Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-15
axNloR SENATOR WILL NOT TAKE
PART IN SENATORIAL FIGHT
IN IOWA.
YOUNG As NEW MAN
MUST FOLLOW LEADERSHIP
Not probable Old Antasonisms VIII! Be
Permitted to Show During Short Ses-
sion Of pats Aban.
don Plans Of Having DoIIiver Sue
essser Chosen at Special Primary.
to Times Republican.

and Senator CunnlnS perform -tias
time honored act Of marching down
the main aisle al Washington arm II
arm they will 40 50 while concealins
their true feelings and immediately
thereafter set to lighting each other,
are not to be gratihed. There VIII Tot
be any display OF antagonisn. There
vii, not Be any fighting between them.
They are not engaged in perpetual nos
tility.
The position OF Senator Curnaias
has come to be practically that o. sen
ate leader and he has already estap-
lished himself firmly in his position IN
the senate. He represents what is now
recognized TO be the dominating Pc
sirion of the party on AL questions
Nothing will be done To change this
situation, Senator Young Will not in
troduce disccrdant note into the Iowa
DELEGATION nor assume TO represent
Iowa to the exclusion of any others
The precipitation Of a fight n the
legislature over who sha!- ne senator
naturally brings some embarrassment
TO the party leaders in Iowa ana 10
Senator Cumnins. Because Of MS Pc
sition he will not be able 10 take any
hand in the game. 1t IS foregoEe thal
Cumrnins will keep his hands OF the
matter and not permit his friends TO use
his name in connection with the astL
which is inevitable.
II is now believed that The plan
which had first been under consloe!a
ZION by some OF those interested III me
senatorial fight 10 provide Il spee-0-
primary will now De abandoned. II was
said some time ago that the stai!oPas-
1ers would resist any plan Tor haFliie
the legislature elect and introduce a
hill for q special primary 70 De neio -l1i-
ned!ately and thus put II right Up -
the people But the time 20 nave ooA1
that was at the election. when !, CO Ilo
easiiy have been arranged pracllca44:
without expense Now they nave de-
cjded that it would not DO TO nave q
vote on the senato-ship. That scAehs
is to be abandoned
There is very little tax OF TIE pos
sibility OF any Of the republicans re-
fusinr to 70 into the senatorial caucus.
There can be no possible excuse 1o'
such action and II win not be done
state Suoe-iatendent John F. Riggs
has gone 10 Salt Lake City 20 attend
an important meeting Of heads OF stare
educational departments where there Is
TO be considered the matter OF securing
uniformity among the states as 20 nlsa
grade teachers certificates. 1ae su-
,,ertn,endents have long been laooring
II secure laws which Will permit recos-
milton among ali the states OF these ness
teachers certificates. Michigan mas z
law for recognition OF life diplomas OF
other states, but il can not recognize
the fvA-year state certificates o Iowa,
which are practically lie diplomas anc
caII for a higher standard lhan the
desire among these educators for uni
fornottv in reporting systems SO that
comparisons may be made as between
the states.
There is little DOUBT tha- the stree.
car company has secured. II some
manner not disclosed, valuable new a.
lies in its scheme % secure AZ u-l!-T!-t-
ed franchise for the use OF the streets
Of Des Moines. The story was set afloai
more than ,wo months ago that the
fnanciers of the com pary mad definite
" eliminated a great dea. Of the nos
tiii:y which had hitherto been mani
tested and that when the question came
up again the agh; would come on
minor details OF lit,la conseq lence. This
is coming true and he prospect IS es-
cellent that the street car troubles o.
Des Moines. in which the people % the
state have had some interest. VIII soon
be settled.
Messrs Eaton ard kA-chrn II the
state railroad commission, have gone 10
Washington to attend a conference o.
the state railroad commissioners with
the interstate com nnerce omission.
These conferences are concerned large
" with matters OF common interest,
such as methods OF accounting. the
blanks ii use Il different Offices the
reports received from com panies and
plans for consideration o. rata matters.
1t is expected. however. IN view OF the
effort everywhere being made 10 get a
the rate question that this viii be one
of the chief topics of consideration.
The announcement Of s. NJ. Greene.
of Charlton, that he will be a candi-
date for state printer, makes it al
most certain he will succeed Emory
English for that responsible place. Mr.
Greene is editor of the Herald Patriot
at Charlton. and has long been a hard
worker in the party. He was closely
identified with the candidacy Of Mr.
Darrah for congress in the last pri-
mary. Paul Stillman, of jefferson, viii
not be candidate.
The situation in the next legisla-
ture with regard to the speakership is
not entirely clear. There are several
considered possible candidates-Pau
Stillman, Karl Johnson. Gerrit Klay, W
L. Harding. Ernest Moore. E. H Gun
ningham and others The organiza-
ton Of the house and senate is sure t.
be complicated by the senatorial fight
q
No senator in the Iowa senate viii
be able to boast Of a larger majority
in his district than Senator McColl
OF Dallas. He had over 5000 majorit!
over his opponent. His own count!
gave him nearly three times as man!
votes as his opponent, who lives in tn
same county.
It Develops that John VI. Kemble. o
Muecatine county. was not elected t
the legislature nor was Representativ
TiltOn, OF Iowa county, but democrat
.refe elected in both their places. tn
contrary was reported here.
Al interesting story is told OF on
3;ss ~ q induencinS an election in Iowa