Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-24
STANpPArS SAY PROGRESSIVE
WILL BE NAMED SENATOR
One Declares They Have Majority and
Should Have the Plum - Youns's
Managers Find No Enthusiasm
Among Following Any Effort to

away and almost certainty that it will
senatorial caucus hall be held, the
situation is strangely indefinite. One
Of the most astute politicians of the
state said a month ago that in his
estimation there would be no eau
cuses: yesterday he aid that it now
looks ike there will be the usual run
OF caucuSes for the guidonce OF the
republican party and settlement OF
party differences.
The past three weeks nave beer
quiet ones in political circles. The
coming TO Des Moires OF the two SEN
ators viii have the effect of at least
adding 10 the interest of the situation.
senator Young with his three-weeks
record as q stateman returns covered
with glory II ready for the contest
before the legislature. Senator Cum
Minis returns still convinced that Iowa
is a progressive state ard the senator
selected ought to be IN accord with the
party.
"Smail Stuff" Doing.
That which has been doing in the
senatorial line might be characterized
as sma stuff. The only real activity
here has been that Of the Young ON
mittee engaged in elimination OF all
save the junior senator from the race.
This committee has done a great deal
OF hard work and daily meetings have
been held TO read reports from differ
ent parts Of the state. 1t appears that
but very little has been done by either
Byers, Garst. Funk or any Of the 9TH
ers. The activity in regard to Judge
Z ~ hos b-n, -,;< o~or1,troaG
proceeding entirely from Fort Dodge.
One Of the legislators called here this
week to report and confer on the stu
alton. declared himself frankly to your
correspondent: u believe we will get
together ard elect g nat who will
be a credit to Iowa he said. Person
ally l am for Young or some other rep
reSE.ative Of our side; but l am per-
fectiy rii.iag TO vote for some one Of
the prcsressives. only l feel that I want
TO have a fair show at saying who is
to be the candidate, I ont want the
choice restricted. I don't mind say
ing to you conddentially hat I antic!-
pate the senator will oe 2 progressive.
They y the majority OF the repub-
lican legislators: why shouldn't they
choose the senator? am sure that if
we had the most members the senator
would be a srandpatter and We would
expect every insurgent TO vote foc
Mn
No Enthusiasm Fer Young.
laat NAlcA the committee N charge
OF the Young candidacE desired Hose
the past week was as complete a report
as possible on the result OF The canvass
MADE. some o. nose WAo we're expect
ed cid not come q the result was
said 20 oe not a. satisfactory as hoped
for: but in general his was disclosed,
according % me statements OF one OF
she interested persons that Il Is a.
EAST very doubtful IL al OF the stand
pat vote could pc secured Tor IouHS
even On the first b2!!o. and certain taa-
q .arge part Of i could De aeld 70? more
than three or o ballots. that several
% the standpat members feel that 70
tie themselves up "!'a JUss caAci-
date would not be just 70 them OF -heir
constituents. thai 70 be pledged f-s'
and a., ne time 70 The ore candidate
selected for them would in effect dis
franchise them and prevent them from
having any say as 70 who will oe the
senator the icy eight years. Il was
further developed that among the
s~tan9pat.ers there is a disposition 20 60
d IL LIN I---iLAA q A-' 49, -
even on this there is no unity as some
Of them will vote for Byers and others
would like 20 vote for Funk o- Clarke.
No effort has as yet been made 10
solidify this vote.
Young Appeals to Proeressives.
Senator Young has written letters %
progressive members IN which he asks
for their votes and makes it clear tina,
If they give him their votes all fac
.ionaltsn will be forgotten. To some
% them ne has indicated that il they
will come 10 his support they will be
div remembered The report Is thar
while many Of them nave said frankly
-ha. they have no personal objection
20 him they have other candidates who
will receive their votes first. In fact,
save for a few isolated instances. the
| announcement has been practically
nothing.
Resorts to V~ilIifieation.
That all is not lovely in the s,andpat
camp was shown by the fact that With
in the past few days the Young organ
mere has turned to the coarsest false
hood and personal villiication directed
toward some republicans because of
publication of the facts regarding what