Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-03
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR WITH.
DRAWS FROM SENATORIAL
CONTEST IN IOWA.
ANNOUNCEMENT A MISTAKE
HE hAsTENs TO CORRECT
Withdrawal Not Entirely Unexpected
Youna's Declaration in Favor Of
Leaving ssnatorship to Primary
Places standpat Supporters in EN-
barrassins Prsdicaent.

ant developments were recorded in the
political situation yesterday
| George w. Clarke of Abel withdrew
from the race for United States sena-
| tor.
| Friends of w. H. Berry of Indian
ola announced his candidacy for gov
ernor in 1912 and withdrawal of con-
sideration of candidacy for the senate
| now.
| LATE Young announced that he de-
sired the Dolliver senatorial succession
submitted to the voters at special
! mid winter primary election, agreeing
to abide by the result
Ciarke's Withdrawal.
The withdrawal of Lieutenant Gov
, ernor Clarke from the senatorial race
was not surprise to politicians His
letter issued yesterday, follows:
Abel, Iowa. Dec. 90, 1910.-The an
nouncement Of my candidacy for the
senatorship was a mistake. 1t is folly
to persist in a mistake: it is the part
of wisdom to correct it. Therefore, it
may be stated that I am not candi-
date. l make this announcement abb
solutely without solicitation or sus-
sestion from anybody and confess to
a feeling of genuine relief that 1 am
out. AS many people as l expected
would do so. expressed their good will
and rendered their support. assure
them that am not without the deep
est appreciation. Doubtless others
have criticised and opposed. 1 am not
so vain as to suggest that they were
unwise or not wholly justified.
Sincerely yours.
G. w. CLARKE.
Since Governor Clarke's visit to
Senator Cummins in Des Moines last
week and the subsequent visit of Sem
ator ]. A. Smith to Abel over Sunday,
politicians have anticipated the Clarke
withdrawal, altho he indicates that
they we're mistaken in associating his
conferences with his decision.
Some standpat republicans and
friends of Senator Young say they can
secure solid standpat support for the
special primary and by combining
with democrats, if necessary, can pass
it in order to defeat any progressive
for senator.
One well posted progressive republic
can said: "The progressive republicans
Of Iowa have always stood for the pri-
mary system ami in the last state con-
vention put a link in the state plat
form advocating the election of United
States senators by direct vote.
Nouns's Only Hope.
1.-THE action OF Senator Young in Of
fering to go before the people 4. Il
snecial primary is surprising, especial
~ because he and standpatters gem
|erally have been condemning the pri-
mary system as q failure and system
to be abandoned
Another progressive republican sail:
Senator Young has ceased to be An
opponent Of The primary system and IS
Low for it for the reason that he has
carefully polled the legislature and finds
that by no combination or scheme can
lie win in the assembly. and primary
IS his only nope. And he is banking
everything, In the event there is q spe-
cial primary, on there being manv pro-
gressive republican candidates and n
consequent split in the progressive
ranks.
"In his poll Of the legislature. Sem
ator Young found that he would be un-
able to rely on a caucus bolt Of suf-
ficient number Of standpat Legislators
to overcome the progressive republican
majority, for the reason that many Of
the standpat legislators stand pledged
to go into the republican caucus. And
he found in his poll Of the general
assembly. also, that there are It OF
democratic members Of the legislature
who come from republican counties and
who will not jeopardize their chances
Of being reelected by entering into any
such plan as Senator Young has. And
he found, too, that the democrats stand
for the Oregon plan"
Standpat Papers in Hole.
There was much speculation among
politicians as to what attitude the
standpat papers of the state would as
sumo, now that Senator Young. one OF
the most bitter opponents of the pri-
mary system, has come out for it,. The
question being asked is whether such
papers as the Sioux City Journal. Bur-
lington Hawkeye and the Iowa City
Republican which have been unsparing
in their attacks on the primary, will
follow Senator Young's lead.
Senator Young, they say, has turned
because he has personal interests a:
stake, but much doubt is expressed that
the standpat papers Of the state will
take a position inconsistent with their
former stand against the primary sim
ply because Senator Young has chang
ed front
Attorney General Byers said: II am
one of the pioneers among progressive
republicans in the stand for the pri-
mary system. stand for primaries
where they are practicable and feasible
and fair expression can be secured
from the people,"
Berry for Governor.
As to the other event Of yesterday,
the declaration by friends of Senator
Berry that he will be in the guberna-
torial contest in 1912. is all that the
politicians have to go on, but 1t is
taken as certain, considering the source
OF tn, information, that Senator Berry
will be In the field
Within the past two weeks he las
been mentioned as a possible candidate
4cr United States senator. He was
brought out for this honor by the
standpat papers in his home town, the
1ndianola Herald. His friends say now,
however, that he will not enter the con-
test.
City Of leMars Sued.
LeMars, Dec. 3.-The city of LeMars
has been made defendant in a $4,000
damage suit. Papers making notifica-
ton of the fact were served on Mayor