The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-29

ton and Reuben Conlee for other rea.
sons, all OF them from Lee countv.
+ would not vote for Dodge and Wilson.
There was also the repres entative
from keokuk county. Nelson King,
elected as an Independent, to be reck-
oned with. II was evident that resort
10 strategy was the only course for
either party. and then began playing
of The game of politics under every
conceivable device. which became SO
intense and absorbing as to block all
other business. Huner, Clifton and
Conlee would vote for Jonathan NJ.
Mccarthy OF Lee county. wing. but
for no other man of that party. kim
kept himself on the fence. Dav after
day caucnses. private meetings and
consultations were held, to form com
binations for q successful issue. but
without result. The pecliar situation
aroused intense interest throughout
the country, and when the time came
for the meeting Of the joint conyen-
ton, the house chamber was packed
with prominent politicians from differ
ent parts of the state, who. with pen
Gil and paper. had their eyes and ears
fastened on the clerk as he called the
roll. Humer. Clifton and Conlee voted
for Mccarthy with the wings, but
Samuel Fullinwider. a radical whis
from Burlington. voted for an un-
known man named Mitchell. The vote
stood Mccarthy, % Wilson, Is,
Mitchell, l. FulinEider, for reasons
known only to himself. had blocked
the game
The democrats, who had majority
in the legislature, finding that further
effort to change the vote would be
useless. with the aid of Clifton and
Conlee tHuner having a card up his
sleeve. secured an adjournment of
the joint convention TO the fifth of
January, and also the next day the
adjournment Of the legislature to tie
fifth of January.
During the recess. Huner decided
to be a candidate for senator. He
counse!ed with Clifton, who agreed
with him that rather than fail to
elect senators, the democrats and
possibly some wings would accent him
as a candidate. bur the democrats re.
fused 10 indorse the proposition and
It vas laid aside. After several eau
cusses we're held The democrats
agreed to accept one Yer PLANK Van
Antwerp, and vote for him instead of
Dodge. Huner then refused to have
anything to do, or permit an, OF his
friends 10 do. with any agreement in
which he lHunerl vas not given due
consideration That was a trick in
the game go palpable the majority Of
the party decided to block the Joint
convention, and when il met they re.
fused 10 meet the wings. and the
legislature adjourned the last week in
Feoruary without electing senators or
Judges of the supreme court.
ne governor at once called an OK.
ira session of the legislature TO meet
January 8, 1S4S, TO elect United States
senators and Judges Of the supreme
court During the interim Of the Sos
slon reuben Conlee had died and
N0h', Ioch-Flbbed democrat
n , al the August election, been
erected mis- successor. Clifton under
strong outside pressure, had shown in.
ulca'ions OF relenting, which Win tho
ao.e OF Kent, gave the democrats re.
I heWed nope of electing tho sen.+ora
= ~. ~ aneh tne legislature reconvened
sho was = iouna that Polk county was
, nnU, 10 representative, John l.. Kins. i
aisn,osaa democrat t,, An Investigation
%. aiSe rose, . .ne TACT that he had remoy.
paa 'f IN 'he state and no successor
d tlaa eeeh provided which. With the |
tain Te.'o of %. % tuner and the uncer. /
m raadts " IN .ne man on the fence, King |
still doubtful - eii'ioh
It was then up to the wings to play /