Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-31
Combination of standpatters
and Democrats Succeed In
Defeating Youde
MAY AFFECT PRIMARY BILL
Alleged That an Agreement Has Been
Made Whereby the Democrats are to
Vote Against the Primary Measure
in Return for Support If Whitmer =
The Vote.
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| Special to Times-Republican
| Des Moines, Jan. 31.-The only poll
tical contest of the legislative session
came TO a head late yesterday after
noon. The house of representatives,
with eighty republicans to twenty
| testant for a seat-Mr. Whitmer. The
vote was so to As in favor of Whit
mer as against Mr.. Youde, the man
who was selected by the republicans
Of O'Brien county for the seat.
OF the fifty votes for Whitmer
eighteen We're of democrats and thus
crat, Mr.. Lundt, voted for Youde, and
one was absent. Mr. Lundt, a new
member, democrat who is thorough
| ly conscientious in all that he does,
voted for Youde much to the surprise
of all; and it is declared the demo-
Gratis never held caucus nor consult
ed at all in regard to what they should
do.
1t was a good natured debate. The
l
the democrats and the chief argu-
ments for Mr.. Youde were made by
Messrs. Wright, Hart and Head. Mr..
Clary, for the democrats, made a
pleasant speech, and Mr.. Hanna made
an effective short one. Bus the chief
speech for the cause of Whitmer was
Mr.. Temple. Mr.. Temple made one of
his strongest addresses. He won his
victory on the ground that there was
and is no vacancy, that the house
alone can declare vacancy, that the
observation-disclosures and senate together
has not the authority to prescribe by
| law or otherwise that some officer
may declare a vacancy, because the
senate has nothing whatever to do
with the membership of the house;
and above all he made it plain that
there was real doubt as to whether or
not Mr.. Whitmer had changed his le-
gal residence.
| On the other hand, for the strict
construction of the law and the appli-
cation to this case, Mr. Hart made
| most effective legal argument.
| The vote was taken on the motion to
substitute the minority report favoring
| Whitmer for the majority report ia
| voring Youde, and after the substitu-
| ton was made the report was adopt
| ed and Mr.. Whttmer was at once in
Quoted into office.
| The vote on the seating of Whitmer
was as follows:
| Yeas-Bealer, Bixby, Cassel, Chris
tianson, Clary, Cobb, Colclo, Davie, De-
Mar, Dow Freeman, Frudden Gene
va, Greeley, Greene, Gregory. Hakes,
Hambleton, Hanna. Heles, Jones, Ken
nedy, King, Koontz, Laird, Langan,
Leech, McAllister, McClurlin, Nc
Creary, McCulloch. McDole, McElrath,
McNie, Nichols, Offl, Peet, Pritchard,
Ritter sankey, Skinner, Springer,
Summers, Temple, Teter. Weldon,
Whiting, Wilson, Wise, Wyland-50.
Nays-Bailey, Boland Buckingham,
Calderwood, Christensen, Chassell, Che
ney. Clark, Coburn, Conn, Crosse, Cum
mings, Darrah, Dashiel Doran, Eng
fish, Epperson. Flenniken. Hart, Head,
Hollembeak, Hume, Jacobson, Jepson,
Lister, Lowrey, Lundt, Maben, Mar
tin, Mates, Meredith, Morris. Mott,
Olson, Powers, Robinson, Shaffer,
Spaulding, Stoltenberg, Teachont, Van
Eaton, Washburn, Weeks Wright the
speakers.
The democrats are Clary, Colclo,
Davie, DeMar F'rudden, Geneva,
Hakes, Heles, Koontz, Laird, Langan.
Lundt, McCreary, Peet. Ritter, San
key. Springer, Whiting, Wilson and
Wyland.
The Political Effect
Almost Immediately on the taking Of
the vote the house adjourned and COM
mittee work was entered upon; but
Immediately the question was put as to
the political effect of the vote.
The standpatters delivered their votes
for Whitmer; will the democrats de-
liver their votes for the defeat of the
primary? The question could not be
avoided. whether the implication is Just
or not.
And again, what effect will it have in
northwestern Iowa on the friends of
Mr.. Youde when the fact becomes gen.
orally known that the standpatters
were organized under the leadership of
Mr.. Temple to deliver to Whitmer just
the requisite number Of votes to give
him the seat?
1t will be observed in the roll call
on the motion to substitute that there
are many more standpatters than 9TH
ers in the list of republicans who voted
with the democrats. 1t is true party
lines We're not strictly drawn, nor were
factional lines drawn exactly: but in
general the seating Of Whitiner was
decided standpat victory and it will be
so regarded turnout the session.
OF TIE thirty-two republicans who
voted with the democrats for Whitmer,
not to exceed five could fairly be count
ed as progressives, the others are all
Of the standpat persuasion. This is
the estimate Of one who has been keep
ing close tab on things in general dur
ing the session. fractional lines We're
more nearly drawn here than they will
be again for some time unless the pri-
mary bill comes direct to vote. Only
one or two real standpatters got over
into the camp with the republicans.
Inquiry was at once made on all
hands as to whether this vote fore
Swallowed the vote on the primary bill.
Some were of the opinion it did and
that the compact sealed yesterday will
last at least until the primary bill is
out of the way. That the vote clearly
indicated, in the minds of very many
members. that the much rumored COM
bine of interests against the primary
had been actually formed. was not
doubted by anyone. The standpatters
delivered their goods; it is up to the