Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-02
TWO UNIQUE
PROBLEMS UP
OBSERVERS SEE UNUSUAL SIT
UATIoN IN GUBERNAToR-
IAL CAMPAIGN.
PRESENTED TO ELECTORS
Second Term Issue is Raised and Cues
ton Of Whether Office is Means
for People to Endorse Repre-
sentatives in Congress.

Des Moines, June From an un
biased standpoint the Republica1
contest for gubernatorial nomination
| in the coming primary June present.
an interesting political situation. TW'
problems absolutely unique In pol1tlca
history Of the state are presented TO!
! solution by the voters. Both matters
are generally considered to b.
worthy of serious reflection, fo'
they set a precedent for future prim
aries. Both of thes are presented thu
electors by the progressives and Sc
forth in concise form are as follows:
Shall the politically lifelong pre-
cedent in Iowa of extending two
terms to an officer, where he has
proved himself proficient in his
duties. be broken?
Shall the nomination and cleo
ton of governor become means
for the people to express their APP
prevail or disapproval of national
representatives in congress. re-
gardless of the individual demands
of the off ce?
Both of these questions are pro-
pended by Warren Garst who as q
progressive seeks the Republican nom
coming a candidate at this time; the
latter in his opening campaign speech
when he said:
There is but one way to COM
mend the Iowa insurgent senators
for the course they have pursued
in congress-but one way to pay
them the tribute justly due-Hnd
that is to give them vote Ut
confidence, send men to congress
who are in sympathy with their
position and elect standard bear
49,. ~ bo OF "a who are also In
perfect accord with them.
Governor Carroll Answers.
Governor Carroll in his opening
address at Manila meets
these two questions as follows:
II am not seeking denomination
as a matter of party precedent un-
less my record in office is such as
to entitle me to second term, but
with the leading opposition pa
ners conceding there is nothing in
INV record they care to assail and
nv opponent not finding anything.
either in nv record or pertaining
to the office now occupy that he
regards Of sufficient Importance to
call his attention off OF what is
going on at the national capitol,
/ ask YOU is it fair that before l.
have been in office fifteen months
I should be forced into contest
IOr W q oSScHASt SSAAA''
when my predecessor. who was
Governor Cummins, was given
seven years. and two terms with
out opposition. .,...
my opponents have admitted
there is nothing in state affairs
that warrants them in bringing
out an opposing candidate. hence
they have gone to Washington for
an issue. Their slogan is that you
must hold up the hands of your
senators in congress. Is 1t not just
as important that you hold up
the hands Of your chief executive
in the state in fight for econ
omy, efficiency in official service,
in uprooting graft, putting the
states affairs upon a business
basis in attending to the duties
of his office and in doing some
thing for Iowa; for Iowa institu-
tions and for Iowa interests?
Warren Garst- in his address jus
tifes his attitude by the statement
that the principles he urges must be
upheld, are Of a national scope. Gov
ernor Carroll contends he should be
sustained in principles he has estab-
lished by uprooting graft from state
affairs and providing clean, econ
omical, business administration of
state affairs. He contends that the
people of Iowa elect senators and rep
to attend To national af-