Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-19
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Nest Of Progressive Talk 10 In Favor
o. Syers, Clarke, J. 4. Smith and
1fu~k, While Stand pats Will support
Young or Waiter !. 4mith-Un.
autherixed Announessns nt.
pecial 70 Professionalism

matter has no; cleared up tie pas,
week. save 20 emphasize the plain
course Of events as hitherto outlined
and the certainty OF a considerable
ield o. actual or receptive candidates
who viii receive votes in .he assembly
caucus. Not single member Of the
legislature who has visited Des Moines
ile pas. Two weeks has indicated the
slig1tes; fear Of a deadlock or airy fail
ure Of the caucus 70 meet and solve the
senatorial problem. All ,slk Of shifting
the responsibility off . a special pri-
mary nigh, as well come 70 an end.
The legislators themselves have no
such notion. But ii is now clear that
in the caucus votes viii, be cas-, for the
following. whether they are announced
candidates OF not:
Attorney General II. " Bvers, Shei-
by county.
Ex-Governor Warren Garst Carroll
County.
Senator James A Smith. Mitchell
county
Lieutenant Governor George W.
Clarke Dallas county.
Congressman E. II. Hubbard, Wood
bury county
Ex-senator A. 8. Funk. Dickinson
county
Chairman Carl FRANKIE. Butter county.
Congressman Walter l. Smith, Pot
tawattamie county
LATE Young Des Moiaes
AS mater Of fact. SO the members
say. :. matters not whether any one Of
.hess makes any formal announcement
If Ca Mild iS aV-oiiah ie
The sp.ri. w7;ril is manifest among
Inc members Of the legislature leads
20 -he conviction that the legislature
can work out she sena toria! problem
without any serious danger Of clash.
Practically every standpatter declares
tina; the candidate must. OF course, be
% that faction: and likewise every
progressive has made up his mind that
he will vote for one Of his kind. Most
of the talk among progressives has
been o. Bye-s. Gars:. Smith, Clarke
and Funk. This week a number were
here who said they were for Byers frs.
and above all others as the one best
able TO make campaign at the pri-
mary. But every one said he could name
four or five others who would suit just
as we'll A delegation here this week
is enthusiastic for Garst as one who
better than any other typifles the whole
progressive movement in Iowa. but
everyone said he would have a second
and third choice. So. also. everyone
talking for Clarke or Smith qualities
his statement Of preference by saying
tha. any one % number of excellent
republicans would sui. him. If there is
any disposition 20 line up n hard and
fast scr!mmage with favo-i.e sons
pitted in deadly battle against each
other. L has not as yet 50 appeared.
II the legislature could coma together
right now and hold a caucus. with no
further jockeying and no com paisnins
.!l- senatorial matter would be settled
IN day or two II may be said fairly
hat the serious effort Of outsiders VINO
are interested only in general results
is 70 maintain this good feeling TO the
end that results shall be reached with
as little friction as possible
There are indications that the reput-
ed Clarke announcement Of candidacy
for senator was either premature or an
out ard out fake and that it will be
repudiated in due time. Governor
Clarke has not consulted any Of his
friends here. 80 far as can be ascer-
tanned. one Of mis- close friends il Abel
was in Des Moines las. Saturday and
while he saw friends he said not
word abou, the senatorship TO them.
When he went home he got into COM
rsunication by phone with LATE Young
and had long tax When the alleged
announcement. of the Clarke candidacy
came out not member OF the .egis-
a,--c :-a-. -his district hsd been con-
suited This week the Abel News. ed
tied by ex-senator Hotchkiss. whose
political affiliations would align him
with Young said not word about the
Clarke candidacy. TIE whole affair is
IN mystery and Clarke's friends are
wondering what sort OF plot has been
evolved with him as the central agure,
An effort has been made to have 1t
appear that Clarke as presiding officer
of the senate would not be In posi-
ton to make UP the committees and aid
in organizing the senate while he is a
candidate for senator and governor,
does not go very far. for it is pointed
cut that in the making OF the commit
| tees ne can have great influence In nn-
ing up the Il, e,nbers for future use. For
instance the one great committee Of
the senate is that Of judiciary. Al
ready the StdnOpatteFs are CiaifiiinB
that Senator Gilliland. as one OF the
Oldest Of the senators serving on that
COMMITTEES, is entitled to this chair
manship, ard that he will surely get
1t. But there are some pTos:essives
on the committee available. Allen,
Hunter. Van Law and Francis. for in
stance SO with other committees.
The standpatters claim that they will
be able to fully organize the senate,
elect all the positions Of influence and
value and get all the good committees.
They are claiming that already most Of
the positions have been bargained for
and disnnsed nH and that the statement