Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-08
SUPPORTERS OF PLAN SEEKING
TO CONVINCE DoUsrERs OF
MERITS OF MEASURE.
TEMPERANCE DEMOCRAT
APPEARS IN SENATE
cIarkson Says sammis Bills Are Aimed
Soisly at Law Erforcsment-Movs
Made to Bring All Judges Under Prl-
mary-houss Kills Scheme For
Womsn's Reformatory.
spec,a, 20 rtmes-Republ,can.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Nfoines. March S.-The member:
Of the house supporting the Oregon
plan set out today on what appears tc
be a prolonged discussion Of the veto
by the governor. When tho timc 10,
the special order arrived Representa-
tive Klhy obtained the floor and en-
tered upon an extended discussion OF
the constitutional phases OF the bill
and It is expected this afternoon OF
tomorrow O'Conner will also speak FOL
two hours on the same subject. Sow
eral others desire to talk. so that q
vote will not be reached for some time
A Temperance Democrat.
The senate was entertained by the
novelty OF the leader Of the democrats
OF the legislature making an eloquent
defense OF the prohibi'ory law and OF
the methods OF law enforcement OF the
anti-saloon league. This was Senate,
Clarkson, who opposed the third bill
oy Sammis TO get rid Of the attorney
fees In Injunction cases. Clarkson Of
:ered an amendment to provide PEN
atty for lawyers dismissing cases Inn
properly. and declared that the whole
purpose of the Sanmis bills was tc
oppose the anti-saloon league for hav-
ing so vigorously enforced the law.
Judges and the Primary.
The first move to have the Judges OF
the courts nominated by the primary
method instead Of by conventions was
made today by Senator Chase. who In
troduced bill to 40 change the law
II adopted all supreme. district and
superior Judges will come under the
primary law.
Senator Dunnegan put in a bill re-
quiring the railroad commission &c
make all river-to o-river highways or
the official railroad maps.
Senator Grove introduced bill tc
establish state normal school al
Deplson.
No Wemsn's Raformatory.
Tho house today Indefinitely post
poned the bill to establish a women'i
reforniatory and appropriate therefor.
Representative Moore, OF Linn coun-
ty, introduced in the Iowa legislature
bin prohibiting ranles and games OF
chance Of all kinds under penalty Of q
heavy fne::
Another bill to Increase the supreme
house by Representative Klay. and d.
viding the court into two sections.
Representative Newell took the first
resolution for adjournment March 81.
Outside influences at Work.
When the bill for direct election OF
senator's. the Oregon system. passed
the house before on Feb. Z. 1t received
@%oV 80 Ir6
more than enough to be carried over q
veto. But among the eighteen who
voted against 1t were such leaders
among the standpatters as Fulton. ia
cobs and Zeiler and such leaders among
tho staunoh Kenyon men as Beebe
Hun, Ripley and Schee. Immediately
work was commenced among the pro-
gressives to secure a sufficient number
10 effect defeat Of the bill on tho veto
roll call, and within the past week 1,
has been confidently claimed that the
assurances were given which ended the
prospect Of success for the measure
1t Is even asserted that outside influ-
ence Of tho administration at Wash
ington has been directed toward the
defeat OF direct election.
ksy to Unlock Deadlock.
That the Oregon plan bill would be-
come tangled up with the senatorial
situation was foregone. Last night this
sort of statement was made by a
member Of the house:
I'VE are going to kill the Oregon
plan bill because we can do 1t and be-
cause there are persons Of prominence
in tho senate who are very anxious
that 1t shall not come to a vote there
II it IL beaten In the senate tho vote
viii show plainly to every one that q
deal has been made to dispose OF this
senatorial matter by effecting defeat OF
the direct elections bill. If the defeat
is in the house 1t can be partly covered
up. But when the Oregon plan bill is
dead the key will have been found tina,
will unlock the senatorial door"
Up Till last evening the total numbe,
Of republicans who had voted 10,
Judge Deemer for the senate was
sixty-Ave. The total number who mac
voted for Kenyon was sixty-six. With
this closeness between the two can
didates It IL not surprising TINT bott
sides were counting on holding out and
neither one figured on giving up. Th'
Deemer mon were saying that 1t was
sure thing that Kenyon would w!:A
draw IN . day or two and tho others
were retailing stories about the des-
perate efforts being made to prevent
Deemer from withdrawing. But 1t Is
certain that all day yesterday the Kon-
yon men were filled with great conf
dence and that they believe that In
some mysterious way tho standpatters
are going to be induced to vote Ton
al >HV1
the thirty or moro who originally
voted for Young. An the prog.!ssdves
have been ready at any time to vote
for Kenyon when that will elect him.
New Candidate In Ninth.
Deo Moaneo, March 8.-fIon. p. g
White, Of Harlan Q progressive. today
announced himself as o candidate FOL
coc4reAs from the Ninth district e
succeed Judes Walter !. smitn