Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-01-08
HAUGEN FOR GOVERNOR.


bility of becoming candidate for
the republican nomination for Cover
nor. When his name was first men-
| toned in this regard he gave the mat
ter little thought as did his friends,
other than to express the opinion that
it he would make the race he would
make a strong candidate and in all
probability be easily nominated and
elected. Since then he has received
so many urgent calls from all parts of
the state, from men of prominence
| and influence, that he felt it his duty
to learn to what extent the demand
for has candidacy had developed We
believe he wonld prefe, to remain in
congress, but the governorship of a
great state like Iowa is given to but
few men. and is an honor we'll worthy
of ambitious effort, and when urged
upon a man without solicitation,
with assurances of success should he
allow his name to be used in that
connection, it is his duty at least to
listen to the call.
During the holiday vacation Mr..
Haugen has been meeting his friends
throughout the district and the state,
who have doubtless urged this matter
upon him, but as we go to press he
has not given a decisive answer in the
matter.
From all over the state come news.
papers commenting favorably upon
his chances of success in case he
should be candidate. There is no
doubt that thousands of Iowa republi-
cans would welcome the opportunity
to bury the factional strife of the
past, and support man who has kept
himself apart from factionalism. We
quote one or two items from leading
papers in different parts of the state
Congressman Haugen is taking a
survey OF the Iowa political field,
with view to becoming a candidate
for the republican nomination for
governor. There are those who think
that Haugen would prove winner
Council Bluffs Nonpareil.
In spite of all denials the name of
Gilbert Haugen keeps coming mp as
a candidate for governor. There is no
doubt in the minds of anyone in north
western Iowa but he would beat
Garst two to one an6 Gsrst seerls =,
be the only damspat candidate heard
from. Garst admits that he wears
the Cummins tag. Haugen wears no
ones tag. We have always looked on
him as belonging to the progressive
wing of the party and there will pro-
badly be little opposition to that
theory. At all times when PARTISAN
ship has prevailed he has taken the
progressive side but he is fair man,
true blue republican, and Scandi-
navian of honor and virtue who will
sweep northwestern Iowa like cy.
clone should he enter the lists. We
hope he will. The Tribune could
support Haugen without any promise
on his part. Britt Tribune.
Mr.. Haugen is making a good record
in congress, but he is especially fitted
for the governors chair His service
in the legislature brought him into
close relations with the affairs of the
state which would be useful to him in
the performance of his duties as state
executive.
From the standpoint of availability,
Mr.. Haugen is a Norwegian of the
sterling type, a good business man. a
splendid speaker and of the progress
slve field of endeavor. The Fourth
district would aid materially in as
sisting his candidacy-should he come
out. That district has not had a
governor for p,any decades and it
would be compliment to that Sec
tion of the state which would rebound
to the glory of the party and cut some
figure in the final scroll of elective
officials. David Brant, Iowa City
Republican.
The new sanitarium which is being
built a few miles from Iowa City on
the Cedar Rapids-Iowa City interur-
ban for the treatment of tuberculosis
is nearing completion. The construc-
tion has been delayed little, but the
institution will be ready for occu-
pancy soon after the first of January