Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-09
Iowa..
IOWA SOLONS TO MEET TODAY
Organization of Both Houses Will Be
Without Incident.
YOUNG MEN AVOIDING CAUCUsEs
I'm Hope of Being Able TO Elect
Their Man LRter-Dairy
Train Popular.
tFrom a staff Correspondent


opening sessions of the state legislature |
are likely to be without incident or inter /
est The organization Of the two houses |
will be effected on Monday without the |
slightest suggestion of lack of harmony |
The senatorial matter is deferred. or. at
least, has not yet settled down to any |
thing definite.
The nearest approach to anything def !
mite in the senatorial matter is that the |
proposal Of a republican caucus which |
will include all the republicans seems to !
now be impossible. The purpose of re-
fusing TO go into a caucus is to create |
a deadlock and prevent the selection of
any senator for the vacancy. In the end
IT Is hoped by this plan to secure either
the election of Senator Young for the re-
mainder of the term or the selection OF
some republican who will not be a can
didate for the senatorship next year.
The action OF the standpatters in re-
fusng to join with the republican ma
| jority in even consideration Of organiza-
ton of the legislature until assured that
at least one house would fail to appoint a
caucus committee indicates a firm deter
mination to remain out of the republican
caucus when called. That a caucus will
be held is of course absolutely essential
The democrats will caucus and designate
a democratic candidate.
Position of Young Adherents.
! The position taken by the minority of
republicans in both houses is that II they
| go into a caucus they will of course be
bound by It and that they will be under
! obligation to vote for the party nominee.
There seems to be no certainty who would
| be selected under the circumstances and
the probability of the designation of Sena-
tor Young as the party leader in a fun
republican caucus is not bright Hence
they will remain out and go into the
legislature to vote for Senator Young, or,
in case an acceptable candidate is named
at the caucus, to vote for him. In the
meantime they would ask that a law be
passed for a special statewide primary
/ election for the designation of the man
whom the legislators should vote for.
The position OF the majority OF the re-
publicans is that the selection of a sena-
tor at this time is for a very short va
cancy at best, and that a special pri-
mary would bring two primaries I'm a year
that Governor Carroll had followed the
law and simply filled a vacancy for the
time being, and that II is equally an OBJ
legation resting on the legislature to FIJI
the vacancy and not wait for the voters
OF the state to advise as to what to do.
They also take the ground that even with
a primary there would be no certainty of
the breaking Of the deadlock.
1t is almost certain that some move for
a caucus will be held within week and
that prior to the time for commencing
the ballotting a republican candidate will
be designated in some way.
All Candidates on Ground.
All OF the candidates are on the ground
except Senator Young, who has returned
to Washington. Judge Kenyon of Fort
Dodge has a large force of friends from
northern Iowa to work for his selection
! as the caucus nominee To all outward ap-
pearances 1t means that he is in the lead
for the nomination. but the friends Of
Garst and Funk and Byers insist that they
are very strong and one Of them will be
selected when caucus is held.
The selection of the officers Of both
houses by the republicans was done in
satisfactory manner. Paul stillman, the
republican candidate for speaker Of the
house. is a young man, editor of the JEFF
! ferson Bee, serving his second term. He
is well qualified for the place. The selec-
lions for minor positions in both houses
were all good,
The action of the house republicans in
giving the democrats seven places to be
filled by election assures a degree of har-
5 mony in the house that will assure good
, work at the start. The democrats asked
] for more, but they were given more than
: had ever been accorded them.
Hunters Prepare for Big Meet.
A state meeting of hunters and sports
men will be held in Des Moines next Tues
a day when there will be formed a state as
I ISOLATION. They are asking that the big
9 fund of $4,000 lying in the state treasury,
: which was received from gun licenses be
used for the protection of the fish and
game They will also take a hand In try
ing to prevent the drainage of Wall lake
0 In Wright county. which is q large pond
e much frequented by game.
i Dairy Train is Popular.
special dairy train which is touring
n Iowa has become quite popular The State
Dairy association is engaged in stirring uI
additional interest in dairy matters and
has train out in the state which is doing
o great work among the farmers The as
ISOLATION is asking the legislature for ad-
a ditional appropriations and is likely to get
the same.
VIII Recommend Consolidation.
N Consolidation Of the various bureaus
= boards and commissions OF the state viii
70 again be urged upon the legislature by the
governor and It is expected that the bill
for the consolidation OF the various health
. and allied boards which narrowly escaped
= passage two years ago will be adopted this
: time The state health board will be re-
!, organized.
Il Not Yet Accepted.
2 The offers Of the position Of corporation
, counsel for Des MOines to eX-AttOrney
IS General Il. w. ByeTs OF Harlan has not
h yet been accepted by him and he is con
r sidering the matter. He is a candidate fol
II the United States senate and does not de
y sire to interfere with that candidacy, bu
p would accept the place here II he felt M
n was not 70 be elected TO the senate.