Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-17
BY ouigley. to authorize the assess
ing of property for the cost Of sprink-
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by Ni6ESCtIs AOG lA0hO W oA@SNSAAsAsAS
on horses for cost Of shoeing.
BY Gillilland. to compel railroads to
stop passenger trains at state institu-
tions, also q direct inheritance tax.
BY Hammill. to abolish the school
treasurer and providing free tuition for
pupils in other districts.
The Necessary Majority.
A great many have the impression
that In order to elect a United States
senator 1t Is necessary to secure a ma
jority Of all the members elected to the
legislature. This Is not the case. II
the vote today had disclosed that a
majority Of the members present and
voting in each house had voted for one
man he would be tomorrow declared
the senator. In case OF the absence OF
one person from the session the num-
ber necessary to elect would be re-
duced from 80 to 70: II three were alb
sent 1t would require only 7S. and so on.
The vote in the separate houses OF
the general assembly at noon today is
in the nature OF an informal ballot. It
Is required that tomorrow the joint
convention meet and at noon proceed
to verify the record and If it is found
some one was elected to declare that
result, but in case it is found from the
records that no person received ma
jority in each OF the houses, then to
proceed to a ballot. In all probability
the ballot on Wednesday will be just
one ballot and then adjournment of the
Joint session until the next day. Tho
assembly could remain in session and
ballot a large number OF times. but 1t
Is not probabl this will be done.
First Broken Front.
to ho history ~ fhh
state have the republicans failed to
present a solid front against the enemy.
In all previous occasions Of this kind
the republican vote has been massed
solidly for republican standard bearer
in opposition to the chosen candidate
OF the democratic caucus.
When the late Senator Dolliver was
nominated in a republican caucus for
the term as yet uncompleted 1t was with
a unanimous vote. For weeks there had
been efforts made to divide the progress
sives, and twenty-one standpatters
stood ready to desert Dolliver and even
to aid in the election Of Cummins. but
the progressives insisted upon the elec-
ton of Dolliver. The caucus was pre-
sided over by Senator Hopkins. Repre-
sentative Holmes moved the nomination
Of Dolliver and it was seconded by SEN
ators Elerick and Sitmh. The commit
tee to escort Dolliver to the platform
consisted OF Gillilland, Kendall and
Meredith. Dolliver received both on
Tuesday and on Wednesday, In the
legislature, the entire republican vote.
President Clarke will preside over the
Joint assembly at noon Wednesday and
Rush Benedict will be the clerk.
Young Ready TO Get Mad.
1t has become evident that Senator
Young is about ready to get mad at
the railroad attorneys and corporation
managers who are undertaking to dis
pose Of the senatorship. 1t has been
evident long time that while on the
surface some of them were helping
Young, yet they were IN fact planning
to ditch him and to pick someone who
might be called a progressive but who
would serve them well. Yesterday
very close friend Of Young tipped 1t or
that the Young people have become
fully convinced that the railroad clique
intend to abandon Young at the
earliest opportunity and to elect some-
one else and that this is bringing on
strained relations in the standpar
camp which may cause a sensation be-
fore many days. The senator is taking
Tie ldCh Lt4aI tIlc tdIlII 10 lAC O1Ay
sue before the people. even tho the
tariff bill has been passed and nobody
proposes to take 1t up again, and he is
roundly abusing those who are plan
ming to ignore the tariff and to make a
play for what the corporations want.
Just what would be the manner OF
abandoning Young and getting another
on the list is not made public.
The claim made by Senator Young
that he has thirty-eight Of the stand
patters tied up to him so tight that
they will never get away but will all
stand for a deadlock to the end Of the
session rather than permit any repub-
lican other than Young to be elected.
is discounted by many Of the members.
Some Of those who are declaring their
intention Of voting for Young at the
start are known to be favorable to
some one edse as a second choice. The
Kenyon men say that q majority OF
them are ready to go to Kenyon when
ever their votes will elect him. It is
known that several of them would go
to some other good progressive IL they
could break the deadlock. The motion
that deadlock is much to be desired
Is not taken seriously.