The Washington times., 1909-01-05
Monument Here and in DeS
MoineS, Former Col
leagues Plan.
PORTRAIT MAY HANG
ON WALLS OF SENATE
Unusual Honor Being Considered
for Iowa's Dead Senator.
Steps Already Taken.

Plans are afoot to erect in Washing
ton a fitting monument TO the memory
Of Senator William Boyd Allison Of
Iowa, who died a { his home IN Dubuque
last summer. It is likewise proposed
10 erect a monument to the memory Of
Senator Allison in Des MOines, the capt.
tai of his home State.
Thus far The movement has not been
presented to Congress, but il will be at
an appropriate time. The Government
viii be asked to make an appropriation
for a site and base for the monument
10 be erected in Washington. The cost
OF the mOnUm ent itself Will be raised bv
private subscription, unless the State
of Iowa should see 1T 10 aid. Il Is ex-
pected the Iowa State Legislature will
make provision for the monument that
1t is proposed to erect in Des aIoines,
either wholly or in large part. If it
makes provision for the cost in part
the balance will be raised by the
friends OF the late Senator.
Unusual Honor.
still further than this, the Senate
Comnittee on Library has under con-
sidera1ion the question Of providing for
a portrait Of Senator Allison to be hung
in one of the corridors of the senate
end OF the Capitol. II is likely this
will be done.
This would be an unusual honOr that
has been accorded TO few Sena tors. ex-
tasnsly few who have lived in cOmpara-
ttsasy recent times. Such hmors have
been received for the statesmen of the
early days OF the republic, for such men
as Clay, Webster, and Calhoun, as well
as for Charles Sumner and Justin 4.
Morrill, Sumner and MoTrHu are the
latest Sena tors who have been honored
in this fashion. Tt happens that there
is one portrait painted Of Senator Al
lison from lac. This Is by William A.
Reaser, a yoang painter Of New York,
originally from Iowa
HeadS Movement.
Gen. GreuviIIe N Dodge, Of New,
York ard Council Bluffs. is the head Of
the movement TO have monuments
erected to Senator Allison in Washing
ton and in Iowa He has conferred
with q numbar Of persons about the
project. which has met war approval.
He has sounded various members of the
Iowa delegation in Congress about il,
including Senator .DOllEver. Representa-
tive Dawson who has long been Sen
ator AlIison's secretary and others. It
is understood here that committees have
been selected and that men have been
designated iu the different counties OF
Senator AlllsOn's home State 10 have
charge OF raising funds. When the
matter OF a monument in Washington
IS presented 10 Congress, Senator Dol
liver viii have charge OF IL IN the Sen
ate and Representative Dawson in the
House
Favor Idea
Many OF the colleagues Of Senator
Allison. men who served in the Senate
for years with him, are understood to
be favorable to the idea OF a monument
for him fin Washington
Senator Deliver has raot yet asked the
Senate 70 fix a time for euIoEies on Sen
ator Allison. According 10 prscedents,
they will be delivered some time this
session It IS likely a dare will be fixed
about the middle Of February. A num-
her Of the older Senators are DESTROYS
Of speaking, and IL IS expected the day
VIII be the most notable one for the
pronouncemeut Of eulOgies that has been
seen in Congress for many years.