Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-21
Getting in Hurry.

Nervous anxiety on the part or mem.
bers Of the legislature to get thru with
the whole senatorial matter and dispose
OF II IN some manner is already mani
testing itself. This does not necessarily
mean that the deadlock which had been
so carefully planned to prevent the pro-
gressive republicans OF Iowa from elec-
ton OF a senator will be broken soon.
II does mean that the situation Is loos-
ening up.
Nothing sensational or especially new
has been introduced into the fight. or
rather the friendly contest. for at no
stage Of the game has It appeared as
a fight. There was little furry yes
terday when a standpatter from the
Eighth deserted Young and voted for
Hepburn. Some said it was to serve
notice on the actual leader Of the stand
nat forces Of Iowa that he ought to re-
member there are other standpatters
Some said 1t was warning that he
could not hold his forces together long.
Others saw in It q result Of the EFFORT
ON the part Of tho standpat machine to
mako an alliance with the democrats
ana q revolt against that sort OF thing.
little.
The disposition OF the Feely contin-
gent caused 70 comment. The Hopping
Of Representative Fraley. OF Polk.
merely indicates he will go around In
a circle for awhile until he finds out
who can offer greatest inducements.
Some With No Favoritss.
The fact Is that there are q number
Of the members who are voting for
Funk and Kenyon and Young who are
not very particular as to which one IS
elected, but they would like to elect
senator and have 1t done right away. 1t
ia known that there are some Of the
Funk men who would go elsewhere II
they thought it would elect. There are
several Kenyon men who are staying
BIZ him solely because Of tremendous
pressure from the outside and who viii
not stay with him very long. AS Cor
Young It Is now evident that while he
can not hold all Of his vote he can
largely direct where 1t shall be thrown.
and even use It to prevent any election.
Senator A. b. Funk, around wrose
standard most Of the progressives have
ranged themselves, has been here con-
tinuously for two weeks and says that
he IL feeling much better than he did
when he came. Il have had oppor.un-
ity to rest UP and feel fine," he said.
Mr. Funk Is conducting quiet canvass.
He is not abusing anybody nor fighting
anyone. but is standing as candiaate
on his merits. confident that one who
has done SO r,uch for the cause Of re-
publicanism in Iowa as he has may
well aspire to any Office. But his can
t;:dacy Is. OF course. wholly in the
hands Of loyal and earnest friends and
they are confident that in the end Sena-
tor Funk Will be the next senator.
Senator Funk has a room on the second
floor Of the Savc:y where he meets his
friends and where they gather to dis
cuss what should be done. Beyond that,
he has not been to any expense.
Kenyon Unwilling Candidate.
Judge Kenyon has remained in the
city only part Of the time. 1t has be-
come known in the Hobbies that as a
matter Of fact Judge Kenyon did not
want to enter tho race in the first
place and that he Is nervous and du-
bious over the outcome. His follow
ers have done much advertising on the
theory that his services are so valuable
that the government can not afford to
give him even a few days OF to attend
to the making Of q senator. The Ken
yon Sc.ces arN following the policy OF
picking up Q vote here and there and
ADDING I0Sm 10 t0elT llSI ana making
a claim that Kenyon il running the
band wagon and is sure to win, there
fore that every one who has any fu-
ture In state politics must get back of
him. Judge Kenyon has not personally
inreased his acquaintance with the
leaders Of the republican party in the
state.
Governor Garst and Attorney Gen.
eral Byers have not maintained any
headquarters nor have they made any
effort to organize their forces to en-
gage In buttonholing the members.
They have not sent for scores Of pol
iticians out in the state to come in and
bring pressure to bear on the members
to compel them to vote. They are both
candidates in their own right, with no
special interests back Of them. and
their friends believe that they have as
good q right to anticipate that In the
ahake down they will be selected AZ
any others.
i eenator Young has done much per-
eoaal work among members. He has
- IN effective organization and the
- eeaaAy politicians out IN; the state.
3hen6esohowing hs has made IN The
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