Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-11-02
REVIEW OF SITUATION
Des Moines Correspondent Tells Of
Political Conditions.
SOME CONGRESSMAN IN DOUBT

Mr.. WO0dh0use Reviews Political
Situation in Letter From State
i1I Capital.
i.
Des Moines, Ia, Nov. but
one week remains before the reg
ular Iowa biennial election when
state officers, state legislators and
representatives in Congress will be
chosen. The nearness of election
has caused much speculation at the
state capital with respect to the
probable outcome. At democratic
state headquarters elaborate claims
are being made and at the repub-
/ lican state headquarters predictions
OF republican victories are almost
as pr0fuse. The democrats claim
Porter will have q majority of
$4,000 votes for governor. They
claim they will elect congressman in
the First, Second, Fourth. Sixth,
Seventh and Eighth Districts. They
further claim they will elect c. E.
Walters of Toledo, Attorney Gen.
eral and will elect Walter H. Dewey
of Charlton as a member of the
railroad commission defeating Cliff
ford Thorne Of Washington. who,
because of his prominent connection
with one special stock raising inter-
est in the state is drawing opposi-
tion to himself from many direc-
tions. They claim they will make
notable gain Of strength in the
state legislature.
At the republican state head
quarters 1t is being claimed that
Gov. Carroll will have majority
of 10000 votes and that the entire
state ticket will be elected. In the
congressional districts they admit
that there Is close contest in the
Second, Fourth and Sixth Districts.
In other districts they claim the re-
publican congressman are certain of
election.
The situation as can best be
summed up from an unbiased opin-
ion IL that Cos Carroll will be re-
elected with q majority Of $1,000
votes. This b making an allowance
for nearly 10000 votes loss which
he may suffer as a result of the
opposition to him by the brewery
and liquor interests Of the state. It
IL quite safe to predict that George
Cosson, the republican candidate
for attorney general, will be elected
despite the fact that he Is also op-
posed in some sections by the liquor
interests.
As a matter of fact indications
are that the entire republican state
ticket will be elected with the pos
sible exception of Clifford Thorne,
who as a candidate for railroad
commissioner, Is being opposed by
farmers generally, because Of his
efforts in behalf Of one special in
terest to get rates on live stock be-
tween Iowa and Chicago lowered SO
that it would strike deadly blow
at the home live stock market.
With reference to congressional
selections 1t Is quite certain the
democrat nominee in the Second
District will be elected. In the
First District the fight is close. in
the Sixth District the outlook Is
very poor for the republican can
didate, N. E. Kendall. In the Eighth
District, where the democrats claim
victory, they have no chance. While
Frank Q. Stuart is making an ac-
tive campaign, he is too thoroughly
branded as radical to secure re-
publican votes from members of
either republican faction. In the
Fourth District Congressman Hau-
gen has the fight Of his life with
Indications that he will barely pull
through, II elected at all. In the
Seventh District there has been a
marked change in the past few
weeks. Had the election been held
. few weeks ago Judge s. F. Prou-
ty. the insurgent republican nom-
inee. would have been defeated.
Recent developments. however,
show that the large interests of
Des Moines and Polk county have
taken up the cause Of Mr.. Prouty
and are doing all in their power to
secure his election. This will un-
doubtedly result in success for him.
Democrats are making no claims
whatever of success in the Tenth
and Eleventh Districts and with but
feeble chances in the Ninth District.
In the Fifth District Congressman
James Good will be reelected with
out question and Congressman Chas.
d. Pickett Of Waterloo will have his
usual majority in the Third District.