Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-16

inquirer who. without partisan preju-
dice. Is seeking the truth.
Elected to Congress in 1883.
Two years later. IN 1885, tho friends
OF tho young man concluded to bring
him out as q candidate for tho repub-
lican nomination for congressman.
Cyrus c. Carpenter. Of Fort Dodge.
former governor OF tho state, and form-
er congressman from tho Tenth dis
trict. was a leaticr in this 1novecncrt.
AT the time Doll1ver was but 80 years
of ago. but he made hosts OF friends
during tho campaign. ana qAtho he
proved a formidable candidate he did
not SECURE enough votes to elect Tho
opposition combined against him, and
A. j. Holmes. OF Boone county, was
nominated for third time. The cam
paign nade his place An Iowa politics
secure. however. and he was generally
recognized as a man to DO reckoned
with later.
In the convention at Webster City,
In lSSS. he secured the nomination and
thereafter he had no serious oppose
tion to recollection. ho being renomi-
mated by acclamation every year up to
1900.
Succeeds Gear as Senato
Tho death of Senator John H. Gear
July IA, 1900 left Il vacancy In the SEN
ate which the friends and admirers OF
Congressman Dolliver felt he was en-
titled. by his long and able service IN
, tho house, to receive. Governor Shaw
rendered Mr. Dolllvcr on Aug 90. 1900,
tho appointment TO be United States
senator TO fill the vacancy caused by
tho death of Senator Gear. and the ap-
tad
ht onco resigned as member OF con-
gress and Judge j. i. Connor. of Craw-
ford county. was nominated and elect
ed 10 succeed him. Tho appointments
OF Mr. Dolliver was ut oncd found to
be so strong with tho people that all
thought of opposition faded away and
he was left n clear field. both for tha
vacancy and for the full term follow
ing, and for recollection in 1908.
During the administration of Prcsi-
dent Roosevelt. IN tho height of agita-
tion for the regulation OF freight rates,
Mr.. Dolllver. who had gone to tho sem
ate. filled n conspicuous role.
1t was In connec ton with tho enact
ment of the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill
during the present congress that SEN
ator Dolliver attracted tho creates, at
tcnt!on thruout the country
IA ei'pit'S WIKI nHnrly every one of
the republican standpat orators. Sena-
tor Dollivcr contributed many OF tho
brightest pages OF tho Congressional
Record of the tariff session OF last
wear. He was one OF tho ten senator's
who voted against tho Payne -Aldrich
bill.
In the republican national convention
nj Philadelphia In 1900. which ronom-
mated Mckinley for the presidency.
Dolllver probably would have been tho
nominee for vice president II Senator
P!att and other republican leaders then
in power had not determined upon the
nomination OF Roosevelt.
Again in Chicago ut the last republi-
can national convention the Taft lead
crs wanted n man from Iowa for Sec
ond place on tho ticket. but the delega-
tion was so divided between Cummins
and anti-Cummius forces that the Sc
lection OF Dolliver, the real choice,
became impossible.
Mr.. Dolliver was married Nov. 20.
1895. to Miss Louise Pearsons, tiauEh-
ter OF George II. Pearsons. OF Fort
Dodge. who. while she was born In
Vermont. has lived in Iowa practically
since she was 2 years old. She Is a
graduate OF Wellesley College In the
class OF 1889. and is afwoman Of xreat
intellectual vigor. who co-operated
with her husband in his vroSk and,
rendered him most valuable asCtoonnc6