Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-06
.JUDGESHIP CONTEST
NORTHERN IOWA STIRRED UP
OVER SUCCESSOR TO sHlRAs.
SIX CANDIDATES ARE IN THE FIELD
Senator Dolliver Supports HeaIy-Is
is Announced That Governor Cum.
Minis Will Remain NeutraI-Sena-
tors Assistance Being Sought.

tors Assistance Being Sought.
Sioux City, Aug. 3.-The harmony
OF Iowa republican politics is being
| disturbed in the northern portion of
the state. While few discordant
elements have made their presence
| felt at and since the state convention
the Iowa idea" is nothing compared
to what may result in certain con-
| tingencies of the fight for the fed
eral judgeship, which is now in prog
| reSs.
| Ever since Judge Oliver P. Shiras %
Dubuque, the veteran Judge of tho
| federal bench for the northern dis.
trict OF Iowa, announced his intentiots
of retiring few weeks ago there
has been a general alignment Of politis
| cal forces on the subject of his suos
cessor. AS the fight has progressed
| it promises to involve the question
of the senatorial succession, and APP
pears to be developing into fight
against Fort Dodge, the home Of Sem
ator Dolliver, Director of the Mint
Roberts, Solicitor Of the Treasury
! O'Connell and few others.
Dolliver For Healy.
1t is charged that Fort Dodge, which,
has judicial candidate, is trying ID
corral all the offices, and because
Senator Dolliver has taken off hia
coat in the interest of State Senator
T. d. Healy, his fellow towsnman1
there are rumblings Of threatened VEN
geance. The term of Governor A. b,
Cummins will have been completed
when Mr.. Dolliver comes up for re,
election three years hence, and THAI
| the governor may contest the junioF
Iowa senator's seat is quite within tho
bounds of probability.
To succeed Judge Shiras there ara
already six candidates in the field
They are Craig l.. Wright of Sioux
City in the Eleventh congressional
district, Senator T. D.. Healy of Fort
Dodge in the Tenth district, judge
H. d. Reed of Cresco, in the Fourth
district, Judge j. G.. Longueville Of
Dubuque in the Third district, and
Judge F. f. Dawley of Cedar Rapids
in the Fifth district. Milton Remley
of Iowa City, former attorney gen-
eral for Iowa, although living in the
southern judicial district, is also q
candidate. !.
Allison Holds the Key.
Of all the candidates mentioned
either Craig L. Wright of Sioux City
or Senator T. D. Healy of Fort Dodge
seem the more likely to receive the
plum. Senator Allison appears to
hold the key to the situation. AS us
ual the senior senator is not saying
anything in advance.
Senator Do1liver, on the contrary
with his characteristic generosity has
gone heartily into the fight for his fels
low townsman, Senator T. d. Healy.N
is this attitude which has considerable
stirred up other candidates. They
point out that Senator Dolliver no
longer represents the tenth district,
but represents the entire state, and for
him to take so partisan position IS
uncalled for This feeling is especiak
ly strong in the eleventh districts
where Wright is receiving unanimous
support.
Of the two candidates, Wright ap.
| pears to have the highest standing
among the lawyers, although SenatoH
Healy has wider state political acA
| ouaintance. In Dubuque, Judge Longs
neville, who is generally regarded
| throughout the state as strong lawyeE
has met with misfortune. The bar Oh
| Dubuque, which at first endorsed him
| has become divided and part of 1T des
sires to support Judge Reed of Crescd
on the ground the Cresco man wils
keep the federal offices at Dubuque.
| Cummins is Neutral.
Governor Cummins is in a peculiar
attitude toward all the candidates H&
| is under strong obligations to the enc
| tire eleventh district and is bound bg
even closer personal ties to the Sioux
| City candidate, having been a law part.
ner in Des Moines of Carroll Wright,
brother of Craig L. Wright. On the
other hand he is also under obligations
to Senator Healy who helped the Des
Moines man in his fight against the
machine, which he finally overthrow
when he was first nominated for tho
goyernorship. The governor has de4
| cided to compromise and has assured
| the men who have enthusiastically
sought him for endorsements that he
would remain neutral.
| In the meantime the entire north.
ern portion of the state Is being torn
| up in the effort to secure endorses
ments. With the strong feelings that
are, being engendered, the outcome OF
| the fight in any case is likely to leave
a few scars, although the wounds Of
| this character close quickly in Iowa
while it may eventually result in Fort
Dodge securing the judgeship, but eM
changing it for United States sena1
| to.
An interesting feature of the fight
is the attitude of Secretary Shaw. Mr.
Shaw with his home at Denison, is a
resident of the tenth district. Notwiths
I standing, he is reported to be bitten
ly opposed to Senator Healy as a result
of former political animosities, and
that he is not in harmony with his fell
low townsman, Congressman ]. n.
Conner, who is supporting Healy Cons
nor's attitude might be explained OF
| the ground that Senator Healy is A
strong candidate for congressional pre-
ferment.
Some girls sing only for their own
amusement, while others have to ba
pressed.
/ The backward boy finds much disa
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