The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-18
slRsr DISTRICT REPUBLICANS

FIRST DISTRICT HErooIi
Commenting upon the insurgent con
ference at Des Moines, where Cum
minis announced the standpat con-
gressmen must be defeated at the pr
maries. the Cedar Rapids Gazette tn
surgent. with both ears TO the news
wirel remarks:
.Tbe onponents of Kennedy, the
standpat congressman in the FIRST
district. have not SO much confidence
in their ability to pull Brookhart
through Ii is quite probable that Ken
nedy will be remominated-
Ii seems to the Burlington Hawk
Eye that this is more than probable
The Hawk-E,ye does not believe Mr..
Brookhart can carry his own county,
although with al Astounding optimism
he processes to be able to carry all the
counties in the district. Reviewing
what IS being done and the final out
come OF it all. the Hawk-Eye says:
.Brookhart is putting money and
effort into MS campaign and is person
ally canvassing the entire district. he
Is given courteous treatment Wherever
he goes. but inquiries made after MS
visits TO the various localities fall TO
reveal any marked change of pubic
sentiment. Take Des Moines county
as an illustration. Mr.. Brookhart es-
tablished headquarters here and has
number of paid and volunteer workers.
but they do not seem to have maze
any progress in winning Republican
voters away from Mr.. Kennedy. Near
" all the leading Republicans of Bur-
lington and Des Moines county, both
progressive and standpat, are for Ken
nedy for congress and Carroll for gov
ernor. OF some who are not thus
classified. they are not pronounced for
Brookhart In fact. Mr.. Brookhart's
campaign in this county has no partic-
ular standing, no conspicuous Repubii-
can leaders in its management And
yet Mr. Brookhart is claiming he will
carry Des Moines county by five or six
hundred majority
If the rest of the district cannot
make better showing OF hands for
him than is manifest in Des Moines
county it is difficult 10 see upon what
Mr. Brookhart bases his expectations
other than the Illusions of hope. fond
desire and sanguine temperament
And polls made in Washington, Mr.
Brookhart's home county. warrant the
expectation that Mr.. Kennedy win car
ry nearly all the precincts.
SO far as Des Moines county is con
cerned, factional strife has largely sub
/ sided. The Republicans desire to pre-
! sent solid front in the Novembe.
election and contribute their shar,
toward giving the President Republi
can congress next term and also cleo
a state senator and two representa-
I tives in the next general assembly
aEd Republican county ticket Her
are motives in abundance, and GOO
ones, for Republican unity and effor
TO maintain the party organization
And these reasons are all contributor
to the nomination of Mr.. Carroll 70
i governor and Mr. Kennedy for cor
gresham.
Mr.. Brookhart has probably don
more work in Des Moines county wit
view OF influencing the result of tn
primary election than in any othe
i county in the district. The Hawk-Ey
is in position TO know the result {
his labors and its testimony is vatd
bile as showing how little Roadway ii
insurgent candidate. despite his be
efforts, has been able to make again
: Congressman Kennedy. Reports fro
all over the district are practically
: the same effect-that the Republics
. voters in the various precincts are 4
= Kennedy almost to man. This is
: 1t should be. Mr.. Kennedy is a car
: BILE. efficient and worthy represent
: tive and should be renominated by
:, unanimous vote