Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-06
REFUSE 70 .pgL.vGR TIVE
ooops" FOLLOWING AoREE.
MENr WITH srANpPArs.
THEY AIDED IN DEADLOCK;
SAY THAT 10 SUFFICIENT
Will Help Young Following Embar.
rass Prosrsssivss. Which 10 Sole
Bend o. Sympathy os&~esn Younn.
ties mad Portsritss - Dozen Cities
Oppose sammis' Commission Bill.
Special to Times-Republ ican.

Des Moines, Feb. 6.-Parties to the
compact differ as to the exact nature
OF the agreement under which Repre-
sentative Olson was given his seat by
q combination Of democratic and stand
pat votes.
There are a large number Of menu
beers, especially the Lafe Young follow
ing. who realized that the loss Of one
member meant one less necessary to
secure election OF United States SEN
ator. hence the vote on Friday after
noon was in effect vote to avoid a
single step making it easier to end the
deadlock. In this the democrats and
Standpatters agreed.
Now some of the democrats are in
sisting that In thus making it more
difficult to elect a senator they have
paid back their debt due to the LATE
Young contingent. and that they will
not, under any circumstances, stultify
themselves by voting for the Lafe
Young special primary scheme 1t
therefore appears that while the lead
ers in the alliance had an understand
ing, or thought they had, that payment
for the Olson vote was to made In votes
for the Harding primary scheme, the
goods can not be delivered.
A new arrangement is being worked
out which the democrats say Is all that
could be expected. namely, that they
will not vote for the standpat primary
scheme but will go as far as necessary
to force a vote on the measure and put
the progressives in a hole"
This scheme they say, will fulfill the
ISDe~ HSIo 81 fhA fol opiy
plotters, for neither they nor the demo-
Gratis have ever had any intention OF
passing the special primary and in fact
never would have taken it up but for
belief that it would not pass.
The put the progressives in a holae
Is the sole bond OF sympathy between
the Lafe Youngites and the democratic
machine organization which Is directing
affairs. Some of the democrats would
be willing to vote for the primary, IL
that would embarrass the republican
republicans more than not to do 80.
but In the rank and file Of the demo.
Gratis there are many who do not be-
lisve that they can afford. either d.
rectly or indirectly, to take sides in
republican fractional politics.
The Lafe Young contingent is pre-
pared to engage in a vast display Of
oratory telling how important it is to
always and under all circumstances
refer everything to the voters, and ex-
cusing their refusal of last Friday to
permit referendum of the Lyon coun-
ty case to the voters. Whether they
will Insist upon bringing the matter
up Thursday. remains to be seen. But
no matter what they do they feel safe
in Urging II most vehemently since they
Al. 10nI xHS,iv ~
now become law
Information coming to the senator's
is to the effect that when the public
hearing is given on the various bills to
either give additional powers to cities.
or to take away all rights, as to public
service corporations. there will be
very large number of persons present
representing the cities OF the state.
Now that time has been given for the
facts in regard to the various bills to
get out among the people the city folks
are much alarmed. 1t Is true that the
Sammis bill for commission was be-
fore the legislature two years ago and
was debated at great length, but at
that time its opponents did not appre-
ciate very much Of the extent to which
it proposed to go. Now they are able
to dissect the bill and to show its
weakness and they expect to do SO.
Members have heard from at least
dozen Of the most progressive cities
of the state that representatives will
come to protest against the public SER
vice commission in the form advocated
by the administration and desired by
the corporations. The hearing is to be
Thursday afternoon.
When John C. Simpson went before
the agricultural committees of the
legislature and personally explained
and urged the measure to lift the lid
OF the board in the matter Of paying
fair manager, he made 1t so plain
that nobody could be mistaken. that he
has no personal interest in 1t and that
under no circumstances will he now or
hereafter consider return to the state.
He spoke of the general principles in
volved. The legislature has authorised
the board of agriculture. he said. to sx-
pend the $4,000 or more received each
year, in any way deemed best for the
up-building Of the fair: save and ex-
cept as to the few dollars necessary to
employ u secretary, on which g. r!d!cn-
lousy low limit is fixed. that Of $1,000.
The board could hire head Of de-
partment and pay him $4,000 a year.
but under the law can not pay a Sec
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