Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-15
Special to r,mes-Republican.

Des Moines, Jan. 15.-1t is poss'blt
ltfiat unless Senator Dolliver comes tt
Des Moines, a committee Of members
will go to Fort Dodge and present t.
him the petition that has been signee
here in the interest of Hon. d. c. Chase
for United States attorney.
1T became rumored about yesterday
that the senator would not come and
that his friends had notified him thai
it would be best for him to remain
away. 1t was stated that he was ir
Fort Dodge, but would not come to Des
Moines, and face the situation. How
much truth there was in the story vii
be developed further along. He has
written to members that he will come
to the city and that he desired to meet
each and every member personally be-
fore the senatorial election takes place
The friends of Tobin were taking
great credit for the latest development
of the situation. They were jubilant
They said that it would not be neces-
sary for Dolliver to meet the question
at all. and that he could and would
take the course of refusing to consider
the matter of federal patronage in con-
nection with the senatorship. They
still insist that the matter Of the at
torneyship was settled long ago.
There have been several informal
conferences between leading standpat-
.ters and leading progressives, and these
have been entirely by persons outside OF
the membership Of the legislature. rms
relates to the senatorial situation. All
efforts to involve Governor Cummins IN
the matter or to convince the members
that he is personally involved in any
way have utterly failed. His position
has remained unchanged and he VIII
have nothing to do with 1t. But that
he would decline to take his seat In the
senate If elected by an Iowa leglsla-
ture cannot be asserted by anybody.
Whatever is done by the legislature
must be done entirely without any ap-
proyal or disapproval from him. That
he could, if he would, make fight and
easily assure his own election, is be-
lieved by nearly everyone here; but II
elected it must be in different way.
A plan to make Dolliver sweat for
an extra week was nipped in the bud
when the committee of self-appointed
patriots met at the state house to make
up the details of the plans for the op-
ening of the legislature. The plan was
LOTT MI IN M
the house till Tuesday. The United
States statutes provide that the sena-
tor shall be elected the second Tuesday
after the Legislature meets and is organ
lied. If the legislature had not per-
fected it's complete permanent organ
ization the election of United States
senator would have taken place on
January 30 instead of January %. This
would have meant simply one week
more of torture for Dolliver. The
scheme was thought of by the Chase
friends, but dropped as being inhu-
man. The contest between Feeley and
Mornin. of Blackhawk county, would
have been the modus operandi of de-
laying the matter by sticking the cre-
dentials committee.
The democrats showed disposition
at the outset of the session to arrange
a harmony program, and If they con-
tinue in their present frame of mind
there will be no such exhibitions Of
unholy alliance as that witnessed a
year ago. They have fully determined
that they will not be first to inject par
tisan politics into the work of legisla-
ton. 1t is very doubtful If they hold
a caucus on United States senator.
"There is not bit of sense in the
minority starting out to draw party
lines" said Senator Lambert, veteran
legislator ON the democratic side. "a