The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-27
DOLLIVER IN DANGER
Shaw and Blythe Said to Be Plotting
to Prevent His Return to the
Az. y Senate.
Blythe to Have the First Chance
and Shaw to Try for the ALI
son Succession.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The journal.
Sioux City, Iowa, Oct. 27.-The polit-
ical advisers and friends Of United states
Senator Dolliver have awakened to the
factor a long time patent enough to
politicians generaly-that a great fight is
organizing to defeat Mr.. Dolliver for his
seat From this time forward it is ex-
pected the Dolliver following will organize
and work to control the legislature OF
1905.
For more than a year politicians nave
known that Secretary Shaw and j. w.
Blythe of Burlington, general SOLICITOR OF
the Burlington road, were planning the
defeat of Deliver. Both Blythe and Sha"
want to go to the senate. 1t has been
supposed that their plan was for Blythe
to succeed Dolliver and for Shaw to sue
coed Allison, whose term expires only
year after Delivers. Delivers adherents
have seemed to be the only ones VINO olu
not realize that fight was ahead. Seem
ingly they have done nothing to protect
their interests against the assault
1t Is believed the attitude of Mr.. Blythe
with reference to the appointment OF
federal judge In the northern dlstrlct
brought about the open rupture Mr.. Doi-
liver is supporting his townsman. Ihomas
D. Healy, for the place. Recently DolllVer
called on Mr.. Blythe. whom everybody rec
ogniZes as the great politician or the
state, and asked his help for Healy. In
reply Mr.. Blythe declared himself against
Healy and Dolliver both, and said he
would do them all the damage he could.
Opposition Acknowledged.
Now comes the Des Moines Register
Leader, the organ Of Doliver at the cap
ital, and in a news article to which great
significance is attached in political cir
cles sets forth that Mr.. Blythe is inter-
ferng in the legislative contests and try
ing to secure pledges from republican
legislative candidates for himself and Mr..
Shaw.
This article, setting forth the details Of
a specific case In the Butler Bremen SEN
atorial district, Is the first acknowledge
ment ever given by this paper that there
was even a possibility Of a fight against
Deliver. The Register Leader is owned
by Director Of the Mint Roberts,. Mr.. Dol
liver's political manager for many years.
TWO Against Two.
It is believed that DolliVer and Governor
Cummins will be forced to ally them
selves against Shaw and Blythe. The
governor Is just as unpopular with the
secretary and the Burlington railroad law
yer as Is Mr.. Dolliver. Cummins has
spoiled many a well-laid plan Of both
Shaw and Blythe. The relations between
Dolliver and Cummins have never beer
very intimate. They do not particularly
admire each other, and there are good
reasons for each to suspect the other Of
vaulting ambitions. But in the face Of {
Shaw Blythe combination, Dolliver ant
Cummins would be forced to get together
or be defeated in detail
The practical political details of the
Shaw Blythe arrangement are being at
tended to by Mr.. Blythe, who represent:
the political interests Of the associated
railroads Of Iowa. The railroads are tht
only big corporations which ind 1t worth
while to concern themselves about affair
in Iowa. There are no other great cor
porate interests here. Until Cummins de
feated them the railroads had kept thei
hand on the throttle of state affairs TO
many years without a serious jar.
The Cummins organization is not S
strong by any means as it was two year
ago. The Blythe machine has rehabili
tated itself and is claiming now to b
all-powerful. The lethargy of the DOLL
yer people has permitted Blythe to max
great inroads In the legislature that wi
be elected Nov. 3. A majority Of tn
new members now chosen will serve agai
two years later, in the session which wi
select Delivers successor. The creates
senatorial fight since Allison defeate
Harlan in 1878 will then face Iowa.