Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-06
WEEplNo.ouT PROCESS IN SEN.
ATE MAY CARRY PENRosE
TO DEFEAT.
PENNSYLVANIA MoosERs
MAY BE coAxEp BACK
With Machine Politics Eliminated
Congressman Ainsy Hopes to Solidi-
fy Republicans Of Keystone State
Several Senators See Handwriting on
Especial Correspondence

Washington, Feb. 5.-Politicians OF
every stripe and variety are watching
with keen interest the situation In
Pennsylvania caused by the fact that
Congressman William D. b. Ainey has
announced himself a candidate for the
republican nomination for the senate
against Senator Bo!cs Penrose. Repub-
lican politicians in particular are CEN
tering attention on the contest.
This is no ordinary fight over a sem
as having a deep national significance.
Ainey ]nnoun hat his candidacy Is
for the purpose Of reuniting the repub-
lican party. He was renominated by
the republicans in 1912 and was also
endorsed by the Washington and Key
stone parties. Thus he has had both
| republican and bull moose support. He
declares Penrose 'typities that which
prevents the reuniting Of the party in
state and nation" He is going to make
his fight to Dust a man of the Penrose
! type as a republican leader.
It can be said without b~etraying n
| condolences that a number Of the reg
ular republicans here an: progressive
republican,. generally are expressing
the hope Penrose will be beaten. some
OF the regulars say Penrose ought TO
! retire for the good Of the party. They
point out that if it were net for certain
leaders whom h progressive republ!-
ans distrust there would be much
more chance of republican rehabllita-
l ffn,, Also fj0S-~ ", $h1 I,l x,,oNco
will not consider reunion with the re-
publican party so long as men OF the
old guard type like Penrose remain in
the saddle.
Wedding Process Under Way.
AS a matter OF fact. the process Of
wedding out the Ole guard is going on
and has been going on ndustriously.
Some OF the shrewdest of the leaders,
like Aldrich and Hale, saw the storm
coming and quit before they were abso-
lutely driven out, az they would a
been. Penrose is me Of the old senate
hierarchy still remaining. OF the thir-
ty-one senators whose terms will ex-
pire March 3, 1915. eleven are republi-
cans of the old school, including Brad
ley. OF Kentucky; Burton, Of Ohio;
Brady, of Idaho; Brandegee, Of Con-
necticut: DILLINGHAM;. Of Vermont; Gall
linger. of New Hampshire; Penrose. OF
Pennsylvania: Perkins. Of California;
Root, Of New York; Smoot, OF Utah;
and stephenson. Of Wisconsin. OF
these, only Penrose, Root and Smoot
have cut much figure in politics in a
national a Senator Roo has an
nounced he will not seek reelection.
Smoot will be returned with the power
full help Of the Mormon church, Pcnrose
Is asking a fourth term and has q hard
contest on. 81
Several to Quit Voluntarily.
Senators Gailinger. Perkins, and
Stephenson. all well along in years.
ley will be beaten in Kentucky. Sena-
tor Burton may also be defeated.
Brandegee. Brady. Jones and Dillins-
ham expect to be elected. Senator
Smoot ssumes a leadership of the SEN
ate republicans which they resent. but
he Is q power because of his industry.
If Senator PenroSe is reelected, Pen
rose will be the leader of the old guard
at the capitol.
On the other hand. II he should be
beaten or shout climinae himself from
the race, the old guard republican ele-
ment would largely cease to be an i'm
portant factor in the senate. Nobody
expects Penrose to quit. But Ainey is
expected to make a strong race and
stranger things have happened than
that Penrose should be overthrown in
his own party. Republican leaders who
feel that once the old guard leaders are
down and out the way will largely be
cleared for effective republican reor-
ganization would be deeply gratifled il
this should be the outcome. Moreover,
they would regard the reelection of