Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-07
THE PRIMARY OUTCOME.
TSioux CITY Jo,1rnal1

THE PRIMARY OUTCOME
GSioux City Journal.l
The Iowa primary result, as dis
closed by returns that were far from
complete last evening, carried little
| that was unexpected, altho the strength
displayed by some of the candidates,
losers as we'll as winners, had not been
generally foreseen
Senator kenyon's victory over for
mer Senator Young was indicated from
the moment the Fort Dodge man won
the contest In the legislature for the
short term. That contest was won
against Sena'or Young and a large
field Of progressive candidates. The
samo elements OF stI eHstHH taat gave
Senator Kenyon the legislative election
operated in his favor in the popular
contest The rising tide Of progress
s!ve sentiment in national affairs
added materially to the natural draw
ing power of the Kenyon candidacy
within the last few months. Not many
OF Colonel Young's friends shared mis-
own optimistic view that he would be
able to meet the junior senator on even
terms in a popular competition. The
Des Moines contestant made perhaps
the most thorough canvass ever made
by a candid; to in Iowa. At Some
former period OF Iowa politics 1t might
have been effective. But Colonel
Young was pulling against the stream
OIL the time and the progress maze
WAS wholly disproportiona,e to his OK
ertions The large majority for Sen
ator Kenyon is a testimonial to his
personal attractiveness as we'll as to
~. he
represents.
Lieutenant Governor Clarke's victory
in the triangular contest for the guber-
national nomination was considered
turnout the campaign one OF the sure
things So logical was his candidacy
and so pleasing was 1t to- party work
ers on both sides of the old factional
line that it first appeared he might be
given the nomination without oppos!-
ton. The Holden candidacy was po-
litical novelty invented In Des Moines
by former friends of the lieutenant
governor who had Interior motives for
opposing him. To meet the emergency
the Holden candidacy was placed on
a non-poIitical platform, and especial
appeal was made to the booster spirit
of the state The farmers, to whom
in his seed corn propaganda, were de-
pended on to flock to his support That
it was a shrewder bit Of figuring than
it at first appeared to be was illus
trated in the returns. Considering his
lack OF conventional political strength,
Professor Holden proved surprisingly
good vote getter and ran Mr.. Clarke
a much closer race than any OF the
politicians predicted. Senator Proud
foot's candidacy, projected after the
lines OF the contest between Clarke and
Holden had been set, was bit OF old
fashioned politics. 1t represented an
effort to draw the fractional line after
it had been virtually eliminated from
the gubernatoria! contest. 1t soon be-
came apparent that the Indianola can
didate had made his announcement too
late to resurrect the factional issue.
and the Proudfoot candidacy was
transformed into another novelty.
matching the Holden business issue
with a moral issue. A tangible basis
for such a candidacy was not widely
recognized and the Proudfoot entry
was not taken seriously in many To-
calities. The senator undoubtedly
would have polled more votes but for
the widespread impression that the
race was between Clarke and Holden.