Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-28
SECOND DISTRICT REPUBLICANS
THINK HE CAN DEFEAT
JUDGE WADE.
OLDER MEN WITHDRAWN
Frank Ellis of Clinton and Other Men
Who Have At Times Been Mentioned
for the Candidacy Have Refused to
Run-Wade and Dawson.
(BY H. ]. MAH1N3
Washlnsto, Bureau of Courier.


Washington, D. c., Jan. 26.
5 Great interest has been manifested
by Iowa politicians in Washington in
THE announcement made by Frank
Ellis, Of Clinton, that he will no. be
candidate for the nomination for
congress in the second district this
year. In the opinion of many Mr.. Eli
lis announcement practically clears
the field and leaves A, It. Dawson, now
private secretary to Senator Allison,
the logical nominee.
AS far as can see after pretty
general canvass of the second district
there is now only one man being seri-
Ously talked of as the republican nomi-
nee for congress to run against Judge
Wade this fall That man is A. +.
Dawson, Of Jackson county"
This statement was made to the
Courier representative today in most
positive terms by prominent second
district republican who arrived in
Washington yesterday. The gentle
man requests that for the present his
name be not given.
81 do not ask this because have
any objections to my position being
known" he said, 81 have already told
Mr. Dawson that he can count on what
ever influence I have if he decides to
run and know many others who will
be glad to publicly Iall into line at a
word from him. But as yet do not
see that the matter is opened: GER
tainly there is no contest in sight and
/ do not know that there is going to
be any contest. 1t looks to me as
though the nomination would come to
Mr.. Dawson without contest if he de-
cides to be candidate"
Members of congress who spent the
holidays in Iowa have been inclined to
discuss the second district situation
since they returned and several have
gone to Mr.. Dawson with the reports
of the talk they heard of him as the
probable candidate. There is general
interest in Washington from the Presi-
dent down in seeing the second dis.
tffct reclaimed by the republican par
y.
It is the history of the second dis
trict that in the year of the presiden-
tial election and when republican victo-
ry is as certain as it is this year there
would have been number of candi-
dates In the field for the nomination
long before this had there not been
some unusual feature in the matter
That feature is by many believed to be
the spontaneous candidacy of Mr.Daw
son, and the desire for one of the
younger elements Of the republican
party to pit against Judge Wade
There are lumber of older men in
the district would make most &C
ceptable candidates but they have all
disclaimed long ago any desire to get
into the game on the ground that they
Z have conviction that younger mar
Is desired by the voters. In looking
about to supply this demand months
ago politicians began to whisper the
name of Mr.. Dawson as the one maj
among the younger element of the sec
ond who had the necessary qualities o.
a successful candidate and valuable
representative Before many person!
had even given the question though
and much to the surprise Of Mr.. Daw
son himself, the boom was we'll undel
way and has quietly grown as thu
weeks passed by.
The statement made recently il
some of the Iowa papers that Mr.. Daw
san was an avowed candidate is in
correct. Mr.. Dawson has never de
clared his candidacy either publicl,
or privately despite the efforts Of tn
representative Of the Courier and 9th
er papers made to induce him to talk
His eprsonal friends understand tina
his attitude Is entirely one Of ascer
tanning the desires of the people o
the district. 1t is believed that If b
felt that a fair majority of the leader
of the district favored him as candl
date he would accept and enter tn
campaign with his well known vigol
There is no secret, however, Of tn
fact that he would be greatly adyers
to precipitating in contest for tn
nomination.
Judge Wade, who, has, of course