Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-25
DIFFERENT ELEMENTS WORKING
SINCERELY TO ELECT JUDGE
KENYON.
HOPE TO SOLVE RIDDLE
FROM DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS
Situation Attended by Many Unusual
Features-strons Prosressivss and
Others Of Varying Shades Of ee'ief
Working Toward Same Ena-HestiIs
Camps Working Together.
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Des Moines, March 25.-For more
than tNo weeks the most strenuous
most earnest, honest and unselhsh ef-
or5s have been made to break the sen
s.tor:al deadlock ana encompass the
election o. United States senator by
lie thirty fourth general assembly; but
today after ten weeks of an exas per-
att-s deadlock. the only hope Of the
result, all profess 10 desire lies in the
expectation OF a STAMPEDE in the cos
.ng days OF The session.
The main effort referred 10 has been
for he election OF Judge Kenyon 10
De senator. Three elements have moved
n that direction.
Judge Kenyon has had from the very
first the loyal and sincere support of
a corsidera bic body OF Very earnest
persona! admirers. who can ard Go
give a great NUN Der OF most excellent
reasons Why he silvu!l. be sent 10 rep
resent all Iowa in the U-i.ed States
They have used every means known
% the pol:.ica! game every fair and
honorable means, 70 gain support for
Rim among those whose votes will con-
troll
TO this has been added q supper;
which Judge Kenyon him self would
prefer rot TO have attached 10 hin?
bur which neither he nor his friends
have been able rc shake off. and that
s a support which comes 10 him on
ne theory that IN ard around him
can he built up a new radical pro-
sressive party SUPERIOR to that which
has given Iowa the leadership Of TO-DAY
in national affairs
Supported by ,Prcaressives.
Then there has come 10 Ju6se Ken
Won the earnest support Of the men
-resSive movement and who are most
isircere IN their devotion 70 the ideals
of Dolliver and Cunmins.
All these things have been COM
b!ned. especially in the past few DAYS
70 give force and strength 10 the
movement 10 elect Judge Kenyon. His
candidacy has had the support Of his
personal friends because Of that fact
and of the men who want 70 be pro-
=ressive but anti Cumm;ns ard OF
Senator Cun1ulins himself and his ar
dent admirers.
OF course there Is stfl, lingering
suspicion of the effort to boost Ken
YOU as distinctly an anti Cu-nnlins
! candidate ard few who will not be-
! lieve that Senator Cumn1:ns is him
self in favor of Judge Kenvon's cleo
ton: but the plain truth is that all
of these elements are today working
| together earnestly for his success
Those who deny this situation but try
n vain 70 deceive themselves
Situation Unusual.
That which seems strangest TO many
persons in connection with tia whole
situation today is the fac. that ap-
pa rsnclv irreconcilable clements are
working % one end But they are 80
working, not in an.ayonism to any
other program. but because il is only
fair and right that this program should
be given a complete and final tryou-.
The difficulties in the way Of sue
( cess appear today 20 be fun ia r1en,a,
L is not the fault Of Judge Kenyon
himself but rather Of conditions ove,
which he has had no control tina, his
I candidacy has no. been accepted as the
peculiar situation. One legislator VINO
would not care to be quoted said last
night:
With great many OF the bitte-es'
enemies OF Senator Cunlmins lined ul
f, for Kenyon because they believe
wrongly. that he could be used 10 ,hs
Disadvantage % the senior senator. and
| Senator Cunmins and his mos, infiuen.
tial friends sincerely pulling ever,
string possible for Kenyon. il woult
seem that victory would W easy Blu,
/ 1t is not personal matter entirely. The
I deadlock seems tighter than ever
. Situation Has Changed.
| TIE writer overheard part Of an in
| -e-estiag colIoquy between TWO staunct
progressive senators the other day
which illustrates ra+ situation Rott
are progressives and both have voted
i for Kenyon but are no. now together
Let us get together and all vote tol
Kenyon and either elect him now or a.
least make him the progressive candi.
date for next year" said one.
But why" asked the other. SHOULD
We undertake n0w g chense a pro.
gressive senatorial candidate and ye
would rot think Of doing 1t in Janu.
aryo"
The situation Is different now I
we all vote for Kenyon 1t will max
him as our candidate. We made a mis-
take in not doing it tong ago. Let u
rectify it now and decide on the lin
of battle in the contest next year
! all irin