Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-17
new ERA TN IOWA POLITICS
Campaign for State and Federal
Offices for Next Year Begins.
YOUNG AFTER sENAToRsHIP
Des Moiaea Isditor WIN Begin speech
naaIstnE Tour Looking Toward
Primary Election In jane
Of Next Year.

DEsIMOINEs. April -tspecial)-w
tho coming " Senator LATE Young back
20 Iowa and the going Of Senator w. 5.
Keny on TO Washington a new era in Iowa
politics starts this week
The campaignl OF 1912 for state and
federal officers Il already on and from
this time on every movement will be
watched WITH interest Senator Young has
announced that he will Immediately enter
upon a campaign tour Of the state in fact
he has already addressed number Of
meetings and has dates for many others
lie Will devote all OF his time to his cam
paiRn for senator which campaign will
culminate with the holding of the primary
election IN Juue Of next year. It is the
intention ~ Settstor Young TO carry on the
fight vignrously in all the intervening
months and as hgiis good public speaker
and has newspaper of wide influence he
will make a lively campaign
Just what will be The plans Of Senator
Kenyon femains to be developed. according
to the siuatiofi as It is shown to exist
at WASHINGTON during the special session.
Senator Kenyon refused to make any state
ment as to any definite program or policy
as to details, eontenting himself with as
surances that he would favor the policies
of greatest benefit TO the state and max
ing it plain that he has not changed in
the slightest and Is an enthusiastic prog
ressive. There is expectation that he will
not do very rnuch campaign speaking until
next fall but as there is not state cam
pagn ON this year there will be little OPP
porttmity, lie will be handicapped some
what next year at the time of the primary
by reason OF the fact that congress will
be i'm session during all the time of the
primary campaign
But the situation as 1t has developed now
makes itteertafn there will be clear cut
fight between the two Factions in Iowa on
the senatorial matter.
Kenyon VIII he strong Man.
There is no doubt in the minds OF most
, of the leading republicans OF the state
that Senator Kenyon will prove to be a
strong nian in the United States senate.
They point out that he has had just
enough OF public life to give him a thor
ough understanding of all the larger public
questions of the day, but has not been
80 in the thick of the fight that he is
tangled up with the petty politics of the
day. He has been on the district bench
and in the law. but he has kept a breast
OF the times politically and has always
taken keen delight in political discussion
The great denomination in honor OF
Judge Kenyon at his home In Fort Dodge
where men gathered from an over the
state. showed that he is best appreciated
by those who know him best. He has
the unbounded confidence of all his friends
and neghbors The meeting at Fort Dodge
also disclosed the fact that nthe fight OF
next year the new senator will have back
of him almost the united northern halt
of tI,a az h
jorities lie.
year at the time Of the presidential election
the state contest will also be an interesting
one. IT 10 now regarded as certain that
Lieutenant, Governor George w. Clarke
win be u. the lead for governor. although
there viii be others In the race.
Finding Much TubercuIosis.
The state veterinarians have been finding
a great deal OF tuberculosis in herds Of
;attle in this part of the state the last
winter. A firm selling cattle has been sued
I'm the court here en- account OF sale Of
cattle Witch we're found to be infected by
the purchaser, though thoy had been SOLD
as tested and perfect animals. The veter
mary department reports that the results
of the constant testing are to clean VI
many OF the herds OF the state and tina
the stockmen care now taking much NOR,
interest in It than formerly.
BETTER Care of the Insane.
As a result of legislative action tn,
State Board OF Control Will make a new
departure in Iowa institutional work anC
} vi1l separate the tubercular insane from
the other insane wards of the state
The last Legislature authorized the boar
TO spend $4,000 in the erection of a new
tuberculosis hospital 10 be used in con
nection with the state insane hospital a
Cherokee
Would Improve the River.
a meeting of towans to boost river i'm
rrovements may be called at ottumw,
within the next thirty days by w. 7
Archer, secretary Of the De sMolnes Rive
Improvement league.
IL is thought that Lieutenant Colonel c
5, Richie, who recently made survey To-
the United States lake survey board, will
submit favorable report within the mex
sixty days
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