The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-11-06
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using medium.
One of the unique, picturesque
and wholly amusing features of
the recent campaign in this county
has been the Right Honorable
John Cook, Chairman of the DEM
ocratic County Central Committee.
ohm started into the campaign
with the double purpose in view of
elevating Bryan to the White
House and himself to the postofice
and he determined to be a polite
ian with big P. Now the Right
Honorable is nice fellow, but un-
sophisticated, and his former po-
litical training has been entirely in
the 1ud Gary school. His idea Of
campaign was mud. The more
mud the more votes, the more
votes the more glory for the chair.
man who successfully despatched
1.-THE mud. The older politicians of
his party had seen the evil effects
of a mud campaign. Ever since
the famous fight of 1897 they have
seen the reaction from the anti
Shaw campaign and they have
learned wisdom. The fact is that
Gov. Shaw is the most popular
man in Crawford county today and
the bitter element of the democrat
ic party has long since repented in
sack cloth and ashes, the dirty
campaign made against him. For
these reasons Mr.. Cooks idea of
battle royal of mud did not meet
with intense approval, Another
thing was that Mr.. Cook had a
head-end collision with some cold,
hard, unsympathetic facts early in
the compaign. He had choice
article of the Gary-Woodruff type
which he proceeded to spring on
Judge Conner. 1t was nothing in
coming to Mr.. Corners ears and
that gentleman called up one or
two of Mr.. Cooks friends, dis
played the facts os they were and
quietly informed them that Mr..
Cook must either retract and apol-
ogize or prepare to defend libel
suit. The retraction was forth
coming and nothing would have
been said about it but for two
things, firstly, there were evidences
that Mr.. Cook still persisted in
trying to place Judge Conner in
the wrong and secondly, Mr.. Cook
allowed his name to be attached
to circular that was an open
and fragrant insult to every repub-
lican in Crawford county. This
circular implied that the republi-
cans of the county were engaged
in campaign of bribery through
out the county, and MIR. Cook Of
fered reward of s1oo for infor-
nation leading to the arrest of the
guilty parties.
We publish the circular in full
so that the republicans may all
know the attack made upon them
| by the official head of the democra-
cy of this county. Here it is.
500 REWARD.
To The Democratic Voters OF
Crawford County:
| am informed by democrat OF
Crawford county that certain per
son approached him and offered
him two saw bucks, or in other
words $780,. to work among the
democrats for a certain candidate
on the republican ticket for this
coming election, but that he refus-
ed to do so.
As chairman of the democratic
county committee l offer $500 re
ward for information that will lead
to the arrest and conviction of any
person offering a bride at the com.
ing election to defeat any of the
democratic candidates on the dem.
ocratic ticket.
Take the money offered ane
while yet in yonr hands and ii
the presence of the briber notify
him that you will proceed agains
him, and take the number on the
bills given and denomination ane
keep the money. Also notify
county chairman at once.
JOHN COOK,
Chair. Dem. Co. Com.
Mr. Cook shows an intimate