The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-10-28

THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK,

of accounts among those interested to
form some opinion of the probable out
come. Personally. the republican tick
ct is concededly stronger than the
democratic. There is hardly a demo-
crat in the county who believes that
any person on their ticket will run
ahead. Democratic hopes are based
therefore not upon the strength of the
county ticket but upon the advantage
of maJority OF party followers. In
the last twenty years Crawford has
given republican majority but once
and the democrats count upon this fact
to elect their candidates whether they
are tit men or not. 1t is claimed bv
democrats that the dissatisfaction ex-
listing at the time of their convention
has been largely quoted and it is u
fact that any number of promises have
been made. promises which if Judged
by the past, viii never be fulfilled.
They also believe that the very fact
that the repl blicans carried some of
the county officers last year will place
the democrats on their guard so that
there will be a full vote. While conced-
ing that some OF their candidates have
weaknesses of character which ought
not to exist among men holding re-
sponsible positions, they claim that
the average voter does not care, that
he will vote for a weak candidate as
quickly as ne will Il strong one if he is
only on his ticket. Whether or not
this is true remains to be seen. In the
campaign the first evidence of demo
cratic alarm was when they called d
meeting and reversed their plan of a
still hunt and commenced a campaign
/, of school house meetings. This was a
confession that the work of the re-
publicans was beginning to count.
The republicans look with much
satisfaction upon the work OF the past
few years. They have seen the demo-
cratic majority reduced from between
seven aud eight hundred and even a
thousand. to a point where it may now
be fairly considered detachable ground.
| While knowing that the fact that they
carried the county does not guarantee
victory this year. it has at least in
spired them with hopefulness and will
prevent encouragement even should
the majority be against them at the
coming election. They have confidence
that sooner or later the intelligence of
| the people OF this county will lead them
to break over the lines of partisanship.
stop being scared with democratic bug
a boos and join the ran6s of the pro
gressive people all over the north.
| ADDED to this feeling of confidence in
1 the ultimate outcome is the knowledge
that the republican ticket is much
stronger and better in all its parts than
is the democratic ticket.
DR. Gibson Will receive much more
than his party vote. He has developed
into a frst-class speaker and there is
no reason why he should not receive
every republican vote. His opponen,
has made very few new friends since
he was beaten last year. Most mer
would have been content with such 8
threshing, but he was not. The same
democrats who voted against him last
year will do 80 again and many of the
personal friends of Hon. Hugh Hangar
feel that they would hate to see his
place taken by the man who treated
him SO arrogantly year ago. We
know of no place in the county where
DR.. Gibson will run behind his ticke
will run ahead.
The republicans have recognized the
wishes of the Irish voters, and have
placed no one in opposition to Mr.. M
j. Collins. He has made a good Officer
and there has been no desire for {
change at this time. This move on the
part of the republicans has shown theil
good will and makes the Bulletins CRY
about the lack of Irish on the republi
can ticket of no avail.
For clerk the democrats have elected
and renominated Mr.. Frank Eau
whose only recommendation is or was
that he runs bitterly partisan news
paper in which no republican, nj
matter what his merits, ever received
one word of support This being tht
case MIR. Faul will receive no republi
can votes save from such few intimate
and personal friends as every man wht
is at all reputable is bound to have
The republican candidate while he ha
made no general campaign of the coun
ty is sure to receive large vote from
the townships in which he is bes
known.
There is every Indication that G. M
| Russell will be successful in the splen
did campaign he is making for tn,
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