The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-05-29
REMIT1ANcES.
;. w. MEYERs-EditoriaI Writer.
THE PRIMARY CANDIDATES.

The Review has no, taken an
active part in the primary campaign
and it does not now expect to do
more than to state as fairly and I'M
partially as possible that for which
the different candidates stand as an
aid to intelligent voting
The struggle for the United States
scnulorship naturally has The ceEtel
of the stage. There are but two
republican candidates, w. S. Kenyon
the present senator, and Lafayette
Young, ex-senator.
Mr.. Kenyon is young man; a
native of Fort Dodge. We have
known him personally since our school
DAYS, and have always known him to
be honorable, straight forward ana
CAPABLE. After leaving school ne es
tablished himself in the practice OF
law at Fort Dodge and soon became
one of the leading men of that com
munity. He was great friend OF
Senator Dolliver and served IN Jul
dicial capacity for while. He after
ward became attorney for the Illinois
Central railroad and gave every prom
Use of rapid advancement as a corpor
alton attorney. He forsook this very
remunerative career to accept posi-
ton as assistant United States attor
ney. with special assignment to var
GUS antitrust cases. 1t was this
recognition of his ability on the par'
of President Taft which brought him
into the limelight and made him sen
atorial possibility. In the long drawn
contest for the election OF senator
Mr.. Kenyon figured somewhat as an
insurgent; that is, he was opposed
by Senator Cummins and his init
mates, but supported by a large mum
Der who classed themselves as pro
gressives. Mr.. Kenyon owed his cleo
ton, not to Senator Cummins, but to
his progressive friends who support
ed him in spite of Senator Cummins
and those stalwarts who hoped through
his election to wipe out some OF the
factional lines. His career in the sen
ate has been noteworthy in some par
ticulars. While some of his friends
have regretted that he has followed
too closely in the lead OF the senior
senator who is now supporting him;
nevertheless he has done some good
work along independent lines and may
fairly be said to have won his spurs
His action relative to the presidential
nomination was also somewhat OF a
disappointment to many OF his friends
who felt that under the circumstances
he owed nothing to Senator Cummlns,
and very much to President TAFT.
While supporting Mr.. Cummins, Mr..
Kenyon neglected no opportunity to
praise the president and to express
his confidence in the administration.
At the recent convention there was
some feeling among the .stalwarts be-
cause the delegation from Webster
county was not allowed to vote i>s
conviction, but vas forced with but
two exceptions tn vote for Cummins.
The Webster county convention was
in control of the friends of the presi-
dent. The delegates were selected on
this basis, and the large majority OF
them would have voted for the presi-
dent had they been allowed to eXer-
else their individual choice. These
matters, however, are more factional
questions than ones which enter into
senatorial fitness. Senator Kenyon is
a young man of pleasing personality,
and a man of highest character.
Hon. Lafayette Young is one of the
self-made men of Iowa. His career
from printers devil to the ownership
of one of Iowa's greatest newspapers
is an incentive to every young man,
He is one of our most eloquent and
forcible speakers and although in the
United States senate for but few
weeks, he crowded into that space a
record of which many older senator's
might we'll be proud. Several of his
speeches were listened to not only by
the senate, but by the entire country,
with the greatest interest and approx
al. He opposed Canadian recoproc-
ity. but was nevertheless loyal sup
porter of the administration in every
other respect. There is one thing