The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-13
PERKINS E. ]1',j[ PUNCHES n
SENATOR DOLLIVER.
IRoNICAL PEN OF THE SIOUX
CITY EDITOR Is BUSY.
Bitterness Of His Defeat Revealed by,
Thlnly Yelled Attack Upon tho Man
Who Unreservedly Endorsed His Can
didacy in March -Blaine's Bon Mot
Recalled.
Special to The Journal.

special 70 Ino JouTuA1s
Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. IA long editorial
in the Sioux City Journals reviewing In an iron
ical style Senator Dolliyer's part In the late
contest over the republican nomination for gov.
ernor, is the subject Of much comment in
| Iowa. That George D. Perkins should attack
| the man who declared himself SO unreservedIy
in favor OF his candidacy last March has caused
sensation, and called attention to the bitter
ness with which Mr.. Perkins still regards Sen
ator Delivers stand at the convention regarding
the contests started by the "standpatters.'' One
Des Moines paper, commenting on the Perkins'
editorial, says: b t
Blaine is said to have remarked when told
of the opposition of politician in his own
| state: why is he lighting mel neyersdid him
a favor Senator Dolliyer may not repeat
Blaine's, cynicism,, but he will undoubtedly ap-
preeiate Its point as he. reads George D. Per.
kins' sneerings attack on him. Senator Dolliyer
did for George D.. Perkins what no other man
in the state did, and what no other Iowa United
States senator has everl8done for a political
friend. He risked his popularity In his owl
county and his own district, and did it know
| ingly, and did it when ittwas likely to be in
terpreted as defiance Of Governor Cummins
The Perkins editorial was written ostensibiy
to contradict the reports that Dolliver is some
what uneasy concerning his reelection. The
editorial Is in the following strain:
Calls Himself WEAK,
ut is true the senator early in March, during
lull in the busy season at Washington, caused
in support Of weak candidate for governor
Governor Cummins had recently made a speech
In the senator's home town In which he had
praised the senator without diferentiating to
take in the senator's colleagues. The senator
was glad to have the governors commentator
but he gave out distinctly that he could not accept
any praise for himself that he was not allowed
to share with Senator Allison and also with
his colleagues in the house Of Representatives
especially with Colonel Hepburn.
at was understood at the time that the
governor unwilling to be indiscriminate IN
his praise Of the Washington crowd but he did
not retract as to Senator Dolliver. There was
no feeling; it was only apparent that the Junior
senator did not see things as clearly in the
Washington atmosphere as he might see them III
the clearer atmosphere of Iowa, and the gov
ernor did not recur to the subject again. There
was no feeling.
1.-THE junior senator, as soon as he was able
immersed himself in the work of getting an
effective rate bill thru the senate and he took
after the adjournment OF congress. His first
duty was to his whole country.
/ "When the senator returned home and came
to look about him he found quite scandal. His
| own county had done what could be done To
correct the mistake in March, as: had every
| other county in his congressional district ex-
i cept Crawford, which Is the home Of Judge
Common. representative In congress, and Mr..
Shaw, who is the secretary OF the treasury.
: Senator's Convention Attitude.
In regard to Senator Dollfver casting his in
fuence at the convention against decision Of
the contests in favor of Perkins, the editorial
continues, JOS, s
"Surely there is no feeling. AS soon as Sen
ator Dolliver had opportunity- grasp situa-
ton he saw that the best service he could rem
der the governors opponents Ia the race was
to make their defeat tGa HONORABLE, Las possible
| under the circumstances. ictThe s1candidate for
| whom the senator had particularlysspoken in the
incipient stage feels deeply grateful Probably
it Is the same way with Captain Rathbun Audi
| tor Carroll any other dark horse. Either one
of them, If the convention had been stolen
would have been beaten at the polls as just
retr1bution, and 1t was mercy to have the job
! attended to- on the spot . %T 4.
There is no feeling, except the feeling of
gratitude. Governor Cummins, had his heart, set
on a third-term nomination, and there; is no
| knowing what he would have done If he had
been robbed There was no reason why anyone
| should want to rob him-not this year. There
has not been better time since Iowa was
state not to be the head of the ticket. There
is disposition to take poke at it, and there Is
unanimfty that Cummins might as well as any
body furnish the head. Il
"Let it be added that Senator Dolliver has
contributed to harmony in our state this year
more than any other man. Flippant talk about
him will not disturb him. He has made
record for courage" -