Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-11
Reiterates His Declaration That
He Will Not Be a Candidate
Against Dolliver
BLOCKED A srANDPAT SCHEME
Short Session and Hard Work tho Sen
timent Of New Members Of Lesisla-
ture-RaiIroad Legislation and Pri-
mary Measure Continue Leading
Questions of Discussion.
Special 20 Times-Republlcan.

Meservey, of Fort Dodge, has been
here several days making a prelim-
mary survey. The Junior senator may
not remain until his election, since it
| Is Just as certain today as 1t was two
months ago that Dolliver will be re-
elected without opposition.
The effort to bring out candidates
against the junior senator has failed.
No standpatter has shown any strength
and from the first it has been out of
the question to consider Governor
Cummins in that connection.
III am not candidate for the SEN
ate" said Governor Cummins, few
days ago. II will not be candidate
for the senate against Senator Dolli-
yer. say 1t now as have said 1t
all along that Senator Dolliver will
be reelected without opposition. The
situation has not changed in the least.
l am not to be considered In connec-
tion with the matter, and at no time
have consented to be SO considered.
| So said the governor when approach
ed upon the subject. This was SUBJ
stantally his statement more than
two months ago when the matter was
first brought to his attention, in an
authoritative way, that persons were
then making efforts to induce him to
become a candidate against Dolliver.
misrepresentation Meservey, in
charge of the Dolliver campaign, stat
ed that he had been aware that SER
ious efforts had been made to en-
courage fight on Dolliver. "And
those who have been in the plot are
not all of any one faction, either,'
he added. ~ The friends OF Senator
Dolliver have been aware of the
source of the opposition and the man
ner in which it was planned to break
the progressive forces in the interest
Of a third candidate.
II will say one thing" said prom
inent politician yesterday, that I know
this legislature could in fact be or
ganized to defeat Dolliver provided
only Governor Cummins would COM
sent to the use Of his name. He has
never consented nor yielded for Ia
/ AAAAAANlSS anu AO FhdSt COAS1StClNlly al =
hered to the position thatSno matter
| what might be the wishes OF individ-
ual legislators he intends to keep
faith with his friends and with the
peole."
There is not particle Of doubt that
the scheme was to stampede the stand
patters first and then to work on the
progressives. The leaders OF the
standpatters desired above all else the
defeat of Dolliver. Some OF them were
willing even that Cummins should be
sent out Of the state to effect this.
But the expectation was that in the
end a third candidate would be brought
into the field. The failure to get the
consent Of the governor blocked all
their plans. Despite this feeble effort
was made to bring out other candi-
dates, but without result.
It was stated In this correspondence
under date Of November II that the
election of Senator Dolliver is as
sured and this program for effecting
his embarrassment. was then outlined
with the prediction Of its failure, based
on the certainty that neither the gov
ernor nor his friends would ever con-
sent to 1t.
they reach the city are talking a short
session and lots of work. They are
advocating that the legislature get
down to business the first thing 1t
is indicated by some OF the older mem
bers that this is the characteristic at
titude of the new members each ses-
sion. There IL also a great deal of
talk by the new house members about
railroad legislation. The two-cent fare
bill seems to be uppermost in their
thoughts, with reciprocal demurrage
and other propositions following.
C. H. Flugum, the new member of
the house from Winnebago county,
said today: Il believe it is right that
everyone should pay railroad fare and
if all do the railroads would make
more money on two-cent fare than
on three cents. believe this session
should get right down to business,
and 1t should be a short session, and
will be a short session If everybody
gets to work" This same sentiment
was advocated by Anderson of Hahn
ilton and Blackmore of Worth and
score or more of other new mem
bers.
Justin R. Doran, house member
at the last session, and one of those
who worked for the passage of the
reciprocal bill, introduced by Powers
of Floyd, said today that the bill
would again be introduced this session
and he hoped 1t would be passed. II
do not know that / will introduce it
1 haven't talked with anyone about
that yet, but may introduce it. am
in hopes that the bill to manufacture
binder twins at Fort Madison will
also be introduced again. l mean to
give a great deal Of my time to the
reciprocal demurrage bill;''
Representative Offill of Jasper coun
ty, said that he would again introduce
his anti irecracker bill and had hopes
that it would get thru at this session
1t passed the house last session, but
was killed in the senate by the sift-
ing committee.
About the only real interesting fight
for appointment as employe is be-
tween Franklin Brown, of Boone, and
j. A. Myers. of Des Moines, candi-
dates for the position of second as
sistant secretary Of the senate. Mr..