Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-06-02
TWO INTERESTING
CONTESTS COME IN
PRIMARY ELECTION
While Certain Governor Will Be Nom.
mated Convention May Have
Some Places to Fill.

6upeIHatoTlal contest which because
OF generous publicity campaigning,
has submerged from public attention
all others, but by the contests for re-
publican nomination to the offices of
Railroad Commissioners and Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction. 1t is
an assured fact that at the primary
On June z, republican candidate
for governor will be nominated. This
is not true with respect to these other
two offices because Of the large field
OF candidates in each. AS is we'll
understood to secure nomination it
is necessary for the candidate to re-
celve thirty-five per cent of the en-
tire vote cast at the primary. There
are six candidates for the nomina-
ton to the Office of railroad commits
sioner, and while it is generally con-
coded one of these nominations will
go to Col. David j. Palmer, of Wash
lngton county, present chairman of
the board, and member for several
years, one other nomination is to be
made from among the five remaining
candidates If none of these secure
thirty-five percent the second nomina-
ton will be made by the convention
Mr.. Palmer's nomination is accepted
rs foregone conclusion, because of
his statewide popularity. At the last
general election for railroad commits
sioner, in which he participated, he
received the largest vote of any can
didate. His large following is easily
accounted for by the fact that he has
been an Iowa farmer ever since the
civil war in which he made a remark
In IA Ia n~1 =
ord he made on the board which, dur
IN this membership, has decided q
1884 complaints of which number per
cent were dismissed for want of juris-
| diction, 10 per cent were denied, leav
(! Ing 2,307 cases closed to the satisfac-
ton of the compliments against the
railroads.
Thorne Out of Race.
The fact of his conceded nomination
precludes the possibility of a nomina-
lion for Clifford Thorne of Washing
ION, as 1t is extremely improbable the
electors will nominate two candidates
from the same city and county. OF
the remaining four candidates, James
H. Wilson of Adair county, appears
to have the best of the struggle, be-
cause of his wide acquaintance among
the old soldiers and among politicians,
gained during his service as secretary
70 lieutenant governor. Chris
.opher Ottosen of Humboldt
county and Ed Sitz of Clay county
have the disadvantage of both being
n about the same territory and will
probably divide votes there so as to
prevent either getting the nomination
1t the primary. Earl Ferguson of
Page county has not made an agrees
sive campaign.
State Superintendent.
The campaign by all candi-
dates for State Superintendent
pf Public Instruction has been
conducted along non-political lines.
However, there is little question con-
corning the political afiliation of A.
NJ. Deyoe of Garner for his campaign
is being managed by Senator John
Hammil of Britt, one of the most rad
lcal progressives on the floor of the
senate in the last Iowa General AS
sembly John F. Riggs, the present
incumbent, is not looked upon as a
strong candidate because of his gen.
eral unpopularity among the farmers,
who are generally opposed to school
plans and proposed legislation OF MIR.
Riggs Adam Pickett of Creston is
looked upon as one of the strongest
candidates because of his education
al qualifications and general popular
ity. Other candidates who have con-
Quoted their campaign modestly are
d. E. Brainard Of Logan, A. B. Hem
niger of Keosauqua, l. G. Welty OF
Story county and F. e. Lark of Mon
roe.
The Governorship Fight.
With the contest for republican CUB
ernatorial nomination the fight is
clean cut. Either Governor B. F. Car
roll will be renominated or Warren
Garst will be chosen as the leader of
the republican party in state affairs.
Probably upon the nomination of
governor will largely depend the fac
tional complexion of the state con-
vention to be held after the primary.
If progresives secure control they
purposee to devote efforts of the gath
ering to an endorsement of Iowa's
two senators in Congress in their
fight against the Taft administration
measures proposed by the president
for passage. If the standpatters con.
troll the convention it is expected
state matters of direct interest to 10.
wa farmers and taxpayers will receive
greatest consideration. Many pro-
gressives have announced their sup
port for Carroll and his opportunity
for nomination is now looked upon as
the very best.
Attorney GeneraIshIp.
Remarkable gains made by Guy A,
Feely of Waterloo, as indicated by
endorsements he is receiving from all
sections of the state, seem to indi-
cate his certain nomination fer alton
ney general. Geo. Cosson "s Audn.
bon has been making a strenuous cam.
paign and undoubtedly has soma
| strong strength in sectinus, Int it is
believed by politicians IL position
| to Judge conditions that bis strength
| is too scattered to avail hin in the fin.
| al count. He admits he expects moth.
| ing in the river districts end many
| other counties where law. he champ
| toned and some of which he secured
| the enactment are net sd?sed upon
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