Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-20
IOWA AND TIE SUBSIDY
Vote of the Hawkeye Senators
Will Have a Tremendous
Influence.
Attitude Of Allison, Dolliver and
Others Will Have Effect
in House.
Position OF the House Delegation
Not Known RInple's
Chances Discussed.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Washington, March 2O.-The vote of
the Two Iowa senators; in opposition to
the ship subsidy bill came int he nature
of a severe jolt to both senate AMI
house. The effect has been tremendous.
II is difficult today to discover the atti-
tude Of the Iowa delegation touching
the question. The very fact that Sen
ators Allison, Dolliver, Spooner and
Proctor opposed the measure Is taken
as an indication that it possesses points
of weakness that should have been cor
rected. Certain members of the dele
cation would favor a subsidy bill prop
erly framed and Incorporating the
amendments proposed by Senator AN
son, AS the matter now stands the
Iowa members are disposed to study
the question before venturing to define
their probable action when the measure
comes up in the house. For that matter
it is exceedingly doubtful If the house
passes upon the bill at this session.
This kind of talk is heard at the house
and it will not be at all surprising If
press of business prevents considera-
ton of the shipping bill.
The minority in the house of repre-
sentatives is confident of being able to
wrest control of that body from the re-
rublicans at the coming fall elections,
at which time the fifty-eishth congress
will be chosen.
AT this time change of twenty-five
members. substituting democrats for
republicans, would give the republicans
the short end. Already the steering
committee for the democratic congress
sional committee has made some fig
ures, and in these estimates Iowa is
scheduled to lend a hand in the process
of substitution. breaking the solid dele
cation and sending democrat to the
house. The district slated to be repre-
scented by democrat is the Second,
Capt. Rumple's district.
Notwithstanding this herald of pur-
pose Congressman Rumple is pursuing
the even tenor of his way, undisturbed
and serene. Naturally he can not be
expected to give expression to positive
views on this question. He is the pres
ent congressman, serving his first term,
ard has not even been nominated for
second term. 1t may be assumed, how
ever that Capt. Rumple will be the
choice of the republicans of the Second
district for second term. 1t has come
to be an unwritten law in politics in
Iowa that an officer of the people shall
be accorded a second term without OPP
position, provided he has rendered 4
good account of his stewardship. Upon
this hypothesis Capt. Rumple is !. good
az renominated.
AS representative Mr.. Rumple
leaves but little to be desired, and that
little is largely experience, and this can
be had in only one way. Capt. Rumple
devotes himself unreservedly to the in
terests OF the people of his district. The
members of the Iowa delegation are
disposed to take the claims of the DEM
ocratic congressional committee that
they will capture district in Iowa as a
piece of humor. 1t is believed Capt
Rumple's majority next fall will be
larger than in 1900