The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-04-09
POLK COUNTY SITUATION.

POLK COUNTY SITUATION.
In the of his first address to the voters of
Polk county, MI. Sidney A. Foster makes some
rather startling Statements in regard to the stua
ton in that county. The Leader denies that it
urged Mr.. Cunlmins to be candidate but enters
no denial to the other statements. The following
is an extract from Mr.. Fosters address,
CHOW am to face, the political situation in Polk
4county. shall speak plainly and honestly with
out intending any personal resentment, and only
upon the political relationship of fellow-republi-
cans OF Polk county. The Daily Iowa Capital and
the Valley Junction Express very early made form
al announcement Of what had been an understood
thing for some months, the name of Judge Charles
A. Bishop as Polk countys candidate, to succeed
to the place on the supreme bench to be vacated
next January by the voluntary retirement Of Gen.
Josiah Given of this city. 1t is known and fully
conceded that the bar of Polk county was practi-
|cay unanimous for Judge Bishop. 1t was known
4 by Judge Bishop early in January that another re-
publican of this county had ambition to become
a candidate for governor, but as many prominent
Republicans of the country had expressed them
selves very favoraby regarding Judge Bishops
didacy, and the formal announcement had been
made by the Daily Capital the ambitious repubi
can felt it was best that the republican delegation
of Polk county should go to the state convention
solid, and agreed upon Judge Bishop to be pre-
sented TO thessate as Polk county's candidate 1t
looked at that time as though nomination by &C
clamation awaited fellow citizen, Judge Bishop:
4 Left to ourselves, my friends, this would
doubtedly have been the situation today. But
Polk county was broken into, and the existing har
monious relations paralyzed by an invasion of
a determined organization of ardent jealous, we'll
disciplined republicans, reinforced by the Sioux
City Tribune and the Des Mones Leader, appar-
emily.
This conference met to put paint; not to
take up the tomahawk against the democratic party,
but to resolve that everything within the republican
party, outside of the men who took part in this
conference and those who agreed with them, should
be declared corrupt, me1cenary,. nenia and de-
serving of political death. They met with eager
ness, not only to invite declaration of war, butte
prosecute with vigor their assumed championship
of political virtues without recitng schedule of
wrongs, allowed their grievances to incte their
valor to proposed battle within the ranks of the
republican party, for the complete destruction of
future political power of any faction in the party,
opposed to their champion Thus the republican
party itself was forgotten. Thus the vindication
of an individual raised above party nternst.
Thus the implied pledge Of Polk county to Judge
Bishop was violated. Thus n1odesty outraged;
thus gratitude was nlassacred; and thus was forced
into Polk county strife and contentious, where
amity loyalty and peace had existed. In this way
they forced one of the foremost citizens of Polk
county into candidacy for office he said he did
not want. and Judge Bishop went down under the
power of splendidy equipped organization.
undertake to say that there NOT from this city
of 10000 population six republicans present at
that final conference, and of those present, rot all
believed the conclusion reached to be a wise one. !"