Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-24
LACEY WATTS FOR
ALLISON T0 MOVE
Congressman Longs For the
Senate But He Would Be
Governor
BLYTHE WOULD SUPPORT HIM
If Allison Proposes to Try to Remain
in the Senate Lacey Will Make
Run for Governor-Wants to Vindi-
cate His Defeat-Palmer's Prospects
Not FIattering.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican,.
Des Moines, July 24.-lnfornlation
that reaches here from a very reliable
source is to the effect that Congress-
man John f. Lacey, arch standpatter
of the republican party of Iowa, had
his eye on the governorship. Tho
information is very direct that Mr..
Lacey's first choice, and the first
choice of his immediate friends, is
the senatorial position. He would like
to be candidate against Governor
Cummins. When his defeat was an
nounced in Washington, following the
election last November, it will be re-
membered that ne gave out an inter-
view in which he said that he would
be candidate for senator.
MIR. Lacey and his friends realize
that it is useless to go against All-
son and Cummins both. and he is now
waiting patiently to ascertain what
Senator Allison is going to do. II
Allison proposes to try to remain IN
the senate, Lacey will not be content
to private life, but will try for the
governorship.
1t is understood that Congressman
Lacey would like very much to see
Cummins defeated but anyway he de-
sires vindicatiou for his defeat In
the Sixth congressional district last
fall According to the information
that reaches this city Mr.. Lacey does
not believe and cannot conceive that
his record as a fock-ribbed standpat-
ter had anything to do with his de-
feat, and his friends hoot at the sug-
gestion that he vindicate himself with
IA reelection to congress in his own
district before coming before the en-
tire state for an important office such
as governor or senator.
Furthermore the office OF governor
for four years or a few terms as SEN
ator would round out his career" and
complete his public service. Accord
ing to the congressional directory MT.
John Fletcher Lacey was born at New
Martinsville, Va (now West Virglnla)
NAV 80. 1S41. He is therefore now DO
years old and twelve years younger
than Senator Allison. II treated as
Senator Allison has been and contln-
>ued in the senate to his age, Lacey
would have two terms or twelve years
in the senate. 1t is understood that
he is very much more anxious to go 10
senator and Lacey Governor. Lacey
or. But If Allison should be elected
senator and Lacey Governor Lacey
figures that he would still be good Tor
twelve years in the senate If he llved
as long as Allison may.
The congressional directory further
states that Congressman Lacey re-
ceived q. common school and academic
education and enlisted in Company H.
Third Iowa infantry, in May, 1861. He
was afterward private in Company d,
of the Thirty-third Iowa, and was pro-
noted to sergeant major, then heu-
tenant in Company c Of that regiment
and was promoted to the position OF o..
assistant adjutant general on the stan
of Brig. Gen. Samuel A. Rice, ana
when that officer was killed, to the
same position on the staff OF MAJ
Gen. Frederick Steele.
His civil war record is another rea-
son for Lacey being candidate Tor
the governorship, or at least MS
friends believe that will help him
some. It is understood that Col. Da-
yid J. Palmer is not meeting with the
favor that his friends hoped among
the Blythe people. A man who is not
a Cummins man said the other day:
DO you suppose for an instant that
Blythe Is going to support Colonel
Palmer?" and then answered 1t him
self in the negative. Further inquiry
disclosed that there is a feeling among
those who make candidates FOR COVER
nor, with that division of the party,
that Colonel Palmer would not be
very strong candidate in some counties
of the state where the impression
seems to have gained prevalence that
for the eight or nine years that the
colonel has been on the railroad COM
mission there has not been much do
ing" in the interests Of the people
Congressman Lacey, it is claimed,
will satisfy the desire Of the old SOL
diers who wished for an opportunity
to vote for one more old soldier candi-
date for governor, desire that does
not seem to be fully appreciated by the
Herriott and Perkins men Of the last
campaign.
Congressman Lacey has ben in con-
gress from the Sixth district for some
time He was first elected in Novem-
ber 1883 and served two years. linen
his district went democratic and
Frederick E. White was elected La
cey was, however, elected to the FIFTY
third congress in 1892. and has served
ever since till Daniel w. Hamilton,
democrat. defeated him last fall. La
cey has served in seven congresses, a
total of fourteen years. With the ex-
ception of the Second congressional
district, which is considered really
nominally democratic, Lacey's district
Is the first district in Iowa to go dem
ocratic since the election of 1890.
1t is claimed that Blythe would
readily support Congressman Lacey
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