Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-09
NO DEVELOPMENTS IN CONTEST
EXPECTED DURING NEXT
FEW DAYS.
SATURDAYS cAUcUSEs MADE
NO CHANGE IN SITUATION
Demand For Strong Progressive Has
Not Lessened-kenyen Claims to
Have Lead in Caueus-Lafs Young
Defers Departure For Washington
lndefinitely-Lst Of Boilers
Special 70 T;mes-Ren,,bl;can.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Jan. Sit may now be
fairly assumed that for few days
there Will be no developments OF any
Kind with regard TO the senatorship.
The legislature will concern Itself with
completing the organization, getting
the committees ready for work. count
ing the vote on governor ard iieuten-
ant governor and going thru the per-
furc,ory details OF q reinaugurat:on.
The senatorial situation was LEFT I'M
changed by all that happened during
The week There are today. just as
there has been from the first, num-
her Of candidates, the field having been
neither enlarged nor diminished TO any
great extent. The early movement in
the direction OF some one of the more
aggressive leaders Of the republican
party like Byers Gerst. Funk or
Smith. is still apparent in what is go
ing on Among IT erhers Of the iegis-
la,urs the feeling is still very strong
that the leadership Of the party should
be entrusted TO tried and true men.
George C'urtist is here but he is no
in any se,,se seeking the nomination
Of the marty. nor has he placed him-
self IN the attitude OF Being can
didate. There is great confidence on
the part % the friends Of Judge Ken
Won and they are confident he is COINS
70 have he big vote in the caucus. APP
parentIy the plan Of the Young con-
Urgent i II create a deadlock and take
chances IN what may follow.
Young Stays Home.
I, vas ne intention % Senator Young
70 have returned u MS post 0f duty
u be there todev hu1 late Saturday
n;ei2, h charged hi r'fra 70" some
reason no explained ard he VIII say
fer- % axe 0srr II IRE s-ea' gonna -
politics. y vas also re"0rt7d tHat
Tu5ga Ke'7o1 was ~'o-n'-e u le9TH
Saturday night hu- ~ time IF his de-
par-f,-e is rot YET fTed
During TIRE week TIE work as TO sem
atorial matters Will be largely ,hat
81 informal caucrses ard conferences
There is TO ne-Sonal hostility among
the candidates. II has rot been un-
common 20 see any two Of tham con
versing in close cor I'D nee. Mr.. Rvers
spent some zine in the kervon head
quarters Saturday. an7 20 did Funk.
Gerst ard yo-rs: white il TIE Cn-tf~
rooms the leading candidates have met
|
The Fourteen e7'ters.
TIE fourteen state senator's who oar-
-icioatcd IN re -eouhlican raTo-ial
caucus only TO the extent OF distribute
ing The patronage and who declined 70
play the game afte- TIE snon!y Of pie
! had run ont were the following:
II l.. Adams. Favette.
John D. Brown. Teca.ur.
7. W. Bennett. TAYLOR
L. Cowles. Des Nofnes.
Shirley GilliNand Mills.
Joh- Famji Hancock.
z. II. Hovt. Delaware.
George McCnllouet, Wayne.
f. P Maln7herg. Jasrer.
\ Y. Proudfoot Warren.
c. G. saunders P7ttavattanie
A c. Savage. Adai-.
Thor7es H Smith. shehv
W. C. Stuckslager, Linn.
Tie eighteen p-ogreSsives who sigre1
the regular call. ell remained for the
transaction Of all regular business
Senator Chapman was not in the city