Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-09
oARSr GAINS THREE VOTES
AND HAS TOTAL OF FOUR
Shaking Up and Rsarranssnsnt OF
Senatorial Alignment Apparent BY
Shifting Of Several Legislators in
Last BaIIot-Youns's Sham Battle
Comes 20 An End.
70 T.mes-Republican.

practically eliminated from the contest.
The ballot was az follows:
Porter =. ................... 100
Kenyon .........s ......'.' '.'-.'''''s
Young .............''.''.
Garst =. ...................
George w. Clarke ................... I
Harvey. Of Osceola, voted for George
W. Clarke. Senator Chase was joined
by Beebe, Enger and Mates in voting
for Garst, Saunders and Van Law
were paired and did not vote.
Shake. Up inevitable.
Az soon az q vote had been taken In
the legislature indicating the collapse
of the special primary political sub
terfuse IL became evident that there
would have to be another shaking up
and rearrangement OF political groups
THIS may be postponed few days
while members are getting their bear
inSs. It is, however. regarded as In
evitable.
Two strong movements have been
visible the past two days. The most
conspicuous is that directed toward
starting a boom for Congressman
Charles Beckett, the foundation Tor
which was laid before the legislature
met. A conference was held in Chicago
last Sunday or Monday on this subject.
with the result that much personal
work has been done here to line up the
entire standpat vote for Pickett It
was stated last night that twenty OF the
followers Of Lafe Young have at least
Indicated some interest in this move
ment and would be disposed to take
kindly to Pickett - . candidate for the
senate. Among the standpatters this Is
denied ana they say the situation -
exaggerated.
Toward judge Kenyon.
The other movement IL distinctly to-
ward Judge Kenyon. It appears not
to be proceed from the Kenyon follow
ing. but to have outside sources Of sup
port. It Is directed wholly toward get
ting the entire standpat following to
plump their votes for Kenyon. then to
place upon the progressives the re-
sponsibility for failure to elect, II there
should be such failure. Leaders among
the progressives, however. say they arc
quite ready for such q movement and
they will agree very quickly to 1t. Judge
Kenyon was. by the act Of the pro-
Eressive leaders a week ago. made q
progressive candidate in every sense
OF the term, and II elected he will be
elected as q progressive no matter
where the votes come from. But not
very great progress has as yet been
made along the line Of this program.
Yeuns's Sham Battle Ends.
Senator Yourgs followers realized
yesterday that tho ending of the sham
battle over q so-called special primary
took from them the sole excuse they
have thus far had for continuing the
deadlock. They had been held together
on the plea Of wait until We dispose
Of the Harding bill. That excuse Is
now taken away. But Senator Young
is valiantly at work reorganizing along
new lines and insisting upon his sup.
port standing for him still longer.
There will probably be no further
exchange OF compliments as between
the Kenyon and Funk men. but their
entire vote will como together at any
time there Is a chance OF election. The
maneuvers Of the week have brought
about = fairly good feeling among
them.
Played to crandstand.
The debate and votes this week on
the special primary and direct election
the Observation-Disclosures alliance. Ac-
cording to one Of the democratic lead
ers there has not been q time they
liance with the standpatters for pas
sage Of the oregon plan direct elec-
tons law in return for support for the
standpat position. But the standpat-
tiers have not wanted the actual pas.
sage Of the special primary bill-they
have only wanted vote on 1t. In other
words tho common bond of union be-
tween the democrats and standpats
has been that Of forcing the progress
Sives to vote against the Harding spe-
cial primary measure. The standpat-
tiers. knowing that the bill would not
pass. were FREQ to indulge in all the
talk they thought would catch the ears
Of the people In its favor. It was be-
cause Of this attitude that Proudfoot
could stand up ana say:
z; Tho farmers Of Iowa are demand
ing primary election. They insist
upon being permitted to settle this
matter now"
OF course there II no such demand
ana the farmers are not crying for q
chance to tell the legislators how to
settle family quarrel: but there was
NO danger Of any vote for the bill ac.
oomplishing anything.
lss An -lneensistsnt Attitude.
hut that which was most signf.
can't was that while tho standpatters
pfotendod to be tremendously In favor
s0k permitting the republicans ana
lemocfAts 70 30 together In q special
Primary and designate who shall be
- republican nominee, they were. at