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

parture. Iney Stan0 with Governor
Carroll in the view that 1t Is the duty
Of the legislature to elect and that 1t
is clothed with all the authority need
full to determine its choice.
In this state Of affairs the prevail.
ing view is that the recognized avail
able senatorial timber should be fairly
presented to the legislature first. This
Is the accepted plan Of a majority Of
the regular republicans. those who be-
lieve the party is quite as capable as
the democratic party of adopting and
carrying out party policy.
Trying to Get Together.
Thus far these regulars have follow
ed the poor policy of trying to con-
vince each other that the wrong can
didates were in the field. Now they
have gotten themselves together, not
In a very compact body it is true. but
after fashion. and those who have
the good OF the party at heart be-
lieve that there should be still more Of
fair getting together to elect a sem
ator.
For three days they gave substan-
TALLY all Of the votes Of the regulars to
Judge Kenyon. Then. at the sollcita-
ton Of Judge Kenyon himself. the vote
was thrown largely to Senator A. B.
Funk. This was not such an easy mat
ter as appears. There are good men
who now have voted for both Of these
men who have been very strong in
their personal preferences and who
with much reluctance have voted for
the other man. There are Kenyon
men who believe that he Is the only
man who fairly represents the party
today. and there are Funk men who
are just as strong for him.
Kenyon injured by Friends.
There was confessed disappointment
when the vote for Funk fell short of
that for Kenyon. This disappointment
was most keenly felt by the original
Kenyon men who realized that It was a
hard blow to their movement The situ-
alton was best expressed by one Of the
original Byers men now backing Funk.
who said:
I'VE were asked to go to Kenyon in
the hope that by so doing the deadlock
would be ended. We did so and we
honestly hoped for an ending Of the
deadlock. But the real significance OF
1t, as It turned out, was that we placed
the Kenyon men under a debt to us;
and when they came to pay us back
they fell short. don't like to do
business with friend who pays back
80 cents on the dollar. When the Ken
yon men asks US again. II the time
should ever come when they want our
votes. to deliver our support fear there
will be those among US who will say
that all obligat tions have been met. and
they will refuse"
Many Men Available.
However this may be, there is dis
position to still further try out the plan
Of massing all the vote Of the regulars
upon different ones Of the available
candidates. There are a good many
who believe that In all fairness they
should give to Warren CART The same
chance that they have given to Judge
Kenyon. II this does not bring results
then try out Governor Clarke. Mr.. By
ers. Mr.. Curtis. Mr.. Smith, Henry Wal
lace and others. There Is strong
sentiment in favor of throwing the en-
tire vote to Judge Deener. The leaders
among the republicans who favor this
plan insist that II 1t Is done. the people
Of the state will arouse a sentiment for
an ending Of the deadlock that will re-
suit In the election Of some one Of
these excellent men.
There is no reason, go the leaders
say, why this entire vote OF the regular
progressives should not be given to one
or more OF these good men. every one
Of whom Is Of senatorial size
But all the time there is the thought
working that in the end 1t may be nee
essary. or advisable. or best, that some
new man be brought into the game.
someone who has not been considered
as at all likely to become candidate.
They are willing to put away all
thought OF party service, or long ex-
perience In legislation. and general ca
pacity for vote getting and to take
someone on trial. This may yet be