The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-09-15
OUR FORUM
IOWA COMMUNICATION.


IS exciting most interest in Iowa politics
ut this time is the way in which Mr..
Weeks got ahead of the fusiOnists in
filing the Peoples party ticket. In
this state the ballot law permits the fill
Ing Of nomination papers for state Of
ficers not more than 60 days preceding
the election or less than 80. Accord
ingly, early on the first day on which
papers could be filed, Mr.. Weeks was at
the capitol and filed his papers. Mr..
Walsh, of the Democratic committee,
was also out early, but few minutes
behind Mr.. Weeks. At TAO a. M the
straight Peoples Party ticket was filed;
at s o'clock came Mr.. Walsh and filled
the Democratic ticket, and at 8:O7 the
Democratic chairman also filed the fu-
sion Populst ticket but made it sub
jcct to that of the Democratic ticket
The anti-fusiOn law passed last winter
prevents the same names appearing on
the ballot twice, therefore, the fusion
Populist ticket containing the same
names as that Of the Democratic ticket
cannot be printed on the ballot. At
9 a. m. James Bellangee, chairman of
the fusion Populist committee, filed
with the clerk of the Polk county dis
trict court petition against George l..
DObson, secretary of state, asking for an
injunction to restrain the secretary Of
state from filing any nomiatiOn papers
of the Peoples party or Populist
party. Judge Spurrier, Silver Repub-
lican issued the injunction. The Demo-
cratic orators and papers for the last
month, in order to catch the labOring
mems votes have been raising a pro-
lOnged howl against government by in
Junction. They have sought to make it
one of the issues of the campaign. De-
spite their eagerness to take the popular
side of this question, they show their
insncerity by practicing the same meth
DDS which they condemn in Others
Their second great political move, (their
first being their phenomenal opening of
the campaign was to seek to disfran-
chise the voters of Iowa by preventing
the straight Populists from having a
ticket on the ballot which they can sup
port. This move is proving even more
unfortunate for them than their open
Ing of the campaign, when they sought
to preach free silver in silver districts
and compromise with the gold men in
the gold districts. The fact is, these
Democratic managers and their office
seeking Populist allies are going from
bad to worse. Their every move is
proving d blunder. While Judge Kline
repudiates the Chicago platform, Gov
Boies dsdains sixteen to one, Walter l.
Hayes, over in the German settlement,
tadvocateJ free beer, Judge Spurrier
makes night hideous with his lurid de-
nunciation of government by Injunction.
General Weaver tells how the Demo-
Gratis have at last come to him, and
incidentally vouches for Kinne's sound
ness on the money question, Cyclone
Davis, fresh from the tornado regions
OF Texas, with his nine volumes of the
lie OF jefferson, expounds the decara-
ton Of independence, and Mary Ellen
Lease, of Kansas, breaches socialism.
To know just where to put these wonder
workers so that he may fit the right
orator to the peculiar views of the To-
callty In which the speech is made, is
certainly the greatest task Charley
Walsh of the Democratic committee
ever attempted. 1t is said that he is
having Fred White and the other sneak
ers re-write their speeches and that {
conference has been held to sec if some
rational parity between their utter
ances cannot be established. In tie
meantime our state central commit &c
has been very busy collecting names and
preparing for an active speaking cam
paign to begin the latter part of the
month, at which time Mr. Lloyd as
sisted by an able corps of speakers, will
thoroughly canvass the state.
On account of delay in sending nho
tographs, our special edition has beer
delayed. but will be ready for mailint
by the time your orders can reach us
Our appeal to the Populists of the ma
tlon for funds is meeting with substan
t1al returns. This communication will
this week go to many new readers ant
we desire to repeat what we have sait
before. We are issuing large, illus
trated edition of our state paper, TIL
Wlnterset Review, which will contai,
pictures of prominent Populists wht
TOOK part III the coventfon and the 81,
speeches in full of temporary Chairma,
Kicker, permanent Chairman Emerson
Senator PETER, Abe Stenberger, Charlie
"A. Lloyd, candidate for governor, AM
Charles Kemmerer, our boy orator
These will constitute, doubtless. one O
the strongest campaign documents eve
put before the people 1t clearly de
lines our position and the ablest reason
which can he adduced for straight part
action. They will sell at FIVE cents De
copy or So per 100. Send your orders q
once The proceeds will go into tn
campaign fund. If you have not as We
raised subscription for our campaig
committee, we urge you to do so at once
Fraternally,
A. w. KICKER.
Sec. Iowa Peoples Party State Contra
Committee.
To the Review, Winterset. la.