Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-16
Special to rimes-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
/ Des Moines, Jan. Ex-senator Dolli-
yer is moving for an early caucus He
would like to have it tonight or tomor-
row night or Friday; for If 1t does not
come by Friday it will go over until
next week. and balloting must COM
mence on Tuesday. The time is short
and it would be pleasing to have it out
of the way.
The caucus committee has not acted
There is no disposition on their part
to make unseemly haste. They say
there is no occasion for rushing mat
! ters Members are not clamofing for
caucus. In fact sum of them are say
ing that they do not care whether there
! is a caucus or not.
There have been meetings and con-
! ferences Of the standpatters In one OF
| the offices of a railroad attorney In
this city every day for some time and
there are daily and nightly meetings
in the Savery. Some of the ablest
men of the faction are taking hand
| in the case. They are dead in earnest
| in the matter of making change IN
| the senate. But it is up to them to
make a move When they are able to
20 to the leaders among the progress
sives and say positively that they have
~ that he
delivered against Dolliver and for Cum
minis, and put it in such way that
| there can be no possible trickery, then
will the friends of Governor Cummins
consider the matter further
| But in fact both sides are suspicious
of each other The progressives will
not make the first move They have
never varied in this position. A great
many of them are firmly convinced that
even If it were possible to elect Cum
minis to the senate at this time, by
combination, such as suggested, 1t
would be bad politics and it would not
| in the end inure to the benefit of the
governor Others who held to this view
at the outset have convinced themsel-
yes that if there is such sentiment
among the chosen representatives of
the people as will induce them to elect
Cummins to the senate without his
consent, then certainly there would be
no impropriety in his acceptance of the
| honor thus thrust upon him.
1t develops that one of the first
things which came up when the stand
patters approached the progressives in
regard to the senatorship was that re-
lating to the honor which has come to
| the senator by reason of his champion
ling of the rate bill. 1t is disclosed that
the Eighth district members are most
bitter toward Dolliver. The influence
comes direct from Hepburn. They do
say that Hepburn feels very badly be-
cause Dolliver got more credit than he
did over the rate bill, and Hepburn is
| intensely bitter toward Dolliver,
| Bernard Murphy denies emphatically
and in toto that his son will be as
sistant attorney under Tobin. He is not
now, a candidate for the place and he
will not accept it. The evidence upon
which the statement was made last
week that young Murphy was slated
for the place came in a manner to
leave no doubt of its correctness, but
| he is IlOI d cduulOdL0 uOW duU Will nOl
| be.
Nearly all the state officers signed
| the petition for the selection of Chase
as district attorney.
The Inauguration is the next big
thing on the program. It will be a
modest affair; but usually an inaugur-
alton has some features of real interest
not only in the state but everywhere.
| Governor Cummins so thoroughly
covered the ground in relation to state
affairs in his message that it is a
common remark that he left nothing
to be added in his inaugural address.
1t is not likely that he will touch upon
state affairs save as he may do so in
connection with the political situation
and its relation to the general tenden-
cies to advancement visible on all
hands. Nobody but the governor
knows what he will talk about; but in
view Of the vigor he exhibited on Mon
day in what he had to say about state
affairs. there is reason to predict that
he will handle national politics with
ont much regard to the consequences.
There will not be much chance for
the people of the state generally to get
Into the house chamber at the time
Of the Inauguration. Space is limited
there and while provision will be made
to admit everyone the chamber will
| hold yet many are likely to be dis