Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-04
ON THE I'D
Junior Senator Will Be Re
elected to Succeed Himself
On That Date
OPPOSITION GROWS LESS
GROWS LIE
OPPOSITION
Investigation of Great Northern Cap
ital Increase Suggested as a Proper
Matter Of lnvestis alton in Iowa ~
Joint Education Board Not Likely
of Adoption.
.pecial to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Jan. Senator Jona-
than P. Deliver will be reelected to
the senate on January % in compliance
with the requirements OF the federal
and state statutes. On the day follow
ing the two houses of the Iowa legis-
lature will meet in joint session to hear
the minutes Of the two houses OF the
day previous read, and when this joint
session Is adjourned the election will
be completed.
For twenty or thirty years the leg
islature went thru the formality twice
every time United States senator was
elected in order to be sure that the
matter was done properly. The fed
eral and state statutes require that the
legislature meet the second Tuesday
after It convenes and organizes for the
purpose Of electing a senator. The
Iowa legislature used to meet at
o'clock ia the afternoon of Monday and
perfect a temporary organization. and,
the next day, Tuesday, would perfect
the permanent organization. There
was question whether the election OF
senator should take place the second
Tuesday after the permanent organ
ization. or the second Tuesday after
the temporary organization. It made
week 81 difference.
Every time legislature met to elect
senator this was discussed, but al
ways closed by the statement that
Iowa could not change the federal
statute. In the, Twenty-fifth general
assembly, Ed Chassell, in the house,
introduced and secured the passage of
bill providing that the legislature
shall convene at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing OF Monday Both the temporary
and permanent organizations are there
fore concluded on Monday and the
second Tuesday following the legisla-
ture meets to elect United States
senator.
The mode of election is provided for
by the federal statute and Is as fol-
lows: Each house shall openly, by
q viva-voce vote OF each member pres
ent name one person for senator In
congress from such state, and the name
Of the person so voted for who receives
majority Of the whole number OF
votes cast in each house, shall be en-
tered on the journal of that house by
the clerk or secretary thereof; or, 1t
either house fails to give such majority
to any person. on that day, the fact
shall be- aentered on the journal. At
10 O'Clock, meridian, OF the day follow
ing that on which proceedings are re-
quired to take place as aforesaid, the
members OF the two houses shall con-
vene in joint assembly, and the journal
Of each house shall then be read and
IL the same person has received ma
jority of all the votes in each house, he
shall be declared duly elected senator.
But IL the same person has not received
q majority OF the, votes in each house,
or If either house has failed to take
proceedings as required by this section,
the joint assembly shall then proceed to
choose, by viva-voce vote Of each men,
Der present. "a person for senator and
the persohgyyho receives majority Of
all the votes of the joint assembly. q
majority OF all the members elected to
both houses being present and voting,
shall be declared duly elected II no
person receives such majority on the
first day, the joint assembly shall meet
at IL o'clock meridian Of each succeed
ing day during the session of the Leg
islature, and shall take at least one
vote, until a senator is elected"
The state statutes provide how the
SN{ TIT NJ 1oeri S1o <,,en CHI ta
held. They are always held in the
house chamber, and the lieutenant
governor presides, with the clerk Of
the house sctins az clerk of the joint
assembly.
/. AS the convening Of the legislature
draws nearer at hand the surety Of
Senator Delivers reelection seems to
grow more sure. For some days there
has been no discussion. of opposition to
him. It is conceded by nearly every.
body that Senator Dolliver has a ma
jority Of the republicans pledged to his
reelection. One Of, the most prorni-
nent standpatters in the state OF Iowa,
who was very active during the late
campaign, said to the writer that there
were not a dozen members of either
house who would vote for Dolliver as
first choice, but would vote for him
because of the political contingencies.
A progressive who was even more
prominent during the campaign at a
different time and place. said the same
thing except that he placed the figure
at score instead of dozen.
The Great Northern Railroad Com
pany has filed a notice with the sec
rotary of state of Minnesota of an in
crease of capital by 100000, 900. No such
notice has been filed in Iowa, in fact,
the Great Northern altho it is one of
the important railroads Of the state, is
wholly. unknown to the laws or the of
ficials or the records Of Iowa, and it
never paid cent for the right to do
business in the state. The old Sioux
City and Northern was bought by the
Willmar & Sioux Falls, and it is ,oper-
ated by the Great Northern, but the
latter as such 10 unknown to Iowa This
state of affairs obtains with reference
to a number of the railroads doing bus
mess in Iowa. If it was required that
the Great Northern become an Iowa
corporation in fact, then the increase
,f to1 etc foX