The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-03
STUART OUT FOR CONGRESS.
Charlton Man Will Ask for Demo-
cratic Nomination..

Frank @. Stuart, of Charlton, has
been brought out by the democrats of
Lucas county as a candidate for con-
gress in case it proves true, as rumor-
ed, that w. d. Jameson will not
again ask for the nomination.
Mr.. Stuart was candidate of the
party for congress in that district in
1894. For three years before that
he had been the editor of the old Des
Moines Leader, when it was owned
and published by Harry Stivers, now
publisher of the Osceola Democrat in
the Eighth district, and when Horace
Boise was governor of the state. In
Colorado Mr.. Stuart had been mem
Der of the legislature and returning
to Iowa in 1889 had been elected
mayor of his old home at Charlton in
1890.
In 1896 he took an active part in
the democratic campaign, in 1897
was in charge of the literary cam
paign for the democratic state central
committee at Des Moines, in 1898
was temporary chairman of the dem
ocratic state convention and in 1900
was official editor to the executive
committee of the national democratic
committee at the national headquar-
tiers in Chicago. IN 1901 he was act
ing chairman of the democratic state
central committee with headquarters
at Des Moines and since that time has
been extensively engaged in writing
for democratic and independent
papers.
The candidacy of Mr.. Stuart is
contingent on the decision of Con-
gresham Jameson. If the latter de-
cides to run Mr.. Stuart will not. With
this understanding the democrats of
Lucas county have sent an open letter
to the democrats of the Eighth dis
trict, in the following form:
Charlton, Ia, Feb. 25, 1910.-To
the democrats of the Eighth district:
We respectfully present Hon. Frank
@. Stuart as candidate for congress in
the Eighth district, subject to your
decision, and ask your support for
him in case Hon. w. ID. Jameson is
not candidate for reelection.
We wish you to know that this
honor is not Of Mr. Stuart's seeking.
Nothing has been further from his
mind than the idea of running for
congress-. When the matter was sug-
gested to him, he said he could not
think Of being candidate against
Mr.. Jameson. And when advised of
a recent press dispatch from Wash
ington stating that Mr. Jameson
would probably not be candidate,
and being urged by his friends to al
low the presentation of his name, Mr..
Stuart said:
Only on condition that my name
shall be Immediately withdrawn in
case Mr.. Jameson shall finally decide
to run. And, Furthermore, 1 should
like to hear from the old guard and
some Of the splendid new fighters
throughout the district, as to whether
or not they want me to make the
race
Mr.. Stuart is recognized as one of
the ablest campaigners in Iowa; and
his record for consistent and cour-
ageous opposition to special privilege
and all form of encroachment on the
peoples rights, extending over per-
iod of years, is equalled by few and
surpassed by none.
MI. Stuart has never been a candi-
date but once in this district. That
was in the great landslide year" of
1904, when there was no chance for
democrat anywhere; and yet, against
the greatest odds, he made one of
the most vigorous and effective cam
paigns that has ever been known in
the state.
yours for united front, an ag-
gressive campaign, and a righteous
victory"