Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-11
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was going on. It was also made very
plain that the game Is being played a.
q triangular contest. and the standpa1
group is in on the plays.
The plain fact 10 that the Oregon
plan IL at a critical stage. and that II
may be traded Off for senatorshir
any day. or 1t may be traded In for
senatorship.
number Of the democrats and q
number of the progressive republicans
are determined upon the adoption OF
the oregon plan: but some Of both are
Indifferent. perhaps hostile. Tho plan
came to the legislature AZ q progress
sive measure. The bills for the same
were prepared and introduced by Sen
a,or Smith and Representative Klay
The bills were drawn with . view "a
fulfillment Of the unanimous pledge
of the party at the last state conven-
ton. for It is recalled that In the part
Of the platform which had the endorse
ment of the standpat contingent was
the pledge for direct election OF SEN
ators by vote Of the people. But there
are progressives as well as standpat-
ters who doubt the wisdom Of going 50
far at this time.
Democrats for Gill.
The democrats are generally for the
bill. but some are in doubt about the
political wisdom OF passing 1t now
They set out, however. on the theory
that they could play the factions Of re-
publicans against each other in such a
way as to assure the Oregon plan bill
That was their club which they used to
force the house to keep a democrat or
the floor from Lyon county. They have
held II as threat on the senatorship
But all the time they have had It IN
mind that they would get the oregon
plan before permitting any settlement
Of the senatorship.
The house passed the Klay bill and
the senate now has 1t fairly before It.
II II is passed unchanged It will not
go back to the house at all except for
enrolment. II Is special order In
the senate to follow the tax ferret spe-
cial order for next Tuesday
What May Happen.
The ANAL vote on the Oregon plan bill
having been delayed until the special
primary Is entirely out of the way. II
Is possible that any one Of these things
may happen:
/. A ombination Of standpatters and
progressives TO elect progressive sena-
tor. or one recognized as a compromise,
IN return for defeat. in some way. OF the
Oregon plan bill.
2. A combination Of progressives and
democrats for passing the Oregon plan
bill and the democrats 70 permit cleo
ton OF q senator without consulting the
standpatters.
3. A combination Of progressives and
standpatters. or part Of them. in such
way as 70 force elimination OF al!
three OF the present leading republican
candidates and the taking up OF some
one Of the other candidates like Clarke,
Deemer. Garst. Pickett or a new man.
AS soon as the air was cleared yes
terday this question was asked:
What does this delay In the Oregon
plan bill mean? The senate was ready
to vote. and the whole thing had been
thrashed out for Ave days. when sud
denly 1t appeared that the senate was
not ready-what is up that this time
for 3ockeying should be given?"
Something Doins-6ut What7
II did not take a spyglass to discover
that something was doing beneath the
surface. Senator Adams had evidently
caught on to the possibilities OF the
game and he discouraged somewhat
wickedly on theory that there was a
move on foot to have the democrats
Join with the progressives to elect Sem
ator Smith to the senate. That came as
a complete surprise to Smith. who was
innocent Of any knowledge OF deal.
But 1t showed to the senate the posi-
bilities Of the situation and how the
vote on the Oregon plan bill may easily
be used for trading purposes to settle
the senatorship.
Exposures on the floor Of the senate
Of the possibilities Of the game has
alarmed the democrats. Some Of their
leaders realize that II they arc ever
going to get the Oregon plan bill thru
they must act quickly. for the stand
patters are footloose from Young and
ready for doing something desperate.
It is realized that IL the standpatters
would Immediately PUNK their entire
vote to Kenyon and elect him, as they
could do with some aid from the orig
inal Funk men, 1t would make 1t i'm
possible to effect a combination around