Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-12
vENAToRlAL SITUATION APPEARS
UNCHANGED AS WEEKEND
APPROACHES.
EFFORTS TO CREATE STAMPEDE
so FAR UNAVAlLiNG
Agitation For a Special Primary
Causes Only smiIes-Demo crats Not
Afraid to Hold Primary and Nom
mate Candidate For Senator'S am
iiton Sidetracked and Porter Taken.
Special 70 Times Republican.

Special 70 Times Republican.
Des Moires, Jan. 12.-Wha. appears
to be a very determined effort 70
stampede the legislature on me sem
atorship has been At work for some
days. apparently without result \
strong lobby has been maintained and
much midnight work done AL sorts Of
rumors are set afloa5 ami made use a.
to confuse the members. The number
and variety % the stories given pub
licity here in one way Or another has
left the legislators in a frame .: mind
to consider with suspicion almost eT-
erything they hear. \ nasty survey 81
the situation last evening indicated ,ha;
practically nothing has been accom-
plished In the way Of working our
solution OF the puzzle, Members in
tend 10 return % their home this ev-
ening or tomorrow and 20 take coNa-
sci with their friends as . what ought
TO be done toward e!ec-ing senator
The so-cail4d move COR a spactal
primary" which is in the bands of
those who are not now ard r-eTer have
been for the primary pr:'c!r'le, anne2rS
to have aroused only smiles NOBODY
takes the matter seriously and the
leaders are no, talking about the MAJ
ter al all.
The democrats o: -rle Icwa leg:sl7,'7-a
DO not believe that there : anything
essentially wrong o. immoral IN hold
ing a caucus and determining among
them selves. when they can DO 50 n
r..
candidate for ,he United States se1a-a.
They believe n letting t,la -e ale rue
but .hev % no- believe in asking ~
-he reoole % The stare 20 stand for -;2a
expense OF deciding who the:r party
candidate shall be wtar only he MEM
hers are concerned a. This -ina.
The dem oc-a-s % the general assem-
bly, caucused yesterday af.e-rooa and
determined uron their course % action
in regard 10 the senate. Thav VIII vote
for Claude R. Porter in the legislature
He will get every vote % The dem
ocrats
The question as TO whether or NOT
the democrats should give the repub-
licans any aid in getting out 81 their
supposedly bad scrape BY taking sides
with either faction was not again
brought up At the general conference
last Saturday which was attended not
only by members but by others. il was
decided, rather Informally. that the
democrats of the legislature should
stand together. that there should be
no help for either faction Of the re-
publicans, that they would not hep in
adoption Of any special primary or any
other such things. This attitude
stands.
There was a rurnor that the demo
Gratis have ar understanding that
while the first ballot or ballots are 70
be cast for Porter for senator. they
will not insist upon him alone but VIII
meet again and shift TO others Just
why Dan Hamilton was nor selected to
be first complinented was not stated.
Senator Parshall OF Jackson feels
pleased over the fact that h was able
to get in first with the joint resolution
for approval Of the income tax idea. He
thinks it is doubtful If there IS any
need Of an amendment TO the consti-
tuition, taking the same view IS that
taken by Senator Cunlmias in his bries
submitted to the senate, but he will
urge the approval Of the amendment.
He sent a copy over to the house and
adQ 1t lHCrDduCSL there also. Ts-i3I
sentative Whitney Of Woodbury. had a
similar joint resolution prepared but
probably will not introduce i. The
measure will not be treated az 3 parti-
san matter.
The supreme court made use Of a
new statute yesterday when il ap-
pointed a commission Of judges u
condemn the Council Bluffs water
works plant Justice Sherwin appoint
ed Judges Ellison. Thcrnel and Hob
son and they will meet AZ the Bluffs
Jan. 10 to Ak values ard settle tbs
matter It IS a statute about vhic-
little seems 10 have been known, arc
is one of the reform asuras which
are being SO beautifully condemned.