Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-08
WAsHINGToNIANs THINK CUM.
MINIS WILL ASK FOR DOLL
vER'S SEAT.
is WIDELY BELIEVED
Story Is Sent to Washington From
Des Moines and This Lends An
Authoritative Feature-Is Not AS
Friendly With DoIIver as in Past.
[BY HAROLD J. MAHINl.
Washington Bureau Of the Courier.
Washinnfnn d C AnriI

WoSilittSIotis ~ W. tNSiii -
Based on the supreme court decision
upholding the biennial election law
which gives Governor Cummins an
other year in the gubernatorial chair,
the rumor has again been started in
Washington that he is preparing to
try to wrest from Senator Dolliver his
seat in the upper house.
In nearly all the publications printed
in eastern papers CT the Iowa supreme
court decision this fact that the COVER
nor is put in a better position to make
his fight by getting another year in the
state capitol, was mentioned above
every thing else. The significant part
of this Is the fact that 1t was particu-
in Des Moines and wired to eastern
papers.
People Change Their Views.
Up to this time there has not been
many Iowa politicians In Washington
who were willing to regard seriously
the rumor that Governor Cummins
would try to beat Dolliver. Up to last
winter Cummins and Dolliver were
always regarded as being exceedingly
thick" When the governor came
down and exploited his revision and
reciprocity views he said that Dolliver
stood with him on the proposition.
floor of the senate in which he stated
that the Dingley schedules were well
understood not to be sacred. This
speech aroused the ire of Senator AL
drich and other senators. In the in
tervening months Senator Delivers
ideas seemed to change somewhat, fol
towards the last of the session Il he
made very strong protection speech
| and was lined up with the other side
when the governor was routed at the
state convention last summer. II
| has been very noticeable that
during Governor Cummins last severa
visits to Washington he has not beer
particularly intimate with Senator
Dolliver. He used to be found in the
junior senator's committee room mos
Of the time he was at the capitol g
! year ago, but during the. past year he
was not ofen seen there and visited al
most entirely in Senator Allison's com
mittee room which is the center for ev
cry Iowan in Washington of whatever
political faith or faction.
Tariff Vote DispIeases cummIns.
1t is known from what Governor
Cummins told personal friends II
Washington that he was much disap
pointed at the standing of the lowe
delegation when they were polled OF
tariff revision before election. 1t was
then almost solid against it. The
governor had said that he had every
reason to believe that one senator ant
three congressman would stand with
him and perhaps even more.
There are various opinions expressed
as to the advisability Of Governor
Cummins entering the race agains
Dolliver Both men have attained al
unusual degree of fame over the entire
country, both are popular and both are
able and above all both are young ant
this is the day of the young man
Even the conservative ones admit tha
1t would be a pretty fight if the gov
ernor went into it in earnest.
Some of Senator Delivers friend,
say that Cummins could not honorabl,
oppose him in view of past events bu
this Is hardly the view taken by i'm
partial onlookers. Many are inclined
to believe that both men are practical
ly free to do whatever they think bes
as far as any political obligations ar,
concerned.