Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-29
WHO IS COPELAND OF BURLINGTON?
The Story of the Man Who Dared Defy the Great Boss In Iowa.

men-men Of affairs ard high standing
| like Mr.. Copeland himself.
! The accusation has been made that
Mr.. copeland is not entitled to recog-
milton by the republicans OF Iowa be-
But he is. From the day he sacrificed
his postoffice in Pennsylvania out of a
spirit of party loyalty until now he
has kept regular" as far as party
allegiance is concerned. That fact is
evidenced by the fact that he has for
the past six or eight: years been city
chairman OF the republican party in
Burlington. His retention Of the city
Craftsmanship in spite Of Blythe's eff
forts to put him out Is an interesting
tribute to his resourcefulness tho
defeated In many things by the Blythe
machine, he never failed to save some
thing in every defeat-enough to pro-
tect his control Of the city committee.
Who is Copeland?
The conclusion is easy that he is an
extraordinary man, and he is. He has
had more than the ordinary measure
OF success since he came from Pennsyl-
vania, where he was born about so
years ago, and located in Burlington a
poor young man. He is at the head
of one of the largest wholesale and
importing fruit houses in the midwest,
with several branches in Iowa cities;
he Is one Of the proprietors Of the
Clinton-Copeland Candy company
which operates a mandatory employ
ing hundred or more people; he is
director in the Citizens Water COM
pany and in the Northwestern Iron and
Steel company; he has been president
of the Commercial exchange for two
years and is responsible for much of
the aggressiveness Of Burlington in re-
cent years.
These things in the way of business
success have not been achieved except
by hard work. Mr.. Copeland is at his
office early; he is a shirtsleeve worker,
and he keeps UP a swift pace all day
long, looking after every detail of his
extensive business interests. If bust
ness demands his time at night, he
gives 1t; if politics, he gives it; If
some public interest, he gives it. There
Is not a man in Burlington who
crowds more work into every twenty
four hours than Copeland.
1t is doubtful If there is in Burning
ton a man with a larger personal fol-
lowing than w. W. Copeland. Men
like him because he practices the square
deal, because he is generous and big
hearted, because he gives himself heart
and soul to the best interests of the
city, and because he has splendid nerve
and courage. Wher you visit Burling
ton you don't have to go far to find
Copeland's friends--they are on every
hand, high and low, rich and poor
and they have no hesitancy in declar-
ing that Copeland is all right. A group
of the leading jobbers and manufac-
turers recently voluntarily paid Mr..
Copeland the honor of issuing a testi
monial to his worth. Had it been given
general circulation, thousands and
thousands of signatures might have
been secured for it. =
Why Is Copeland fighting Blythe?
Not for political office, those who
know the man declare; not for money,
for he has an abundance of that. But
he likes politics, he believes in fair
play in the game. he hates rings and
bossfsm He is in the fight because an
Independent spirit like Copeland
couldn't help but fight in Burlington.
So then, this i'll brief is Copeland
the man who has dared to defy Blythe
in his own stronghold.
Copeland may not be granted fur
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