Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-31
RANK OF CANDIDATES If
VOTE WAS TAKEN TODAY
Young Would Have All of ssandpat
Strength Except Five or Six-5yers
Would Lead Prosressives, With Ken
yon. Funk, Garst ard Smith Follow.
ing Wish Few Votes for Others.
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e-torial situation as it presents itself
at the opening of the year is the gem
eral good nature of all those VINO dis
cuss it, the good feeling and lack OF
bitterness, Willingness on the part of
everyone to concede the honesty and
good Intentions of the Others and rec
osnltion of the fact that il republicans
are to be republicans there must be
mutual concessions. The members
recognize that not everyone can have
his own way. The dictum of no man
need be taken as final.
All this means that the senatorial
puzzle is working out in the direction
of a fairly satisfactory conclusion.
Just what that will be can no more be
told today than it could have been told
in October when the proposal tor
referendum TO the people was spurned
by those who had the power and au-
thCrity. The right of elmna ton exer-
cised by the governor did not serve
a real eiiminator. The state house
committee engaged in clearing tn. wa,
for the governors choice Accomplished
nothing. The whole situation is still
lin the air
Two Organized Movements.
There have been but two movements
organized and financed and systematic
cally handled-those for Young and
Kenyon. The sentiment in favor of
Byers has grown up wholly without
newspaper boosting or the use Of trav-
elirg expenses. There is undeniable
earnest sentiment in favor Of smith.
Garst, Funk and Curtis. At the state
house gossip is freely heard about
Carroll. Among members there is re-
sret that Clarke is -, available. Be
yond this there is and mas been prac-
tically no sentiment
Senator Smith had no sooner reach
ed the city than he was urged TO be-
come actively candidate, rtaher than
to remain passive. 1t has been known
from the start that a good many, es-
pecially of the older members, would
like to support Smith, because Of his
long service, his great experience, his
stalwart republicanism. his independ-
ence of character and his general lit
ness for a legislative position. The
same is true Of Byers, Garst, Funk and
Curtis. Congressman Hubbard would
Immediately have u following should
he permit the use OF his name. For q
time it seemed as il the Kenyon boom
was going to he crowded right over
everything; but the impression of the
past week was that it has reached its
limit and is now on the decline. How
ever. this may be only an impression.
Senator Young expects to be abG 20
hold all OF the anti Cummins vote for
himself: but members OF his commit
tee privately admit that they have not
been at all successful in eliminating
opposition.
Strength at Present.
One of the senator's here the past
week sized up the situate about as
follows. in case caucus vote was to
be taken right now:
Senator Young would have all the
radical standpat or anti Cum Minis vote.
except FIVE or TX in the southwestern
part of the state
Attorney General Ryers would be
next in strength. with all the Ninth
district and votes from almost every
district of the state.
Judge Kenyon would be little way
behind with scattered votes from the
northern part of the state
Senator Funk would have about the
same strength. the Eleventh district all
most solid and scattered votes in the
southern counties.
Governor Garst would have big
slice Of the Tenth district. some votes
in the Eleventh and some in the Fourth
and Seventh.
Senator Smith woula also have
strong and earnest following especially
in northern Iowa.
There would be votes for Mr.. FRANKIE,
Governor Clarke Governor Carroll. and
possibly Some others. Moro than likely
Il would take a great many ballots to
reach a result.
Kenyon Sentiment Not Strong.
II was observed that in the lobbies
the past week the Kenyon sentiment
was not az strong as had been expected
while the Ryers sentiment was strong
er. There was more talk OF Garst than
anyone had supposed possible and 1t
was practically conceded that the Tenth
district will divide between Garst and
KENYON in the caucus. The disclosure
was made that it is certain Byers is
eonig to get some standpat votes in
places supposed to have been closed to
him and this proved disconcerting to
tis ooporents. Then the fact that some
Of the governors appointees were talk
ing Of Carroll az the caucus choice
caused a little nervousness on the part
of the managers for the standpat COM
mitteee.
The attitude Of members toward the
Kenyon candidacy appears rather to he
one OF inquiry eve know about all
these other men," they said, land we
don't need anyone to tell us about
them; but we want 70 know about
Kenyon before we decide" But all OF
the candidates, and this includes Young.
Kenyon. Byers and all the others, are
receiving that fair and candid consider
alton at the hands not only OF mem
bers but OF the voluntary advisers on
the outside that their standing in the
party entites them to.
Many Other Contests.
II the customs and urecedents OF
sixty-sour years OF statehood are fol-
lowed the time and risce Of the or
ganization capcuses OF the state lesls-
lature will have been fixed less than
week hence. II has been customary
TO mold these caucuses on Friday 81
Saturday evening prior 20 the Monday
onenin1 of the legislature