Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-21
DoLLlvER IN FIELD.
Will Open Senatorial Headquarters
About January 1.

ABOUT january j.
Des Moines Nov. 21.-Dolliver SEN
atorial headquarters will be opened at
the Savery hotel soon after January
l. They will be in charge of S. t.
Meservey, one of the shrewdest poll
ticians of Webster county, and the
newly elected member of the house
from that county. Senator Thomas D.
Healy will also be in evidence at the
headquarters, as well as strong dele
cation of Fort Dodge politicians, in
cluding George u. Roberts and others.
1t is expected that the Allison head
quarters will be opened at the Savery
at about the same time. Both the
senators will undoubtedly be on the
ground during part of the campaign,
in spite of the fact that there is no
oposition. They will return from
Washington for the usual holiday va
cation and will come to Des Moines
before going back to the capital.
On account of there being no sena-
torial contest this year the senators
and Representatives who will compose
the Twenty-ninth general assembly
will probably not arrive at so early
date as two years ago.
The only thing to cause activity in
advance of the session this year is the
strife over clerkships and other posi-
tions at the disposal of the two houses.
This is not likely to become spirited
because only few of the places are
being contested for.
There is no contest over speaker of
the house this year, a place that sell
dom goes by default or with unanim-
ity. This eliminates most of the rea-
,1. nnrnr tyD
Moines of the assembly members.
At least one-third of the members of
both houses have visited Des Moines
the different hotels or in private
houses near the capitol.
A number of representatives for diff.
ferent interests have engaged rooms
at the hotels for headquarters and
there is no sign that the size of the
third house" will suffer because OF
the apathy along other linse.
kembIe on Anxious Seat.
John M. Kemble. collector of inter
nal revenue for the southern district
of Iowa, is in the city today on mat
tiers connected with the Des Moines
Iowa City & Eastern railroad which is
to go through Mr.. Kemble's home
town-Muscatine- also, it is re
ported, to interview Maj. John F
Lacey, congressman from the Sixth
district, on the matter of his reap
pointment.
Persistent rumors for severa
months have had it that Mr.. Kemblt
is the only man now holding feder
al position who is to be turned dow1
this spring 1t has been claimed tha
this turning down is to be because o
Kemble's friendship for and supper
of Mr.. Cummins.
Harry O. Weaver of Wapello is gen
orally regarded as Kemble's successo
in case change is made. Kembl
hopes to be reappointed, but decline,
to say anything on the matter Of th
opposition to him.
A local politician conversant witt
the situation states that Mr.. Kembl
was undoubtedly here for the purpos
of seeing Major Lacey before the lat
ter went to Washington and to motif
him that If he was turned down ther
would be something doing" in tn
Sixth district by Kemble's friends mex
season.
With the convening of congress OF
ly two weeks distant gossip regardin
the federal appointments in both di.
tricts has been revived. 1t is gene
alyl reported that there will be n
change in the attorneys or the Unite
States marshals in either district a
though j. U. Sammis is out after M,
Millan's scalp, and several men hav
been mentioned as candidates agains
Lewis Miles. Ed. Knott has no opp,
sition, and George M. Christian has Il
one announced against him, althoug
r. w Clayton of Oskaloosa has bee