Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-10
CONTEST BEFORE LEGISLATURE
SHAPING ITSELF AS TO
CANDIDATES.
PROGRESSIVE FIELD LARGE,
STANpPArS ARE DIVIDED
8yers. Smith, Funk and Garst All En-
titled to Recognition and Of Senator
iaI Sze-Youne's Chances Growing
Less-kenyen's Sentiments on I'm
portant Issues Not Known.
oecial to Times-Republican.

shaped up as they Will appear In the
republican joint assembly caucus TO De
held early next month, and only those
VINO believe themselves possessed OF
the gift OF second sight presume to pre-
dict at this stage OF The game what
the outcome viii be. Those who have
followed the matter closest fino few
things which appear with lolerable
clearness, such as:
The legislative caucus will make
serious and sincere effort 20 choose me
successor 10 Senator Deliver and u
choose the republican VINO IS best fitted
TO represent the Will o. the party at
Washington.
The effort on the part OF rival local
newspapers with editors having poll
teal ambitions, 10 frame up for n APP
peal 10 the people at special winter
primary election. will not be effective;
but the legislature will follow the pre-
cedenr OF the governor and exercise the
functions which are imposed upon II by
law.
1t Will be an open and free field of
candidates, not two or three but sew
era.l and fractional lines will not be
aunereQ 10, nor VII. any GIIOrl De IllGCS
10 force such alignment.
Several Active Candidates.
The situation has changed but very
little in its general aspects since the
first announcement Of candidacy.
There are several who are candidates
IN the sense OF being active and open
solicitors OF the favors OF members,
others whose names are considered and
y1-np viii he IN m b,I-
who do not intend 10 announce them
selves; but all of them are republicans.
most of them with some record of
achievement, all OF them men OF abil-
ity.
While II is not possible that the eau
sus contest shall become merely test
CT strength between factions, Yet It is
not denied that there IS a very clear
division in the Legislature as between
the progressives and the reactionaries,
and that this will have q great deal TO
do with the outcome. An estimate OF
me division in the legislature published
this week in leading standpar organ
makes the senate tie between the fac
tons and gives the progressive repub-
licans fifteen majority in the house Il
would therefore seem certain that If
the majority rules n the caucus the
next senator Will be one IN full sym
pathy with the party and known to be
. worker in the progressive movement
of the past dozen years in Iowa.
AL the present time there are hall
dozen at least OF prominent and well
6nown republicans who are regarded
as senatorial possibilities and in this
respect the list has not changed very
much since election.
Young Bid For Support.
Senator LATE Young is uuquestion-
ably the leading candidate He was
deliberately selected 10 receive the
support of the stanGpat or reactionary
element, and was designated by Gov
erncr Carroll as such leader by his APP
piontment TO hold until the legislature
meets. No person in the state has been
more conspicuous as a factional lead
er, and practically ali the advance
made by the party in the state in re-
cent years has been against his UNI
relenting opposition, Immediately fol-
rowing his appointment he changed
front and for time courted the favor
II the progresslves. going so far as to
indicate that he would join them and
paying a visit 70 Senator Cumrnins to
seek his support.
Byers Has Claims.
long been one OF the most active Of
the republicans in advancing good leg =
Islation He was speaker of the house
soon after the progressive movement
was lnaugurated and il the Office Of
attorney general has made a record
which will make him strong not Only
with the progressive republicans but
others and will assure him support
from both factions. He has rot an
nounced himself candidate, but is in
a receptive mood. More recently. by
his fight for better rates, he has COM
mended himself to the shipping and
farming interests.
Senator James A. Smith. VINO has
neither made an announcement nor
taken himself out of consideration, is
very much considered by many in the
Fourth district. He is the senate lead
sr and president pro tenn of that body
He was IN the legislature twenty tvs .
years ago with Senator Cummns and
The two have worked in perfect haT-
mony ever since,
Funk a Strong Factor.
Ex-senator A. e. Funk will IN
doubtedly be a strong factor in the
senatorial fight. He is at present a
member of the state educational board.
He was in the state senate during
most of the time that the progressive
movement was overcoming it's great
obstacles and breaking down the old
corporation control of the state, and
Funk was leader of the body His
standing in the party as a regular will
not be questioned. He will have much
OF the vote of the Eleventh district
whether he makes any announcement
or not.
Ex-Governor Warren Garst is an
other Of the veteran leaders of the
party who is sure to have a strong
following. He was in the senate or its
presiding officer for fifteen years and if
anyone is to be given the title OF faith
er Of the progressive movement in
Iowa" that honor will fall upon him
He has been in it as long as anyone,
generally a little deeper. and always
putting into it his active work. He
will undoubtedly receive most Of the
vote of the Tenth district. which is the
( largest IN the state and the most over
whelmingly republican. He has moi
made any announcement, nor will he
but his support must be reckoned with
Kenyon Little Known.
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