The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-10

KNOCKING DOLLlVER
Hammer Stunt Is Regular Fad
Just Now and Is Hurting
the Senator.
Railway Interests and Anti Cum
Minis Men Sore Because of Dol
hver's Independence.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. f
Des Moines. Iowa. June 10-The friends OF
Senator j. P. Dolliver are just beginning to wake
up to the fact that an evidently well-organized
movement has been started to knock on the
Fort Dodge statesman. The extent to which
Delivers enemies are engaged in doing the
hammer stunt is far from being generally appre-
ciated but Delivers friends are beginning to
realize that the effect OF It,, unless checked. ts
likely to be extremely dangerous to him. The
men who, are getting the credit for this enort
to injure Dolliver are the leaders down on the
Burlington reservation, of whom J. w. Blythe
is chief. and that coterie Of politicians under
North Western influence Of whom Judge Hub
bard of Cedar Rapids used to be the leader.
The purpose Of the movement is undoubtedly
to pave the way for an attempt. to get DOLL
ver's senatorial scalp the next time he Is up for
reelection The origin Of 1t seems to go back
to the 1901 state campaign when Dolliver re-
fused to be drawn into the campaign against
Cummins. This chagrined the anti-Cummins
leaders intensely and they have never since been
friendly to Dolliver. Then, too. Dolliver has
not been with the railroad interests at several
stages in congress, when, his vote was needed.
Thus his vote for the anti pooling bill is said
to have brought upon him the bitter ennlity OF
Judge Hubbard before that politicians death.
And In the Iowa idea agitation Dolliver has
| shown strong tedency to stand for tariff re.
vision. This has made him additionally unpopu-
lar with the stand-pat leaders. These are be.
lteved to be the principal reasons back of the
opposition to Dolliver, with the general reason
further. that Dolliver has an independent way OF
| unacceptable as a servant for the railroad in
| terests which seek to keep their hold on the
| Iowa men sent down to Washington.
AS result Of this feeling, Doliver is being
| belittled a man who Is not rising to tbs
proportions expected of him when he was made
senator; as a man whose lecture business DC
| cupies more Of his attention than his senatorial
office; man who has risen by chance; g.
an orator rather than worker and thinker
| and SO ad libitum.
| The difficulties in the way of the reinsur
ance of the National Life and Trust company
business by the National Life Insurance com
| pany, of the United States OF America have beer
removed. Auditor Carroll has approved the con
| tract, which has been modified to meet his de
mands. BY q stipulation with the state and b,
contract with the National life and Trust, tn,
National Life Insurance company agrees to keel
the securities deposited with the auditor as
protection to the National Life and Trust polio.
and contract holders, deposit in this state
| This is Mr.. Carrolls chief contention The Ma
tional Life Insurance company, in short. bind
| itself to live up to the obligations Of the Ma
| tional Life and Trust company In all respects
| The annual insurance report Of; the auditor TO
t1902 is out. 1t shows good growth of business
since 1901. The policies in force increased from
| 1872, 6e4 in 1901 to 41575e in 1902. and the in
surance in force grew from $537 1896, 495 in 400
to $5s2, 751. 600 in 1902. The report is up t.
the close Of December 81, 1902.