Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-02
GREAT POLITICS IN THE GAME.
An Alleged Combination Between Stand
patters and Democrats.

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P. Delivers reelection TO the United
States senate from Iowa is Il ques-
ton of grave doubt beneath the
apparent placid political surface in
the Iowa legislature there is brew
ing good sized tempest which pro,
misses to break forth next month
when this election of Mr.. Delivers
successor is brought up in the gen
eral assembly.
Notwithstanding the fact that
Gov. A b Cummins has announced
that he will not be candidate
against Mr.. DoIliver. that is in no
means a positive indication that
harmony reigns in the Republican
party of Iowa. The line so bitterly
drawn during the pre- convention
campaign between the "stand-pat-
ters' and the "progressionists" has
in no manner been obliterated.
The movement, which it is now
said among some of the strongest
politicians of the state, is nothing
less than conspiracy on our part
OF the 'standpatters' and Democrats
in the Iowa legislature to defeat Sen
ator Dolliver for his seat in the ma
tional house. 1t is understood that
the proposition came from the Dem
ocrats and has heen fayorably con-
sidered by the Republican wing
The Democrats are strongest in the
lower house of the Legislature and it
is stated that the plans for division
of the spoils is that the Democrats
will give their support in both
chambers to any "standpat" Repub-
lican nominee for the United States
senate that may be put up against
Jonathan P. Dolliver, upon the
agreement of the "standpatters" in
the house Of representatives to vote
with the Democrats for the election
of the Democratic nominee for speak
er of the house.
At this time it is said the stand
patters' are considering as an OPP
ponent to Mr.. Doiliver no less per-
sonage than the Hon. George D. Per-
kins Of Sioux City. editor of the
Daily journal, and recent bitter
opponent to Governor Cummins fer
the nomination of governor of Iowa
on the Republican ticket The man
at this time considered most favor
ably by the Democrats for speaker of
the house of representatives is Hon.
George Koontz of Iowa City, a Dem
ocrat of long service in the Iowa
legislature.
The strength of the Democrats
and "standpatters" in The legisla-
ture, should the leaders succeed in
holding them to this agreement,
would be sufficient to carry Il sue
cessful elimination this startling
program. In case such a combina-
ton is not effected the Republican
"progressionists" or Cummins mem
bers wonld be in absolute control.
This wing Of the Republican party
has settled upon Hon. N. d. Ken
dali OF Abba for speaker Of the
house Of representatives. And so
confident are the ''progressionists
that they will dominate that it is
known upon reliable authority
that progressive" members of the
house throughout the state have al
ready been promised craftsmanship
of the various committees.
In the house Of representatives
the Democratic membership is prac-
tically one-third and the "standpat"
Republican membership strong
enough to carry this far beyond the
controlling number. On the joint
vote of senate and house the com
bined strength of 'standpat' Re-
publicans and Democrats could de-
throne from power the progressive"
major Republican strength in the
legislature.
The "standpatters' are inclined
to enter into the agreement because
of Senator Delivers support Of Gov
ernor Cummins for governor in his
section of the state. Since the pre-
nomination Republican campaign in
Iowa, George d. Perkins has per-
sistently chung to his ''standpat
views regarding revision of tariff
and Canadian reciprocity.
Another "standpat" martyr, how
ever, has been suggested as pos
sible nominee by this combination
against Mr.. Deliver. This is Maj
or John f. Lacey of Oskaloosa who
was defeated for congress in the
Sixth district by the Democratic
nominee D. W. Hamilton. Promi.
nent "standpatters" have charged
that Mr.. Lacey's defeat was due to a
trade by the Cummins faction in
that district, which has ordinarily
been strong "standpat," with the
Democrats; a trade whereby, it is
said, the Cummins faction loaned
their support to the Democratic
nominee for congress for consider
alton of Democratic support for A
b. Cummins for governor.
This impending contest promises
to create the most decided politica
sensation Iowa has known for ;
good many years. Senator j. P
Dolliver at his home in Iowa for the
holidays expressed a confidence tina
he would be returned to the United
States senate by this coming legis
lature.
The question naturally arises
should this program be carried out
what would be the consequence two
years hence when the term of tn,
United States Senator Allison ex
pires. At that time it is expected
that the rapidly failing health o
the senior Iowa senator will requlr,