Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-04
Washington Has Scheme Fixed
Up to Pacity Warning Iowa
Factions
cUMMlNs FOR DoLLIvER's SEAT?
aft and Roosevelt Desire Junior Sen
ator for Several Reasons and He Is
Said to Be neutrality-suspicious.
Would Then Elect Both Allison and
Cummins to Senate.

I Especial Washington Correspondence
Washington, June 4.-The Dollivel
vice presidential boom, it is stated. on
the best political authority, will pres
emily prove that 1t is the real thing
Within few days 1t is confidently
predicted the Taft people will be in
, the open working and organizing for
the nomination of Senator Dolliver, OF
Iowa, for second place on the ticket.
Several considerations have practi-
cally determined this course. President
Roosevelt and the White House have
not given any intimation of interest
or concern with the matter as yet, but
it is known that the Taft people are
permitting the intimation to get abroad
that they regard Dolliver as the right
solution of a difficult situation.
To Sidetrack Fairbanks.
In the first place it has been found
necessary to do something. Vice Pres
ident Fairbanks, too is to be prevented
from getting the vice presidential nom-
ination by default. Despite the assur-
ance which his people gave out that he
would not accept second place, it is
well understood by politicians that he
not only would take it but that his
people are laying their wires, and do
ing it most effectively, with view to
the nomiantion. 1t happens that the
Taft people do not consider the Taft
Fairbanks combination strong one.
They do not want Fairbanks on the
ticket, to put it plainly. Casting about
for a means to assure against such
possibility, they have alighted on Dol
liver, and in very few days he viii
be recommended as the Taft candi-
date.
Iowa Situation Involved.
Political, considerations which in
volve Iowa and middle western condi-
tions are being weighed in this con-
nection. 1t is pointed out that if Mr..
Dolliver becomes vice president his
senatorial seat would naturally fall
to Governor Cummins. This would be
an easy and natural solution of the
factional troubles in Iowa. Senator
Allison has carried the republican pri-
maries for the senatorial nomination
against Cummins by very close vote
and after bitter contest. The fear
that the next legislature might be
democratic no matter whether Cum
minis or Allison carried the primary
has been prominent in the minds of
Iowa people in Washington or both
factions for months past. Related to
this is the possibility that the electoral
vote of the state might be endangered,
tho this Is not regarded as nearly so
serious as the danger of losing the
to the democrats and cost
ing the republicans senatorial seat,
which they are most anxious not to
lose.
Might Mean Cummins for Senate.
The selection of Mr. Dolliver for vice
president would bring about situa-
ton in which Cummins and Allison
could both be elected to the senate by
the legislature that will be chosen the
coming November; Mr. Allison for a
full term and Mr.. Cummins for the
part Of the Dolliver term.
The developments Of the last twenty
four hours justify the statement that
these things have been contemplated
that Dolliver will very soon
be the avowed Taft candidate for Sec
ond place: that he will accept If NOM
mated; and that this done, every effort
will be made to compose factional diff
ferences in the state and send Cum
Minis and Allison both to the senate.