Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-03
ALL INDICATIONS ARE THAT LEG.
isLATuRE WILL NOT ELECT
A SENATOR.
KENYON CAN NOT LINE UP
SUFFICIENT FOLLOWERS
Oeemer's Friends Standing Out With
Dissemination and Question viii BE
Thrown Into Primary Election for
Dseision-Little Change on Days
Ballot Deemer Gaining Slightly.

Special to Times-Kepublican.
Des Moines, April S.-The joint ballot
Of the Iowa legislature for United
States senator today resulted as fol-
lows:
NeAyoA '.''''....... ......'.'... %
fofSel 10
Absent or not voting g.............. 8
Necessary to elect t................. Is
Senator Francis changed from Ken
yon to Deemer. There were no other
changes.
When the legislature convened today
there was little prospect of the sena-
torial deadlock being ended. The forces
backing W. S. Kenyon, the leading
and those Of Supreme Court
Justice Deemer. did not indicate any
likelihood Of deserving their leaders.
Deadlock Made Stronger.
tits greatly to be feared that the
events Of the past week or rather the
political tactics which have been most
have tended rather to
make still more certain q deadlock Of
the senatorship instead Of being q
means of reaching the conclusion. The
experiment of trying to have a caucus
at this time, after all that had pre-
ceded, was entered upon in doubtful
mood Those who planned it did not
te-l at all certain as to whether it was
just the right thing o.. exactly the
wrong thing. Plainly 1t was an expert
ment
The fact is now seen that no possible
good could come from the eleventh
hour holding of q caucus.
1t is certain that on Friday the high
water mark was reached and that no
such vote will be reached again.
The process OF trying to secure
harmony and an agreement among all
republicans has merely shoWn how alb
solutely inpossible It IL to $elect Judgs
Kenyon. It Ii not 1T All certain that
was not the very prrpoyo In the minds
OF sone OF those who departed from
the policy which was aagreed upon by
the progressives for the session. There
Is no secret about 1t that . great many
of those who have been working for
Kenyon are convinced that II he is to
be in the campaign next year as one of
q large field 1t would be better for
him not to be elected at this time. They
may be in error. but that is their honest
view.
No Election Probable.
Ono result, however. was accomplish
ed by the holding of the conference OF
last Wednesday evenine-it prevented
a threatened dissolution which prob-
ably would have taken place ere this
time but for the effort necessary to get
the conference started. It is now known
positively that had it not been for the
caucus call a number of those who vera
voting for judge Kenvon wonid b.va
left him about the middle Of tha uaa,S
But the holding of the Kenvon con.
ference "Wednesday evening ana ~.
Deemer conference on Thursday a,,a
ming has made II almost cert.i,, 49,.
there will be no election ~ . s.,ata.
It is not anttcipated that the dan,na.a4.
Will do as the republicans or NJ, Vs-,.
have done by Announcing their .,,,,;sn ~
ness to secure an eIect,on ~ . na..ts..
man. At least this win mot hon-as -.
til about the time the last III, - az az
posed of, II at all VS.
The situation is being n,,,.+,
pared to that which followed ~ III.
ing Of q caucus of a part ~ tho ,.,,,.s
lican membership Of the 1o., ,.s;S'..
ure little over two wears aro .,,ssn
Governor Cummins was namea ~
nominee, following wh,clT the
breach between the faction. 9
ened. Conservative members ~ ~.
hone tha+ thi. ,,s1, 'ns ,le
the case now. but are mot s,,ra .,,o,.. ~ =.
Dssnsr's Dionif;ed Ae.u;s.s.s.n -
When Judge Deen,er IVA ooII.s -.
or caucn. ~ ,rh,,-.sss.
evening It was the f1rst time ~ J has
met with the men who have e,,,an hs.s.
their votes for the senate - r,as
made plain that he intended - r,.,as
tain the position he had taken sro,,, ~.
of diEnifled aconiescerc. ~. "a, =,
the situation without any attemnt -, Z,
HIS part TO Interfere Au,or.- st,.a ..A -
sonal friends of the supreme inst,ce
there is some disposition. &c .esen. tho