The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-14
THE SENATORIAL SITUATION.
Colonel Young Will Not be candi-
date IL the 1912 Primaries
Deadlock Possible.

DeS MoineS Register and Leader
Colonel Young, appointed to serve
until the. general assembly takes &C
ton, will unquestionably put his
candidacy for reappointment before
the general assembly, but he will not
go before the primaries of 1912. Col
onel Young says he is at liberty TO
become candidate both times, now
ever, and that Governor Carroll tied
no strings to the appointment.
THE report that secured the ap-
pointment under an agreement that
would not be candidate in 1912 or
before the general assembly has no
foundation" asserted Colonel Young
in his office yesterday afternoon. I
was notified that / had been appoint
ed to serve until the general assem-
bly, takes action and that was all
no understanding Of any kind as to
my future action"
"Will you be a candidate IN Inc
l1912 primaries?" he was asked.
mo, / will not. positively" he re-
sponded.
"Will you, then ask the coming
general assembly to affirm the &C.
ton OF Governor Carroll OF today
and reappoint you to serve out the
year and half of Senator Delivers
term?'
ut is possible that 1 will put my
candidacy before the general assem-
bly,. 1t is possible, you know, that
the real candidates to succeed Sena-
tor Dolliyer will want to make their
big fight in the primaries of 1912 and
/ it may be agreed by the candidates
! from both factions tat the fight BE
postponed until then and that con
! tinue to serve until then under ap-
pointment OF the general assembly.
Does Not Please All.
This declaration of Senator Young
answers a question which politicians
have been asking themselves ever
, since his appointment by Governor
/, Carroll. 1t is generally understood
that Governor Carroll. himself, has
his eye on the senatorship ana VIII
. be candidate in the 1912 primaries
for the Republican nomination. With
this understanding the politicians pc
. lieyed he would appoint no man TEN
porarily who would be candidate
, before the primaries also.
Progressive Republicans, in com
menting upon the action OF the COVER
. Lo. in appointing Colonel Young
seem to feel that the appointment
was a creditable one from the stand
: nat point of view, but not one te
meet the approval of progressive he
publicans OF the state. The conscen
sns of opinion among progresslves
, seems to be that the general assem-
h,y. being dominated by progressive
, Republicans, will promptly upon con
, vening, procede to select progressive
Republican to take Senator Young''
place.
; Deadlock, Perhaps.
. There is a possibility OF dead
] lock in the legislature over the sena
i terial proposition. however, for neltn
i Ter faction of the Republican party
nor the Democrats of the assembly
nave SuIHcieHl StiShSeH -
I to elect any candidate if all members
$ of the other two factions stick stead
D Easily for their candidates.
$ Advance dope on the political com
$ rio xion of the two houses OF the leg
r islature show so it is said, that In tn
$ senate there will be nineteen pro
gresgives, fifteen standpatters an6
Q sixteen Democrats, while IN TN
a mouse there will be forty-eight pro
: pressives. twenty-four standpatteT
/ and thirty-six Democrats
h 1t is predicted by some polltlclan
that deadlock is. certain but that
3 will finally be dissolved when TN
. Democrats will give up hope for thel
q candidate and flock to the support Q
# a progressive nominee.