Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-14
Dolliver Placed in a Peculiar
and Embarrassing Sit
uation
FRIENDS SAY HE'S sANDeAeeED
Junior Senator Seems to Have Few
Enthusiastic Supporters Among the
Members Of tho Lesislature-BeIiev-
cd That poIIiver Will Face Situation
squareIy and Take consequences.
Special to Times Republican.

concerns Senator Dolllver Is serious
are becoming more numerous. They
are too, largely standpatters OF the
rock-ribbed variety.
When the friends of D. G. Chase
first started their petitions here, and 1t
became known that there was yelled
threat behind the petitions not to re-
elect him United States senator, there
were those who thought 1t might
amount to something and those who
thought 1t never could amount to any
thing. Then the situation changed,
and there were those who thought 1t
was quite likely to endanger Delivers
reelection. Today there are those who
believe that the campaign Of Chase has
already progressed so far that 1t Is
now next to impossible for Dolliver to
be reelected.
without authority from Governor
Cummins, 1t can be said that there Is
Just one way in which 1t will be pos
sible for the situation to result in the
election of Governor Cummins to the
United States senate. That is for a
movement to start with the standpat-
tiers that would be distinctly recognized
by the people Of the state as coming
from the standpatters. II sufficient
number Of standpatters, whose votes
combined with the Cummins followers
would elect Cummins senator, should
declare their intention Of entering the
caucus and voting for Cummins, the
matter would be settled in a minute
And IL Dolliver should agree to sup
port Chase and turn down Tobin, there
is every likelihood that there would be
an abundance of standpatters ready to
offer their support to the Cummins
men.
The peculiar part Of the situation is
the fact that Dolliver has but small
personal following among the members
of the legislature. There are so few
with whom he is the first choice for
senator. Standpatters or statewide
reputation and prominence, tho refus-
ing to be quoted, are saying that they
would rather vote for Cummins than
for Deliver. For, this reason if Dolli-
yer turns down Chase and agrees to
support Tobin, 1t is entirely possible
that these same standpatters may take
advantage of the dissatisfaction Of the
Chase men and organize movement
to get votes against Dolliver.
A man who has always been polit-
ically aligned against Governor Cum
minis said today: "Dolliver is between
the devil and the deep blue sea. 1t
would have been much better IL he
stayed away from Des Moines. A sit
uation has arisen here that he can
never quiet. will be much more sur
prised If he Is elected than IL he is de-
feated. / reached the city only today.
and am surprised to discover the sit
uation. They tell me there are some
Dolliver men in the legislature, but
am unable to find any. turn of the
hand will elect Governor Cummins
without the governor having any OPP
portunity to say word. 1t only needs
an organizer among the standpatters,
and the standpatters are ready for it,"
Another politician, who has also
been opposed to Governor Cummins
said last night: "There is just one
thing for Dolliver to do. He can as
sumo lofty attitude and refuse to
commit himself on the position of nor
them district attorney till after his
election. He can give out an interview
saying that the Chase men are trying
to sandbag him, and thus win favor,
but I am not sanguine that he will do
that"
Other politicians believe that IL Dol
liver refuses to commit himself on the
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simply make the matter worse. and
endanger himself with having both the
Chase and Tobin men on his back.
That which was doing on the Sab
bath day in politics was all under COW
err Despite the absence of free pass
es a good many OF the members fail
ed to remain in Des Moines over Sun
day. But there was only slight cessa-
ton in the talk about the federal slate
and it's incidental complication Of the
senatorship.
The Tobin men came down from the
Fifth district and undertook to dis
pose summarily Of the whole matter
by giving assurance that it was all
settled. Major Rathbun declared that
1IOlllNcI Is ABSOLUTELY plSQ6So W AoUIAA'
Murphy insists that the breaking Of
the slate is all scheme of Governor
Cummins' to break into the senate.
Tobin said he had not thought it nee
essary to ask the Endorsement of the
general assembly.
But the petitions which were in the
hands of B. F. Keltz. state pharmacy
commissioner, asking that Dolliver
support D. c. Chase, had been signed
up almost before the standpatters got
onto the game Practically all mem
bers from the four northern Iowa dis
tricts signed up except those who rep
resent constituencies where the boilers
were very conspicuous. Even the Fifth
district is divided and part Of the
members from that district favor
Chase.
Dolliver, 1t is expected, will face the
situation squarely. The Tobin men de-
clare without any reservation that in
case Dolliver parleys with the enemy
in the last they will favor immediate
organization to effect his defeat. Major
Rathbun, Colonel Palmer and others,
are outspoken. There is no question
about there being sufficient number
OF the standpatters determined upon
rauan0a a. aiuct nollivor tn effect hi2