Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-05-19


The democratic candidates for nomi-
nation are Stephen H. Bashor of Water
loo, Claude X. Porterof Centerville and
Edwin G. Moon of Ottumwa. Basher
will be among those who also ran and
the fight will come between tho other
two candidates. Porter is well known
as Senator and former candidate for
governor who would have been elected
had he received his party vote. Edwin
c. Moon is a young lawyer who attract
ed much attention in the legislature last
year by the bills he championed and the
laws he secured. He is author of what
is known as the Moon Law which re-
stricts city councils in mulct commun-
ties to granting saloon licenses to only
one for each thousand inhabitants and
stands i'm much favor with the temper
ance forces of the state.
In the matter of republican nomina-
ton for Congressman there is consider
able interest in the first, seventh, eighth,
ninth and tenth districts, the only ones
in which there are contests. In the first
Congressman Charles Kennedy seeks re-
nomination. He is opposed by Smith
Brookhart of Washington. While the
campaign there is being waged on pure
ly factional lines. Mr.. Brookhart has
publically served notice on his progress
sive constituents that he is for the re
nomination of Carroll. In the seventh
district, S. f. Prouty is for the fourth
time attempting to defeat j. A. T. Hull
for the nomination. In the eighth dis
trict the contest is between Judge Horace
Towner of Corning, Iowa, and John ii.
Darrah of Charlton and is being waged
on fractional lines, the former represent
ing the standpat, the latte the progress
sive elements. In the Ninth district H.
w. Byers is seeking to defeat for the re
publican nomination ON fractional fight
Walter l. Smith who has heretofore al
ways been unanimously nominated. In
the tenth district Congressman Frank
Wood is being opposed for denomination
by III. E. Maine of Emmetsburg.
In the contest for nomination to fill
two vacancies on the Board of Railroad
Commissioners, the situation is becom.
ing somewhat settled. 1t has been quite
generally conceded by politicians that
Col David j. Palmer of Washington
county, present chairman of the Board
and member for several years, will Sc
cure one of the nominations because OF
the genera support regardless of faction
being accorded him by farmers of the
state and old soldiers. This may be
easily accounted for because of Mr. Pal
mer's long experience as an Iowa farm
er in Washington county and his re-
markable war record. For the second
nomination the contest lies among five
other aspirants. OF these, probably
James H. Wilson of Adair county is the
best known generally throughout the
state because of his being an old soldier
and having been in public service to the
state as private secretary to Lietenu
ant Governor Herriott for many years.
The test for the Republican nomina
ton for Attorney General seems to be
settling between Guy Feeley of Water
loo and Geo. Cosson, first assistant At
torney general, who sprung into promi-
nence as State Senator last winter be
cause of the radical legislation he Sc
cured for law enforcement. These laws
it is claimed have made Mr.. Cosson ex
tremely popular in some territories and
thoroughly disapproved in others. His
success or failure will depend upon
which ballot is the heavier Mr.. Feeley
has gained statewide reputation be
cause of being speaker of the House in
the last general assembly and it is claim
ed he aroused no enmity in any part of
the state. Col. w. T. Chantland of TT.
Dodge, veteran of the Spanish Ameri-
can war, is also candidate.
J. S. w.