Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-11-10
7 he Landslide Came. 1t
Was Our Way.
CARRY ALL DOUBTFUL STATES
Missouri, West Virginia and Maryland
Get in Republican Band Wagon.
A NEW RECORD FOR IOWA
Audubon County Surprises Even Re-
publicans and Gives Roosevelt
Nearly 900. Train, White, Wood,
Cosson, Searles All Walk in Eas-
lily by from 465 to 1873.


lily by from 465 to 1888.
Tuesdays result met the expec-
tatiOnS of the most sanguine repubi-
cans. The doubtful states seemed to
Join in a conspiracy, friendly and
patriotic, and all gave in unison sur
prisingly large republican majOrities.
1t is an old saying that ones fore
sight is not as good as ones hind
sight, but come to think of it., there
were abundant reasons for all that
has just happened. There were many
who predicted that Parker would be
the worst defeated candidate of either
OF the great parties since Horace
Greeley, and that seems verified. 1t
now seems to be the solid north
! against the solid south, with Missouri,
| West Virginia and Maryland
with the north. A new prob
lem, or one new to this generation, is
liable TO be pushed into consideration.
Iowa has broken all previous rec
Ords, never before having exceeded
| 100, 900, but now makes it 100, 900.
She now eliminates her lone demo-
cratic congressman, sending an un-
broken republican delegation to
Washington, the gallant and able
| young Dawson winning in the second
| by 26O. Smith, from our district, has
| increased his majority of 1000 two
years ago to 1900.
Audubon county has done her full
share in this sweeping change. Last
year Gov Cummins, who ALWAYS re-
ceived the full party strength here, had
a majOrity III the county of 5OS Tues
Il ! ly,n ro1t I
400 more more. Taking into consider
| alton that this is a small county we
believe the figures will show we have
made greater gain according to our
population than almost any other
county in this part of the state. Au-
dubOn county republicans do not
speak bOastingly of this, but acknOwl-
edge that many democrats rose above
the party level and voted for what
they thought was for the country's
interests. These men are scatteredoin
every township. They recognized in
| Roosevelt Il clean, courageous and
able man and one whose policies are
beneficial and right, and they desired
that he be endorsed, and they helped
| do it.
| The contest waged for the county
offices here was strenuous as to au-
ditOr, clerk recorder and supervisor.
| The democratic candidates for those
positions were very active. Their
activity and the big claims made by
thdm and their friends, as well as
certain attacks made by their organ.
the Advocate, had the effect of stimu-
lating republicans to increased activ-
| ity for their candidates.
Train came through with the big
maJOrity Of G2O. 1t would have been
even more had not Randall Hunter,
| his opponent, belonged to one of the
old f"mllieS Of this county and was
| thus in position to receive a big en-
dOrsement at his old home. Extra.
Wood came through with $50, MAX
ing splendid campaign and leaving
good impression everywhere.
COsSOn had almost no fight against
him, so he and his friends thought it
unnecessary to devOte.much attention
to his case. He led the ticket how
ever, with 1873 majority.
The greatest activity and biggest
claims OF the democrats were directed
against White and Searles. In select
ing White as one for the slaughter
the democrats were perhaps surprised
to find they had fallen on very game
fighter. Instead of submitting to de-
feat he made a merry Face for the
head Of The ticket, receiving 782 ma
| iOrity.
Searles was marked by the demo-
Gratis for certain defeat. The Advo-
cate opened in a personal attack
against him. The intention was that
in the whirlwind toward the end that
| SearleS would be overwhelmed. The
whirlwind proved disastrous to those
who stirred up the storm. Searles
received majority of 465.
One of the features of the local cam
paign that deserves notice was the Of
| fenSive and abusive course of the Ad-
vOcate. If this had been the first year
of such action, it would not become so
noticeable. Under the present manage
ment it seems to have become the pol
icy OF that paper to make personal at
tackS upon republican candidates.
These attacks have frequently verged
so closely on defamation of character
and libel that the best friends of the
Advocate have been surprised at its
conduct. While republican managers
have not personally relished such cam
paigns, they have realized they were
| benefited thereby as much or more
| bhui thCy NCiO lhJul IL 10 only III
the interest of decency that we speak.
One who loves to wallow in the mire of
slime and the Islander of character, de-
serves public rebuke. He is an enc
my to society.
The REPUBLICAN also makes pro-
test against use of liquor in cam
paigns. This county has been COM
paratively free from it the past few
years and should not go back. 1t
don't pay the politician to use it and
the sooner public sentiment makes this
plain, the better.
A table showing the unofficial
count appears in this issue. 1t is in
structive. One thing it shows is that
the total vote in the county was not
big. In 1900 Mckinley had 1921,
Bryan 1901, total 1922, or 342 more
than Tuesday.
The weather was as nearly perfect
Tuesday as presidential election
ever brought, clean, mild, nearly
calm, and good roads. 1t was good
day to do good deed.
The court room was used as head
quarters for both parties Tuesday
night w w Smith had "A teleoraDh