Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-24
DOLuV[R HEARS OF N'
News Of His Appointments Late in
Reaching Him he Will
Accept
Issues Statement Thanking Cover
nor shaW-Hope Legislature
Will Endorse Him.
Council Discusses Features Of Ches-
hire Law For Assessment Of
Express Companies.
pecial to Times Republican.

Especial to Times Republican.
| Des Moines, Aug. Ex-senator Jona-
than p. Dolliver was in town esterday
Ito receive his commission as United
States senator. He was on his Way
home to Fort Dodge from Allerton,
where he spoke the night before He
ibid not learn Of his appointment as sem
5Fator until the train had nearly reached /.
lEDes Moines After he had visited the
5fgovernor's Office and personally ex-
sEpressed to Governor Shaw his gratitude
for the appointment, he gave out the
following statement:
4 Il feel very grateful to Governor |
a Shaw for the confidence Which he has
lreposed in me. l have known from the
beginning that he had my name under
iconside1ation i do not think that any
lone can doubt that ne has given con-
a 3tscientious attention TO the difficult
problem which has been in his hands.
land il requires no special knowledge nf
iuur state politics 10 see that in the ac-
s8ition which he has taken his own inter
Il tests have been entirely subordfnated. |
regard it as great honor that Coy
crnor Shaw has chosen me among the
lnaanS older and more experienced pub
: liic men of the state as the successor of
( Senator Gear. 1t is my intention to ac-
: Ecept the appointment. resign my seat in
:. 1.-THE house, decline the nomination
= Unanimously rendered HE on the Sth5 of
May to the F'ifty-seyenth congress, and
TASK the republicans of iowa to ratiiy
!, Governor Shaw's action When the leg
: iislature meets. The kindness and good
: will which nave for so many years been
! Iextended TO me by the people of Iowa
: will not, i feed sure be Withdrawn from
J. me under these circumstances.
s..In entering upon the Office of United
!, States senator, Il viii only have one am
!. bition. and that is to represent the.
: whole state. and in 50 far as its duties
a aI.eIate TO party matters, the whole re-.
9 publican party.
Being Questioned as to politics in the
Z Tenth district, Mr.. Doiiiver declined 10
,tslexpre;s any opinion as 10 wi15 would
~ be his successor in the house, but he
: said that thf. only regret he had in
= leaving the house was in parting from
S the people of the congressional district.
E"They have been, said he. my friends
Eatmcst without dissenting voice for
nearly fifteen years / 10 not believe
n that there hi ever been a constituency
" Inare faithful to its representative thal,,
e the big Tenth has been 10 me during
IS that long period. and leave their serv-
= lee with my heartSfuil Of sratitude tc
ID AL its people and most of Il,9ta Gov
II ernor Shaw, VINO helped me III my first
" ,lomination to congress. and WHO has
r been NY friend eyei. sires. hs3pfGl In
y. y.lcounsel, and active III all kindly Offices
te
= I.Xl,,s A n
4 nous Swedish scholar and orator oi
Chicago. has beer secured for sons
:. speeches III Iowa under the direction q
the republican state committee. III
S. 3.wiH be accompanied by Senator. G. j. a
Of Ericsson Of Boone and will speak in III
az following places: Iaoone. Sept. a: Day
of ton. Sept u iSiroa, C.awfard county
10 sept 6: SEeux City, Sept. - Mr. Law
Ii. sons meeting in Aluseatine has bee
or rgEchanged 80 Wilton on account Of IN
IS street fair in Muscatine at that tifna.
ed The Second district campaign VIII b
in iopened in sTtnnio's 1roves Scott county,
by Bon The afternoon and, evenin g of Sept.
rln The speakers Will be Capt. j. \. ~
.er gumpie. The norninse for congress, Con
al gresham Joe +. Lane, Of pavenpor
and for,aei Congress man George \
lCurtis. ot Clinton. This is famon
~ place fer big neetinss 1t is a sort =
49, a picnic ground and the people come fq
~ miles around and form an immsnse au
no tliencs.
5is
"a In the assessment Of eSiaress conpa
i, niss some contention is,5 being made tha
- The exemption from taxation of stock
81 ard bonds not used in the bushes
Z, should apply only Ia such as are owils
~ within5the STATE The law passed by II
49, last legislature plainly SAYS that the e.
~, emption OF this class of persona! proper
~ psned by express, companies apple
fonly TO property owned Without II
state. An effort IL being made TO has
4 a ,he iaw construed 70 mean the sopposit
nty When the. matter was being consiGere
ith by the executive council, Senate
Is. Cheshire was, invited by MIR. Herrlott
on- be present and discuss the whole sus
ere iect. He appeared and said that III
TIA Was put into the law but he Thought
nSn was a wrong principle. He did n
IN think Of such a thing as proposing
lall have the law construed To mean direct
The Econtrasy Ia what ii plainly says I
re- said he thought tbs companies should
required Is list these securities Viii,
art. held as, investments tie same
~ real estate. about which there IS
~. question. The council thereupon a
- journcd the whole matter and s'ecur
80 ~. from the companies a verified al
sworn statement of this class of pro
- ~ erty, showing each item owned by t
~, icompany. If these investments in NJ
itaa 10. York were considered a legitimate 81
y n ject for taxation in Iowa, It would i
crease the assessment of the expire
companies about fourfoid. But as TIL
. is are taxed in the state OF New York +
nty This property and it is not used in t
"a ~ express business members of the cou
kill Gil think it comes within the lesitima
il. exemption provided in the9law.
are - 4,
torial problem, Governor Shaw is devt
ing himself to preparation for the ca
ling paign. He will open the campaign
,out Illinois at Joliet on the Sd of Septemb
Used He was wanted in Missouri on the sal
ldate. but the Missouri republicans !