Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-07
REGULARS PROCEED TO BUSINESS
Eered by Senator Young and His Workers. sandpats OF
Both House and Senate Take Steps to Foresta Action
senatorshipln Line With Program to Deadlock Legsa-
ture and Throw Senatorial Election Into Primary.
rBy Associated Press.l

L6y ASSOCldICO 3SSo0.J
Des Moines, Jan. 7.-Fifty-three out
OF 1o4 republicans in the senate and
house have signed refusal to attend
the organization and senatorial eau
cuses called for today. The sigma
lures were obtained after the insur-
gents had declined the standpat propo-
sttton that the caucuses today be fcr
organisation purposes only, and tnat
the senatorship be not brought up.
Standpatters will introduce In the
legislature q bill for a special senator
ial primary March 1.
It Is also understood that If an at
tempt is made to nominate a cano,-
date for senator the standpatters Will
not be bound by the action taken.
Fourteen standpat senators bolted
the senate caucus today when Senator
Van Law, Of MarshalltOwn, insurgent,
novel that the caucus name caucus
committee. The standpatters claimed
the motion violation of an agreement
that the caucus deal solely with the
senate organization and that no action
,vas to be taken on the United States
senatorship question. After the stand
patters walked out the seventeen re-
maining named a caucus committee.
The standpatters claim they are not
bound by this motion and will attend
no more caucuses.
epecial to Times-Republican.
-Des Moines, Jan. THE crisis came
Ia the senatorial matter at 1880 today
when eleven standpatters walked out
80 the senate organization caucus
,aKter participating In tho selection OF
n ffescandiaates for senate positions. A
motion was made to adjourn the eau
Gus as soon as the cloak room janitor
had been agreed upon. The vote was
eleven for adjournment and eighteen
for remaining to finish the regular
work Of the caucus. The eleven voting
to adjourn comprised the entire stand
pat contingent. Immediately upon an
nouncement that the caucus would not
adjourn until the work was finished.
the eleven walked out Of the room.
The caucus then selected a caucus
committee consisting of ]. H. Allen. W..
8. Allen, A. NJ. McColl, ]. H. Mates
and L. E. Francis. and adjourned.
propressives Reject ovsrturss.
Prior to the holding of the caucuses
this morning the progressive republi-
cans refused absolutely to limit the
jurisdiction of the caucus to the dis
iribution Of patronage. and eighteen OF
them signed up the regular caucus
call to select candidates and to tram
sact all other business which may
properly come before any caucus. Then
fourteen standpatters signed up diff
'1erent call, in which they set forth that
they would attend only upon the un-
derstandtng that they would particle
pate in the selection Of candidates.
No III Feeling.
when the caucus met the matter
was fully understood and the utmost
good temper prevailed. Senator James
a. Smith was elected to preside. and
senator Hunter was secretary. The
selection of the candidates was easily
done. as nearly all the places were
without contest and there was an even
distribution between the standpatters
and progressives.
5@ KS Agreement BY House.
IN tho house the standpatters re-
fused absolutely to sign the call for a
caucus and said they would go into
tho caucus and aid in the selection
OF the candidates and then withdraw.
The house leaders decided that they
would agree to this rather than have
q Aght, and at 2 p. m. the caucus was
called with the distinct understanding
that att will be hormonions.
: Wilson Senate Secretary.
L The senate selected George Wilson.
standpat. for secretary and full list
Oftcandidates except as to second as
sistant secretary, which was referred
toSa committee. This was due to the
factE o. J. Raleigh. Of Estherville. was
slated for the place and had no oppo-
;sition. This morning Fred Myers. Of
account OF the feelings Of Ex-Con-
sgre1Dman Conner. whose secretary he
formerly was. A committee was there
sfore appointed to investigate the My
serS charges.
9tillman Will Bs Speaker.
q The house republican caucus, pre-
sided over by william Larrabce as
chairman, unanimously nominated
Paul stillman ~ speaker. Eli Perkins
tor speaker protein, and Rush Ben
Sedict clerk. A committee consisting
- Eulton, Beebe, Larrabee. F. F'inlay-
0on,S Shane. Zeller. Smith. Hogan. Rip
~ ana Klay, was named to select all
,64hee e&can4tdates. The. democrats de-
,z6eats and turned down.
G)eyssoesaks Want Spells.
yagsi,.1ssvu;u,;k i:so sSS::c republican
slDsW4s called. The. democratic
! olAeonEsrence was called for the
4s but prior TO that time the
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