Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-09
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Observation-Disclosures

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Major Conger's Candidacy.-Majo
Conger has said, and it has ben pub
lished to the State of Iowa, that he
will accept the republican nomination
for governor if rendered him, though
he cannot owing to his present posi-
ton and environments be candidate
in the sense of making ''house to
house. active campaign. That must
be done by his friends.
No one in Iowa will expect such
campaign from Major Conger. They
know the man too we'll Such cam
paign will be unnecessary He will be
nominated-perhaps by reclamation
lat the Cedar Rapids convention.
Major Conger has always been re-
publican. He has always done his
full share in helping his party win
victories. He has never advocated
the election Of a democratic governor
for Iowa and never took the stump in
behalf of democratic governor and
never was a candidate for Office on a
democratic ticket. With him as a
candidate for governor Iowa republi-
canism will have no apologies to make
this fall, and no explanation as to
why such things occurred. Further
more Major Conger has been identi-
fled with no factional quarrels-has
had no rule or ruin policies to force
upon the party-like Governor Shaw
he is man of the whole people, hon.
est, upright and just, with no friends
to favor and no enemies to punish
Just straightforward business from
beginning to end doing his whole duty
by the whole people, and with no sell
| fish ambitions to serve. No man to-
lday. aside. from Leslie M. Shaw has
the confidence and admiration of the
people of Iowa that he has. No man
| today-except it be Leslie M. Shaw
| for whom the whole people of Iowa
| would arise as one man and rejoice
to have as governor.-Oskaloos Her
aid.
Cost of Poor Roads.-According to
the road experts in the department OF
agriculture the load that one horse
can move on iron rails on level road
requires a horse and half on level
asphalt pavement, three and a half
horses on the best Belgian block pave
| ment, seven horses on cobblestones,
twenty horses on ordinary dirt roads
and forty horses on sand. The com.
parison graphically illustrates the in
creased cost of transportation over
poor roads.-Keokuk Gate City.
| Withdrawal of Mr.. Perkins. - The
withdrawal of George D. Perkins from
the contest for the republican nomina.
ton of governor is the latest develop
ment in the struggle which is the most
interesting political event of recent
years in Iowa The voluntary action
of Mr.. Perkins is not particularly a
surprise. but the motives stated as the
| inspiration of decision at once arouse
an increased admiration for the man.
who has thus sacrificed his own ambi'
lions for party harmony and the polit.
| ical welfare of others. Mr.. Perkins
has long. enjoyed a statewide esteem
as man of honor and integrity, hold
ing high above all ambition on unsul
lied reputation that no act of his was
ever permitted to mar or deface. When
ever the responsibility was to be met
Mr.. Perkins never flinched, and his
latest mark Of fearlessness in eliminat
| ing himself from this contest shows re
markable dignity and self-denial.-Wa
terloo Reporter.