Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-22
WADE SPEAKS OUT
WRITES TO IOWA DEMOCRATS
REGARDING NATIONAL SIT
UATIoN.
Second District Democratic Congress.
man Does Not Want Iowa Delega-
tion Instructed Either for Hearst or
Any Other Man.

Any Other Man.
Des Moines, March 21.--.rn letter
which he has dictated to number of
prominent democrats of the legislature
and others throughout Iowa, Congress-
man Martin j. Wade of the second dis
trict emphasizes at length his objec-
ton to having the Iowa delegation
from the state convention sent to St.
Louis instructed to vote for VIM. R.
Hearst
Mr.. Wade says he is not finding
fault with any man who is a support
er of Hearst or any other man, but
is opposed to instructions whether
they be for the New Yorker, Parker,
Williams or German. His reasons
are that such action will revive the
old bitterness which has divided the
party in recent years and from which
| it is just recovering. In part Con-
gresham Wade says: 'The nation
needs dem ocratic president. We
are IN a crisis; the party is in cri-
sis; with sensible action We can save
the honor of the nation and bring
| glory to the party. There are in this
congress 20S democratic senators and
4 representatives, but there are not Is
who would openly express themselves
in favor of Hearst or any other candi-
date. They are waiting and watch
1 ing events, hoping that before July
6, circumstances will develop which
will indicate a course which can be
safely followed. 1t seems to the demo-
Gratis of Iowa can we'll afford to fol-
low the example of these men.
Wants Factions United.
Personally, if / have accomplished
anything it has been to aid in bring
ing closer together the members of
! the party, so that they could better
fight the common enemy, instead of
wasting their energies in fighting
each other. And / should deplore
any action at the convention which
would undo all that has been accom-
plished in this direction.
II am keenly Interested in this mat
| ter, but I want 1T distinctly under
stood that such interest in not in re-
lation to my personal occupancy of
the Office with which the democrats
of my district have honored me-. So
4 far as am personally concerned
would hail with delight an opportun-
4 ity to turn to my personal interests
1 which must suffer while the burden
some duties of Office become more
difficult every day."
| Even Democrats Surprised.
Des Moines, March 21. - (SpeciaD-
| The letter of Congressman Waite as
Itonished the democrats, even, when it
was given circulation here. All Of the
| democratic members of the legisla-
ture had knowledge of the letter but
had not seen it. 1t was sent out in man
ifold form with stereotyped sigma
ture and was directed to Dear SIR
| instead of to any individuals. 1t was
intended for general consumption, OF
| course.
Hearst People Afraid.
II This move plainly indicates to poll
ticians that the anti-Hearst people are
badly frightened They fear that
Hearst is going to have absolute con
I troll of the democratic state conven
ton. There is ground for their fear
!; 1t may be true as one prominent dem
ocrat said that the literature which
the Chicagoan and New Yorker is
sending out by the ton is like circus
Il posters ascribing to him the good
Il weather and all other pleasant condi
i tions Of life, but it is counting in
:. Iowa.
]. Especially is it counting when all OF
j, the Bryan or silver wing of the party
, is backing him.
Looks After Judqe Wade,
/ incidentally, of course, Judge Wade
hopes by his letter to revive the fires
of loyalty in the breasts of the reorgan-
izers in the second district. No one
is known who ever heard the Judge
express himself upon the money ques-
ton but since he wears broadcloth
Prince Albert coat all of the time the
democrats who belong to the reorgan-
ization wing have assumed that he be-
4 longed to them. The fact that he has
never done or said anything to prove
it has led the reorganization element
in the second district where it con-
trolls to consider withdrawal of sup
lport from him. His assault on Hearst,
therefore, is expected to solidify the
J element which stands for anti-reaffirm-
), alton.
May Prevent Instructions.
Reorganizers who are backing the
Miles movement or any other old move.
ment designed to embarass Hearst say
that the Wade letter will prevent in.
. structions. The silver, or Bryan or
Hearst men, smile significantly and
! saw that instructions or no instructions
) Mr.. Hearst will have little the most
enthusiastic and loyal delegation from
, Iowa that any state sends to the ST.
Louis convention for any man.
Leon Brown