Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-02-21

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William F. Sheehan and Charles F..
Murphy were perhaps the two persons
most interested in the news of Mr..
Littleton's candidacy.
Surprise to Sheehan. ,.
This is the first I've heard Of It."
said Mr.. Sheehan. mo, didn't know
he intended to come out as candidate
though of course his name has been
mentioned haven't seen his letter
and don't want to see it. There 10
nothing for me to say"
Charles F. Murphy was at Good
Ground, l.. l., and would make nc
comment until he had read the letter
himself.
Senator Franklin D. Roosevelt, the
insurgent leader. was interested, but
rather non-committal. Personally. 81
course, everybody likes Martin Little
ton, and all Democrats recognize that
he has done effective work for the
party" he said. a.
"How Mr.. Murphy will take the an
nouncement shan't surmise. Nc
doubt It win be remembered that some
years ago Mr.. Littleton arraigne6
Tammany Hall in a public speech
more bitter than l since remember Il
have heard anywhere.
II wonder who counselled Mr.. Lit
Teton to come out with an avowet
candidacy now. That would be the in
teresting thing to know. Personally
admire his courage, but Is he well ad
vised? 1t is not always the outspokeE
candidate who becomes the compro
mise choice Of deadlocked party"
Mr.. Littleton was emphatic that he
had not consnlted with Mr.. Murphy
about his ca 1acy.
Litto116seo Statement.
BY way Of introduction. Mr.. Little
ton says he is in receipt of a letter
IN which he is asked to state wheth
er am a candidate for United States
senator"
Before the legislature assembled
he continues, Il was asked by some
of the members to declare myself .
candidate. At that time Mr. Shepard
and Mr. Sheehan were the active and
leading candidates and naturally ex
pected the choce would fall upon one
or the other of these gentlemen, and
hence declined to do so. We are now
nearing the end of the fifth week OF
balloting and it does not seem at all
likely that either Mr.. Shepard or Mr.
Sheehan will be chosen. have made
up my mind to submit my name as q
candidate to the legislature.
"As a Democrat I realize that the
position of the Democratic party in the
country calls for the election of some
one who will not only insure peace II
the party councils, but whose election
will be in accord with the popular will
of the state.
above and beyond this purely par
~ demand, the problems which con.
front the country, upon whose right
solution it's welfare so greatly de.
ponds. require that the man who Is
called into such high service should
have the ability to understand. tn
courage and the freedom to advocate
and the single-mnded devotion to sup
Dort the public interest and the publ.
welfare.
The situation. he says. calls for sucl
high order of ability and fitness tia;
he has serious misglvngs as to his
own fitness
Federal Government Problems.
Mr.. L:ttleton then outlines tie prob
lens before tue federal government as
be sees them. He refers to the prob
lens of supervising corporations and
railroads, which, he says, must be reg.
ulated by the government wnen the,
become national in character.
There are those who claim" he
says, that the government possesses
the power Inherently to extend itself