Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-14

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines. March 14.--Oppenents
Of Senator Kenyon are playing the
game good and hard to beat him. And
they have some cards that are very
high.
1t has become evident that one
scheme is to compel the junior senator
to remain away from Iowa during the
time he ought to be making the cam
paign.
During thespast few months Senator
Kenyon has come to Iowa FIVE or six
times for the purpose of doing some
work. He has repeatedly had appoint
ments made for him for speaking dates
and has come home to fill them, wher
he has been suddenly called back to
Washington.
This week he came here to fill some
speaking dates. He was to speak in
Forest City, Pocahontas and other
places. The Forest City date had been
Cancelled twice before. But he had
hardly arrived here when he received
telegram to get back to Washington.
This thing has happened so often that
there remains practically no doubt that
influences are at work at Washington
to keep him in state of uncertainty
and then to overturn any plans he
may make for campaign work.
The control of the senate is in the
hands Of those who would defeat Ken
yon and elect his opponent II they can.
That they are in communication with
the local situation in Iowa ard are kept
well informed on every movement
made by Senator Kenyon is certain. All
the circumstantial evidence is to the
effect that they are using their power
to harass ahd hamper Kenyon in his
campaign.
This is the reason that the Junior
senator has been compelled to cancel
a good many engagements IN Iowa.
His friends are urging that he defy the
machine which works the game be-
tween Des Moines and Washington and
get right into the campaign In earnest
and remian until he has made sweep
ing victory.
Now that the senator has started his
campaign 1t will be pushed along Wig
orously and aggressively and an or
ganization will be effected in every
part Of the state for success at the
polls.
The endorsement given the candi-
dacy Of Senator Cummins by the sew
enth district convention was hearty
and sincere, given without demonstra-
ton or effort at unseemly display. II
any complaint could be registered as
to the convention it was that
theer was no program arranged for
applause and striving at a "demonstra-
ton" but rather that the convention
was left to quietly transact the Dusl-
ness in an orderly way without any
"steam roller" or set program. NO COM
mittees were picked in advance, no
resolutions prepared, nothing done 10
forestall any action the delegates might
take.
but four-fifths of the delegates were
there fully determined that the nome
district of Senator Cummins snoulo
give him the endorsement he deserved
and do it without any amendment tnat
would look like destroying It's erect.
The vote on the resolutions was as
follows: For the Cummins endorse
ment. Polk, Story and Warren, with
thirteen from Dallas, total Ill; opposed
to the Cummins endorsement, Madison
and Marion, and four from Dallas. total
81.
It is probable that senator Berry. of
Irdianola. member Of Governor Car
rolls parole board, would have been
chosen as delegate to the national
convention but for the fact that the
Warren county convention had given
endorsement of Senator Proudfoot as
a candidate for governor and Proud
foot is the Taft candidate" for gov
ernor. It was felt that to select one