Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-27
Iowa
IOWA SENATORSHP WILL WAIT
No Effort Will Be Made to End Dead
lock Until Last Week.
WORKING ON BIG BILLS
Legislature viii Get Them ALI Out of
Way, Then Make an Effort 60 Get
TOEether-LittIe Change for
Last Two weeks.
(From a staff Correspondentl

Des Moines, March Ss-(special.)- I'm
less there If a decided change in the sena-
torial situation within another week It is
probable that there will be general agree
ment to make no efforts at election until
the last week of the session. There does
not seem to be any probability OF a caucus
or conference to get the men together. The
general opinion Is that the matter will drift
along until the last few days when. after
most Of the big bills have been disposed OF,
there viii be a supreme effort at an cleo
ton, and in the riot that is sure to ensue
something will be done to end the deadlock,
There has been no gain or loss for either
Of the republican candidates the last two
weeks. A few of those who some time ago
went over to Kenyon have drfted away
from him and It is certain that a number
Of the others are ready to do so without
warning. But on both sides the men who
are most concerned are very firm in their
position.
Judge Kenyon was here twice the last
week and held important conferences with
leaders OF the party. He called in men
who are usually influential and who know
what can be done and went over the situa-
ton frankly with them. He found that
most Of the veteran leaders of the party
were simply doing all they could, within
reason and fairly. to bring about an cleo
ton. He found that Senator Cummins had
done what he could to secure an election
and had been Influential in prevailing upon
many of the leading members OF the legis-
lature to give the Fort Dodge man their
loyal support But 1t was also found that
no matter what efforts were put forth no
republican can now get a majority of all
the votes.
Judge Deemer has continued in his atti-
tude Of aoquiescence in the situation with
out undertaking personally to force him
self upon the legislature. It is well under
stood that his following would remain solid
even If he should withdraw and that moth
ing he can do will effect result. There
has been some ill-natured criticism Of
Judge Deemer on the theory that be IL now
standing IN the way Of success, but the
members all know that this is not the case
and that neither of the candidates need be
driven out of the game by any unfairness.
The complaint made week ago that the
senatorial contest is causing delay in the
legislative work has had little force. As
a matter Of fact the delay has been very
slight The strained situation has pre-
bines in legislative work.
Senator Cummns and Senator Young will
return to Washington next week to attend
the special session of congress.
DistributiOn of PartridEes.
The state game warden, George A. Lin
coin, is still engaged in making distribu-
ton of partridges to Iowa people who
are willing to care for them and protect
them while they are breeding. He has
distributed several thousand pairs, paid
for out of the gun license fund of the
state and It is expected that as a result
there will be a great increase in the
amount of game in the state In a few
years. All efforts at securing a part Of
this fund for some other purpose have
been unavailing and it will soon be
serious question how they are going to keep
the fund from growing larger.
Home for Blind Women.
home for sightless women is pro-
vided for in bill introduced in the house
by Representative Bybee OF Marion county.
The bill carries an appropriation Of $500
for the establishment Of such an institu-
ton. Years ago the building now occu-
pied by the Knoxville inebriate asylum was
purchased by citizens OF Knoxville to be
devoted 70 a home for the blind. The
state later changed the character Of the
institution. The Knoxville people now ask
that the $500 spent on the building be
appropriated for a new homo for blind
women.
Going After n Convention.
The pastors of the four Baptist churches
Of the city were appointed a committee
to arrange for delegation TO the con-
vention in Philadelphia in June, to invite
the Northern Baptist convention to come
to Des Moines in 1911. The committee to
prepare the invitation was appointed as
follows: n. NJ. Piper, Rev. Rowland Han
son, c. N. Page and Rev. E. NJ. Griffin.
Missouri Valley Wins Debate.
MISSOURI VALLEY, Ia, March a.
evening the Missouri
Valley High school debating team met