Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-06-15
some Talk Of ALLISON
The Senior Iowa Senator sue.
gested as a Candidate
for Presidency.
His Advanced Age the Only Oh.
jection--He Is u Years
Old.
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Allison's Ability. Experience and
Popularity Generally Adj
mitted.

Washington, June l5senator Will
lam Boyd Allison. OF Iowa, is in town
for a few days. merely TO look after a
few matters of interest 10 my constitu-
leils,R he says. smilingly, and nobody
doubts that While The senator is here his
constituents Viii have their matters
carefully attended TO.
Allison's presence in town at this dull
| season somewhat naturally revives dis.
Icussion of the presidential question. and
president Mcllinleys announcement
hat he would nqt accept third term
brings Nilsson agaln prominently TO the
hifont as possible candidate. In several
Republican conventions his name has
aroused enthusiasm and brought forth
Votes. ON more tllan one occasion his
lame has been We'll TO the front on sew
and al least once his friends
| rad reason to think that he would cap
ture the nomination. They still hope
that the republican party Will in 1904
make him the standard bearer of the
party.
Allison says that he is notin any sense
a candidate now. even il he ever Was,
and adds that If there Mere any chance
OF his being considered such he wouia q
tempted 10 take the pubic into his corr
| fitlsnce as President Mckinley did the
ether day and decline the honor in a /
isvanee. Allison says, as he has said be-
lsfofe. that Iona is for Governor shaw.
but the senator's friends in Washing
.on are not SO sure about this. They are
inclined 10 believe that the Iowa re-
publicans, including David Is. Hender-
4 son the speaker Of the house of repre-
4 sentatives are now setting up the pins
+ that il is hoped viii make Allison the
stioage st candidate before the next re-
publican convention. or course Shaw,
!, Henderson and Others will be for ALI
l.son If sis deemed wise TO present him to
The convention, 30 matter what the as
pirations of other republicans in the
state may be.
AT least three presidents of the United
States have offered Allison the secre-
istaryship ot the tf@asury ana urged him
/, II ACCEPT but he Iinds his position az
r. liairniali Of the committee IN approrri-
latilns more to his liking and while he
4 has persistently asclined "a accept The
l.3fliee Under any laesideit,, he has beer
the guiding right hand OF more than
one
4 Allison's ability and experience and
Popularity With the people are generally
admitted and apparently the only thing
urged against him now when his name
Sis discussed as possibl. presidential
'cantiidate 4 his age. According 70 his
biography in the congressional directory
! he WAS born March O. 1929, making him
~ vars old. re dos not look il. rs he
sat in the Arlington hotel today chat
| ting with the newspaper correspondents
he t.iu not in any respect have the APP
llearance of an old man. Ncbody would
guess him u be over Co. and he looks
much younger thar many men of that
i ago NOW in public NE.
Alisons colleagues In the senate ars
4 wont 10 say that he is no older now thar
4 he was twenty years ago. Aud 50 far a.
his physical ard mental condition ane
p his capacity for WORK are concerned
lthis is true. He Is as fine man physi
caliy as he IS mentally He is no reare
being ba;heaS;e.; than he was AT so, ant
his cheeks still retain the rosensss O
youth. He is a prodigious worker whe,
icongress is in session, and when II !
considered that he has served NOR
terms than any other man in eithe
house. it takes a strong Imagination I
picture the amount of labor that re ha
performed in the public service
He has always lived simply, using to
bacro and liquor sparinsly and akin
little exercise, He is widower and ha
occupied the same modest dwelling o
Vermont avenue near Thomas Circle f.
1, quarter of a century.