Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-10
FIELD NARROWS TO
FOUR ASPIRAN7S
YOUNG, sTANDPAT; FUNK AND
KENYON, PRoGREsslvEs, AND
HAMILTON, DEMOCRAT, WILL
FIGHT IT OUT.
[BY w. H. POWELL

Des Moines, Jan. 9.-(Special) =
AS the time for the test draws closer,
the greatest confidence is being ex-
pressed by the Kenyon men in the
ability Of their man to win the sena-
torship. They don't expect to win
early, but they do expect to get the
dent that Lafayette Young cannot be
elected. This is the statement made by
Col w. T. Chantland of Fort Dodge,
one Of Kenyon's chief hackers and him
self former candidate against George
Cosson and Guy A. Feely for the re-
publican nomination for attorney gen
eral.
1t is generally admitted by polite
ians that before the balloting has gone
very far there will be but four columns
on the tally sheet and four names in
the race-those of Young, Kenyon
Funk and Hamilton. the last named
being the choice of the democrats.
The democrats, by the way, declare
that they will continue to vote for
Hamilton until the. last ballot is taken
and counted. They talked it all over
Saturday night with Congressman
elect irwin S. Pepper of Muscatine and
Joseph Van Gent, also Of Muscatine,
and the second district members of the
state democratic committee. AS the
second district is the only democratic
district in the state, and as it has no
members of the legislature who are
not democrats, the second Is an i'm
portant place to the Iowa democracy.
Congressman Pepper doesn't want any
vi {oor h will ho on
tics Of his district.
Reed AssaiIs Cummins.
State Chairman N. F. Reed, how
ever, declared that he is anxious to
have a redistricting Of the state. He
defies the republicans to find any way
of gerrymandering that will result in
making the second district republican.
81 want to see the state redistricted,
said Mr.. Reed, "and want to see the
cut down to the right
number The population Of the state
has decreased during the last ten
years, because, of the administration
Of Governor Cummins. want the
blame placed where it belongs-on his
shoulders. The loss of population is di-
rectly chargeable to him."
With sentiment like this from the
active head of the democratic party in
the state, it doesn't look much like the
democrats will see their way clear to
vote for progressive candidate for
the senate. unless it should be Ken
yon. 1t is not denied by anyone now
that Mr.. Cummins doesn't want Ken
yon any more than he wants Young
reelected. He wants Funk, if his
friends actions can be taken as a cri-
terion. and in due time it is probable
that the others will fall out Of line and
leave the field to Funk, as against
Young, Kenyon and Hamilton.
To Abolish Two Offices.
Now that the organization of the
two houses is settled, the legislature
can get down to work. 1t is not. likely
that much will be done until the sena-
torship is out of the way, and that
seems to be a long way off now.
1t is the growing sentiment among
that the offices Of state
printer and binder will be done away
with by the enactment of laws to be
early in the session. This
Is regarded by many as the easiest
way to settle fight in which many
good men are involved. There are
fights enough before this present legis-
lature, they argue.