Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-24
POLITICAL CHAOS III IOWA
No One Knows Which Way to Turn in
Matter Of senatoTship.
JUST GAME OF WATCH AND WAIT
List OF AvniiabIs Men 60 Succeed
DOIIiveF f. Large and Com
tinues to Keep Right
on Growing.
Ion . 500 correspondentl

DES MONIES. Ia, oct 23.-(Special.D-
There has not before been in Iowa any
such chaotic condition OF affairs polite
ally this year. j would have been bad
enough, but the senatorial crisis makes
IL much worse.
Nobody knows which way to turn in
regard to the senatorship. Nearly every
one Is counseling patience and a waiting
game. so that the Legislature shall be
made sure before anything else happens,
but equally almost everyone is doing some
quiet work In one direction or another to
affect the result
The list OF the availables Tor the sena-
torial fight Is being constantly enlarged.
II now includes most OF the prominent
republican statesmen Of the state. 1t is
readily seen, however, that a good many
OF them can be and will be eliminated
because Of location If for no other reason.
Senator Cummins lives in what is known
as the southern. part Of the state and
the bulk Of the republican majority is
further north. Nearly all Of the repub-
lican strength lies IN three northern dis
tricts, the Fourth, Tenth and Eleventh
In a legislative caucus these districts
would nearly control Senator Dolliver
In the Tenth. His successor cannot
very well be from the south part OF the
state. unless II Is from the extreme east
or extreme west
May he Byers.
The most probable successor to Dolliver
Is Attorney General II. w. Bycrs He
lives in the Ninth district. where he is
very popular, and he has earned a great
reputation in the state for his enforce
ment OF the laws and for his temperance
attitude at all times. A candidate who
has suddenly sprung into prominence Is
II A. -
district, who is to retire this year after
having established himself thoroughly in
congressional work. But no list would be
complete which does not include among
the very first OF these to be named Gov
ernOr Warren Garst, who is almost the
father of the progressive movement In
Iowa, and is regarded as the most re-
liable Of the progressive leaders; Senator
James A. Smith OF Usage, the floor leader
OF the Iowa state senate, and A. B.
Funk, now in retirement but long re-
garded as one OF the very leaders among
the progressives. All OF these live in
the northern districts Of the state. Others
who are in the running are Congressman
Frank P. Woods, Congressman E. II. Hub
bard, Robert Healv and James A. Trewin
Some spasmodic and feeble efforts have
been made to start blooms" for this or
that person. Such an effort was made
for w. S. Kenyon OF Fort Dodge, assist
ant attorney general, and a staunch pro-
gressive, and II was even said Governor
Carroll was considering making his ap-
pointment Similar blooms" have been
started for several ambitious persons Nv
ing in or near Des ,Molnes, largely for
free advertising purposes for It was at
once recognized that northern Iowa would
hardly stand for any suck movement
Carroll VIII Not Appoint.
The fact that Governor Carroll will
not make the appointment will tend to
put the whole matter off for the present
In the meantime preparations will be
made Tor a fight before the legislature.
A good many republicans. as wen as
democrats, favored getting the matter be-
fore the people for a vote at this time.
Some of those who will be candidates
would have been very glad TO submit the
matter without any campaign and leave
Il to the good Judgment OF the voters.
But the state committee would not stand
for it,
The state campaign. so far as il relates
TO the republicans. has made little prog
ress. The candidates for state offices will
take hold now and make things. hum, hav-
ing decided upon a course that will in
terest the people. Governor Carroll, Sen
Clarke, Ex-Governor Garst, and all the
regular leaders OF the party, including all
the candidates for congress. are hard al
work. There are few who are sulking
but In the main they are those who have
been in the habit OF boiling But the
general belief is that Notwithstanding the
failure OF the state committee to get busy
the state will be carried by the repubm.
cans.
VIII Have a RefOrmatOry.
Despite the sentiment Of the State Boart
OF Control against the establishment Of {
woman's compulsory reformatory, tn,
state Woman's Christian Temperate,
union convention in session at Boone viii
urge the next Legislature to make tn,
necessary appropriation.
To establish somewhere in Iowa a re
formatory for women which would not b,
walled prison, but a farm with usefu
outdoor pursuits, has long been the aim o.
the temperance women. Several session,
ago they secured an enactment Of law FOL
this reformatory department for women
but through some legislative error no ap
preparation clause was added to the Law
20 make Il effective. The temperanc,
women are now organizing a lobby to wal
upon the solons OF the next general as
sembiy and get the necessary appropria
ton clause.
A number OF prominent temperate,
women OF Des Molnes are in attendanc,
at the state convention IN Boone. Anon,
these are Mrs. Ida b. Wise Mrs C. II
Gordon DR. Nina Wilson Dewey gave a,
address before the convention yesterda,
afternoon on the subject OF woman sur
frRge.
assurances Men Elect.
J. ID. Carpenter OF Des Moines. stat
agent for the Queen Fire Insurance com
pany was elected president OF the low
State Fire Prevention association at tn
meeting at the Chamberlain. Accordinl
to the reports there were so Inspection
made by the members OF the association
during the last year. Other officers electe
az the meeting follow: A. NJ Upham o
Des Moines, state agent for the Liverpool
and London and Globe, vice president. an
O. W. Holton OF Des Moines. state agen
OF the Phoenix Of Hartford. secretary an
treasurer,
REV. CHILLY" SUNDAY IN CHAaGI