Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-16
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presidents attention was called anew
to Dolliver's unwillingness to give up
ms senate seat for the vice president
1al nomination. 1t was also called to.
the attention of the president that Dol
hvers oratorical powers could be and
would be devoted as willingly and as
effectively in Secretary Tafts behalf
u ne were not on the ticket. To
FRANK w Hitchcock and Arthur l.
Vorys, the managers of the Taft cam.
epalgn, and the administration leaders
on the ground, Mr.. Simmons showed
letters which each of these gentlemen
mad written him after the Iowa con-
Ventlon In which Iowa, the second i'm
portant state to hold its convention,
was given credit with being the state
Inat had turned the tide in Tafts di-
rection and had made his nomination
certainty. These letters were shown
70 MI. Hitchcock and Mr.. ,Vorys, and
they were asked If it was consistent in
lhem to refuse to use the administra-
TONS influence in heading off the Dol
liver boom at Iowa's request and in
view of Iowa's efforts in behalf OF
Taft in the recent past.
Dolliver's Letter of Destination.
The letter to Senator Dolliver urg-
ing MIN to express more emphatical-
~ his unwillingness to be made the
vice presidential candidate was called
forth by letter received Saturday
night by Late Young. In this letter
Senator Dolliver made it plain that he
was not in sympathy with the move.
ment to put him in second place.
This would be plain enough under
ordinary circumstances but the Iowa
delegates want letter written in
such emphatic terms that it cannot by
any stretch of the Imagination be TAX
en- as an indication of receptiveness.
Dave Brant Makes Statement.
Another development of the day was
q statement issued by David Brant,
editor of the Iowa City Republican
and a man influential in the ranks of
the party, which expressed the senti-
ments of the majority of the delegates.
The statement follows:
The people of Iowa, irrespective of
party, appreciate the public services
OF their junior senator, Hon Jonathan
+. Dolllver, and while not unmindful
Of the honor which would come to. the
state, and to him, his nomination and
election to the second highest office
IN the gift of the American people,
they believe there are sufficient rea-
sons why he should not be nominal
ed for vice president, reasons which
are alike complimentary to him and to
his state.
Senator Dolliver is yet a young
man, but he has won the leadership
which he now enjoys by earnest effort
and constant mindfulness of the well
fare of the people and by high courage
In the performance of duty, and we
believe that the best interests of the
state and of the country would be bet
ter conserved by his retention in the
United States senate, than by his
election to the vice presidency
In the senate he has been the con-
splcuous spokesman of the president
and his administration The country
recognizes his services in this respect
and his retention in the senate would
be an assurance that the good legis-
tat1on Of the past would be maintain
ed and the laws passed in the in
terests of the people, would be
strengthened, not weakened or re-
pealed.
The coming administration will
need the help Of men like Senator Dol
& liver In the senate, and we confident
" believe that in that body he can
be more useful than as it's presiding
officer, and we believe the people pre-
fer that they should have the benefit
Of his courageous leadership in the
field of legislation.
AS citizen of Iowa we take pride
In the leadership Iowa has so long
held and we feel that by retaining
Senator Dolliver in the senate there
Will be no loss Of state prestige or Of
general public service, and, therefore,
we are opposed to any action of this
national convention which would de-
prive our state Of it's brilliant senator
and at the same time lose to the coun-
try the services of a senator who we
confidently believe will be more use
full In the future than in the past.
Signed David Brant."
Right here the situation remains.
Dolliver is the most talked OF man for
the vice, presidential nomination. The
matter is now practically at a stand
still, and not until it is learned wheth-
er the administration will insist in
forcing the nomination of Dolliver or
will turn its strength to one of the
oIneF nominees IN the field will the
result be known.
y. Convention Notes.
Hundreds focsed through the Iowa
headquarters all day Sunday and the
wisdom of securing such large quar-
tiers was seen. Nearly all the delegates
and convention visitors had friends
who called on them during the day
and the palm room was almost as
crowded as the lobby down stairs. It
has been generally conceded that
Iowa has the best headquarters of any
state at the convention. The rooms
are larger and they are right at the
congregating point of the convention
crowds. a few other states have head
quarters in the Annex, but they are
on the floors above and are attracting
little attention. Many states are in