Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-29
THE PRIMARY ELECTION
Suggestions Regarding Candidates
and Method of Voting.


and Method of Voting.
Next Tuesday will occur Iowa's first
general primary election, in which we
trust that the greater share of the demo
Gratis of Howard county will participate,
although there are no great contests or
dissentions such as have rent the re-
publican party in the state.
Voters in the primary will indicate
their political affiliation by calling for
ballot of the party to which they be-
long, either Democrat, Republican,
Prohibitionist or Socialist, as the case
may be.
A democrat will find his ticket head
ed by Claude R. Porter for senator.
Just here we wish to state that no
democrat in Iowa worthy of the name
will participate in the republican pri-
maries in aid of either Cummins or Al
lison. We will accept as true the
statements made by the Commins re-
publicans that Allison is an incubus on
the state and with reference to the
twanging of the loudest string of the
Cummins harp of praise, would call
your attention to the fact that Mr..
Porter, while in the senate Of the gen.
eral assembly, led the fight against the
oft-referred to Molesberry bill, the
veto of which Mr.. Cummins and his
friends declare was the entering wedge
which pried Mr.. Cummins loose from
several years use of railroad passes
earned as attorney for Iowa railroads.
Mr.. Porter is just as sincere and just
as active in securing proper railroad
legislation for Iowa as Mr.. Cummins,
and no democrat need desert him on
that score
Following the nome of Porter for SEN
ator in the first column on the ticket
(the various candidates being arranged
in four columns), appear the names of
three good men for presidential cleo
tors at large. Vote for the two of
your choice.
The list of state offices is headed by
that reliable old German democrat,
Fred E. White, the old warrior who in
previous campaign cut down the re-
publican vote by $4,000 when that party
was united. Show your confidence in
Mr.. White by attending the primaries
and giving him rousing vote-one
which will show him that the people
are back of him and which will encour-
age him to wage vigorous campaign
for the general election.
Like Mr.. Porter, Mr.. White has no
opposition in the primaries and this is
the case with the balance of the ticket
with the exception of the office of
superintendent of public instruction,
for which two candidates have filed.
Either one is qualified and this paper
has no choice between them.
The first name in the second column
is that of F. H. Howard, candidate for
presidential elector from this district.
DR.. Howard is of Strawberry Point, a
genuine democrat, does not carry the
'P. & B. - brand and is and always
has been an enthusiastic Bryan man.
For congress two names appear and
this contest is not one of men but one
of principle. Anders of Oelwein was
solicited by the prominent Bryan demo-
Gratis of the district to allow the use of
his name as a candidate for this
office and he consented. This aroused
the ire of the few Palmer & Buckner
(alias Miller-Marsh- Donovan) demo-
Gratis who at various times have felt
the sting of the lash of defeat admin
istered by Mr.. Anders and his trends
and fellow Bryan men in the district.
They met at Calmar (thirteen in all,
including six spectators) on April 18th,
and after much persuasion induced M.
E. Geiser, of New Hampton, to stand
as their candidate. With Mr.. Geiser
we are unacquainted, and he may be
personally likable and well qualified,
but like Alton B. Parker and Governor
Johnson, he has the wrong men and the