Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-07-19
DOLLIvER FOR PRESIDENT.

Though two years are yet to elapse
before the nominations, much interest
is already taken in the candidates of
the two great parties who will lead in
the strenuous campaign in 1908. In
some states the democrats are falling
climb into the Bryan band wagon,
and it does seem that he is practic-
ally nominated by that party, though
many changes may occur before the
national conventions meet to ratify
the choice of the rank and file. While
the democrats seem to be united, the
republicans are very much divided as
to their choice of candidate except
that there is general hope that
Roosevelt may consent to stand for
another term. Unless he shall make
some serious blunder, which is not at
all probable, the convention will prob
ably nominate him after vain
effort for several days to agree upon
some one else. In that case it would
be up to him to accept; or positively
refuse to accept nomination that
would come not only without effort
but against his protest.
There are several strong candidates
now in the mind of the people, name
they are all conservative men and for
different reasons could not gather
very general support. Shaw and
Taft could not get the delegations
from their own states except after a
prolonged and vigorous fight Fair
banks would have no fight at home
but would be considered too tame for
an encounter with such man as
Bryan. Who then could be found to
combine popularity at home and a
large and favorable acquaintance
| throughout the nation as a safe and
capable man, an eloquent orator, and
an enthusiastic leader. No one so
we'll as Senator Jonathan p. Dolliver
Of Iowa. He possesses ability, exper-
fence, eloquence, magnetism, popular
gree than any other man in the repub-
lican party excepting the president a.
| lone. And he is such man as could
meet Mr.. Bryan in making u cam
| paign of interest and success.
When Mr.. Dolliver returned home
at the close OF the session, the people
at Fort Dodge turned out enmasse and
gave him a reception. The Cedar
Rapids Republican in speaking of it
says that incidentally, they started
u little boom for the senator for pre-
sident two years hence. The Fort
| Dodge Messenger thinks that in event
of Mr.. Bryan's nomination, and the
refusal of President Roosevelt to
stand for reelection, that a man like
Senator Dolliver has the prestige of
good record in both houses of CON
gress. He is without a faint or sus-
piciOn in all his legislative actions. He
has been from first to last true re-
preventative of the people. He has
that primal integrity which is at the
present time being exalted among the
people of this country. He stands for
everything that is clean and uplifting.
He is in every way a representative
American one who is devoted to the
west, of which he is part, and who
has, at the same time the confidence
of the east.
The Fort Dodge paper speaks with
some bias because it is very near the
senator, bnt it would not be strange if
the trend of events in this country in
the next twoyears shouldp point toward
the Iowa man as the next candidate
for the presidency. But at this early
date it might as well be understood
that all booms are premature. There
are important issues which may entire
ly change the trend of political think
ing. Men who are now prominent
may be down and out by that time, as
far as the presidency is concerned"