Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-06
sENAroniAL SITUATION HAS NOT
CHANGED DURING PAST FEW
WEEKS.
ANvsonv's RACE As YET,
WITH evERs IN LEAD
Alleged "Proesss Of E'imination' Has
Not Been Undertaken Nor Will II 30
-aspublican Caucus Certain to Face
Large FisId-Barnsy Tacks Price on
Iowa Land After Visiting South.
Decial to rimes-Republican.

Special to !Times-Republican.
Des Moines, Dec. 6.-The senatorial
situation has not changed in the
slightest in the past three weeks save
for the premature effort to drag Lieu
tenant Governor Clarke into the race
and his voluntary retirement His
friends all over. the state We're pre-
pared to back him for governor and
were embarrassed by what is yet "a
good deal of mystery. The situation
continues with the following as the
factors to be considered: LATE Young,
II. w. Byers. Warren Garst. w. S.
Kenyon. James A. Smith, A. E. Funk,
Carl FRANKIE and Guy Feely. The reviv-
al of the Kenyon movement may be
expected now that careful canvass
has been made and it is found that
Young has but little following in the
legislature. The Byers candidacy is
looming up large and is sure to play
an important part. There is no doubt
whatever that a large nunlbe: of the
republicans in the northern districts
will vote for Smith, Funk and Garst.
and each one is more of a factor today
that at any time. Governor Clarke
" ou!d have been a very large factor
had he remained in the race.
The effort which has been made to
get the impression out over the state
that some sort of process of elm
nation" is going on will not bear full
investigation: for as a matter of fact
nothing of the sort has been nor will
be attempted, outside of a few news
paper offices. and it is morally certain
that when the caucus is called It Will
face a large field Of candidates.
Members of the legislature W no are
Visiting the city talk freely about the
senatorship but usually deciira to
commit themselves to any one candi-
date.
The figures Of the federal census ON
Iowa population, counties, towns ana
cities will be published in the next
number of the Official Register. but
because of a change of the law this
will not he an official publication and
the federal census will not be accept
ed as prima facie evidence of popula-
ton in the classification of cities nor
in determining when city is large
enough to have home rule in saloon
matters. The law was changed few
years ago cutting out the requirement
Of publication, but this will be done as
matter Of news. The change may
have some effect in regard to the sa-
loon petitions in certain cities Just
changing from below the 5000 mark to
4 place above it.
,tsFWsr~B.- Barney. state food and dairy
commissioner. is glad that he went to
New Orleans to attend the national
conference OF food commissioners.
Il made $4,000 on the trip" he said
"When returned l just marked up $40
an acre value on my farm more than
had felt it was worth
Mr.. Barney had good chance To see
lot Of country which. according to his
description. has not changed very much
in many years 81 saw a great deal Of
land" he said, that is worth bur very
little as compared with Iowa land; and
in fact after going east and south and
west / am more than ever convinced
that the Almighty did an unusually
good job in making this particular BIT
of country on which Iowa is located y
In anticipation of the coming of the
legislature and the lobbyists the lobby
Of the Hotel Slavery is being enlarged.
Every day senator or member comes
to town to engage rooms. 1t is now
evident that at least early in the .ses-
sion there is to be a big crowd attend-
ing the legislative sessions.
4 travelling man who handles line
of agricultural goods states that N
pra ctically every part of the state the
shortage of water on the farms Is ne
coming a serious matter. MANY farm
ers are now hauling water for livestock
and there is fear that the ground VIII
freeze up in the present extremely dry
condition. The rivers are running less
water than usual and this means an
extremely unhealthful condition thru
out the state. Farm work has not been
possible under best conditions and but
little fall blowing was done.