The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-07-20
DEMOCRATIC POLITICS.

OoN'AASy OOAA
has been called for Monday, August
9th. The State convention is on Aug. |
10th. Chairman John Cook is proving
an energetic chairman for Democracy
and his selection was good one from
the standpoint of that party. The
Bulletin contains a number of candl-
dates announcements, among which
are C. G. kemming and Frank taul Tor
county clerk. NJ. j. Collins for auditor
O. NJ. Criswell for recorder, G. Butter
worth. L. 3. Higley and Chas. FL. Mol
ter for supervisor. The ammo ,ncemeni
of MIR. Molter of Iowa township states
that he is candidate for supervisor
from the west part of the county. this
is in all probability, however, an error
on the Bulletins part. There are sew
eral candidates who have not as Yet Sc
cured their license from the Bulletln.
Among these are Robt. Molseed of
Vail for auditor, F w. Benning OF
Charter Oak for recorder, Sam O Hare
and Maurice O'Connor of Vail for
county attorney. and White and Lang
lev for re-nominatio on for supervisor
| The call for the coming convention
does not include the nomination OF
county officers but is simply for the
selection of delegates to the State con-
yention. If the REVIEW were at this
time To venture a guess. which would
| of course lie only a guess, as to the
probable democratic ticket. 1T would be
as follows: For auditor, M. j. Collins:
clerk, c. C. Kemming: recorder, y. Nj.
Criswell. ATTORNEY. Sam V. O'Hare:
Supervisors. L. B. Higley and Chas d..
Molter. This is the slate ticket. The
candidacy of Faul for clerk was brought
out simply to defeat Kruger, ana now
| that Mr.. Kruger has Withdrawn: the
movers that be have been unable to
| head Frank off. He will however re-
ceive not more than one-third OF the
votes at the convention. Mr.. Collins
is slated for auditor and has been for
the past six or eight years. MI Mol
seed is, however, popular man and
shout. he determine upon more active
| campaign. he would give Collins a
! merry chase. In the recordershlE
| Criswell's luck is standing him in good
| stead He is inclined to laugh at Ben
nine's candidacy and feels certain that
Benning will not secure the Charter
Oak delegation and that even ii he
should. he would not be nominated
Mr.. Criswell is not popular with ole
lime democrats. they resent the FAC
that MIR. Criswell has retained all the
emolunents of the office in his owl
family. instead of giving some othel
good democrat chance.
For County Attorney there is gen
80, 1.o,.a.- vue.u ,.1.s. y hae heo,
failure. 1t is in fact an open secre
that the leading democrats of tn
county feel that Mr.. O'Hare has failet
to comport himself with either tn
dignity or the ability which his otfic'
should compel. The only reasons VIII.
Mr.. O Hare will be re-nominated. are
that he has had the office but one yea
and that there is no other strong candi
date against him.
For some reasons unknown the Deni
son ring is opposed to the re-nomina
ton of either Langley or White, ant
especially to that of Langley. On &C
, count of his populist record Mr.. Lang
: ley has never been in good repute witt
: the old line democrats. His nomina
ton was made as a bid for the fire
silverites and now that that issue is I
be shelved they wish to shelve MI
Langley also. The board has no
gotten along very we'll with the presen
county attorney. ana whatever int1u
: ence he may possess, will be directe
: against the denomination OF the tw
: old members. Mr. White is more poE
' ular with the bosses than Mr.. Langle
and if jackson township insists upo
mis- denomination it may be accorde
him rather than to offend that locality
This is the situation as it stands to-da
as nearly as we are able to discover
y The republicans are saying little abor
NJ county officers, but when the tim
comes good representative ticket wi
undoubtedly be placed in the field.