Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-07
Special to Times-Republican.

Des Moines, Feb. THE hrst clash
In the serious effort Of tho republican
majority to give to Iowa popular elec-
ton Of senators came today when SEN
ator Young had his supporters In the
senate make q move to sidetrack and
defeat the Smith bill comprising the
Oregon plan. and to prevent a direct
vote upon the measure.
Senator Smith spoke for some time
in advocacy Of the bill and pointed out
putting up to the voters OF the state
20 determine for themselves who shall
be their senator's.
Effort TO sidstraek.
Then Senator Adams. OF Fayette. Of
fered tho standpat movement to kill OF
the whole scheme. He offered to sub
stitute the Harding special primary
bill, and in support Of it and in an at
tack upon the direct elections bill he
made bitter onslaught on the authors
and referred to them as like Judas or
Benedict Arnold. He denounced tho
OREGON plan ~ q democrat measure.
the eiYect OF which will be to encourage
.bolting and thus secure the election of
democratic senAtorA- - .-.--
YounO on The Job.
While Adams was making his stand
Senator LAfe Young was In the room
directing the movement. Later Smith
raised a point Of order that the sub
stitute was not in order. as It u pri-
mary bill, whole the oregon plan is
not in any sense a primary measure.
but contemplates an election The chair
overruled the point of order because
there 10 no rule on that point in the
senate.
Hammill then sought to have the
matter postponed one day, and this was
supported by Cowles. but failed. Van
Law spoke for tho oregon plan bill.
House Passes Bill.
The house took up and considered
the Klay bill for the Oregon plan Of
electins senator. AS amended this bill
is substantially like the Smith bill in
the senate, and permits direct election
OF senator's. After a brief discussion 1t
was carried. 81 to Is. and the house
then took up the Harding special pri-
mary bill.
Whsrs 10 Young At?
An amusing feature Of the situation
in the legislature today was that at the
very hour that the supporters Of SEN
ator Young in the house were declaring
that they are for direct election OF SEN
ators by the people. in the senate his
managers were going on record az un-
alterably opposed to direct election.
Harding stated in the house that he
had become converted to the plan of
having senators elected by the people
and believes the republicans Of Iowa
favor that plan. In the senate Adams
and Proudfoot both went on record to
the exact contrary and bitterly assailed
not only tho bill but the general propo-
sition. It 10 expected vote will be
reached late today on the special pri-
mary bill In the house.
In the debate this afternoon on the
Harding special primary bill. Johnson,
Moore, shankland, and Klay spoke.
Vote 10 Not Reached.
When the. time came for the Joint ses-
sion the senate had not reached a vote
on the Oregon plan bill or substitute.
The house left the special primary bill
under discussion following speech by
Harding in its support.
In the house those who voted against
the Oregon plan were: Beebe. Bowman,
Dewey, C1nlayson, Fourt, Fulton,
Goodykoontx. Hickenlooper, HUFF, Jac-
obs. NcCleery. Perkins. Ripley. Rob-
bins, 9chee. Skinner, Zeller, and Smith.
pattArs. No democrat voted against the
Kay bill
There was very little discussion Of
the Oregon plan In the house. but the
bill q declared BY the senator's to be
not nearly 20 good al tho senate bill and
the plan 70 20 have committee frame
up . bill with the best Of both. The
house will hold an afternoon session.
Ne,w Candidate Needed.
There 10 small and select group Of
members Of the legislature composed
Of earnest and broad minded young
men who believe in party regularity
and party government. who are already
well Convinced in their own minds that
the legislature ought to draft some en-
tirely new candidates for the senator
ship. They are casting about for ma
tseial.
They DO not believe that there 10 any
occasion a. yet Tor an open confession
that the legislature 10 capable Of
ap6f1esming it, duty or that the party
- s.ss s,sss -, se:selyyea ny the personal
- ono 0emagog.
Sssll| q q : r. stlsy recosnise that