Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-20
Iowa.
YOUNG SHIFTS The BURDEN
Coup Of Iowa Senator Places Respon.
sibility on PrOgressives.
TRICK is NEARLY SUCCESSFUL
kenyOn Forces Were Ratified and
Were Nearly stamReded 'or Dec-
mer-Democrsts Cnucused ON
ThrowInE votes 20 Him.
tFrom q 500 correspondentl

From a Staff Correspondent
DIES MONIES. Feb. is.-(special.) Among
the politicians Of the state the Impression
is strong that as a result OF the evolutions
Of the last week IN regard TO the senator
ship the position OF the standpatters in the
state is much strengthened at the expense
of the progressive faction. IL is admitted
on every hand that the progressives have
not played as good politics as their adver-
saries and that the ADVANTAGE is largely
with the latter
The turning of the standpatters to Judge
Horace r. Deemer In a body was a coup OF
the first Importance. The availability Of
Deemer for the position was recognized at
, once His name had been mentioned a
dozen times IN the papers that are not tied
up with the candidacy OF others. lie Is a
man Of such high character that no pos
sible explanation will satisfy the public as
to why he was not elected
But the trick came a great deal nearer
to success than had been anticipated. II
is now known that the democrats were
just on the point of joining in with the
standpatters and a large body of the con-
| sentative progresslves to elect Deemer, and
that the democrats actually caucused on
the matter and a majority of them favored
! electing Deemer. But they had agreed Ia
all stand together and because a few OF
them refused to Join IN the Deemer move
ment it had to be abandoned.
| II is also true that tho progressives came
very near being stampeded for Deemer
They were fairly dazed by the situation
and many Of them declared at once that
the challenge of the standpatters should
be accepted for the most acceptable com.
promise which could possibly be offered.
As soon as time was given for the special
= workers for Kenyon to get busy they were
able to line up the northern Iowa progress
sives largely on the theory that Fort Dodge
and the Tenth district are entitled to the
senatorship because Of never having had
very much Of anything.
Burden Upon PrOEressIves.
| AS a result OF all this the railroad pro-
gressives are placed in the attitude of be-
| ing obstructionists, of being opposed to any
harmony, OF being selfish and stubborn
rather than broad minded and patriotic
Their attitude lacks much of being that OF
disinterested and patriotic republicans and
that fact will inevitably harm them very
much in the campaigns OF the future.
The attitude of the progressives who
Joined In for the selection OF Judge DeemeI
was not that by so doing they were yield
! ing to the other faction, but that they were
securing one who is in every sense OF the
word a thorough progressive and above all
else one who is 30 conspicuous for his
ability and his true culture that his selec-
ton would stand as a matter Of great
credit to the Thlrty-fourth general as
sembiy.
/ II seems now probable that in case there
is a deadlock TO the end OF the session that
both sides will start at once on a fight for
the primary victory of next year. that the
standpRtters will select either Young or
Carroll as a standard bearer, while the
progressives will probably be unable to
agree upon any candidate for the place.
Under the circumstances II viii be easy to
see that the standpatters will win. They
will have the advantage of having shown
a willingness to sink personal preference in
the sensational matter and although they
had refused to recognize majority rule in
the party they had at the last tried to Sc
cure election TO the senate OF a good man.
There has been some discussion as to the
attitude of the national administration
toward the contest here. so long as Il
seemed to be a controversy between Young,
who had been conspicuous in the Taft club
of last summer and Jduge Kenyon, an Of
fetal Of the administration, IL is certain
there was no part taken from Washington.
But as soon as Young was out OF It, Mr..
Roberts, director Of the mint, came on and
took personal charge OF the Kenyon candI-
dacy. This is believed generally, however,
to be only a matter OF personal friendship.
Appropriation Matters.
The work Of the appropriation committees
OF the legislature is just now fairly be-
ginning. The problem of how to stretch
out an income OF less than two million dol
lars to cover a budget of nearly four mil
lion dollars is largely in the hands OF the
two men who are at the head OF these
committees-Senator Mates and Represent
stive Moore. Both are well equipped for
the positions. The state educational insti-
buttons and the institutions under the board
OF control alone are asking little more
than the total amount available for the
! legislature to appropriate, or about a mill
lion dollars each. They can readily show
that they really need all this money for
the three colleges and fifteen other insti-
tutions.
There is demand for money for various
other matters, for increase In pay, for more
| offices, for boards and commissions. for
roads and other things. There will be no
new buildings started for the state nor pur-
chase Of land. The claims against the state
are few. The national guard does not need
anything more.
No PrOhibitOry Amendment.
II is not probable the legislature will
authorize a vote on the prohibitory amend
ment to the constitution
The house Is disposed to be pretty
strongly temperance, but the senate Ia con
sentative I'm its views and a majority are
disposed to permit things TO run as they
are for the present The advocates OF con-
stitutional prohibition are really not pre-
senting the matter very strongly because
they realize that they are getting better
results under the present Iowa law than
they ever secured under constitutional pro-
bibition.
Not 20 stop Gambling.
The legislature OF Iowa will not 20 on
record as favorng any more stringent regu-
lation or prevention OF gambling bill
which had been introduced provided for
applying the Injunction principles TO the
gambling house. making Il possible to en-
join the owner OF a building from permit
ting gambling and then. IN case Of con-
viction. the fine would lie against the prop
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