Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-13
WITH THE PRooREsslvEs IN
THEIR FIGHT FOR RIGHT
Evsry One Happy and contsntsd When
Deadlock Endsd-kenyon to Go to
Washington at Once, Then Tender
Services az Government Attorney
Free in uneompIstsd Cases.

only briefly at MS nome In fOrL DOuSe,
will take his seat in the senate, then
tender his services to the government
free of charge for the completion of the
trial in which he Is now engaged.
Senator Kenyon will take his stand
right where the people Of Iowa expect
him to stand-for all progressive poll
cies. He will be for election of sem
ators by the people. He will be for the
taxing Of incomes. He will be for laws
for workmen's compensation and SINH
lar measures of benefit to the laboring
people,, He will be for tariff duties for
the benefit of the people and for sched-
ules that do not violate the principle OF
protection.
Senator Kenyon made it plain. very
plain indeed. that he Is with the great
fight they have been carrying on here
in Iowa for the lifting Of the burdens
from the shoulders of the wealth
makers and maintaining a government
which will give, 50 far as possible, to
all the people equal chances in the
struggle of life. .-
Made Position Plain.
Senator Kenyon did not mince words
ture. He did not dodge. He used no
weasel words. He struck right out from
the shoulder even as he did on the
occasion Of the home coming Of the
lamented Doliiver when he referred to
the tariff blll as "the greatest gold
brick ever worked off on the Ameri-
can people" He paid tribute to his
lifelong friend, the late senator. and
\, ;r.o< oI hot hat n
is in full sympathy with the stand
taloen by Deliver in the days Of his life
that will be longest rem embered as his
frlition OF a life of earnest endeavor
Congratulations Sincere.
The congratulations showered upon
Senator Kenyon yesterday were sincere
and most cordial. They came from all
members OF the legislature and from
all others. He was told not once but
very many times that now he has the
support and the backing of the republic
cans Of iowa. Practically there can be
no opposition to Ibis election next year.
The party is united for him.
1t Is doubtful II there Is republican
member OF the general assembly who IS
not heartily glad that the end was
reached and that a senator was elected
After all has been said 1t remains the
truth that only few on each side were
willing to go to a deadlock and that
OF these there was as many in one
camp as another, but the great major
ity wanted q senator elected. They
realized that 1t was party duty they
could not escape.
The senatorial deadlock ended by an
unlocking that left everyone happy and
contented
History Of the Contest.
The senatorial deadlock practically
commenced last October. 1t was start
ed when the fact became known that
several Of the strong leaders Of the re-
publican party in the state men who
had fairly won recognition by reason
Of the sacrifices they had made in the
cause of progress, would be candidates
for the senate. Later the situation was
complicated by the appointment of a
senator. then the bringing in Of new
candidates: and when the legislature
opened the list of candidates was large
The first ballot was taken in the
houses separately Jam II It resulted
as follows: Porter, democrat, so,
Young SO, Kenyon %. Funk 81, Byers
Is, Garst Z, Feely 5, FRANKIE 2, Will
son 1.
On the first formal or joint ballot
Byers increased by one vote. The week
came to a close with Young having 26,
Kenyon "a. Funk %, Byers IA, Garst
u. During the week Hepburn got one
vote and Towner one. Feely was first
to drop out and after the vote Of the
first Monday Byers and FRANKIE re-
tired.
BY Jan. 30, on the eleventh ballot the
vote had settled down, as between re-
publicans to Kenyon SO. Young 80, and
Funk 81. Then the progressives all got
together and q sort Of informal agree
ment was entered into by which all
were to vote first for one and then for
another OF the recognized leading pro-
gressives. AS a result Of this the en-
tire progressive strength Of sixty-siS
was plunked for Judge Kenyon on jan
81, except one vote for Garst. Young
received thirty seven, and on this ball
lot Kenyon came within ten OF being
elected.
ME sixry-s six progressive votes went
every day to Kenyon for three success
sive days, and then 1t was planned that
a similar effort be made to elect Funk.
Four of the Kenyon votes refused to
reciprocate and others went to Young.
Fur three days Funk received fifty-fve
votes.
On Feb. Funk withdrew his name
and on the following day Kenyon re-
ceived ~, Young 81, Garst 20. Clarke 2
and Wallace I. Later there. were a Few
votes cast for Senator Sammis.
On Feb. Ia, for the first time, the
fight shaped itself up as a triangular
contest. Kenyon had A. and Young 81,
with Garst 1s. The high water mark
for Young of forty-three had been
,.s,o chad a4ha day the call was made for