Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29
Special to rimes-Repub,!can.

Special TO Times Republican.
Dss Moines. March 2s-The Joint
ballot for United States senator in the
Iowa legislature today resulted q FOL.
lows:
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EoF'eE ...<.............. .. ..s..... 50
Judge c. G. Leo ~
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ABSENT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. -
necessary TO elect ............. 7eI
Representative George. OF Story
started the boom for Judge C. a. Leo
OK Amcs. for senator breaking away
from Kenyon to do 80 ana making the
! only change
Caucus Seems Certain. 1.
Tho republican caucus call which i
| was started yesterday had thi. n,orn.
ins been signed by a largo number OF
republicans. including n number Hho|
hnd heretofore refused TO 20 into q
caucus. II a majority OF tho republic
cans sign. the caucus will bo held thia
evening to namo q senator.
At tho hour OF Adjournment at noon
u was stated that tho republican sena- 7
ToIiai caucus call had nfty-four namca
attached to II. that others would sIsn-
ana .hat caucus Is certainty I'VE
VIII mold caucus anyway" .rid Son.
ator Allen. manager for tho Kenvn,>.
forces.
Kenyon Men Head Move.
Ihe call Is In the hands Of Rcpresen.
.at'Ve Halgrfms. OF Humboldt. and
Senator Ames. OF Tama. and they -
! conhuent that they will secure fhc .i.. J
natures OF at least seventy member. "a
tho call.
Anti-kenyon Mon sisr.
among these who are not now votina
io' hshEon who have signed the cali
arc Allen. OF Jefferson and Hunt a.
Harrison. The call II for a caucus q
| o'clock this evening. and without anv
restrictions whatever. ~.
Oeems- Not Concerned.
| Today FOR the first tirna .incA A,.s
nams was brought into tho contest
1uase Deemer WAS waited upon ~ q
com mItteo OF his friends ana fhevsit.a
was canvRssed. 1fo statoAs
Irsnxiy TO tho committee that no dld
| not wish any ono to feel undcr &c.
| obligation whatever to yot. rcr 81!
| ms nnmc will probably NOT bo pre-
sented to the caucus unless tho entirs
| membership Is present. -
Kenyon Claims Contes< in Ne.. e.s ss
~ o'clock this afternoon fhc cn,,c,,..
| caii had siSty-four names. ma ~.
Nenyon managers claim II viii cnd TIA
contest tomorrow
The Caucus Move.
NO sooner had the inglsIa tor. -.
''frn"d from their over Sunday at bor>
'hHh IN" leaders put their heads "a.
e'ner "ish view 70 securing a cau-
mere was very great incrcaao
| IN the res'lessness and dis,ati~r,c,,ns
over the situation and n desire 10 h,y.
| somc way OF crfec;inr n so,t,emrrt o.
| the plans wore i,n,nedia.cly l,1a r,-
caucus The present plan is to starr
OUT pain caucus call. providing for =
caucus to bo held when mn jorifv ~
me republicans shall have signed nm
ana without any restrictions yyhatcv.r
mo intent being to secure 1ust M iarrH
| caucus as possible and then TO make
n party nomination and thus ston the
continual Hopping back and forth
hcross tho limo. Tho caucus advocates
believe that who" il Ia seen thai :
| caucus Is TO hc held every rcpnh,ican
nf N" legislature Will get in limo. Whom
This is done tho caucus noYirec Mi,
| ~ course. be elected In the t,int as.ryr.
bly,
Hut. so 1t Is stated. oven II only n
| part OF tho republicans Join In tho
caucus II VIII moan virtually a nom-
| ination for 1912. ard as soon M this I. H
/ done announcement will be madc thne
| the candidate thus designated by tho
! caucus Will be n candidate before the,
primary next year regardless OF what
tho Legislature does
No Change In Candidates.
| There does not appear to bo INV
probability OF any material change from
tho candidates now in tho nead Il n
| literally true that neither judge Ken.
yon nor Judge Decmer has given any,
consideration whatever to the talk AZ
withdrawing or getting out Of tho faco
II has not been put UP Co either ona
by his friends that he ought 10 with.
draw. A good deal OF stun has oeen-
published. about rurnore or withArAw,
ais. etc. but all without any founda.
ton whatever.
The arriva, OF Congressman Pickett
and Good yesterday morning started =
new set OF rumors. Mr.. pickett i -.
n receptive mood. Early In tho session.
when he was on the point OF xretlnR
into tho race. no was advised not 70 %
So and It Is claimed was Kiven Z
definite promise that II he would noe
Interfere at that time, ne would -
given q clear field later In the session
when II became evident that mono q
tho candidates could win. He Il here -
forcclose on that promise Mr.. 0ood,
who might easily be regarded ~ avalI..
ablc timber. IL not looking after Uenae IS
tcrial matterA s
There Is very influential group % /
msmhees Just now planning to AesNe
some now man into the race. somoG = NJ Z;
whose name has not been used atsoAH
| and this u BASED on the Theory a.
neither Of the candidates now Il en8ss
neld has any chance OF electlon. IA
friends Of neither OF the oaAai1A1aDN
a1nik thiA -