Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-16
CHICAGO TRlHUNE's CORRESPOND
BENT ON POLITICAL JuNKET
HAS KIND WORDS FOR NEsToR
OF sENATE-lowA's HoNoRED
LEADER.
SAYS RUDY HEALTH
HAS BEEN RECLAIMED
QUOTES SENATOR AS SAYING
IoWANs ARE NOT WORRYING
OVER THE QUESTION OF NEXT
REPUBLICAN, PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATE.

| CANDIDATE.
Raymond Patterson, the Washington
correspondent, who writes under the
name of Raymond" In the Chicago
Tribune, Is making tour Of the coun-
try for a study of the political situa-
ton. He was in Dubuque yesterday
and interviewed Senator Allison, and
paid this glowing tribute to Iowa's
honored son in the Tribune this morn
ing:
BY Raymond
Dubuque. May 14.-Ambitious poll
ticians who have been looking with
more or less eager eyes in the vicin-
fty of the shoes of Iowa's grand old
man, Senator William B. Allison, ought
to make visit to Dubuque and see
him as he is today. This veteran Of
the United States senate, who was 80
i'll last year 1t was confidently pre-
dicted he would never return to the
senate, has regained almost all Of his
old ruddy health and seems to be good
for years more of active usefulness.
Il must confess / was agreeably sur
prised and delighted, because a story
has been current in political circles
that the great Iowa senator was break
ing down and that there would soon
be vacancy to fill. Nothing of the
kind seems in prospect. Senator ALI
son sleeps like baby, takes long
walks every day, has regained the high
color for which he was so noted. and
seems to be almost as we'll as he was
two years ago.
He does not even show signs Of ad-
vancing age, as would be natural In a
man who only lacks two years of be-
ing, four score, and 1t is difficult to re-
alize he has been in the senate now
uninterruptedly for thirty-four years
and back of that had eight years in the
house Of representatives. thus making
a total service in congress up to the
present time Of forty-two years. His
term of office does not expire until
March 1909.
Iowa Sentiment Not crystaIlIzed
When I saw him this morning in his
house on Locust street he mad just
returned from his walk, and was man
. ifestly improved in appearance as
compared with his condition in Wash
ington. Naturally enough, now that
people are beginning to talk of the sue
cession to Roosevelt the views Of one
who three times has been an active
candidate for president and once miss
ed the nomination by a mere scratch,
! are of peculiar interest.
II don't think the sentiment IN Iowa
is wholly crystallized as yet" said the
senator "That Is to say the republi-
cans Of Iowa aret pretty well satisfied
with their party and with the work Of
congress. There is no evidence of any
reactionary sentiment in this state
People are not worrying so much about
a candidate for the presidency, be.
cause they feel the party will settle the
question in satisfactory way. Conf.
dence in the presidents policies and
determination to follow them out as
far as they can be understood are uni.
versal among the people here.
"Vice President Fairbanks spoke at
Ames and Des Moines and evidently
made an excellent impression. Score
tary Taft has many friends in Iowa, Of
COuISc, UuI DIS udNS ooiA, tAS pSopiC
are so satisfied with the Roosevelt
situation that they are not disturbing
themselves much as yet about the sue
cession.
Opinion on Iowa Laws.
"It is likely do not know as much
as some people about the political
situation in the state. My term of Of
flee does not expire for a couple OF
years and l have written no letters
and have, in fact, head of no candi-
dates for the position.
THE work of our last legislature
was strenuous and yet the result prob
ably will be good. The Bendes primary
law and the 2 cent fare law were pass
ed My impression is that the rail-
roads will not attempt to fight it. Peo-
pie who pay fares, Of course, favor the
2 cent limit. 1t is quite possible for q
little while at least the new law may
result in some loss of revenue to the
railroads, but that loss they are apt to
use as an argument against reduce
ton of their freight rates, so that in
the long run things will be evened UP
for them. In this vicinity it is posi-
Bile that railroads can carry passen-
gers for 2 cents mile, when perhaps