Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-05
KENYON BREAKS RANKS
OF ENEMY LED BY YOUNG
Adams, Taft's Manager in Iowa,
Turned Down in His Home County
Dubuque Goes Progressive for First
Time Within the Memory Of Poiiti-
eians-Masnifiesnt Majoritiss.

practically complete returns were re-
ceived, Colonel Young, who ran as the
standpat candidate, carried but seven.
These were: Clarke, which gave
colonel Young about IL majority;
Iowa, which went for him by 70; Jones,
which he carried by more than ESQ;
Union, which appears to have given
MIN ~; WaWne, which he carried by
9S; Henry, which gave him perhaps
400, and Appanoose, about the same.
On the other hand, Senator Kenyon
carried such counties as Benton, where
he got more than 300 majority. That
is the county in which Bernard MUIR
ply runs the Vinton Eagle, one of the
most bitter anti-Kenyon papers in the
state. Mr.. Murphy was one of the
Young managers in the legislative ses-
sion Of 1911. Benton county always was
against Senator Cummins.
Senator Kenyon carried Des Moines
county where the Burlington Hawy-
Eye and the Gazette fought him bit
terly.
standpat Counties Fail.
Adair county was another which
Senator Kenyon carried, but only by
about sixteen, Madison county, which
was supposed to be rock-r ribbed in sup
port Vi stacdret candidates. gave Ken
yon about ESQ majority Muscatine
county came across with nearly, if lot
quite 500 majority for the junior SEN
ator. Many other standpat counties
found their way into his column, not
ably Monroe, which gave only one vote
to Senator Cummins at the Cedar Rap
ids convention: Decatur. which Ken
yon carried by 800; Mills, which he
took by It's; Taylor, which he carried
by 800; Pottawattamie, where he had
500; Woodbury., with 1900; Ringsold,
with 200; Clinton. which gave him
about Is only; Monona county, where
he got Is per cent of the vote. but
which never before was known to so
for progressive, being one Of the
three reliably standpat counties of :he
Eleventh district, ard many others.
Adams Loses His County.
Among the others might be included
Dubuque county, which Senator Ken
yon carried. the first time in the mem
DRY Of man that a progressive con-
trolled it. 1t was especially significant
in view of the fight put up against
Senator Kenyon by John T. Adams.
Mr.. Adams is the accredited TAFT
leader in Iowa and is the candidate OF
that organization for national commit
teeman.
Ins this connection it Is reported in
political circles that E. r. Moore OF
Cedar Rapids, member Of the legis-
lature Of 1911, who, tho a standpatter,
participated in the election of Senator
Kenyon in that session, will be elected
national committeeman when the dele
cation meets in Chicago. thru COM
bination Of Cummins delegates with
some of the standpat delegates. Linz
county, always standpat, incidentally.
gave Kenyon about 1000 majority.
There such men as Representative
Moore, former Senator J. H. Trewin,
who was permanent chairman OF me
Cedar Rapids republican convention
which endorsed President Tafts cand1-
dacy rs against Senator Cummins, and
others prominent in standpat politics
cordially supported the junior senator
in the primary.
Magnificent Majarities Many.
Possibly Webster county may ne
cited in this connection also, altho 1t
always was for progressives. 1t gave
Kenyon 3,649 and Young only 1873 III
the whole county. OF course, Senator
KENYON resides at Fort Dodge, Dat
the claim was made at Cedar Rapids
that the county was standpat county
in the convention.
While this analysis is interesting to
politicians, the fact remains, however,
that the progressive territory furnished
tn. magnificent majorities Of the pri-
mary. Take Polk county. which gave
Kenyon at least 1000 majority; Story
which gave him $500 or 1000; Buena
Vista county, which gave him 9oo;
Cerro Gordo with 1900: Dallas, with
200. tho it divided at Cedar Rapids;
Calhoun. with 500, tho the standpat-
ters controlled it at Cedar Rapids;
Eavette. the home of the Larrabees.
with 1900; Hamilton, where Manager
Weston. r. c. Clark and other strong
KENYON admirers, as well as Senator
d. c. Chase, bitter opponent OF Ken
Won. live: Marshall. with 1000 major
ity or more; Sac, with 800, and so on
Observation-Disclosures the tremend-
Gus power Of the movement in the
large republican counties OF the state.
Clarke Lsads Everywhere.
True to the predictions Of his man
ayers. George w. Clarke made good
showing in every county He was not
worse than second in any county and
carried seventy counties in clean Gus
fashion. His total vote will exceed the
total OF the two other candidates This
does not mean that Holden's showing
was poor, for he carried twenty coun-
ties and was we'll up everywhere. Fol
iticians were surprised at what they
consider the remarkable big showing
made by him on his unique race, and
by the same token, are chagrined at
the humtliating figures in the column
of Senator A. v. Proudfoot. who was
urged into the scramble long after The
two other candidates had their trench
es dug, by Governor B. f. Carroll In
that rock-ribbed standpat county.
Clarke, Proudfoot led the field. and
polled the highest vote OF the ninety
nine counties in the state. 1t appears.
He carried his home county. Warren.
by fiattering vote, but generally, his
county vote was not more than cor
porars guard compared to the troops
for the other two candidates. His total
vii! be thousands under the %, 900 pro-
hibition votes polled by Hamilton In
the primary four years ago.
;,s.. stttssssll o,uHs Fer 4oldsn. a
Proud made q. direct bid for the.
nrohihifiov1e aupnort ana Axnected his