Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-02
Republican and Democratic Res
olutions Looking to Post
ponement Voted Down
MUST BE A SEPARATE BALLOT
Lawyers Of Legislature Decide Placing
of Names on Official Ballots Would
Be llIesal-senatoria Situation is
Shaping Itself for Definite Action
The Days Proceedings.
Special to Tunes-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Sept. 2.-The house this
morning formally refused to even con-
slider at this time any proposal to de-
fer action as to the election of SEN
ator, either by sine die adjournment or
by recess until after election. Miller,
ex-chairman of the democratic COM
mittee, offered q resolution looking to
final adjournment in two days, seek
ing thus to prevent consideration of
the senate vacancy. Hambleton, Of
Mahaska, a standpatter, offered sub
stitute to take a recess until Nov. 9,
so as not to force a vote on senator
until after election. The houses voted
81 to 81 to not consider the resolution.
Miller also forced a vote as to wteth-
er the house would consider his reso-
luton. and it was defeated 20 to "A.
Paul, Hambleton, Kellogg and 9TH
ers had secured the signatures of re-
publicans to the number of forty, SO
they claimed, to an agreement to dis
regard the obligation to proceed with
the election of a senator and to sd
journ until after election. These all
voted in favor of taking up the Ham
bleton resolution. On the other hand
twenty-five or thirty republicans have
entered into formal agreement to
support the Demar proposition for the
election of a senator, before adjourn
ing this session.
Separate Ballot Required.
The elections committee was not
ready TO report on the Dunham- Paul
biz. The subcommittee had asked
the lawyer of the committee to confer
with the attorney general and report
on the legality OF the scheme to at
tach the primary ballot to the regular
ballots. Those lawyers reported this
afternoon that the scheme was OF
doubtful legality and 1t is expected
the committee will vote that the Dun
ham-Paul bill is not feasible. Several
of the best lawyers of the senate who
were in favor of the plan have now
become convinced that the only way
to submit the senatorial matter is on
a seperate ballot.
The joint committee on the Allison
memorial consists of Frudden Saun-
ders. Durham, Kendall, Helles and
Huckler.
The house committee on elections
refused to act on the Demar resolution
for immediate election of senator, out
the senate late this afternoon took up
the matter on special order.
Oregon Plan in Favor.
The sub committee Of lawyers this
afternoon reported the Durham Paul
bill of doubtful legality, and the sub
committee was instructed to prepare
an entire new bill. Rumor has it that
the Oregon plan is being favored.
To Elect Next Tuesday.
The senate adopted the Lambert res
olution to elect a United States SEN
ator next Tuesday.
Situation Shaping Itself.
The situation is gradually shaping
itself so that the outcome can be esti-
mated. The plain duty of the legis-
lature Will be carried out. A very
great majority of the Legislators are
concerned only in finding out just what
that duty is. When they have satis-
fled themselves it will be done. The
first thing is to make provision for re-
submitting to republican voters the
question of their choice for senator lln-
der the changed conditions The dem
ocrats have had their day. Unless
either the primary, law is amended or
the general election law is amended
republicans will be deprived of their
right of free choice in the matter OF
the senDtorship The steps therefore
I;I,.,l,, 10, no 4 ken are f1pSe.
H.. Amend either the primary or The
general election law to permit al re-
submission of the senatorial matter to
republicans.
2. The fulfilling of the plain and
nnequivocal mandate OF the law In the
matter of electing a senator ITO I'LL thet
vacancy and doing it now.
Democrats Force Issue.
A great many of the members came
here filled with the idea that it would
be best not to undertake to say now
who should represent Iowa in the sem
ate, and in some way defer the matter.
This week "a movement has been as
sid1ously cultivated to have the legis-
lature adjourn until after the Novem-
ber election and then elect a senator
Quite a number of republicans favor
this plan, some of both factions. 9th
ers have said that the thing to do is
to ignore the law and deliberately re-
fuse to elect a senator To-day the SEN
timenl seems to be turning against
both these plans. The matter was pre-
cipitated by the democrats. who insist
that il :s the duty OF the legislature
to eject They have forced the matter
ia an igsle. The republicans are
therefore lin lie predicanent of either
voting to IGNORE the plainest duty of
The legislature under the law OF max
ing choice for senator now. That
t,ley VII Gccitc upon electing SEN
ator now is reasonably certain
A very prominent republican. one OF
the leaders among the progressives,'
favors the election of some one other
than Governor Cummins, coupled with