Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-04

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after full consideration I have deter
mined to become a candidate. Having
| reached this decision, it is proper that
should make some statement OF my
purposes.
Only Three Friends Dissent.
Il wish to make it plain that I be-
came candidate because l believe l
can serve the people of Iowa better as
governor than in any other positioi1
which might possibly be opan to me-
The good will of my friends and ac
quaintanceS has of course influenced
me, but am a candidate not alone be-
! cause they want me to be, but because
| l have reached the conclusion that
can make my services count for the
most in this way.
Three friends have. in letters, sug-
! gested to me that l can render greater
| service in my present work than can
as governor, and there may be others
| who look at the matter in the same
way. l can assure these friends that if
it did not seem quite clear to me other
wise, l would not be a candidate. If
| were afflicted with a desire for office
z; simply for the sake of being governor.
my judgment might be good in this
: liidlteT, DUl l am not. L KNOW Delle'
/ than anyone else all the conditions and
! circumstances, and ! sincerely feel that
whether elected or not, l can advance
/ the cause to which have devoted my
! life better in this way than in any
! other work win have an opportunity
! to do.
( Il am not the candidate of any fac
ton. nor upon any fractional issue. l
/ how oil; IF lr;y n
| have no factional friends: and, as 1
| belong to no faction, I assume that 1
have no factional enemies. have
/ worked with every man who was will
ing to help build up Iowa and Iowa
agriculture and Iowa industries with
out asking, or knowing, or caring to
know, his political or factional alli-
ances. AS a candidate, and as COVER
nor. if elected, I will pursue the same
| policy.
/ knowledge at First Hand.
II have been at the head Of the ex-
| tension department of the Iowa State
College of Agriculture and Mechanic
Arts from its beginning. In this work
I have been in every county in the
state. have come in contact with ev-
cry phase of our agricultural and in
portunity to acquire at first hand some
/ knowledge of Iowa conditions. I think
I know some of the things that ought
to be done, if Iowa is to continue to
maintain her supremacy among the
states
Il propose to conduct my campaign
for the nomination on platform for a
Greater Iowa. BY this mean the up
| huj11ipe of Iowa opriol,1f,,ra lr iyd,nS.
trially, commercially socially, educa
tionally.
'It may be my purpose as a candi-
date and as governor. if elected, to give
especial attention to the things needed
TO make a better, happier. a more
prosperous state. I realize that this
is something Of a departure from the
usual method OF conducting a cam
paign. But it seems to me that Iowa
Ipeople might very properly. without
regard to political alignments, and
without neglecting questions Of more
general character. give some attention
to these problems which are Of pecul-
lar importance to us as a state and
which have such vital bearing upon
our future happiness and prosperity.
"Altho for many years connected
with the agricultural college, my work
for the most part has not been in the
classroom, but out among the men and
women and boys and girls OF the state.
Before coming to Iowa I was superin-
tendent of large business enterprises,
which employed several thousand men.
: Il have an ambition to utilize this
knowledge Of Iowa conditions and this
business experience for the purpose
, of helping to build a greater Iowa.
No fractional Alliance.
II have no factional alliances. I have
no organization. But as have entered
: the field as candidate, propose to
wage a vigorous campaign. and I shall
hope to have the active support. not
| only of the men who comprised the
} meeting of which you were chairman
but of every man who stands for bet
ter Iowa. a better citizenship. a fair
/ chance for every Iowa boy and girl
u do not know of any office which
/, would rather fill than that of gov
! ernor Of Iowa. elected on such a plat
form as I have outlined. And l hope
to have the help of all who agree with
. me in this campaign for a greater
! Iowa. Yours truly,
P. G. HOLDEN.
read q statement he had prepared ans
/, wering the accusations made in Mr.
: Seeley's paper.
I The visitors wanted to know about
S that gas stock deal
a Mr. Mover said that on March II