New-York tribune., 1922-02-01
Kenyon Quits
Senate for
U. S. Bench
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and VIII make a most splendid judge,
but away out in the Middle West and
through the agricultural sections Of
the country many Of the farmers whose
eyes are rlVetcd on the CONGRESS- of
the United States, and whose eyes
were We're riveted upon the conference
that adjourned last week. will wonder
If 1t was not due to desire on the
pait Of the President and his advisers
to nd tho Senate Of the leader Of the
agricultural Group IN this body. 1t will
need some explanation to remove that
impression from the minds Of the
people.
II appeal to the distinguished SEN
ator from Kansas Mr.. Capper . also
member Of the bloc. to continue the
great work that he has done with his
associates on this side Of the cham
bcr TO pu; through this body lcgisla-
ton beneficial to the farmers of the
country. J hope that in the mind Of
the President the idea will not be
conceived, nor will you on tho other
SIDE intimate TO the President some
position OF rare and exceptional quail
fcation that is allurng to the dis
Nnguishcd Senator from Kansas, 40
body. trust that the distinguish ed
Senator from North Dakota Mr..
LAID , who has been member of the
agricultural group and has helped us
on this side Of the aisle to pass
honchccnt lcglslation for the farmers
of the country, viii not be rendered an
office so that he will leave US And
can say the same thing about the dis
tlneuished Senator from Nebraska
Mr. Norris because he would be
missed very. very much in the passing
OF Agrlcultural legislation.
II do not blame the Senator for
wanting to leave the Senate. Here he
has fought for purity OF election and
'c oust from this body one who has
been indicted by a grand jury in Mich
igan and tried and convicted by a jury
there, with Republicans on the Jury
and he appealed to his colleagues to
stand with him for purity OF election
and when he made a great speech they
left the Senate chamber. and there was
no harmony between his actions and
those OF his associates. do not blame
nm for taking this high place, but 7
90 hcre that the other members of the
agricultural bloc will stand with us and
help US to pass the legislation recon-
mended by the agricultural conference
held in this city last week"
Senator Hehin later expressed the
same view as Senator Harrison. He
said the old way to kill an enemy was
to shoot him. The modern way was to
appoint him to Office
Senator Kenyon said he would resign
in about ten days, as soon as the CO.
operative marketing bill could be
passed.
The Iowa Senator. who is fifty-three
old. has been the chief force in the
agricultural bloc in the Senate. The
question now discussed is who will
head the bloc and whether it will con-
tlnuc to be as aggressive as ever. No
doubt exists it will continue, but
whether it will lose force is a moot
question. Senator Capper presumably
will be the new chairman. Several of
its members said it would go ahead
as before
With Senator Kenyon out there will
follow many political complications in
Iowa. Governor Kendall will name the
successor, VINO will hold until after
the November election Among the
names mentioned as possi biities are
President j. R. Howard of the Ameri-
can Farm Bureau Federation. dirt"
farmer of Marshall County; Chairman
John T. Adams, of the Republican Ma
tional Committee; Representatives Bur-
ton +. Sweet OF the Third District;
Colonel Hanford MacNider, of Mason
City. head of the American Legion;
Fl. W. Byers, of Des Moines, former
Speaker of the Iowa House, and Repre-
sentative Dickinson and TOwner