Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-07
.DOLLlVER' S
CAREER.

CAkEEk.
Out In Fort Dodge, says a writer In
the Chicago Tribune, where Congress.
man Deliver has lived for more than,
twenty years, the wiseacres declare
that any man who was fortunate.
enough to be born in Virginia, the orig
inal mother of presidents, and who has
good Judgment enough to move to
Iowa before he was old enough to vote,
is evidently selected by fate for a high.
position. They back up this off, hand.
opinion by reference to the long an,
brilliant record he has made during his
ten years service in congress. Their
they refer to the fact that their idol is
a man of fine presence, that his voics
is powerful. enough to make itself heard
from one end to the other OF one of the
big Iowa open air mass meetings. that
behind the voice is the brain of a man
who thinks and studies, that the south
ern eloquence which was his birthright
has been cooled and seasoned by tn.
bracing breezes which blow over the
Iowa pIdllleS, IuCusutSu w
any standard Dolliver is big enough
man to fill any position the people may
offer.
Is Congressman Dolliver has no wal
record, but that can hardly be said TIC
be his fault, for he was only 3years oil,
when the war broke out and Lee had
Surrendered long before he got out of
the primary school. When he was IL
he had completed his course at the old
West Virginia University, three year
later he was admitted to the bar, and
then he started for the West TO grow. vi
with the country. He hung out his frs
shingle at Fort Dodge and it ha
Mapped in the breezes there ever since
The first ten years of Jonathan p
Dolliver's life in Iowa was not event
fuL II contained no startling incidents.
The years Were spent in building up
big law practice and in gaining a rep
| utation as u finished and able orator
During these Years Dolliver never held
a political Office of any kind. But VIII,
he was nominated for congress at tn
age OF 81 the politicians found in him a
man who knew trick worth two o.
big Iowa farming counties which he
represents and talked TO the people. In
some way he seemed to get closer /,
the Iowa farmers than any man who
had campaigned the district before
him. Instead of renting large opera
house and formally announcing that he
would deliver an Grafton at a certain
time he went out into the country and
pitched big tent in q field near the
crossing Of four country roads. Before
hand he sent out an advance agent t.
Invite the farmers living within ten
miles to drive over and have talk
with Dolliver. The farmers came and
when the votes were counted Deliver
had good majority.
Beginning with the fifty-first con-
gress he has been regularly elected
ever since and each time he has smpli-
fled and improved on his original cam
paign methods. He still sticks 10 the.
big tent but his advance agent back:
up his personal invitation by putting
Igup posters and handbills. AS an ex
ample of his industry and powers of
endurance ii is said that during his last
h
perienced advance agent on the keen
i$run from the first OF July to election
I day in November. Each day during ali
that time Doliver was close on the
trail of his herald. making one and
|5sometimes two speeches a day. And
when the ballots We're counted and j
\ was found that Dolliver had a hand
some majority the congressman de.
| clared that he felt as fresh as an Iowa
corn flower.
4 Iowa people declare that he can gu,
4 stump. outtaik outargue, and out
cnmpaign any public man in the coun-
try and still have time to spend In
talking overthe condition Of the crops
4 with his rural constituents.
4 Imagine healthy looking, broad
4 shouldered Iowa six-footer. with plenty
j5of brown hair, brown eyes. and a
brown nustache, and you have first
4 glimpse idea Of Dolliver. Then give
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