The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-29
DEMOCRATS FOR GOVERNOR.

Iowa democrats will have an OPP
portunity to select their candidate
fer governor from a list of good,
clean, capable men, any of whom
would be an honor to the state If
elected. Last week two candi dates,
F. A. O'Connor and E. G. Dunn made
public their intentions.
F. A. O'Connor has served two
terms as representative in the-feBis-
lature from Chickasaw county and
was the recognized leader of the MI
nority. He is brainy fellow, shrewd,
and always on the job. His methods
are always honorable and while stub
bornly fought for what he thought
to be right in the legislature, 1t can
be truthfully said that he enjoyed
the Friendship Of every member, the
republicans recognizing him as a
capable leader who would not re-
sort to trickery to gain point.
Frank O'Connor is big enough for
governor and he is real democrat
a man of the people. In Mr.. O'Con-
nor's campaign you will not hear any
buncombe about greater Iowa.
which is the bone of contention be-
tween some republican candidates.
OF course Frank O'Connor hopes for
a greater Iowa, and who is the loyal
Iowan that doesn't?
Some of the things which Mr..
|O'Connor favors were briefly outlin-
ed in his announcement as folloWs:
"A revision of the tax laws
through the medium of permanent
tax commission, which will put an
lend to the present system of tax ad-
ministration, which is a disgrace to
Iowa's intelligent citizenship.
"A revision of the school laws, so
that properly paid teachers may ele-
yate the standard of the schools in
which more than 80 per cent of the
children receive their education.
"a measure regulating our public
utilities. Just now there is imper-
alive demand for legislation that will
regulate and control the telephone
systems of the state. The public is
clamoring, and justly so, for some
relief measure.
"The adoption of the Oregon plan
or some similar plan, to provide for
the election of United States sena-
tors by direct vote of the people.
"a nonpartisan judiciary bill. Our
courts should be free from politics
and politicians and no man, with
right instincts and proper qualifica-
lions to make an upright, capable
and incorruptible judge should be
deprived of the position because of
his politics.
"An employers liability and work
ingman's compensation act that will
go far to solve the now serious diff
ficulties between capital and labor.
"Greater Iowa has also been given
prominence as an issue in the coming
campaign in this state. There is
need in Iowa for the creation of a
healthy Iowa spirit" On that issue
| think all men of all parties are
agreed The governor of the state
because of his position of leadership
has much to do, or rather can do
much, in the upbuilding of this
spirit
Z. G. Dunn, of Mason City, an
nounced his candidacy on the same
day and he is also one of the good
democrats who has made an enviable
reputation as attorney and secretary
for the meat producers association
of Iowa-an organization that has
been fighting in season and out for
the interests of Iowa, and no man
has done more of the work than Ed
Dunn.
1t is reported that L. r. Genung,
another good democrat of Glenwood,
will become a candidate-and there
may be more. Either of the three
mentioned would make acceptable
candidates. and either will honor
democracy by the campaign which he
will conduct. And when elected will
give the people of Iowa such an ad-
ministration as will meet the approx
al of the people.-Indianola Advo-
cate-Tribune.