Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-03
Forthcoming Announcement of
Senator Will Leave Opening
For Withdrawal
sTANDPATTERs' ONLY HOPE
Should Senator's Health Necessitato
His Withdrawal Later. cummins'
Opposition Would Be in Losing Po-
sition = Allison Has Never Had
Contest.
,pecial TO T,mes-T.epublican.

Des Moines, July 3.-There are RUM
ors that Senator Allison will very soon
make an announcement of his candl-
dacy for the United States senate. The
rumor reached Des Moines via con-
gresham a little over week ago.
Whether the rumor is true or not 1t VIII
be no surprise to the politicians here IL
Allison did announce his candidacy
soon. Interviews by Ernest T.. Hart,
of Council Bluffs, and others indicate
that the matter is being thought OF.
BY the politicians of the other camp,
early announcement of Senator Alli-
sons candidacy will be tentative, only.
1t will have sort OF string to 1t. III
all goes we'll and Senator Allison
health ls what his friends claim in their
interviews that 1t is and he contin-
ues to improve, and If he finally decid-
ed that he has a chance to win with
out too strenuous fight he may stay
in the race. If he decides not to go into
the race it will be very easy to an
nounce withdrawal because Of his
health, and that with truth, too.
The talk of political circles here Is
that Allison will never in fact when the
final times comes, be a candidate. 1t is
recognized that that element of the
republican party which has bitterly
opposed Governor Cummns for intro
ducing the new order of politics which
has for it's motto that the first duty OF
an office holder is to the people who
elected him will cling to Allison as
their only hope Of defeating Cummins
They are believed now. to be making
frequent pilgrimages to Dubuque in an
endeavor to keep the veteran senator in
the notion 10 run and TO prevent him
title him to. If Allison should decide
not to run their case would be hopeless
and they recognize that no other candi-
date in the state has a ghost Of q.
chance of winning the position, not
Withstanding the fact that Lacey Is
anxious to try.
But the real question in the minds
Of the politicians is what will Allison
do when the case is finally up for de-
cision, and for how much will he ac-
cept the protestations and promises
Of those who are opposed to Governor
Cummins. In this connection it Isl
called to mind that Allison has never
had a contest since he was elected to
the senate in opposition to Harlan in
1873. In something like thirty-six
years during which time the men who
were active in securing his first cleo
ton are dead or retired to private life.
he has never been before the people
in an election. He has been elected by
the legislatures time after time, but no
campaign for his reelection has ever
been fought out before the people.
This condition makes the question
pertinent in the minds of the politicians
whether Senator Allison at the age Of
so years, after receiving many honors,
will care to go into an active cam
paign. There seems to be a feeling
that he will consult his own feelings
and desires more than he will be
wishes Of those who are simply OPP
posed to Cumnins." Altogether the
situation is being sized up about this
way: Allison will announce in some
informal way soon that he will be will
ing to accept the office again. The
pulse of the people will then be stud
led for some months to come and
eventually along in the winter time
when it is time for the campaign to
actually open, the people will learn the
actual truth of the matter. If the vet
eran senator, does not then withdraw
from the race but appears before the
people, 1t will be known that he is a
candidate. definitely.