Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-04
IS REPUBLICANS SEEK
senate NOMINATION
Iowa Woods Full of Candi-
dates for Kenyon's
Toga.
ONE DEMOCRAT IN IJfB FIELD
Winner in Primary Must Poll n
Per Gent OF the Vote Cn.t for
Prcsid cnt-Itnwson Not IN Seek
nr-ElectiOn.
NE DEMOCRAT IN TIIp FIELD
tBy Associated Prcss.l

10y t-TcSS
DE9 MONIES. IA. June 3.-Slx
candidates arc In tho field for the
Republican nomination for United
States Senator to succeed Senator
Charles Rawson. tho interim appoin-
tec of Governor y. i. Kendall. at tho
primary here Monday. Juno 6.
Tho winning candidate must poll
81 per cent OF tho vote cast for
President at the last general cleo
in vain and tho candidates must go
before tho Republican state conven-
ton TO bs held In Des Moines in
August. Several Of the candidates
are said to possess almost cqua!
strength and party leaders ar"
openly npprchensivo that no candi-
date Will DO able 10 obtain votes
enough 20 win the nomination.
Kenyon Let Dnr~ Down.
Tho bars for this remarkable state
OF affairs wers lot down last Feb
rualy. when Senator " s. Kenyon.
Of Fort Dodge. resigned az Senator
70 accept the appointment from Prcsi-
dent Harding as Judge Of the United
States Court OF Appeals, succeeding
tho late Judge walter !. Smith. APP
noiniment OF a successor fell 10 the
lot OF Governor Kendall. lie APP
pointed Charles a. Rawson. OF Dcs
Noines. who was 1T that time chair
man Of tho Republican State com
mlttee and n lifelong party worker.
- Governor Kendall EXPLAINED n. tho
,',ne Of the appointment Of Senator
Rawaon that Il was made 10 give
all concerned free range IN the com
g.. ct. - ), nd
pledged hlInscl. TO servo only until
his successor was elected In Novern-
her. when the decision was made by
Iowa's Governor, party leaders Az
reared 20 he reconciled to the safe
vancouver. The apparent deadlock
caused by tho entrance OF six candl
dates into tho race was not then
looming up. nor was Il believed that
the party vote would be divided In
such n way m 20 render an election
choice improbable.
The Candidates.
Tho six candidates are Charles r.
Pickett, Of Waterloo. a CORNER Com
gresham: Colonel Smith ". Brook
hart OF Washington, Iowa: opponent
OF Senator A B. Cunmins IN the
primary two years ago, an assallant
Of the Cumm,na-Esch railroad bill.
and supporter OF tho Agricultural
bloc; Colonel Claude ". Stanley. seek
!nE tho support OF World War vet
Grams; former state Senator Leslie
+. Francis, OF Storm Lake and Dcs
Toines. n man OF apparently no 20
liticRl alliances, who appealed 10 the
Independent and womcn's vote: Com
FRESHMAN Purton T. Sweet o. Wav-
sriy. and Clifford ". Thornc. OF
wa sh,ngton. Iowa. unit! recently
general counsel for Tho American
Farm Bureau Federation OF Chica go.
SIR, Thornn cocks 20 invade the
provinces OF Colonel Brookhart. his
fellow townsmhn. hy carrying the
vote q, tho members O. tho Iowa
Farm Bureau. said 20 he one OF the
strongest organizations OF It's kind
m the country
or the field. sweet. Pickett and
Francis claim North Iowa as their
residence The others hall from tho
other side o; tho harrage line The
sole Democratic asp!rant for his Of
nce in the June primary IS Clyde L.
Herring. OF pcs Moincs who two
years ago was tho opponent OF y. f.
kcndal! for the office OF Governor.