Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-04
The DOLuV[R BOON.
The Iowa Congressman in Great
Favor For Vice Presidency
Nomination.
House Leaders and Politicians Anx-
ious to Have a Vigorous Cam.
paigner Named.
Delivers Popularity and His Great
~. *
Delivers Popularity and His Great
Ability as a Speaker
Pointed Out

probable that Iowa will present to the
republican national convention at Phil
adelphis a candidate for the vice pres
Reconsideration p. Deliver. the elo-
l5quent representative from Fort Dodge.
lOnly one thing stands in the way, and
this is Il fear that the president and
his friends have already determined.
upon the nomination of Secretary
Long.
The friends of Mr.. Dolliver are now
/ convinced that there is a great popular
l5demand for his nomination and they
/ intend to take steps to ascertain
4 whether or not his presentation as a
candidate at Philadelphia would be ac-
leeptable to the administration. If the
1 president and his friends have not ar
ranged 4 program, if the field is open,
| Iowa Will name Mr.. Dolliver and invite
4 the approval of other states.
4 Members OF the presidents official
gram has been arranged and that the
vice presidency is an open field. nfact.
/ 1t WAS Gen. Grosvenor who set in mo-
4 ton the present movement for Dolli-
Yer. ard he did so Immediately after a
conference with lie president ON this
account alone many observers hav.
Irushed to the conclusion that Mr.. Dol
l liver's candidacy will be WELCOMED BY
the president and his friends.
The facts as TO Secretary Longs SCI
lection for vice president are precisely
| as already given in tliese dispatches
| After Senator Allison had resisted a
4 good dead of urging from the president,
Senator Hanna and others, and posi-
ltiveiN declined TO permit himself to be
4 named for vice president. there was
a.nong the presidents friends a general
agreement upon Secretary Long. His
4 name was put upon the slate so to
1 speak. and ii is still there. But the
/ presidents friends are not committed
TO ii in such a way that they are bound
I % stand by it. They have given no
pledges, and are, if they wish, free 10
turn 10 Mr. DolliNer or any other man.
4 The only question is as to the advis-.
| ability Of doing 50.
II rapuls.r demand for another
\ candidate We're To spring. up. something
4 natural and spontaneous. and that man
/ We're 10 be found satisfactory in ever,
4 NAY the presidents friends nlightsels.1
/ lily be induced 10 take hands off ant,
4 permit the convention to choose the
\ eandfdate without administration in
4 huence being eXertsd upon it, One of
the reasons for Mr.. Longs selection as
4 the piobablte nominee was al wish TO
avert he possibility Of undesirable
action upon The part Of the convention.
4 II IS nov becoming a question If the
i general desire for Mr.. Delivers no,ni-
nation has not assumed the character
1 land proportions which entitle ii 10 adj
4 ministration encouragement. The pres
4 !deiltas friends have deptored the pre-
i yailing apathy as 10 the vice presidency.
They have all along wished that more
issI'iiit might be- shown in the canvass for
4 this honor, and tllatone or more strong
i ~ backed candidates might appear.
4 Within the past week the Dolliver
4 suggestion has been taken up in all
sIsparts Of the country. Mr.. Dolliver has
4 made speeches In many states and has
Won admirers. These men are
4 NOW being heard from. There is for him
What appears closely TO resemble a
|5senuine. Spontaneous delnaild--more
perhaps than for any other man who
& has been mentioned in this con nection.
l
sdezen states have expressed their inten-
4 ton Of voting for him. and in some in,
3 stances whole delegations have been
q promised him # he would permit the use
Z of his$name. Many Of the Illinois, Mich
4 isan. Nebraska, Minnesota and other
x wes tern delegates have urged that lowe
pres,sn Mt Dollivcr as a candidate. Dele
gates from New England have also
4Ijpined in the request.
Il Republican members of the hous. ar,
i a good deal stirred up over the @Doilivel
81 bus!ness. For some reason oil. other the,
y Want d man upon the ticket who "cai
-alnake things iively. They want {
i stamping candidate. one Who can tour
Ithe country ard stir up the masses
s. ProbablN they think this VIII help som,
,aNof them in their own districts but a par
Il from What might be termed the selfish
\, View of The case they believe 1t would
II be better for the party to take a mar
;6Efresh from the people, a member of tn,
Iipopular branch of congress. than Il
raine5 one of the presidents own house
lhold.
II These congressman are crying for al
j, iinfusion of better blood into the politi
!; cal situation. and Deliver. who is per
d haps the foremost stump speaker Of III
!, house and a popular and able man. il
s5i3their ideal. Not a few of the members
{, 4sof the house are delegates to the con
! Vention, and almost to man they ar,
!, for the Iowa congressman.
), Mr.. Dolliver himself has not encour
I aged this demonstration in his behalf
In fact, lie is very much surprised at ii
He has from the first regarded the tall
:, of almost every man in the party 70
/. this honor as a species of good-nature,
:. pleasantly. and has not taken the tall
!, of himself at all seriously. He ha
! Withdrawn in favor of almost every 9th
: or man named, including Secretar
: Long.
But his admirers do not permit hir
to stay Withdrawn. They insist that h
shall be candidate. They are writin
\ him letters and talking to him ever
I minute of the day. Matters have com
: to such a point that something must b
J decided upon. Senator Allison and othe
, Iowa men have been appealed to, an
during the coming week 1t is to be de
cded whether or not Iowa shall presen
Mr.. Dolliver as her candidate. Som
s time ago there was good deal OF tai
It of Governor Shaw, but little Is heard &
y that now. Some one has discovere
g that II would not be good thing to pu
e two Methodists on the ticket
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