Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-07

BID MI Mean q AL i. Ausborlty
Cor Launching conosr's Campaign
Senator Allison Laughs At the IRE.
VOLT" -
| [BY H. j. MAIIN.1
Washington Bureau OF the Courier.
Washington, b. c., Jan. o.
| According to the view of prominent
Iowans and others at the capital who
keep in touch with Iowa affairs there
Is very little likelihood of Minister
Conger being candidate for the re.
publican nomination for governor.
Mr.. Conger has not been heard from
by any one here even as to whether
or not he will accept the appointment
as ambassador to Mexico, though It
is believed that he will. Certainly he
has not yet been consulted In regard
to the governorship and his best
friends do not believe that he has any
Intention of trying for the nomination.
4 The question waamef course given an
appearance Of authority by Represents
ative Hull's interview in Des Moines
in which he mentioned Mr.. Conger as
a possible candidate. When Repre-
4 sentative Hull returned from Iowa
and was asked about the matter by
other members Of the delegation, he
expressed surprise at the proportions
I OF the alleged boom. He said that he
had only mentioned Mr.. Conger's name
4 in passing along with others as q pos.
|, sibility and had no intention Of author
, ity to launch BOOM Senator Alli-
J son said today that he knew nothing
, about the matter whatever and did
not think that Mr.. Conger was can
dilate or had been heard from by any
/ one.
], Too Early For Fight.
1t is very evident that many Of the
prominent Iowans in Washington are
grdispieased To nave thu light opened
SO soon. They say that the governor
!. ship question is still two years away
and that there is no necessity OF stir
ring UP the party at present. The men
{ who might be classed as anti-C -Cummins
men appear to be particularly dis
pleased that the inference should be-
taken throughout the state that Min-
lister Conger is to be launched as q
stand pat" candidate in opposition to
Mr. Cummins and his friends. There,
Is an evident desire to keep the Cum.
Minis and anti-Cummins question out
of the coming gubernatorial race.
8 Has Not Been In Politics.
There Is some skepticism moreover
! as to Mr.. Conger's strength as gu-
!, bernatorial candidate He unques.
tionably commands the respect OF the
people of Iowa as we'll as the leading
y republicans who have been so. diligent
{ in keeping him in office these many
. years. But he has been little In Iowa
during the period when state politics
have undergone many changes. He is
not identified with either of the lead
!. ing factions. and men on both sides OF
the political fence are inclined to-
l. think that the honors of the govern
! orship should go to man who has
d borne more of the stress of the last
# four years factional strife.
! So far as Iowans in Washington are
;. concerned the talk of Mr.. Conger for
,s governor has upset their expectations.
i. When the bargain was made between
q President Roosevelt and the Iowa sem
ators that Mr.. Conger should be "let
down easy" by ostensible promotion to
the embassy at Mexico for q few
, months. 1t was generally felt here that
he would round out his career and re-
3 tire from public life according to his
9 oft expressed desire and intentions.
IS Allison Laughs at Revolt"
There appears to have been very
It, little foundation for the story that
I Senator Allison was going to lead q
= = revolt In the senate against the Presi-
dent. The only foundation whatever,
was the fact that there is coterie
of senators who are undoubtedly get.
" ting uneasy over the manner in which
n. lne President has intimated that he
would attempt to force legislation II
he believed tnat 1t was right and what
the county needed. This condition
n has arisen of late particularly In con-
nection with the question Of regulating
railroad rates and tariff revision
There is little doubt but that the
President favors both of these pro.
jects to certain extent and would like
to see action on them. He has openly
J. intimated as much. There are con-
siderable number Of senators who are
vigorously opposed to both projects.
Senator Hale for instance has said
Iudt He Will u5uI ldlill iCtlSlOu " tu0
last ditch. There are other senators
a. who are opposed to the regulation Of
=, railroad rates.
h No Likelihood Of Bolt.
le There is no likelihood that there will
ever be any open revolt In the senate
I'd against President Roosevelt. There
IL is, however, no doubt feeling among
ID some senators that the President
'. should not get to feel that he can be
I'd
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