Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-22
.WEA YER
IN RACE
Republicans Caucus on Sen
ator Tonight, Democrats
Tomorrow
Des Moines Bureau Of
the Ottumwa Courier.

DeS MONIES, Jan. Ill
The democrats of the legislature
have issued call for a
caucus on senator to be held
Tuesday morning. An effort is to be
made to have General Weaver endors-
ed and to this end letter has been
secured from Claude Porter waving
his right to the nomination. Some Of
the democrats will resist the effort to
have Weaver named and will vote for
Porter.
Clerks on Carpet.
Examination of house commit
tee clerks as to their compe-
tency as stenographers was
commenced this morning by a select
committee consisting of Representa-
tives White, Hacker, Grier. Moore and
Harding.
Inc committee was named under a
resolution adopted Saturday. and III
called all the committee clerks pefor3.
the committee to put them to test
as to their abilities. Newspaper men
and others were excluded and the
house took a recess while the examin-
alton was being made.
DoIIiver Will Be Named.
At the republican legislative caucus
at o'clock this evening, Senator Dol
liver will be given second nominal
tton for United States senator. and
later he will be elected The talk of
opposition to Dolliver has quieted down
in the past few days. 1t has not en-
tirely disappeared however and there
is always the possibility of a surprise
where the feeling is intense but sup
pressed, as in this case. 1t is safe
guess, however, that Dolliver, will get
what he most wants
The senator is here again after a
brief trip home. but he is not ready
ito decide what he will do in the mat
ter of federal patronage. This has been
the most embarrassing thing that has
ever come to him. The federal patron
age matter was precfpitated by the
fight between D. c. Chase and M. j.
Tobin for attorney. The petitions
which have been signed by members
of the legislature and others are strong
ones, and when confronted with them
Dolliver could not deny that they rep
resented a sentiment ne ought not to
spurn. But there is constant repeti-
| tion Of the assertion that Senator Dol
| liver is pledged absolutely, despite his
own statements. to Tobin and the en-
tire federal slate as made out.
The negotiations which have been
going on for some time with a view
/ to determining whether or not a basis
j could be found for effective fight
i against Dolliver and for the election of
| Governor Cummins in his stead. have
necessarily been much under cover.
But this much is known for certain,
| that men like j. G. Davis and C. G..
Mccarthy, representing the two ex-
| tremes of politics, have been in the
/ forefront of the movement, and they
are men who do not usually get inter
ested Ill any political movement that
| has not back of it a great deal of force
and purpose.
/ 1t is now declared that Senator Dol
/ liver has within the past week given
! all the assurance to the friends of
! Tobin that they desire and that he
will never stand for the appointment
of Chase. This has had the effect of
| withdrawing some of the fierce oppo-
4 sition to the reelection of Dolliver
and it assures his denomination be
cause it is known that the close
| friends Of Governor Cummins will
never lead off in any fight on Dolliver.
One of the senators stated Saturday
his belief that Dolliver would be unani-
mouslv renominated. unless a secret
/ ballot is resorted to, which can be
done at any time, but that in fact a
majority of the republican members
of the legislature will vote for Dolli-
yer more as party necessity and to
keep faith with the voters than be.
cause they really desire him to Stay in
the senate. The complaint is that he
has drifted away from his constituents
and has failed to realize how deeply in
earnest are the Iowa people in de.
manding reforms and progress. But
| they say it would be party mistake
! to defeat Dolliver and every person
connected with it would feel the ef.
fects in due. time. 1t is therefore Ger
! tain that while many would like to
4 leave Doliiver at home he will he
again commissioned to go to Washing
/ ton.