Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-19

accept the position Of Iowa attorney for
( the Illinois Central AZ Fort Dodge sue
ceeding his fashcr-in-law the late John r.
Duncornbe After few years In that posi-
Z non he removed % Chicago i've years ago
I to fIII the position Of general attorney Tor
that company. from which position he went
70 washington
Judge Kenyon has had q body Of ardent
I admirers supporting him and they have
Z believed that he Is just the right man for
the place. There has been q controversy
an along as to just where he should be
classified. But he IL certainly TO be classed
as a progressive. When Senator Dollivsr
returned home after his vote against the
/ tariff bill Judge kenyon was one Of those
who welcomed him and he delivered an
address virtually nominating Dolliver for
president But he has never done any po-
Itical work in the state.
Others have received votes or would be
willing to be brought into the game Lieu
tenant Governor Clarke has been voted for
and he al one time felt out the legisla-
turs a. to what chance he would have
Henry wallace base been voted for, but
he could hardly be called a candidate
Judge Horace F. Deemcr Of the supreme
court has also been made the recipient Of
the Young votes in the hope Of breaking
the deadlock Others may be brought into
the Eams-
The stzndpat OF stalwart. as they prefer
to be called, forces Of the state have lined
Up almost soIdly fer Young. They number
about one-third OF the republican member
shin. Al first the progressive forces were
about evenly divided between kenyon and
Funk. with a few for Garst. Byers and
some others When the shaks-down oc-
Cured the forces were found TO be about
evenly divided between Young. Funk and
kenyon. But the Funk and Kenyon forces
have shown willingness 70 set together
on occasion
All the while there has been the utmost
good feeling among the candidates per
scnany. Young and Funk are oid-time
friends and have never been bitterly an
taEonisfic 70 each other Garst has been
] about the Hobbies al times and enjoys The
, friendship ana good viii Of al who know
him. Clarke. who presides in the senate.
+ is admired by everybody. TounE has
t fitted back and forth between Des Moines
, and washington. and while in Des Moines
has personally kept tab on every man who
might vote for him. Kenyon has been in
Des M0ines twice and did not see many
, persons either time.
J II Is hard 10 see Just what bearing this
I fight has on the national administration
I Senator Young has been featured as the
, administration man. He was not one q
! the original Taft men Of Iowa. but has
been loyal until recently. when he tooh
8 issue on the reciprocity proposition. Ken
a yun was not very much Of an administra-
4 ton man when he encouraged the move
a uaent 20 nominate another for president
= bar be Is a high official OF the administers
: tion ard stands well al washington. Funi
n and Garst are progressive but neither IA
/. classed as FOR the administration nor vers
!. much against the president. Taft rsaill
&, has nc great interest Ina the Iowa situation
p One peculiarly q the campslEn has beeI
!. that dsspite that Senafor Cummins hal
4 refused Absolutely 70 take hand. he IA
d been r0undly abused b. both pruEnessivl
d and standpaf for the bad miz-up INT
, which the legislature has got HIS chic
K interest has been that. In case Young. o.
l. Carroll OF Clarke or any other from De
Moines o. the immedlate vicinity Of De
Moines - chosen. b viii make Il nor
: difficult Ter him % win three wears hence
i when ne Is 70 face the people once mors
& He wouid naturally prefer some one Wh
Z lives ELSEWHERE in the state.
For one thing the republicans Of N
state have been certain and that g. tina
\. whatever the outcome the state wiz hag
- q Euod man for senator Every one % m
!. men recognized a. candidates - q s1ron
- man an earnest republican and capabl
y u making ! GOOD senator