History of Senatorial Elections in Iowa

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Excerpt from History of Senatorial Elections in Iowa: A Study in American PoliticsWhile quiet work has often been begun far in ad vance of the date of election, senatorial contests have usually begun in earnest early in the summer of the year preceding the session of the legislature at which United States Senators were to be elected. Candidates in the ranks of both political parties an nounced themselves, and in many instances the con test for the senatorship has had an important effect on State elections. Not only has the bearing of the political complexion of the legislature on the election of United States Senators been cited as an argument for voting a straight ticket, but frequently legisla tive candidates have been nominated and elected on the basis/of their preference for senatorial candi dates. Frequently, also, nominating conventions have definitely instructed legislative nominees rela tive to their votes for United States Senators.After the State elections the contest has as a rule been limited to candidates of the party which has se cured a majority in the General Assembly. The main efiort after that time has been to secure the party nomination in the caucus of members of the legislature shortly after the convening of the As sembly. With only a few exceptions the winning of the nomination of the dominant party has amounted to an election, for there have seldom been instances of bolting the caucus nominations in the votes in joint convention. Except for the deadlocks which began and closed the history of senatorial elections in Iowa and the unusual election of James Harlan in 1855, the elections in the joint conventions of the two houses of the legislature have been uneventful.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.