The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-10-28

charge for his personal expense while
out working for the ticket. Perhaps
this incident throws a side light on
Mr.. Kuhl's character and explains
why at this time the Bulletin is ready
to sacrifice him and the balance of the
ticket in order to elect Meehan.
For county superintendent there
seems to be no question of the election
OF Supt. Won Coelln if his friends re-
main true to their many expressions
of support. Mr.. Won Coelln has made an
excellent official. He has had but one
term. The Bulletin says any $500 a
day man is good enough to advise and
visit the schools of the county. This
must Sbe the theory upon which the
Bulletin is supporting Mr., Hoffman.
Personal contact is the only way a
superintendent can judge of the work
ings of the schools. He cannot sit in
his Office day after day and Intelligent
! ly direct the schools of the county.
We hoEe that Mr.. Hoffman's view Isl
that not that of the Bulletin. If the
Bulletin is right, that it is a waste of
time and money to visit the schools of
the county, Mr.. Hoffman should at
once come out with statement that
if elected he will not visit the schools.
The democratic campaign should be
consistent. The truth is that the
Bulletin does not expect Mr.. Hoffman
to be elected and as there is bit little
patronage in the Office it does not care.
1t is entirely willing to sacrifice him
in order to elect the sheriff.
/ From now on the efforts of democ-
racy are to be concentrated on an eff
fort to beat McAhren for sheriff.
/ Everything else is to be sacrificed for
this object This is apparent from the
last issue of the Bulletin which de-
votes twice as much space to attacks
on McAhren as to all the rest of the
democratic ticket. The effort is evi
dent to attract the attention of the
voters away from the consideration of
the qualifications of the two candi-
dates. It's acknowledged that as far
as fitness and ability are concerned Mr..
McAhren is far superior. For this
reason the Bulletin tries to raise the
false issue that in the defeat of Nc
u Ahren the voters may in some way
strike blow at Judge Conner and the
dread pencil-pusher of the REVIEW.
The endeavor is made to arouse the
antipathy Of Mart Ryan and his friends.
That it will fail goes without saying.
Mr.. Ryan is too loyal republican to
, be mislead by democratic insinuations,
, The democrats are in desperate
straights to elect Meehan. AS q candi-
, date he has proven helpless, unsocial
, fellow. He has no elements that in
} spire friendship or activity in his sup.
port. Nevertheless the whole time
, of democracy from now to election
. is to be directed toward his election
. Henry Bell says he does not intend
to take the deputyship and it is pos
itively known that that Office has
been rendered to number of men in
different parts Of the county
We wished to arouse the many
!, friends of Mr.. McAbren to the fac
;, that the whole fight is to be directed
against him aud that if they
!, wish him TO win their support must be
> of the most active kind. Every pres
i sure will be brought to bear upor
! democrats to get them to forget every
thing else and vote against McAhrep
: This cracking Of the party Whip has
gone so far that the would be bosses o
Denison have already "black-listeo
a number of leading democrats o
penison suspected Of being friendly Il
f" McAhren.
BY what right these bosses woult
blacklist and attempt to drive OLE
time democrats out OF the party s no
known, But it is fact that nor
than a score Of Denison democrats hav
been officially "black-listed and ex
communicated by those having charg
these men can be tetrorized OF not re
MAINS to be proved.
4 MI, McAhren is man in every wa,
fitted for the office. He would max
!. the best sheriff the county has ever had
There is no comparison between th
: two candidates in this. respect. Nh
a Meehan has never shown any particula
ability or capaCity in any direction, Ill
). has never done anything for the demo
a cratic party for the community CT 70
. himself we do not know of a singl
fact that would commend him to tn
j, voters except that by shrewd manipnla
: tion he managed to get tile democrat
i nomination away from Hank Cummin
= The reports from nearly every precinc
in the county are most encouraging TO
!. Mr., McAhren 1t must be borne il
a mind however that the whole fight Q
!. the democratic organ zation is 10 b
! directed against him hat the biscl