senatorship: who will bt
helped: who injured?' Deals and coun.
4 ter.deals Of far-reaching proportion:
NAV te expected. Present alignment
may to "a great extent be broken up
Mr.. Cummins' friends among the can
4 sdidates are generally known and thei1
friendship for him will be even more o
/ an issue than thus far in the campaign
"senator Gears present term expire!
March A. 1901. 1t is thus necessary e
A select successor 1t was generally
j agreed yesterday that Governor Shaw
could not be expected to fill the exist
i ing vacancy until after the election.
"A number of politicians at the stat
4 house and elsewhere predicted Gov
4 ernor Shaw's course as follows:
..He will not make an appointment
4 until after the election. but he viii
make. a deal with the Blythe macllin
by which he will use the prosperity,
4 appointment as means OF defeating
A the friends Of Cummins for nomina
tons on the state ticket, and to pre-
vent the Cummins men from comm;
7 Into power. After the election is Owe
he will appoint some man agreeable 7
his political allies who is willing to ac
4 8cept short term and then get out o
4 1.-The way or who will not be stronl
enough to secure an election by the leg
slislature. When the legislature meets :
4 elect a senator Shaw Will be the ma
chine candidate.
IA number were inclined to believ
4 the Blythe machine would refuse to g
A into definite deal with Shaw.
4 ",rhe next regular session of the leg
4 islature will open IN January, 1902. an
Il If the Titus amendment to the constitu
h tion is adopted 1t will be the Twenty
4 eighth general assembly in special ses
4 sion. Whether Governors Shaw will cal
special session to fill the vacancy Il
1.-THE senate which will exist after TIL
18th OF March next is a question.
4 Some hold to the view that a specia
I, session would be necessary, becaus
Il Senator Gear. not having qualified. TIL
Estate would be left in the same positiol
i as if no election had been held. TIL
4 generally accented opinion was. how
4 ever. that the calling of IA special SEES
sion would be a matter entirely within
a the discretion of the governor. and tina
I liz he chose he could appoint senate
4 to hold Office until the legislature, i
Irregular session, made selection"
Registers Interviews.
Writing on the same subject, the Reg
listers reporter secured expressions frop
many prominent men.
Senator Thomas A. Cheshire said
Ex-Governor Shaw has two courses opel
to him In the selection Of successor t
I Senator Gear. He may appoint one o
& tho several good men Whosare sknownit
ibe candidates. or he may. resign from
the governorsa,ip and allow himself I,
be appointed to the office. It Ifs wei
q known that Governor Shaw. would lik
to be a senator. am free to: say tina
Hon. A. B. cummins is the etronges
Y man for the place, and would make al
excellent senator. think Governo
4 Shaw ought to appoint him. He woul,
be popular choice. The senatorshil
|certainly ought to go to the southern
half Of the state. 1t ought not to go t
Dolliver, because the northern half ha
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