Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-02
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ne. N1oines, Feb. 2.-Repeated con-
Serences and caucuses held last n'gn'
an: this morning failed to break the
Zines on the senatorial matter. Judge
K.nvon. who arrived yesterday. toos
nersonal charge Of his campaign ano
for a time It appeared as II there was
somo hope that he would gain tne
c..s.d votes to elect, but not one
change was made.
lust before the ballot was taken a.
noon, republican members OF the as
.emtlv received from Senator Young
the following appeal by telegraph:
..Mv election to the senate would oe
%he best protest on the part OF tne
farmers against free trade with Canada
IN farm products. What Is q party
faction compared with our duty 70 the
farmers? hope the farmers OF the
Yhirtyo- fourth general assembly may
come together In my support
The Kenyon managers say that they
do not now expect any break until at
ter the special primary bill Is disposee
Of. and Win ask all the proeressives ts
rcmain wdtl, Kenyon until that time.
s'ss .Psimsry 0iH Rspertsd.
An effort to create q sensation wal
c,,t short In tho house today wher
Harding, OF woodbury.. demanded tina
the elections committee report out the
bill for his special primary at once. Il
was explained that the report was be.
ing prepared and would be ready, anc
and later it was introduced.
Favorable Report on Primary.
The elections committee Of the house
renorted today for favorable action the
Harding bill to order an immediate
statewide primary election to determine
~ho shall be the republican party can
didate before the legislature for United
states senator. The committee had
short hearing yesterday afternoon ane
the democrats and standpatters united
TO bring the bill to the floor OF the
house for action at once. This IS one
of the bills that have been urged foi
the purpose Of putting the progress
siyes on record in regard to the sem
atorship. It provides for primary
election which would be for the re-
pubMcans only as the democrats nave
selected their caucus candidate.
Il Is the plan Of the standpatters tc
insist all along that there shall be
nothing doing In regard to the senator
ship until they demonstrate whether
or not the legislature Is desirous OF
having a special primary election. They
are prepared to urge this with great
force as the only way to end the dead
lock in the legislature.
Would Instruct Legislature.
II the bill should pass then state
ride primary would be called Tor Sc
1ectinr the candidate. and following
this election the legislature would
again be convened to determine wheth-
er or not the deadlock could be broken
In case the vote was nearly even a.
hetween two or three Of the candidates
tha LEGISLATORS would be left entirely
free TO do as they ore now doing In the
matter Of trying to agree upon the
caucus candidate.
The attitude Of the progressfves Is
that indicated by Governor Carroll In
his message which is to the effect that
Il Is the duty Of the legislature to pro-
ceea 20 fill the vacancy or to choose
the present senator again. They have
not taken a position for or against the
plan for a special primary and have
said that It should not be considered
until the legislature has tried to elect
a senator and has used the ordinary
means Of reaching an agreement.
The democrats have said all alons
that they can not very we'll favor a
special primary for the benefit Of one
senatorial candidate and in a matter
,vh&ch CONCERNS the republicans alone