Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-19

present one Iowa has been sinEularlv
free from bitter contests OF the kind.
Twice before has the senaforahip come
% Iowa men after much earnest rark on
behalf of thc successful candidates-once
when Congressman Allison won the toEa
after four or i've years of effort. and
once aeain when Governor Cummins won
In contest covering two years.
This time tire contest is one which has
come upon al the candidates wholly IN
prepared Everybody had settled down 70
/ the expectation that the Iowa senatorship
would not be open for many years. Death
alone served TO change the situation so
quickly that there vas no chance for
preparatory campaign.
Il Is hard 20 distinguish between the list
Of candidates in the strict sense of the
word. and the list of available and re-
ceptive material The two lists merge into
I each other gradually
/ The most picturesque and conspicuous Of
Z the candidates is unquestionably Senator
I Lafayette Young. He is the beneficiary Of
circumstance in a most remarkable way.
Nobody would have supposed four months
7 ago that he would ever be considered IN
connection with any high office That was
not entirely his fault; he suffered because
I he was a newspaper mar and kssauHs Of
I the peculiar turn affairs had taken in the
stats. But many regarded him az a down
auo-out politician Then Governor Carroll
appointed him to be senator to serve until
the legislature should meet-and here he
IL senator IN fact. senatorial candidate be-
fore the legislature. the chosen leader Of
his faction for next year in the primaries
and preparing to take the stump Tor him
self
SENATOR Young is an Towa-born senator
He Was born in Monroe county and grew
up in printing Offices He came OF demo-
cratic stock, bur about the time he COM
menced 70 vote the democratic party in
Iowa was suffering from the results OF
the war and he left H. While editing a
paper a. Atlantic he came 70 the front
a. an anti-monopOlist and made q brilliant
record in the state senate fighting for bills
thar were demanded By the iowa 5obbers
ands shippers Afterwards he came to pes
4 Moines and became owner Of the Capital.
an evening republican paper. which has
grown with the city into a great business
property.
In recent years Senator Young has played
large part in politics. He was one Of the
conspicuous champions Of cunamins when
the latter was nominated for governor ten
. AaAs nc AA4 AtiltALaINItu Win the
movement which had led up 10 that cuImi-
natioH OF the fight Tor new deal IN Iowa
affairs. But for personal reasons he drilled
away from Cummins and the progress
aves. Because 81 this situation his career
has been stormy. Senator Young is a viz
orous writer and man Of courage IN al
that he undertakes ami he is and has beer
fighting Cummins Cor a number of year,
even more ably than he fought for him.
Whether or not IL Is true. IL IL generals
believed that Governor Carroll appointe5
Young in expectation that he would ster
out % the way and permit Carroll Z,
become the candidate OK his faction 10,
senator next year But the appointment
81 Young forced him 20 the front az n,
candidate OF those who oppose cumulin,
a. An hazards
The next n the important candidates Ia,
been Senator A. b Funk o. Spirit Lake. ,
former state senator % long experlence
also a newspaper man OF great vigOr ans
! force. Senator Funk was favored Amos
from the beginning OF the contest by ,
large number Of the republicans Of north
western Iowa He has oeen one Of IN
/" leaders IN the state senate m -he day
iagFhen the Progressive movement il. low
was taking form. He had narrowly misse.
heinE made the candidate FOR governor q
the time the raiiruads had brought L@sii
q shaw into the came for the scie psIrnoe
e OK defeating Funk He has always bee,
= stroHsiy Tor the progressive movameu.
ID He b. BAG. hrs8ss. seed nainred mar
p bun with muen raute force and vsgor ana
e Keen Intellect Everybody likes ABE
Funk though not all agree Win hiln as
b political methods. when the confess upcue
D. In earnest Funk came 90 Des Moines an
Is opened headquarters and he has rsmalne
3 here quietly lookinE after tle situanol
be But be has done u all 50 inoff snsivuir tha
d no matter what ,he oureome he ME d
s respected b. an
one other entitled 70 be REGARDED As
candidate rs Governor Warren Cars
\, Anung lle proETessifss 81 the rama an
7 nle be b. regarded a. tlss one wno f. fasrl
entitled % the place Fie has been IN ever
= nEht. ready a. an times 10 take Iesdei
snip whether BE- vinS Of whether he lose
a. cheerful in defeat as in ysctcry He
snutied 90 be- aid Car more than an
Ia other man the father % the r7oersssls
~ movement IN Iowa" for he Was q leader
q the state senate when the movement va
taxing shape he Nas elected lieutanai
az governor rhen served as saFsgnor sho
of nation lie IS a big man "a every Uav.
1t resident Of the little town o. Co1a RAPID
-e where BE- has ensaged IN mercsnuie %
- suits many years. bur his fifteen years
&c public service has made him well fitted e
lse any riace. Garst Is a thurouahy ina
- pendeng man. He was one Of the nrsf
It Iowa 10 come ouf suuareiy Tor Eaft Z
.es president and he D. an Intense admirer
Roosevelt The feature 81 his candida
is she one vote east To- him an the time
ID The mas ahn appears D. have had d
key 20 rhe siIuarion an the time has be
81 Judge W. kenVon assistant soiicit
Eenersi Coz tne sureruuient a. WashinEtl
judge kenygn - a popular LAWYER form
resident ~ Furt podEe and a man of grs
u ahuU as q sawyer He Is a native 81 d
- n0is ana STATE university laW EIadus
- de Was elected ~ the bench IN cent
- Ioea and after sersi1s a gear r-sisued