Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-20
DO|[|Y|[R I Will Be-
Bicknell Says Shaw Will Appoint
Dolliyer-Con and Perkins
Talked Of.
Governor Still Sore About the Rood
Appointment-He Now
Gets Even.
Nearly a Majority Of Republican Leg.
islators Favored Cummins-Dis-
trict Conventions.

special to tIlIneS-EepuD1caI.
Dess Moines, Aug. 2o.-Jonathan Prem
tis Dolliver of Fort Dodge, congressman
from the Tenth district, will succeed the
late John Henry Gear as United States +
senator from Iowa by the appointment I
of Governor Shaw. There is almost no I
possible doubt of it. In making this ap-
pointment Governor Shaw is following
the policy of eliminating his own per-
sonal interest for the sake of the state
and the party. 1t would be more to his
personal interest to appoint some other
there might be an opportunity for Les
lie NJ. Shaw to go to the senate. No one
doubts that the governor has q very
strong personal following in the state
and in the present legislature. He would
like to go to the senate himself, but he
l.does not see how he can honorablS Sc
cure his own election. He desires more
than all other things to have lit said
that he has dealt fairly by the peoplefo
the state and by the.caneidates in this
emergency.
4 The friends of Mr.. cummins have
made strong demands upon the COVER
nor for tbs appointment of the Des
Aoines man, but no one who is we'll in
formed upon Iowa politics has ever
Thought ii possible that Cummins would
be appointed. And he certainly viii not
4 be. Ii would be an act OF political in
fanny in the eyes of most of the gov
I.ernor' friends if he We're to appoint Mr..
.EGummins now. 1t would be exposing
4 the governors best friends TO the tender
4 nlercies of the8Cummins organization
land would make it necessary for them
Ito apologize to Mr.. CunlHina and his
4 friends for their attitude of opposition
Ito him for the past six years. Some of
4 the governors friends say that he could
slnot With any self respect appoint Mr.
4 Cummins for the reason that last win
liter some of Mr.. Cummina' followers
made an attack upon the governor, re-
sulting in the rejection OF his appoints
& ment of Col. n. II. Rood of Mt. Vernon
b to be a member OF the state board Of
control At that time Mr.. Cummns did
B no; raise hand to help the governor
while oa85the other hand the Gear peo-
pie did everything IN their. power to ss-
4 cure the. confirmation of Col. Rood's p
pontn}ent. Most of the C'ummins'
q ne Ns'ilapera have been unfrlendls TO the
# governor and have accused him Of being
7 a tool o. the Gear machine. All the in-
& tlusnces Of the Gear orgariza zion have
q been devoted 10 the interests of Cover
nor SHAW, and are yet. These are argu-
menta Which. 70 the governor. seem To
preclude all thought of appointing Mr..
lCummins.
NJ. Dolliver is next To Speaker Hen
J detaon, the senior congressman from
I Iowa. H isi Exceedingly popular thrueut
| the state. He has served twelve years
s3 lin congress and has united district. III
81 he is appointed senator he VIII have the
i, united support Of the Tenth district.
\ which has heretofore been one OF Mr..
: cummins strongholds. Several mem
j bers of the legislature from the Tenth
/ district prefer Mr.. Cummnss 70 Mr.. Dol
: liver, but if Mr.. Doiliver is appointed
they VIII support him. The anticipated
Iopposition of Speaker Henderson has
8 been Withdrawn.
S The. governor, in making an appoint
I ilnent which entirely eliminates !linssslf
= asked the Cummins men 10 meet him
d half way and endsavor to unite upor
the selection OF some outside man Who's
: appointment would be satisfactory Il
e both them aud the governor. But they
$ Insisted that they would oppose tbs
3 detection OF any man but Cuminina. Thi:
- attitude il Ii is insisted upon by All
!. Cumnins upon his return 60 the elta
. to-day viii. it ia believed, leave the gov
I5ernor no alternative bur 10 appoint MIR
! DcHiyer. The5nansss Of Maj. T. Fl. Con,
ger of Des Moines now Emitted State.
I 4 minister to China, George ID. Perkins p
/ 4 SiouxsCity. Congressman John AT
Hull of Des Moines. and Congressman
I w r. Hepburn of Clarinda are still un
: der considerations But altho tbs. gov
!. ;. ernor for personal reasons might pre-
fer to appoint some of them, the situa
i tion as he sees ii, and as most of hi
= friends see it, requires him &c. appoin
. Mr.. Dolliyer. The appointment vii
probably be made in TWO or three days
h G. G. Mccarthy former auditor 0
state, and other supporters of Mr.. Cum
Minis had a long conference with tn
governor Saturday, and requested tha
the appointment be delayed at least un
= til after Mr.. Cummins returns to th
.-Sl city tomorrow. They presented thei
Is arguments for the appointment of Nh
q ICummins but they came away withou
II hope. What the governor said to tller
= is not known. but it is quite certa
= that he will not appoint Mr. Cummin:
n. The supporters of the latter claim t
se have the support of a large number 9
ID THE members of the Legislatures, not
10 majority of the republican caucus. bu
j not lacking more than fifteen Vote
" They have made a great effort to ge
q such promises in advance of the GOV
- ernor's appointment. Some of thos
!. who have said they would support NJ
4 Cummins have told the governor ths
~ they would support whoever he appoint
,e ed.
. Chairman Weaver of the republica
e state committee is holding conference
of county chairmen. and members of II
congressional district committees ovt
an the state. The First district was held {
n Burlington Saturday. The Second. Fift
or and Seventh districts have previous
ts been held. The other districts will
held az follows: