Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-20
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE sENA-
CoR,s CANDIDACY s,eNAIFoR
LIVELY CONTEST.
LoNawoRTH YEARNs TO
GET INTO THE SENATE
Expected That Foraker Will Throw His
Support to Dick - Senator DolIiver
Likely to Take Prominent Part in
Conservation Legislation = He Is a
Strong Supporter Of the Policy. =
Especial correspondence.]

WASHINGTON, Aug. EO.-SenatOr DICK
announcement that he will be q candi-
date to succeed himself for the sena-
torship from Ohio is recognized here
rs the real beginning of what will prob
ably be one of the hottest Of contests.
It has been known for some time that
Senator Dick would enter the race. Now
that he has made formal announce
ment, it Is expected that others will
follow suit.
A large number Of eminent citizens
Of the Buckeye state have yearnings to
be in the senate Representative Mich
olas Longworth is generally looked on
as one Of them.
In this ambition, Mr.. Longworth, it
is almost needless to say, has the sup
port of Mrs. Longworth, who as a
hostess in the senatorial set in Wash
ington would add to the interest OF
things. Mr.. Longworth is also talked
of for governor, SO that he is, 1t would
seem, in a fair way to get political
promotion. Senator Dicks hope Of q
reelection rests on question whether the
Taft following in Ohio is able to line
up behind one man or whether it will
be split up among number of cand1-
dates Senator Dick hopes to hold the
old machine strength together. 1t is
deemed likely that Former Senator
Foraker will throw his support, to his
old colleague, Dick. Foraker has been
living quietly in retirement In Wash
ington and Cincinnati since he quit the
senate, or rather was pried loose from
the senate. He has shown no sign OF
an intention to enter the senate race
himself Charles p. Taft's name Is
heard In connection with the senatorial
fight but It 10 thought Mr.. Taft's one
experience in senatorial politics will
suffice for him for the present.
ssa
With the promise of battle royal II
congress next winter over conserva-
tion questions, Senator Dolliver begins
to loom up as one of the men likely
to take q foremost part in any contest
over that question. He is a strong
supporter Of the conservation idea and
he Will be pushed into the open ad-
vocacy Of 1t from the fact he is a
member of the new committee on con-
servation of natural resources. In ad-
dition to this, Dolliver is the head OF
the senate committee on agriculture
and this will put him in the closest
possible touch with the forest service
Now that the conservation question
has become 80 prominent thru the
Pinchot- Ballinger controversy, it is be-
ginning to be realized that q majority
OF the members Of the committee, al
least on the Republican side of it, are
antagonists Of the Pinchot policies and
not keen for conservation. This fact
is likely to give Dolliver all the more
prominence. Having got q taste OF
battle with the senate leaders in the
special session, the Iowa senator is
expected to go hunting for more
trouble.
Friends Of the veteran Senator Hale
Of Maine. are quite positive in their
assertions that there are no large
clouds on the political sky up in Maine
OF which he need be afraid. Some
weeks ago there were distinct signs OF
trouble The supporters Of Mr.. Hale
made light Of these symptoms but it
was noticeable that one night when the
tariff bill was slumbering quietly the
aged statesman caught a train for the
Pine Tree State and when he got into
his own bailiwick began to look about
and put few stakes and riders on the
fences. Senator Hale got plenty OF
lambasting in other parts of the coun-
try for his tariff course but apparently
he satisfied large part Of the popula-
ton Of Maine.
One OF the hardest working officials
about WASHINGTON is the comptroller OF
the currency, Lawrence o. Murray
Mr.. Murray is legacy of the Roosevelt
regime and was one the tennis cabine!
But like most Of the members of that
famous body, he is not afraid to dig in
He devotes long hours to the business
of the comptroller's office and gives a
! lot Of attention personally to details
Mr.. Murray has some very positive
ideas on the subject of regulation OF
national banks and Is convinced the
country is insisting on this regulation
being at the top notch Of perfection
The course he has taken with respect
to directors, demonstrating by a series
Of questions that many directors do not