Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-10

ON THE WALL
Sentiment of State in Favor of Retire
ment of Venerable Senator Causes
Fright Among standpats-DolIiver
Very Busy in Washington Since tho
Mccumber Incident at Fort Dodge.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, April 1O.-Senator Dol
liver will not get actively into the po-
litical game in Iowa this year for SEN
ator Allison. III he comes to Iowa to
speak at all, 1T will be late in the
campaign, and he will make but one
or two speeches, and these will be in
the sections of the state where the AL
in those sections where the Cummins
sentiment is strong. He will not speak
in Fort Dodge, his home city, nor in
northwestern Iowa.
The fact is that the Handwriting on
the wall is becoming apparent to
many of the standpat politicians.
When Senator Macomber spoke in
Fort Dodge in eulogy of Senator AL
lison. and was given demonstration
of the audience that indicated very
clearly that they were for Cummins for
senator and resented any attempt to
cram Allison down their throats, it
was hint to Dolliver that was broad
and strong. AS q matter of fact,
Macomber had been urged by Dolli-
yer to speak good word for Alli-
son. The motive back of Dolliver was
undoubtedly to try it on the dog" so
to speak. He wanted to know how the
people stood on the proposition in
Fort Dodge, and didn't care to make
the trial himself, so he got Macomber
to do it,
Dolliver found out the sentiment.
He received shower of letters from
people who were his close friends tell
ing him that it had been an awful
mistake. He was informed in these
letters that northwest Iowa was SOL
idly for Cummins. and that the Cum
Minis sentiment was so strong in other
parts of the state that it was not ad-
visable to attempt to disregard it,
He was advised by his friends to stay
in Washington and attend to legisla-
ton and not come to Iowa or get in
to the senatorial campaign Dolliver
has been busy in Washington ever
since.
1t was planned to have him here for
some speeches early in the year, but
he didn't come. Then it was planned
to have him here at Des Moines for
the night before the state convention.
He didn't come. 1t was planned and
announced that he would be in Dav-
export some time after the state con-
venton He hasn't been there yet.
Friends of Dolliver have been in Wash
ington and have advised Dolliver per-
sonally as others did by letter that it
is better for him to stay in Washing
ton.
In this same connection there is
some interesting history as to the cam
paign of two years ago. 1t will be
remembered that early in the campaign
Dolliver wrote a letter saying that he
was for Perkins. This letter was in
tended to be and was used as a COM
munication from Dolliver to the voters
of the Tenth congressional district.
which he one time represented in con-
gress 1t didn't take we'll. With the
exception of Crawford county which
divided it's vote the Tenth district
went solidly for Cummins.
But the Dol1iver letter was only
part of what was planned. 1t was
agreed between Dolliver and Allison
that Allison was to follow almost i'm
mediately with another letter of like
tenor to Delivers saying that he was
for Perkins for governor. AS soon as
Allison saw the nature of the reception
given to Dolliver's letter he refused to
write, his. and left Dolliver high and
dry. Dolliver never liked this an' it
was one of the things that induced
Dolliver when the state convention
was held to use his influence to pre-
vent the disruption of the republican
party by allowing Perkins to steal the
outright thru the fake con-
tests.
The memory of that letter written
by Dolliver and its reception and the
memory of the reception given to Ma
comber when he attempted to tell the
people Of Fort Dodge. Dolliver's home
whom they should favor for United
States senator is still with Dolliver
and lit will not be any surprise to many
of his friends if he takes no part in
the campaign this year at all. He has
of excuse in the claim that
he is needed in Washington to look
after important measures that he has
introduced and congress does not seem
likely to adjourn till after the Iowa
primaries on June 2.