Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-25
Washington Informed That AL
lison is Doomed to Retire
ment From Senate
IOWA THRU WITH LESLIE SHAW
Railroad Mon Of Third District to Pre-
sent Candidate for District Delegate
Grain Dealers Episode May Be
Aired in Courts Thru Libel Suit =
Other News.


liam b. Allison will be retired by the
republicans of Iowa and Governor
Cummins elected to succeed him.
This unqualified statement was made
yesterday by c. l.. Powell of Des
Moines. l; lawyer OF high standing in
tho state OF Iowa.
1T is not the pleasantest news l
could bring to Washington" continued
Mr.. Powell, for we in Iowa fully APP
preciate the worth OF Senator Allison.
and we are not disposed to overlook
the years of service he has given the
in control of the republican party OF
the state. The senator, unfortunately
for himself. has allied himself with the
standpat or reactionary element, and
that element is down.
His opponent, Governor Cummins,
leader of the progressive republicans.
has done grand work for Iowa He
has fought the fight By which the rail
roads and the corporations have been
properly curbed, and it is the DISPOSE
ton Of those now in power and control
in the republican party Of the state to
reward him. They propose to do so
by sending him to the United States
senate. That is all there is to 1t. and
do not believe there can be any other
result from the contest now being
waged there.
1T is possible that the present divi-
sion Of the Iowa republicans into two
wings might have been avoided If it
had not been for Governor Shaw. You
will remember, that in 1900 Shaw APP
poitned the successor Of Senator Gear
If Shaw at that time had allied himself
with the progressive wing of the party
and had appointed Mr.. Cummins to the
senate, it is likely that the reactionary
wing would then and there have ceased
to exist. In that event the state re-
forms would have been carried out by
a united party, and not by gradually
growing wing of it under the leader
ship of Governor Cummins.
But Governor Shaw went to the
rea,tionary wing for his senator and
named Mr. Dolliver for the place, at
the same time allying himself with that
end of the party for good and all. That
settled Shaw. 1t IS true he secured a
place in the cabinet, but Iowa WAS thru
with him. as was amply shown when
he came home not'long ago to see If he
could not get the Iowa delegation to
support him for the presidential NOM
inatlon in the republican national con-
la cnn1H nf Ill
the standpat crowd had to give him,
but they had nothing he could use. The
mower to give him the delegation lay
with the progressive wing, but that
wing could see nothing in him but an
emissary of the reactionaries in ma
tional affairs trying to tie up another
state delegation under the favorite-
son game, away from Taft. But the
progressive republicans of Iowa are all
for Roosevelt and Taft and they would
not stand for Shaw.
.Shaw's final effort was to try to
get the Iowa delegation sent to the
convention without instructions, but
that was also blocked. 1t will be in
structed, and the instructions will be
for Taft The only man who could get
that delegation away from Taft is
Cummins. He could have it if he
asked for it. But he wants to come
to the senate and the republicans are
going to send him. 1t is my informa-
ton also that the other states in the
corn belt are as much for Taft as is
Iowa. The same sentiment is known
to exist thruout Nebraska, and I am
much inclined to believe that If the
truth were known Illinois wOu1d he
found quite as heartily for Taft as any
state in the union. OF course, Speak
er Taft will receive the complimentary
vote of that state, but after that I am
quite certain public sentiment will lead
the delegation to add its strength to
that Of the secretary of war.