Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-11
Efforts to Make Political Capt.
tai Out Of Senatorial Muddle
Without Result
LEGISLATORS GLAD TO QUIT
Adjourn Extra Session With Feelings
Of Satisfaction and RcIief-some
Humiliation for Prosressives-To
Meet After Election Without Com
pensation.
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Des Moines. Sept 1.-The nine-day
special session of the legislature is at
an end, the obsequies being, held late
yesterday afternoon. Whatever else
may be said of it the fact is that the
as they departed. There was no desire
on the part of anyone to prolong the
was:
Acceptance of the progressive plan
for submitting to the republican
voters OF the state the question of who
shall represent Iowa in the senate.
Acceptance of the standpat idea that
the way to promote party harmony Is
to have the minority bolt and prevent
election of a senator, and postpone
ment of the whole matter pending the
political campaign.
The democrats, who forced consider
alton of the senatorial matter against
the wishes of all republicans, got very
little out of it.
When it became evident that the
threat of bolt was not only to be
made good but was to stand despite all
else, Governor Cummins in the inter-
est of party harmony and as meas
ure to assist in the election of the en-
and national tickets, solved the prob
lem of what next to do by declaring
himself willing to bow to the will OF
the minority even as he had so often
bowed to the will of the majority, ano
upon his advice the recess was taken
until in November. Then it will he
that there will be election of a sera-
tor. There was some slight friction
over this. Some of the leading repub-
licans who had stood firmly by the re.
publican caucus objected strenuously
to giving in to those who had repu-
dated their party and bolted the eau
GUS But the majority felt that it was
better to suffer outrageous injustice
and inexcusable wrong than to jeopar-
die party success by standing for the
right. And so the legislature quit.
In pursuance of the agreement
signed by nearly all of the republic
ans of the general assembly, the legis-
lature adjourned until Nov. "a to re-
convene for single day without ex-
pense to the state for the purpose of
electing the republican who is nomi-
mated for United States senator at a
special primary on Nov 8. Tc this pro-
gram forty-one of the forty-three
standpatters who defeated the election
of Governor Cummins for senator for
The short term agreed, and els an evil
dence of good faith attached their sig
natures to the written document,
which also was signed by practically
all of the progressive republicans.
No Compensation for Members.
1t was provided before the legisla-
ture adjourned that there should be nc
compensation for members when they
return in November. This caused the
democrats to have fits. They wanted
to go before the people and use as a
campaign argument the plea that the
republicans had provided for an enor-
nous, expense just to elect a. senator
Without this special legislation mem
bers would have drawn pay for every
day until after the adjournment in
November The democrats derided the
proposal and tried in every way to de-
feat it but to no purpose. 1t was also
discovered near the close that the
members will not draw their. little $5t
each for the session just closed until
after the final adjournment In Novem-
ber However, the state auditor may
take pity on the members and have
a pay day at once The November ses-
sion is likely to be a short one, in view
Of the provision for no pay.
Senator Turner, at the close, voted
against the recess proposal, and in ex-
planation declared that at all times
he had been opposed to it on principle,
that he believed it was not right and
did not now believe it was right. He
believed 1T to be the duty of the leg
islature to elect senator, and the duty
Of all republicans to accept the rule
of the majority and stand by the re-
publican caucus.
DeWolf wanted to know Of the re-
publicans what they would do If a
democratic legislature is elected in the
fall. Would they come back and elect
a republican senator just to fill out
two months term? He denounced
the whole scheme Of a second session
just to elect a senator as contrary to
all precedent and against public poll
icy.
Senator Gililand told a story illus
trating his view of the attitude of the
two factions. A Kentucky colonel re-
turned from the west. spoke of the
of the Indians
"Most unreasonable fellows / ever
met" said he. why, do you know
an Indian wanted to trade his rifle,
his pony and $25 for pint of whisky
/ had Most unreasonable and pre-
uosterous proposition I ever heard Of
and absolutely absurd
Did you let him have the whisky Y
BET your life didn't. Why. it was
the last pint of whisky / had"