Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-19
HANNA FOR
DOLLIVER
-
Chairman of National Com
mittee Favors
Iowan.
LONG IS IN RESERVE.
Secretary Of Navy Will be Pushed for
Vice President If DollIver Boom
Collapses-Bliss Emphatic
In REFUSAL


Jumping to the front. Senator Hanna
has selected the young man from Iowa
70 make the first running against the
Platt entry or entries of which the ia
vorite horse is Roosevelt. This naturally
encourages greatly the friends of the
representative from Fort Dodge. 1t
will doubtless have the effect of stiffen-
ing the backbones of few of the Iowa
delegates who are lul1ewarm in the
cause.
circumstances are now operatingi to
push Dolliver out in front of the string.
While it is not always good thing
to make the running long race, it is
possible enough of lead may be OBJ
tanned to do the business. The result
depends largely upon the amount of
momentum which the Dolliyer move
ment may secure.
Mr.. Hanna says today,as he has said
several times during the last week, that
there are in the hunt but two practi-
cable, working forcss-those which
make for Dolliver and for Secretary
Long. There is a suspicion, more or
less well grounded, that Mr.. Long is
the presidents choice of these two, but
it is not positive choice, not matter
requiring intervention or the use of
force. Mr.. Dolliver is sufficiently ac-
ceptable to make it altogether proba-
BILE that if he shows up well as the del
egations arrive and begin expressing
preferences the administration will not
interfere to his harm.
Mr.. Long is the administrations re-
serve candidate. He is candidate of
convenience, if we may use the term.
He personally does not care whether he
is chosen or not. He has been put for
ward as a sort of model, and as can
didate upon whom the administration
my fall back at any moment, should it
be necessary to use him for the over
throweof an undesirable but threaten
ing bidder.
There is not much talk for Long
among the small number sefs.delegates
who have arrived, but it is believed
there will be a great deal more in a
day or two. The Massachusetts dele
gates are to come today, and they are
likely to start the ball rolling. Besides
1t is pretty well understood that if
Long is really the administration can
didate there are good reasons for keep
ing him in the background at this
stage of the proceedings. 1t is notice
able, however, that quite number of
the southern delegates are talking
Long. They may have seen Mr.. Hanna
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the tip.
If it should be largely Deliver for a
day or two, and then the tide should
turn toward Long, none of the shrewd
observers of the situation would be at
all surprised.
AS to the showing which Deliver is
likely to make much depends upon the
attitude of Illinois and other western
states. The support of the great re-
publican state Of Illinois for a candi-
date from the neighboring republican
state of Iowa will create decidedly
favorable impression.
If Wisconsin, Nebraska and other
western states join the movement the
effect will be tremendous, for in the
present state of mind existing here,
and likely to exist for days to come, it
is not going to be difficult to work up
at least the semblance of enthusiasm
for any candidate who has good fol-
lowing from the north. There is SO
much apathy, such an absence of fight
ing spirit, that anyone who is able to
create a ripple upon the surface and give
visitors their moneys worth will be
warmly welcomed all along the line.
The appearance here of veteran Sen
ator Allison as an earnest champion of
Delivers cause, which is promised for
today or Sunday, is likely to prove a
tower of strength.
Bliss Elnphatically Refuses.
New York, June 16.--Cornelius N.
Bliss was asked concerning his attitude
on the seemingly strong trend toward
his nomination for vice president by
the republicans. He replied:
Il have friends who desire me to per-
nit my name to be used. Four months
ago they asked me to become candi-
date. On both occasions / declined. .
They fully understand that am not a