Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-19

Eagle wishes to say that the night
Moore and Harding announced that
they would desert Young the following
day. Charley Fulton, the house member
from Fairfield, who was a strong
standpatter as either Moore or Hard
ing. was asked what effect that would
have and he answered,-"two votes"
He was correct. When the vote was
taken the next day, Young was two
votes short-Moore and Harding. The
psychological moment had not come.
The Cummins and Kenyon factions
stood pat and so did the standpatters
except Moore and Harding.
Senator Saunders, of Pottawattamie,
was the man who put Senator Kenyon
over When word was received from
Washington that the senate had been
organized and that Senator Young s
name had been added to the roll of the
senate Senator Young's managers ask
ed his friends in the legislature to vote
for final adjournment which would
have meant no election. leaving SEN
ator Young in the senate. 1t would
then have taken a vote of the United
States senate to have unseated Senator
Young and he had been assured that
no such resolution. would be introduced.
Senator Saunders and few other
members refused to vote for adjourn
ment. Judge Deener's name was
thrown into the arena, thinking 1t
might break the Cummins faction. but
they continued to stand pat. and then
the standpatters rapidly changed to
Senator Kenyon.
1t is an admitted fact that 1t was the
standpat vote that put Senator Ken
yon over but Representatives Moore
and Harding are no more entitled to
the credit than dozen other standpat-
tiers. Senator Young at conference
night or two before the final vote had
released his followers. thanking them
for the loyal support they had given
him.
But why bring up ancient history
now? Senator Young never said an
unkind word of Representatives Moore
or Harding. Why harrow his feelings
now by pointing out to him the men
who supposedly defeated him for a
seat in the United States senate?
The closing para graph Of the Jour-
nails remarkable editorial reads as fol-
lows: Senator Kenyon will not be able
to do anything to help Harding in the
coming governorship contest. AS 1t
happens. his good neighbor, friend and
earnest political supporter. Senator Joe
Allen, Of the Fort Dodge district. has
first claim on the Fort Dodge senator's
support But anyone who wants an
o. X. to the proposition that Mr.
Harding is not entitled to respectful
treatment as republican in good
standing, should keep away from the
man who put the Webb Kenyon law
thru the senate"
Thus are we walking back into fac
tional politics. For years no repub-
lican in Iowa could receive political
favors unless he wore the Cummins
brand Just as that has worn away
and republicans look alike to each
other, here comes what will be known
as the kenyon faction" What Hard
ing and Moore did they did from hon.
est motives. believing that it would be
impossible to nominate their candidate.
OF course they missed the psyche
logical moment" but that was an err
ror Of Judgment. What they had in
mind was the nomination and election
Of Kenyon and the destruction Of the
Cummins faction.
Let these men stand upon their rec
ords. but don't drag Senator Kenyon
into what might be termed and CLASH
fed as a factional fight.