The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-10-21
DEMOCRATIC
CONFERENCE
Decide Upon Ridiculous
School House Campaign.
The Wrath of Prohibition Invoked to
Brace a Losing Party Fight. Ex.
pect Collins to be Elected

The democratic candidates and few
OF the readers help secret meeting
here on Saturday. They rea ize that
the outlook is bad and are making a
strong attempt to rally their forces.
They have been relying entirely on
the lavish expenditure of money to
get the voters to the polls. They now
find that there is so much dissatls.
faction with their ticket and that the
democratic voters are showing such a
spirit OF independence that they almost
wish they could be kept away from the
polls. 1t was decided at the secret
conference that change of policy
would have to be made and so speak
ing campaign will be inaueurated in
order to line the democrats up AL
though the Bulletin brands the school
house meetings as ridiculous" there
seems to be no way out of it.
The ridiculous school house cam
paign having been decided on it was
next considered as to what should be
talked of by the various speakers. Mr..
Caswell was called upon and he said he
had an OLD line of rather broad Jokes
which he was ready to spring. Chair
man Carey suggested that it would be
best to advertise Caswell's meeting
"For Men Only" Caswell said this
would suit him first rate and that he
was ready to fight for the party of free
silver if he busted suspender
whoa up there Clipped in schlum-
berger, This is no free silver party
any more. That was shelved at the
convention"
'If this is not free silver party,
what is it?" said Romans. II came
over to the party on that issue and here
l stand. II free silver is left out what
am to do about it? Talk about the
man without q country, he wasn't in it
with me. And tears stole down the
cheeks of the veteran le der of two
parties as he thought of those visits
from Bryan and the days of past splen-
dor. II feel' said Romans, "That If
theseImiserable gold-bugs want to leave
my Bryan out they can just fight their
own fights, so they can"
but that doesn't elect any county
officers" said Carey. eve might just
as we'll get down to business, what we
are here for is to elect the county tic
ket. We don't care rap for the prin-
ciples OF democracy, it's supervisors
we are after.'
There's the coal strike" murmured
State Secretary Cook, cooking his head
with the air of an experienced business
man
''You go chase yourself" said O'Hare
with an ugly look on his classic face.
Don't you know that President Baer
is democrat and President Roosevelt
is republican. You better 90 out and
explain how you found out the differ
ence between the Secretary of State
and state secretary"
''That's right growled the Hon.
Bill Davie. And he better pay my
expenses for that rush trip to Des
Moines. Don't you think so J. B?"
If | was so blamed unpopular that
let man from Sioux City beat me
wouldn't say anything answered
John the Business Man. "The ticket
would be stronger with you off of it. y
And as for you, Sam, you better go
out and explain about that indisposi-
tion (?) of yours
THAT isn't generally known through
out the county, is it?" said Carey, "If
it is, it will beat Sam, sure.
1T ought to beat him. said Romans.
I'll tell you boys what I'll do, said
OHare, II will take the pledge"
Rats, said Carey
I'VE ought to elect McKin at any
rate. said Caswell, butting in just in
time to save a row, ''How are you
coming, Jim?"
4Aii * ~ Duo ~ is SO DldLuSu eN-
pensive. There's the thirty cents /
spent at Aspinwall, and seventeen at
Dow City"
That's all right: you are running
as the highly moral candidate and you
don't have to spend money" again put
in Caswell, who is giving almost ex-
elusive attention to the McKim cam
paign, because that office has the most
printing at its disposal
What with loaning money to other
candidates it isn't SO almighty cheap
after ALL" sighed preambulating jim.
'By the way said, Frank Faul, 81
would like to ask John Holland If he
said no German oughtto be elected to
Office anyway:'s rs 4SA sr