Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-13
Kenyon IN 1912.

It will cause no surprise II at any
time now Judge w. s. Kenyon makes
announcement Of his candidacy for the
senatorial nomination before the prt-
lnaries of next year. Virtually the
campaign for 1912 is now on. and has
been on for some time, for about all
of the jockeying that has been done
has been with reference to the lineup
for the coming primary now but a Few
months of. In fact the primary cam
paign is due to commence very soon.
The announcement Of Senator Young
that he is to be the standpat leader In
the campaign and that he Is now en-
gagged in the preliminaries for that
campaign, did not change the situation
in the least. only to make palmer the
exact situation.
When Senator Funk released his
friends from all obligation to him he
did so without any suggestion what
ever as to what they should do. He
asked that each one act in accordance
with what he regarded to be the best
interest Of the republican party. Inn
mediately, the Kenyon committee
called upon the progressives and
sought to have them all 60 to Kenyon
ana 70 take such action - would make
hfun the progressive candidate before
f.nc coming primary. They said. or
intin,ated, that as q matter OF fact
Judge Kenyon Is anxious TO become
the candidate Of the progressives for
the coming campaign and he IL ready
to take up tho nght now against
Young. the accredited standpat candi-
date.
aeoressnts rhsir Convictions.
Tho vote OF Saturday, however.
showed twenty three who did not vote
for either Kenyon or Young. ana
there are at least two others who had
they been present would have been
found in this group.
Tho situation developed, therefore.
was that OF twenty-five or more OF the
1o4 republicans standing out In pro-
test against both Young and Kenyon.
There has not been the slightest sus-
picion Of any pressure being brought
to bear upon any or all Of these twen-
ty-five to have them maintain this
position. Their attitude represents
their convictions.
Leaders among the Kenyon men are
credited with the conviction that an
nouncement Of. his candidacy before
the primary would be a coup fully az
effective with the progressives as the
action OF Young in surprising his
etandpat followers by announcement
Of the program he has had In mind all
alonx. Such announcement from
Kenyon would probably fx the line
of the contest for next year immed-
lately.
oarss Vote Surprises.
There was considerable surprise over
tho fact that Governor Garst received
such a large vote on Saturday. Just
prior to the taking Of the vote final
effort was made to induce all these
votes to scatter and go to one or the
other Of the candidates. Their going
10 aarst was entirely without any so
licitation from him. He has not had
-headouarters at any time nor carried
ON any campaign. He has been out OF
the city most Of the times ince the
campaign opened. He simply submit
ted his name and then left it alone. II
he had gone into the game to make q
flsht for Individual votes the situation
would have been vastly different; but
he declined to do this ana will not now
enter into trades or dickers or deals
for.yotas. The votes given him came
without the active favor OF any OF the
political leaders and despite the open
antagonism toward him personally OF
all tlie newspapers Of Des Moines.
Whether he will receive other votes de-
pends upon. circumstances. but there
are great many Of the members who
would vote for him very gladly II the
pressure from homo was lifted
FuHlt's Fairness.
senator Funk commended himself 70
all a. having acted fair and honorah1y.
He has shown q willingness to sacrifice
an his personal interests Tor the party
Good ana to put patriotism above ev-
erytAing else. He fairly cast his entire
vote for Kenyon at q time when the
friends OF the latter thought he could
be elected by such action. and altho
Kenyon failed to deliver his vote to
Eunk. the latter VIII not take any hand
IN the gasne further.
The aaontnl attitude Of some Of the
nses1bers 10 Indicated by the statement
.of = proGreasivs living not far away.
~ went hoe to my people Saturday
n1GAk,s hS said. and told them that
s. ~ 1sli serss to cot - think best
~ ~ parry. said 10 them I>would
.ysee dscoStaia way. for one 40 . hrst