Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-14

defeat provided the progressives join
In the movement. Some Of the Tobin
men are trying to make it appear that
the whole thing is a deep laid plot by
Governor Cummins to embarrass Doll
liver and effect election OF Cummins.
But the fact is that it is the stand
patters who are managing the whole
thing.
Governor Cummins has stated moth
ing new or different from what he said
in November and again in December
and as he has been quoted repeatedly
in this correspondence. On this he Is
standing pat. What he would do ii the
legislators should decline to accept his
refusal and elect him anyway Is an
other question. He does not know.
But the plain fact Is that he does not
want to go to the senate that way or
at this time.
Around the corners one may hear a
great deal OF talk about past politics
in connection with this senatorial mat
ter. "Dolliver has played both sides
too much" said a southern Iowa poll
tician. He has tried to satisfy every
body and has satisfied nobody. Then
he is such an migrate. Do you know,
Shaw has been kicking himself this
long while for having made what he
now realizes was the mistake Of his
life in appointing Dolliver? You know
that Blythe did not desire the appoint
ment Of Dolliver. He was for Lacey.
But he preferred Dolliver to Cummins.
In the conference held to dispose Of
the matter one voice was raised In
favor Of Cummins, and the man point
ed out that after the death Of Gear
the place belonged in fact to Cummins
and he said that It would be q mistake
not to name him. Now the mistake is
SEEN, But Dolliver has certainly not
made friends anywhere"
1--WE find absolutely no Dolliver en-
thusiasm here" said another. NO
body is opposed to Dolliver so very
much, but nobody is for him at all.
The situation Is thus most remark
able"
This thing never would have hap
pened II Roosevelt had not stuck his
nose into the game Of Iowa politics"
said another shrewd observer. But
Roosevelt took the initiative and want
ed an expression from the republicans
Of the state as to their preferences
for federal places and he intimated
that he was not satisfied to have the
whole matter disposed Of by men who
have been fighting him all along the
line. The responsibility for this must
rest with the president"
Same 1,1oSffnn has hean raised and
is being raised every day, as to wheth-
er or not the standpatters are sin
cere in their advances toward Governor
Cumrains' friends. The governor him
self has frequently stated that 1t SEEM
ed to him that they were trying to
draw him into trap and that he had
no evidence Of the honesty Of those
concerned. But others have pointed
out some good reasons why even the
standpatters might prefer to send
Cummins to the senate to succeed Dol
liver rather than to have him go to
succeed Allison Undoubtedly many
OF the standpatters are sincere when
they say they will vote for Cummins
for senator, tho few perhaps hope
that a situation might arise which
would make another candidate pos
sibility. They have been threatening
to bring out another.
There is some talk Of calling the
senatorial caucus early in the week and
not wait until the last moment: The
members are here and want to go to
Work, and they do not desire to have
the senatorial matter drag along for
week or two interfering with the prop
er work OF the legislature. A good
many desire that it be disposed of as
soon as possible This may be done.