Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-18
Murphy Used Republican Po-
litical Pull In Contest For
Lodge Honor
kuEHNLE MAKES REPLY TO HIM
Murphy Had Charged That salinser
Used Political Influence to Secure
kuehnIe's success-salineer and
kuehnIe Both Return the Charge to
Murphy-Too Much Politics.
xnecial to Times Republican.

special to I1meS-RepuDllCstI
Des Moines, Aug. 1S.-The belief tina
3olitics play an all too important par
N Pythian lodge affairs has been Civ
an convincing confirmation in the re-
gent contest for supreme representa-
alive at Council Bluffs. OF late years
conventions of the republican
party have been directed in part by
considerations of Office in the Pythian
Bodge and in the lodge elections in turn
state party politics has become the
controlling factor. None but a novice
will now judge a party convention
without considering its bearing upon
Pythian politics and the voluntary con-
LESSONS of Pythian officers themselves
from the Grand Chancellor, admit that
party politics control their lodge. Soon
er or later there is coming a reaction
Mr.. Carl F. kuehnle of Denison, re-
Gently elected for third term as su
preme representative of the Iowa Pyth-
Ian lodge, arrived in the city last night
ond was accompanied by Mr.. B. /. Sal
anger of Carroll, who was his manager
In the campaign at Council Bluffs dur
ing the Grand lodge meeting last week
That contest was three cornered, two
representatives to be chosen and r.
Murphy of Vinton, c. c. Dowell Of Dcs
Moines and Mr.. Kuehnle being the can
didates, the last two being elected. 1,
grew to be very bitter and since the
aaI, hr
friends have made statements in crit
1cism of the methods used by Mr.
kuehnle and Mr.. Salinger. These gen.
tlemen came down last night for the
transaction of business here tomorrow
and We're 10th last evening to make
any statement concerning the recent
bitter fight.
+ Tho newspapers have printed what
purported to be statements made by
Des Moines Pythians that large sums
sof money were spent in support OF
my candidacy" said Mr.. Kuehnle, ION:
OF the ridiculous ones being that ST.
200 had gone for postage and that one
hundred rooters were kept at the Grand
hodge meeting at my expense. All OF
this is absolutely untrue. There were
@ lot of good friends at Council Bluffs
i is true. Over sixty of the leading
business men Of my home went dowr
without notifying me of their intention
and in this list was included practi-
rally all of the prominent men of the
city and all but one being members
Of my lodge. 1t was purely voluntary
on their part and was extremely graft.
Tying to me, of course. These mer
would resent any suggestion that they
should receive remuneration or that
their expenses, even, should be paid
They did it in the usual Denison way
Just as that town did when Leslie NJ
Shaw was nominated for governor an:
Judge Conner for congress.
The charge, made in Mr.. Murphy:
interview that we were seeking to uss
Mr.. Dowell for trading purposes ant
threatened his defeat II he did not d;
certain things. is absolutely unfounded
The fact is that we had decided to sup.
port Mr.. Dowell and so notified him
Everyone who knows anything abou
the situation knows that IS per cent O.
the delegates were for Kuehnle. Mr.
DoweH instead OF being threatened, wa.
support him, which assured his cleo.
would have been glad to have seen Mr.
Mcdowell conceded a second term ant
a straight fight between him and my.
self is deceptive. For. as stated, tn.
Kuehnle forces were for Mr.. Dowell
Mr.. Dowelrs forces were for him, anc
had Mr.. Murphy been for him he coult
not have failed of election, so that Their,
could have been a straight test between
Mr.. Murphy and myself, If he had 81
desired; but he was too astute pol
itician to try it.
All Used Politics.
"The insinuation In Mr.. Murphy's in
terview that the politics in the lodg
meeting was on our side is bit anus
ing The contest was vigorous and wa
conducted by men who knew somethin;
of politics, doubtless. who, so far a
our side was concerned, We're not in
clined to sleep upon their rights. fold
ing their hands while the Murphy Por
terrified political combination got in 1t
work. This claim is the usual cry o
the defeated candidate. The Murph.
people led us on everything excep
votes We tried to meet their circular
as best we could, and when the button
that had to be ordered a month ahea
appeared we could only meet them wit
badges hastily printed.
"The fact is that the intesest taken b.
general politician for Murphy was YER
conspicuous. II is notorious fact tina
there was a press bureau interesting
the general newspapers of the state TO
Mr.. Murphy, while members of the leg
islature who had supported Mr.. Muir
,,bv for state printer were actively
work supporting him for representa-
tive, though not members of the order
i We secured several delegations of Ply
4 thians who resented this effort of out
I side general politicians to control Their
/ and their vote In the Grand lodge. MI
/ Salinger, my personal friend, who man
aged my campaign. Is no novice In pol
+ tiles and was only able to meet Their
in their own forum.
"As far as / know the lawyers an
T, bankers referred to by Mr.. Murphy i
his interview as having been solicite
to support me, were members of tn
order The acquaintance OF Mr. Sal
niger and myself in the order was wild
enough to reach many of the classe
designated. but they were not appeale
to as a class 1t is ridiculous to sug
gest that everyone of prominence wa
so solicited No one In Des Nome
was so solicited. 1t is true that ther
were quite q number of lawyers an
bankers at the Grand lodge, and the
generally favored my election.
"Mr Murphy complains of the use c
personal letters in circulars. Thes
were used to disprove misstatement
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