The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-08-26
THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

With the democratic convention hut
two days distant the members of that
party find themselves united but upon
one thing and that is that is that their
ticket will be the weakest ever put
into the field. They have no Careys,
or Krugers, or Jepsons to conjure with,
and it lis a common expression among
the leaders that their only hope this
year is that democrats will vote the
ticket simply to keep up the party
organization. Faul and Collins will be
rencminated without opposition. This
is not because they are. particularly
strong before the people but because
they have had but one term. They
will not add any strength to the ticket
as their friends consider them safe in
any event and neither of them is an ex-
ceptionally good campaigner.
For recorder the field is equally un-
inviting from democratic standpoint.
McKim will be the nominee but he has
but few elements ofpersonal popularity
and the democrats are looking for q
dead campaign as far as he is con-
cerned. There is no enthusiasm for
him in any part of the county. Grason
is too recent and Fishel too little known
outside of his own precinct to cut any
great figure in the convention
T. For county attorney the democrats
are between the Devil and the deep
blue sea with but one way of escape
and that is impossible" To the Cas-
we'll crowd, Shaw Van comes as near
representing personal Devil" as
they will ever see in this world O'Hare
certainly has the capacity of tie briny
deep and Wheeler, the Temperance"
candidate presents ali the attractive
ness of desert isle. Among the three
the democrats will probably ta6e to
sea, nominate O'Hare and trust to luck
and the good sense of The voters that
he will not be elected
For supervisor from the east end
there is fight between Dugan, Hol-
land and Abbott. 1t is a bitter fight
and will not be finished until the vote
is counted in November. There is a
desire on the part of many democrats
to punish Dugan for voting for Mart
Ryan last fall. If this is done Mart's
many friends in the east end will at
tend to the fellow who beats him in
the convention. If Dugan is nomi-
mated the "stalwarts'' will knife him.
The indications now point to the nomi-
nation of Holland if he can control his
own township of Jackson. 1t is re-
markable fact that no candidate has
come forward from any of the German
townships and that the whole north
west corner of the county is thus
omitted from the program. Even at
this late date Dennis O'Brien would
make the strongest candidate for re-
corder and would bring more votes to
the democratic ticket than any candi-
date now on the list. Dennis is ap.
parently satisfied to remain as deputy
treasurer for another year but with
Soldier and Charter Oak at his back he
could get the plum today if he went
after it.
Denison is to have candidate for
supervisor and it will be John Cook.
John is also beloved of the gang, init. !"
Scaggs was brought out by them pur-
posely to beat Cook but his candidacy
has fallen fat. Cook was requested to
withdraw in Scaggs favor but he did
not see 1t in that light. John is a good
fellow. honest and means we'll but he
will add no positive strength to the
democratic ticket
Thos. Ahart seems to have no OPP
position in the west end. but the ghost
of William t'laherty will not down and
his murder will not go unavenged.
Added to the weakness of the ticket is
the general apathy felt by democrats on
National and state issues. The silver
issue which will be re-affirmed in the
state convention, leaves bad taste in
the mouth of the old time democrats. the
wrongs of the Filipino fail to arouse
enthusiasm in the democratic breast.
President Roosevelt has taken such
q strong position against the trusts
that there is little room for argument
along that line. 1t is safe to predict
that thirty per cent Of the democrats
will not leave the corn field to vote for
free silver and O'Hare. Those who do
go to the polls will do some tall scratch
ing if they want to vote for the best
men. If the republicans name q good
ticket there is nothing for them to fear
in the coming campaign.
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The new law for the suppression of
intemperance is a good one and If put
in force will reduce the number of cases
of drunkenness even in love. at Ell
dora two men were arrested aud sent
to the asylum, and dispatch from
that town says that the lesson has had
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