Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-23
Will STAY N SENATE
Senator Allison Will Not Be- q
Candidate For the Vice
Presidency.
We're Many Reasons. However, Why
10 Would Like to Accapt
the Place.
Iowa Republicans Want Him to Re.
tain Present Influence Other
Comment.
pecial to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
T Des Moines. April %. Republicans Of
this state have been somew hat alarmedI I
during he past week lest Senator AL
lison might conclude tosaccept the vice I
pre- sidency which it is we'll understoodI F
he could have IL he would consent to
be President McKinley's running mate.
There would have been more excite-I
ment if it had been supposed that he
would be willing to surrender his seat
I in the senate to become its presiding
officer. The truth is that very few OF
those who know Senator Allison have
thought he would seriously considersl
the vice presidency. 1t is announced
by the senator's friends in DubuqueI|
lsthat he has decided definitely not to
make any change and to continue in
| his position OF leadership in the senate.
Yet it is true that Senator Allison did
not Immediately decline the opportun-
lity to become vice president. There
were some reasons why he might de-
lSsire to accept 1t. Hesis now a years of
lage and, while he is in excellent
lhealth and better preserved than three
lfourths of the healthy men Of his age,
he realizes that he cannot continue
very many years longer in public life,
Ienduring the strain which is now upon
lhim in his present responsible position.
HE is admirably fitted TO be the pre-
s|.siding officer Of the senate and he
Iwould dignif y the position as we'll as
s|sgiye strength to the ticket. 1t would
slinsure him five years more of public
life, during four years of which he
4 would be relieved of the heavy burdens
he is now carrying. II would be a
pleasant duty to preside over the sem
5lSate,4in which he has served so long and
slSwith all the customs and precedents Of.
(which he is so thoroughly Familiar. ltl
lis admitted by Senator Allison's friends
sl3that the prospect was not unpleasant
Ito him personally.
J Possibly he might have accepted it
lie he had not twice been considered as
q candidate for the presidency. It is
said that his Determination not to be
! a candidate for vice president was
cffefy due to his feeling that having
Il been a candidate for the presidency,
sIhe could not descend to the accepta nee
u of second place.
But there were many OF her consider
lations that would have been strenu-
q lousy urged by his friends if it had
Ibeen generally supposed in Iowa that
{ ihe was considering the proposition 10
Iresign the senatorsllip. His friends
.fEfeel that he owes something to the
{ state that has stood 50 Loyalty behind
$|ahim, keeping him in the senate since
I, 1872 and being now ready to continue
! lhim theresas $ long as he may desire to
,I5remaiD. BY his long service, as we'll as
), by his ability he has become the re-
4 pubcanlea in the senate. No man
1 lin congress wields as great an influ-
|ence as William b. Allison, and this
means ii great deal to the state OF
Iowa. The Departments at Washing
|ton are full OF Iowa men. They hav.
i been getting some of the best things
gong, not only in patronage. but in
: othe. respects. The prestige of the
state is al its zenith and the retire
! lnent Of Senator Allison would mean
! a loss of much of this. Nosone knows
! Isbetter than Senator Allison the differ
I ence between presiding over the senate
i Land being the leader of the senate. He
!. has three times declined invitations t,
{ enter the cabinet because he preferred
] the work in the senate, with which hi
4 is familiar and so successful. He still
]. prefers to remain there, althos the worl
4 he is nov doing is Very hard. II hi
. serves out his present term and an,
: her, which he will If he lives. he viii
I have served thirty-six consecutive
!. years in the senate, longer than an.
other man.
The people of Iowa would probabl,
have consented to Senator Allison.
It It[change of position if he had asked Ii
y but he has NOT done so. Heafas salavay.
& said that h e would retire from the sen
II late While his record was good and tha
- he would not remain there TO go int,
II decay. IS some others have done. n,
+ one thinks he will have any opposition
4 for recollection to another term
There is some doubt as, to when hi
J next election will occur. His presen
!. term expires March 4, 1909. Under tn
= = present law his successor would b
= elected by the legislature in January
I, 1902, that being the session of the legis
s lature preceding the expiration of hi
Z term. But if the constitutional amend
2 ment providing for biennial elections
adopted-and there is no doubt it wi
be-tlle leSisla ture wouls. hold ses
sion in 1908 and that would be the ses
10 sion preceding the expiration of hi
: tern, so the election of United State
u senator would therefore be held N 100
- instead of 1902. This would deprive III
a present legislature, which holds ove
= during the session of 1902, from til
q election of Allison's successor.
Four republican ongres ssional lsconver
tioEs. have been called. They are: Thil
district at Waterloo, June 2S; Fifth di
~ trict at Cedar Rapids. May IL; Six,
Il district at Abba, July II. and Tenth di
III trict at Algona. May s.. Speaker Her
I'd derson Of the Third and Congressmu
te Cousins Of the Fifth and Dolliver of II
Tenth Will have no opposition. In Il
Sixth district the candidacy ofaex- Ser
ator Waterman. Of Ottumwa, and Judt
ne 10. w Carr. Of Poweshiek county. prom
OF ises to be quite active. The Cummil
r. people in Poweshiek county are said
r. lbe promoting the candidacy Of judi
n-l Carr, because they did not like the att
tude OF Major Lacey, who support