Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-19
PROUDFOOT ENTERS CONTEST
Indianola Man Wants Republican
Nomination fcT Governor.
IS OPPONENT OF PRIMARY LAW
Frank O'COnner of Chickaxav
County and r. e.. Dunn of Cerro
GordO County Candidates Tor
Democratic Nomination.

the last week somewhat changes the stu
alton and raises issues of a state character
which will detract for the present from
the national aspects of the campaicu for
eslection Of delegates The new entry
Senator A. '. Proudfoot. lives at Indian
ola, only fifteen miles south Of Des
Moines, while George w Clarke. an
other republican candidate. lives at AdeI.
twenty-five miles west. and Prof Holden
the independent candidate. lives at Ames.
thirty miles north. All live in the same
congressional district with Des MONIES.
SO that they are punched near the state
capital.
Senator Proudfoot is related To Judge
Henderson, commerce counsel for the
railroad commission. who lives in the
same town. and who gets $500 a year
salary, and he has been closely associated
with Senator Berry OF the board of pa
role. who also lives in the same little
town and gets 5000 year. So the town
OF Indianola promises 10 loom large on
the political map of the state.
Senator Proudfoot was one Of the sup
porters Of Senator LATE Young in the
Legislature. lie was also one Of the most
insistent opponents of the primary and
of the Oregon plan of electing senator's
and this raises an issue between him and
Governor Clarke. who has been liberal In
his views and fsvnrs the primary.
II is expected however, that Senator
Proudfoot will make his campaign largely
on his record as the champion Of the
prohihtory amendment to the constitu-
ton. He was defeated in his effort 10
induce the last legislature to adopt the
prohibitory amendment. and announced
he would carry on the fight. The adop-
ton by the legislature would mean a
five-year campaign on the merits Of state
wide prohibition as against the mulct
law. and IL adopted 1t would mean the re-
peal of the mulct law. Governor Clarke
is very strong temperance man. but has
not favored a prohibitory amendment in
the constitution.
Democrats Also Ia the Field.
The announcements of Frank o'Conner
Of Chickasaw county and +. G. Dunn of
Cerro Gordo county as candidates for
the democratic nomination for governor
makes It certain these two men will make
merry race. Both are unusually fine
speakers and il Is supposed they will
make a speaking campaign. Mr.. Dunn is
a travelling man who has long been con-
nected with the cooperative movement
in the state and is strong with the farm
ers in the north half Of the state. Repre-
sentative o'Conner was prominent in the
last legislature. especially for his having
pushed through the legislature the bill
for the Oregon plan for the selection of
United States senators. which was vetoed
by Governor CARROLL. No other candidates
are expected. as either one OF these men
would make an acceptable candidate %
the democrats this year.
Woodrow Wilson Plans.
The plans for the big demonstration In
favor Of Woodrow Wilson next Friday
have now been completed. He will speak
in the evening at the Coliseum and de-
liver his address on Back to the People"
Delegations are expected from all over
the state to attend and here will be
formed a club to advance the interests
Of the New Jersey governor in this state.
The Champ Clark democrats are becoming
alarmed at the turn Of affairs and are
making efforts to discredit the meeting.
but 1t promises to be a big demonstration.
Starting a Roosevelt Move.
The only development In politics in the
state recently as it relates TO the ma
tional question were in the First and
Sixth districts. where it Is learned that
a number Of the leading republicans are
seeking to make an ARRANGEMENT by
which the delegates from those districts
may be men who would favor the nomi-
nation Of Roosevelt for president. Moth
ing is known here as to the meaning of
this new movement, but ii is known that
number Of republicans have not been
satisfied with the trend Of affairs and
believe that Roosevelt is sure to win.
They are districts that under no cir
cumstances would be for Senator Cum
minis.
Annual Mine Wage Question.
Union miners Of Iowa will meet in an
nual convention here on March Il. They
will come prepared to demand a raise in
wages Of 10 cents a ton and of 20 DER
cent for day work The operators will
refuse to meet that demand, and as
result the mines Of Iowa will all shut
down on April until a new wage scale
is agreed upon,
VIII Back Up Kenyon Bill.
The Iowa Anti-Saloon league will he |
one Of the state leagues TO send repre- /
sentatlyes to Washington, d. c., March !
to appear before the house committee in
behalf of the kenyon Shepherd interstate
commerce bill.
Z. c. Dinwiddie, who represents the 7
temperance organizations of the United ]
States as national legislative LOBBYIST. has
secured a public hearing on this bill for
March 4, and 6. and has asked that
each state league send three men to give /
addresses before the house committee.
This is the first time, writes Mr.. Din /
widdie to the Iowa league. that any def /.
mite time has been set when hearings /
on temperance measures should cease and |
action begin.
Confer ON Rates.
Representatives from the interior cities I
of Iowa interested in the Iowa complaints
before the interstate commerce commits !
sion called for hearing at Washington
March !. will meet in conference in the |
offices Of the state board Of railroad (
commissioners Friday morning
Friday afternoon the members Of the !
commission Will confer with representa-
lives from the Mississippi river cities
especially interested in the Mississippi
river rate complaints.
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