New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-13
KENYON IOWA SENATOR
Election of understands AS.
siStant PIeaSes Mr.. Taft.

Des Moines. Iowa. April 12.-The dead
lock In the Iowa Legislature ended this
afternoon. when Judge William S. Kenyon
Of Fort Dodge, was elected United States
Senator to succeed the late Jonathan +.
Dolliver. The election came with the sixty
seventh ballot and was attended by tumult-
uous scenes. In which KENYON adherents
tossed books and papers about the legis-
iative hall.
on the second ballot Of the day victory
was brought TO Attorney General Wick
ersham's assistant. when Senator Chap
man. Of Cedar Comfy, and Representative
Van Camp. OF Adair. who had been con-
sstent supporters Of Supreme Court JUS
tice Horace T.. Deemer, changed their
votes. Then came other changes I'm quick
succession. and when the ballot was
counted it stood S. for Kenyon. TO 10 for
Deemer and 81 for Claude r. Porter,
Democrat.
Judge Kenyon appeared before the Joint
session and was received with great en-
thusiasm as he stepped forward to express
his thanks for he election. which he said
had come after many trials"
The baloting for United States Senator
began in the Iowa Legislature on January
Il. with Senator Lafayette Young, Cover
nor CAROLS appointee: a. b. Funk, War
rem Garst ri. w. Byers and Judge Kenyon
I'm the race. Funk withdrew after the
nineteenth ballot. Garst continued until the
twenty-thrd. while Byers dropped out
after the fifth. Young was succeeded on
the twenty -second ballot by Judge Deemer.
Washington, Arril 12-The election of
! mi eH
tor from Iowa was especially pleasing to
President Taft because of Mr.. Kenyon's Of
fetal connection with the administration
and because Of his progressive attitude in
many matters in which the President has
been interested The President commented
to-day on Mr. Kenyons selection as fol-
| lows:
He will make an excellent Senator be-
cause of his splendid equipment for the
place He is a good lawyer. and a man Of
courage and high ideals"
w s. Kenyon has had a rapid rise. He
| is only forty-two years old, native OF
| Elyria. Ohio, where his father was Con-
gregational minister The family removed
10 a farm in Illinois and then to Fort
Dodge. Iowa, while Mr. Kenyon was a
at Iowa College, Grinnel. Congregational
school, and, finishing there with honors,
entered the law school at the State Uni
versty at Iowa City He was graduated
! from there at the age OF twenty, and was
admitted TO the bar as soon as he was of
legal age.
His first practice was at Fort Dodge.
He was soon elected County Attorney, and
a few years later became Judge Of the
district bench. When n vacancy occurred
In the district counseship of the Illinois
Central Railroad he vas Immediately
sought for the place A few years ago
he was made general attorney OF the same
road. with headquarters in Chicago. In
this office he had Jurisdiction over half the
legal affairs OF the system. on March II
Of last year he made assistant TO the
Attorney General OF tho United States to
succeed Wade H. Ellis.
He was a close friend OF Mr.. Doliver.
/ Illinois Central had been right hand man
TO Secretary Dickinson, who was connected
with that road before entering the Cabinet.
The breaking Of the Iowa deadlock leaves
Colorado the only state which has been
unable 10 choose a Senator. Congressman
Speer Democrats in yesterdays ballot in
Colorado Mayor Speer poled IS: Con-
gresham Maupin. |. and DR. p. l.. JEFF
ferson, ? Thirty-one Republicans voted
for g. W. Waterman