Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-08
Harding PRIMARY
P[AN PUT 70 SLEEP
HoueE DEFEATS srANpPAT
MEASURE AND sENATE RE.
FusEs TO SUBSTITUTE u.
DEMOCRATS REFUSE TO VOTE
WHEN ROLL % CALLED
BiII Defeated On Almost Faet'e"a'
Lines In Heuss-Ssnate Rejects
Harding Dill % Substitute Fer
oreaen pill ~ Vote Of 81 to 10 =
heu.e passes . O'Clock Saloon Bill.

oroaon Bill ~ Vote OF 81 70 10
heuee Passss . O'Clock sa!oen Bill
Special to Time.
Des afoines, Feb. s-The senate today
debated the oregon plan and spec1a
primary bills all morning. Proudfoo'
denounced the statement which candi'
dates are expected to sign before cleo
tion. ana later admitted that he had
voluntarily signed . statement two
years ago and filed with the chairman
Of the state committee in which he
axreed to vote for the choice Of the
people for senator. :,
Van Law asked Proudfoot II no woulo
stand on the plank Of the last repuon-
can platform which was unanimously
agreed to, in favor Of direct election OF
senators and Proudfoot refused to an
swer. Francis pleaded for an immed-
late settlement Of the senatorial mat
fer. Tho senate refused to substitute
by = vote Of le to 81. the Harding bill
only the standpatters voting in the
affirmative. The time for the senator
ial ballot came before q vote could be
reached on the Oregon bill.
House Rejects Harding Bill.
Tho house came to Q vote on the
Harding special primary bin and de-
feated It, 81 to 80. The democrats did
not vote at all and the division among
republicans was very nearly along fac
tional lines. All the standpatters vot-
ed for the bill. Four progressives
Cunningham. Brady. Shankland. ane
etillman voted for It. The negative
votes were all by the progressives.
The house passed the bill to effect the
closing Of saloons at s O'clock. by q vote
OF so to 35.
Another Primary Bill.
Senator Allen, Of Jefferson. Intro.
duced Q special primary bill to require
that In any case where legislature has
failed after ninety days to elect sena-
tor. Z. recess shall be taken until the
third Monday IN Jane and the cover.
election for senator TO b held In May
Tho lesislature shall then meet and
elect the senator.
Senator Dunne8an introduced q bill
to give $4,000 to the board Of control
to build flve miles Of experimental per-
manent roads in Fremont county.
Representative Dewey introduced q
bill for q 100000 arsenal for the state
AZ <he End Of Their Rops.
The ardent champions Of the state.
wide special primary device for mixing
up things politically came to the end
Of their tether rather suddenly Tues
day afternoon and were forced to dis
close the fact that. with all their pro-
testationS Of readiness, they must wait
to complete their deal.
The Harding special primary bill was
discussed until I o'clock and everyone
spoke who seemed to want to speak
and an the Arguments had been made
for and against that anybody could
think Of. and It seemed as II the time
certainly was ripe for vote. Then
two successive motions made to order
the previous questions were voted
down, and adjournment was taken af-
ter vote had been taken to postpone
until 1880 o'clock today.
The vote to postpone showed clearly
the effect OF the demo-standpat COM
pact for trouble making Of last week
It was supported by Harding, Moore,
McCleery, Daniels. Dewey. Fulton
Hickenlooper and others Of the stand
pat machine; and by O'Conner, Hayes
Boettgsr, Miller and others OF the dem
ocratic side. in fact practically all the
democrats. A.a "a,
psmeeraes Hold Club.
The explanation vouchsafed was that
the democrats Of the house desired to
hold the bill until they see what the
senate will do on the Oregon senatorial
election bill. In other words. the stand
patters Of the house were willing to
place IN the hands Of the democrats OF
the house q club to hold over the SEN
Ate 20 compel the adoption Of the kind
Of an Oregon plan bill the democrats OF
the house want. The implied threat IS
that af the senate does not do what the
dsmocrats- want the special primary
bill will be passed.
On the other hand the standpatters
Of the senate closed the day in the at
titude OF refusing to grant any kind
OF an Oregon bill. ana denying the en-
tire principle Of the direct election OF
senators. The action of the house In
passing the K1ay direct elections bill
ana having Il sent to the senate at once
WIN probably force the senate. out of
courtesy II nothing else. to hold up and
delay final action on tho Oregon plan
bill.
Senator Young was an interested lis-
tener 20 the debates in tho senate on
the orsgon plan. where his followers
denounced It. and In tho house where
they urged it as perfection. and later
on the special primary bill.
Discussion 70 Dull.
Oiscussion on the special primary
disclosed that there were not enough Of
che merits Of the measure to take up
very much time. Very few Of the speak
err undertook to talk about the bill
alone. Most Of them discussed colfat-
efai lines or expounded great principles
Of no special application.
0eCoaner, Of the democrats, came -
near eay1ne something Of interest," -
anJoaA He discussed Canadian fect.
19OeltI alsnost entirely and read the
Z leat e Judee Kenyon ~ to where
q s555;s:: 49, s:..estsnn ,.d ridiculed
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