The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-08-15
DEMOCRATIC POLITICS.

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additional "6vers" from the pockets of
ambitious democrats. just why q
political announcement should cost
more than any other advertisement is
hard TO understand, especially as the
| Bulletin draws more from the demo.
cratic party each year than does any
one of the county officers, but so long
as aspir ng democl ats are willing 10 be
hled we suppose the monkey will pa,
the hat and the organ keep on grind
ing.
Among the new aspirants introduced
at twenty FIVE cents line is Mr.. r. E
Grason of Denison, who is after the
recordersf ip. He holds the unique
position of being the only man in Craw-
ford county who still maintains, with
out quail ications, that he is sorry
Brysn was nos elected. Bob" says
this as if he really meant to he be
lieved. He has been one of the local
'tspell. binders" for democracy during
the past few years and is part of the
Romans Gary crowd which came to
the rescue of demccl acy on the silver
issue. Bob's friends believe that he
will be the nominee, that he will have
majority OF the votes of Denison and
much strength throughout the county.
This makes the fourth man after Girls
wells place beside the present in
cumbent.
The list of the Bulletins "held-up'
men has increased this week and Mr.
Caswell smiles and says there is room
for more. In the race for county re.
corder there are three entries: Jas.
McKim, A. A. Fishel and R. E. Ora
son. MIR. Criswell announced to his
friends yesterday that he would not be
a candidate. There was no question
about Mr.. Criswells desire but he
| found that he was running against a
stone wall of democratic public opinion
and concluded to retire as gracefully
as possible. This was the right thing
for Mr.. Criswell to do, he has made a
good record =, but the good sense Of
the people is opposed to the fourth
term idea. This announcement leaves
the field free with the present odds
rather in favor of Grason. For Super
visor there are FIVE candidates. Cook
and Scaggs are opposed to each other
and as both come from the same ward
in Denison there is every prospect of q
good clean contest between the two
men. John Holland has concluded not
TO be put off with promises any longer
and will contest with c NJ Dugan for
the nomination from the east end.
Dugan served short time on the
board and made q good member. He
was betrayed and sold out by the gang
when he came up for nomination and
this action aided in the election of ].
G. Smith, republican. When Smith
resigned, Holland was nagain candi-
date for appointment but be was passed
over for Dugan. He was told that he
had better wait few years and then
he could get it. Apparently he has
decided not to wait. The appointment
OF Mr.. Dugan has rot been popu ar
one, although perhaps it was as we'll
received as. any would have been out
of so large field Of applicants. Rol-
land will have fight in his own town
ship but If he wins that it is possible
that be Will beat Dugan. Thos. Ahart
has the field to himself in the west end
apparently, although Flaherty is still
a factor to be reckoned with and Char
ter Oak is apt to ask for something out
of the grabbag. Interest in the scrap
for the lightweight legal champion
ship has been heightened by the for
NAL announcement of r. Shaw Van
and the entrance of Deputy Clerk O..
Wheeler into the contest. The RE-
VIEW is Offering no advice in this
matter, the democrats of the county
| know the records OF all three candi-
dates. Mr.. O'Hare is candidate for
third term, or rather for second and a
| half terms.
Mr Shaw Van is asking the support
of his old time friends in spite of Mr..
Caswell's enmity. Mr.. Wheeler is
basing his candidacy upon the theory
that the democrats do not at heart
want either Of the old candidates and
vii! be glad to unite on some new man.
| Personalities are apt to enter largely
into this fight as Shaw Van and O'Hare
are personally unfriendly and Wheel, r
will rest his claim on the alleged un-
/ fitness of the other candidates. The
REVIEW thinks the odds slightly in
favor of O'Hare with Shaw Yana close
second and Wheeler possibility.
The Cook Scaggs controversy in
Denison for supervisor il warming up.
The anti -Scsggs men are looking up
his record as councilnan in the Nc