Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-08
~ RAISING TECHNICAL oUEs.
TloNs JUNIOR SENATOR CAN
KEEP JOB.
HAS EASY SHEDDING
IF NO ELEcTloNN 10 HAD
May stilI Ds United States Senator
Until Aftsr Primary IN Case LssisIa.
turs Adjourns Without EIsetins-Rs.
distrietins Bill Must Hs Passed.

special TO I1meS-Repupllcan.
Des Moines, April s.-Those who are
counting on keeping Senator Young
from acting as senator the next two
years by refusing to break the dead
lock are reckoning on wrong basis
The theory of it, as explained, is as
follows:
Senator Young is now member Of
the present congress. q II the legislature
had adjourned prior to the converting
Of this congress then question would
Immediately have arisen, in case he
should have sought admission, as to his
eligibility and he would have remained
outside while it was being settled.
But now he is an actual member Of
! congress and Of this congress. Suppose
that In case of a deadlock someone
raises a question as to his eligibility
and right to continue sitting. Very we'll,
g. committee to investigate and report
is in order. Motion carried, and Sun
ny Jim" Sherman names the commit
tee. He will name Just such a commit
tee as Senator Young will designate.
| The committee gets busy. The extra
session takes much time and the COM
mittee can do nothing Next winter
the Investigation" continues. It will
drag on for two years before q report
is received. and then there will be
| weeks OF delay before any decision can
Unless one or the other Of the two
groups yields just little-the rank
standpatters who will never 60 to Ken
yon or the fierce insurgents who will
never go to Demonstrators Lafayette
Young will still be United States
senator when the vote Is taken in the
Juno primary Of next year and Ions
| afterwards.
OF course the legislature is filed with
constitutional lawyers but apparently
not one Of them was aware that the
constitution provides Just how an cleo
ton by tho legislature in Joint assem-
bly, shall be made. When the joint as
sembly on printer and binder wa1
started OF. Representative Klay Of
fered resolution under which both
would be elected by one vote Repre-
sentative OtConner, on behalf Of the
democrats. objected to this form AZ II
would prevent the democrats making
q record in support Of their candidates
He offered motion to proceed to cast
their ballots for state printer and elect
by a secret ballot az in a caucus. The
motion was almost put when Klay In
terposed with q motion to proceed t.
elect viva CODE which was done. But
objection should have been made t.
the .O'Conner motion. on the ground
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held. Not ono of tho lawyers of the
Legislature seemed to know this and
lO'Conner, when his attention was
called to it afterwards. at first refused
to believe that the constitution stood
in the way Of having a blind ballot.
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Before the session ends the legislat-
ure must agree upon a bill to redistrict
the state into both senatorial and rep
|resentative districts. The law is clear
on the subject, and in the view OF most
members unless redistricting bills are
passed there will be serious doubt as to
the legality Of the next general as
sembly.
The Grout bill for new representative
districts would deprive the democrats
of two representatives.. Its only
changes are to give two representa-
tives to Blackhawk and Wapello coun-
ties and take two from Des Moines and
Lee counties. This Is necessary be-
cause Of shifting population.
1t is understood the democrats are
making strenuous objection to the
Hutchins bill for new senatorial dis
tricts. as it win surely make it more
difficult for the democrats to main
tain their force in the state senate
There is also objection to giving two
senators to Polk county.