New-York tribune., 1908-08-06
OUT FOR ALL[S0N'S SEAT
RENEWAL OF IOWA FIGHT
Cumnains in Ledd-Appropraat'ons
Chairmanship Discussed.
FROM The Tribune Buresu.I

From TIE Tribune Bureau.J
<x-osb;npton Aug 5-The death of Senator
Allison is the signal for an enerseslc contest III
the Republican party in Iowa, where 'ToVeiioi
Cunan1fns will renew his efforts 10 succeeo 'il0
late senior Senator and the stand pat anu
r,,,,r,ins faction will endeavor to brins ABOUT
tbe election of a candidate representing their
visus II the assertions made by "Lafe Young
and other anti-Curnnnins leaders at the Repub-
,can National Convention are to be taken at
their face value, there is little doubt that Gov
.rnor r,,,mrnins will be the choice Of the Legfs-
lature Mr. Young, Mr. Hart and other oppo-
,ents NJ the Governor in their vigorous opposi-
+;on to the selection of Senator Dolliver Tor
second place on the national ticket, declared un-
eouivocaIly that the Legislature nominated at
this summers primaries would unquesuonaoIS
elect Mr. Cunnn1ins if called upon to choose d
successor 10 Mr. Doliiver and it was on that
ground that they successfully contested the
movement to nominate the Junior Senator "hose
popuarity with majority Of the delegates was
great.
Senator Allison it will be recalled, won III lhe
..r,.. over Governor Cunmins by majority
of - 600 votes out of total of 2Vo'ooo cast
p,t there was an immense amount OF sentiment
a., 81. vote cast for Senator Allison. His long
"a faitbfu1 service in Congress had won 1oI
ti, tho gratitude of numerous citizens Oh MS
+ote who are in sympathy with the progressive
faction in the party. Many Repuoilcah No'7'
who were unwilling to reward MT AHiSon 90
vice with defeat, between GoVerhol -,
and a new man. a member OF 'iie ~,
<oo.,o, x,7o,,ld promptly choose the former. ne
o.ronaier conducted in Mr.. Allison oSli"
,-,ro,,, based on sentiment, and senator Doi
1i1-er.s speeches in behalf Of his coileaeu
masterpieces of sentimental appeal
t,e rrnlaTfeS,
os +hev affected the senatorship. were not laiF
-,.,o-, IF Governor Cunnulins's strength But
ha, a. came to selecting members OF the hes
,s1o+ure If was the Cumnnins men VINO "oh' ao
o,rd;,e n Mr. Young and other RepuphCah
authorities. and these are the men VINO VIII O0
called on to choose a successor TO the la'e 0e
ator.
OF course it is we'll known that ex-hepfe
sentative John F. Lacey has long counted Oh
succeeding Senator Allison. and ne may prove
the strongest opponent of. the Governor other
anti-Cumnins candidates who will prooaoly
enter the lists are George D. Perkins. Of Sioux
CITY. and Ernest e. Hart the present national
committeeman while It Is possible that Lafay-
cite young and Walter L. Smith may also enter
the race.
It is feared by some Iowa Republicans that an
effort may be made to pledge all the candidates
for the Legislature to the other faction,
and that this will result in Republicans knitting
those candidates who are pledged to the opposite
faction That would, of course. threaten Dem
ocratic Legislature. and there some faction
alists in Iowa bitter that they would rather
see Democrat than the candidate Of the op-
posing faction elected to the Senate. However,
1t is believed that those who carry their fac
tionalism far not particularly numerous,
and some of the best posted Iowarts in Washing
ton believe that Senator Alison's death must
suit in Governor Cummins achieving his ambi-
ton to sit in the upper house of Congress
Apart from the loss which Mr. Allison's death
means to the Senate a whole. he leaves va
cant committee assignment which IL will be
hard to fill The Craftsmanship of the Commit
tee on Appropriations which he had held for
many years is of the most important and
responsible positions in the Senate. The rank
ing Republican members of the committee are
Senators Hale, Cullom. Perkins, Warren, Cal
Hnger, Elkins and Hemenway. It is extremely
doubtful If Mr. Hale, who is now chairman of
the Naval Affairs Committee and an expert on
naval matters. would be willing to resign that
position for the more arduous duties of the
Appropriation craftsmanship, especially as his
health is not of the best Senator Cullom has
the desirable position of chairman of the For
eign Relations Committee. Senator Perkins has
never had experience in handling any appro-
priation bills on the floor, and, moreover, he is
ranking member of the Committee on Naval
Affairs Should he decline it Mr.. Warren would
have the call and would probably accept al
though he is fond of military affairs, being now
chairman of that committee and he might not
care for the hard grind of the Appropriations
Committee
Senator Gallinger now chairman of the Com
mittee on the District of Columbia, would make
an excellent chairman, having had consider
able experience and being an unusually hard
working and energetic member OF the Senate.
and to him may fall the arduous duties which
have so long been performed by the senior SEN
ator from Iowa,