The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-11-30
ADAMS COUNTY ALSO.
Is Organizing in Opposition to Hep,
burn and Movement is Spread
inc Over Entire District.

Durn dn0 movement is spread
ing Over Entire District.
This paper has been giving it's read
ers the operations of the more pro-
gressive, or Cmmmins republicans, of
this district; we have shown how and
why they are organizing in Taylor and
Ringgold counties and are preparing to
in Decatur. Thus far there has been
very little said by any citizen Of this
county relative to the organization of
"a Square Deal Republican League"
like they have it in Ringgold, or Com
mon Peoples Republican League" like
they have in Taylor, but it is known
there are number of Statesmen in
Adams county who are on the brink
ready to jump, but they are afraid to
for fear the movement will not prove
popular; that they cannot upset the
machine and in case they fail they
will for many years be left "high and
dry" If they thought the movement
would prove popular they would be only
too anxious to get at the head and
father the movement. We do not like
to call names or we would name several
of these gentlemen. The first Adams
countyite to speak out in meetin' is
Jerome Smith. president of the Iowa
Mutual Insurance associations, director
of the Meat Producers association OF
this congressional district, secretary of
the Adams County Mutual Insurance
association, Cummins supporter from
Jasper township, free lance republi-
can who votes for the best man. and
other titles, who, while attending the
meeting OF the state association Of
mutual insurance companies at Des
Moines, last week, was interviewed by
the Register Leader of that city and
among other things the gentleman is
reported in the interview, as saying:
Ii the primaries were held to-day
Colonel Hepburn would be easily
defeated for denomination. There
is a we'll defined movement against
him in the Eighth district, and the
combined efforts of his friends to
make the outside world believe that
all is harmony and peace is misdi-
rectcd and would better be employ
ed in fixing up his fences, for they
are down. There is a movement
against him. And in this movement,
in my Judgment, extends so com
pletely over the district that l
think that the primaries if held to-
day, would result in his utter de-
feat. There is dissatisfaction all
over the district. Ringgold, Taylor,
Decatur and other counties are
strongly organized and are in the
control Of his opponents. That fact
cannot be concealed. Adams coun-
ty, to-day, is against Colonel Hep
burn, and his friends must acknowl-
edge the fact.
believe, myself, that there will
be number OF candidates for the
nomination before next spring.
This is the trouble: The people
believe that Colonel Hepburn does
not stand for the thing that they
want in regard to the railroad rate
regulation now pending before
congress.
1t may be true that the colonel
is in favor of bill giving the inter-
state commerce commission addi-
tional powers. But he is not in
favor of making the orders of that
board effective at once. That is
the thing we want Ii the COM
mission takes a complaint as to
rates under consideration and after
fair hearing decides that the rate
of the railroad is eXtortionate, the
people want the order of the com
mission fixing reasonable rate to
go into effect Immediately. Colonel
Hepburn would have it held up until
the courts get through with the
case. Now, we are are not able to
wait four or five years. Four years,
| believe he said was the average
time, and we insist that the COM
mission rate should go into effect
Immediately.
know Colonel Hepburn is in favor
Of the delay, for he told me so him
bn lictr
fore, it is against him.
Now that Adams county has been
heard from something will prorably be
done toward an organization similar to
the one in Taylor and Kinggold. All
that is necessary is leader; there are
plenty of republicans who want to break
away from the machine, not only among
the farmers, but the professional and
business men as we'll. Right here in
Corning can be found many of our very
best and most successful business men
who have openly said they would not
support Colonel Hepburn again if nomi-
mated; it is matter OF record that
there are a number Of republicans all
over the county who have not been sup
porting him in recent years, as the
election returns will show. In 1904
Roosevelt carried the county by 75S
while Hepburn had to be content with
500. In one precinct Gasper) where
little work was done and where the
head of the republican ticket had is
majority, Bonnett, the democratic can
didate carried it over Hepburn by 8,
showing a change of 10 votes out of
total vote of III. The people want
change and they are going to have it.
The trusts, corporations and postofices
will not save Colonel Hepburn.
We want to say to our republican
friends that we Will be glad to make
any notice for them, br give them space
to advance their theories, either for or
against the present movement that is
creating SO much comment among the
Cummins and anti-Cummins supporters
of the republican party.-Corning Free