Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-10-29

of the Wilson column, and that is
the way standpatters who are per-
| sonally opposed to Roosevelt are
coming to look at the situation.
This might induce some Of them in
such states as Iowa to vote for
Roosevelt to prevent the election OF
Wilson. They realize that there is
absolutely no chance of Taft carry
ing Iowa and they also realize that
| if Wilson gets Iowa he will get 9th
er western states and be elected.
H. G. Jones, chairman of the pro-
gressive county central committee
of Boone county, Is in line with the
procession. He is out with a letter
advising the progressiyes Of Boone
county to support the republican
county and legislative ticket. ut is
we'll to remember" says Chairman
Jones, "that every vote cast against
j. B. McHose, (the republican NOM
inee for the legislature) is vote
cast directly against Senator Ken
yon, whose progressive record in the
United States senate should COM
mend itself to every fair minded
voter. - The election Of Mr..
McHose is necessary il Boone coun-
tvs choice is to be recorded in fav-
or of the senator"
The popularity of Senator Ken
yon with the masses is having it's
effect. The democratic candidate
for the legislature over in Webster
county found it necessary, in order
to stand even ghost Of a show Of
winning. to declare for Kenyon, and
the progressive candidate has with
drawn because his candidacy might
injure Kenyon's chances. Down in
Polk county the two progressive
candidates have declared that they
will vote for the reelection Of the
senator IL they are successful In
their candidacy. Yet Carl Frank,
who was candidate for senator
against Mr.. Kenyon, says he should
be defeated. But nobody is taking
Carl seriously.
Don M. Dickinson, postmaster
general in President Cleveland's
cabinet, is supporter Of Roosevelt
in the present campaign. He is a
recent convert. He says: II have
known Roosevelt for more than
twenty years, and there Is not dis
honest hair on his head or cow
ardly cell in his brain. / was a Will
son man right through the Demo-
cratic convention. I made an address
of welcome when Wilson spoke here
last. / have worked for the Demo-
cratic party all my life, and it was
not until after the most careful
thought / decided to break associa-
tions OF such long standing. l knew
Roosevelt as police commissioner Of
New York, as assistant secretary Of
the navy and as President of the
United States. consider him the
greatest man in the country.
The Des Moines Capital, noted
for fake ante-election polls and fore
casts, is just now busy carrying the
state for Wilson and giving Taft
second place. It. reports estimates
from fifty-nine counties. These "es-
Inmates" are based upon informa-
ton received from correspondents
who look at political conditions
through the same sort of spectacles
used by the Capital. 1t will be re-
membered that the Capital, after
looking through these spectacles for
nearly a year and carefully netting
political conditions in every county
in the state" announced that Col
Young was going to defeat Kenyon
by something like 10000 majority.
Well, the Capital came within about
eighty thousand OF the mark,
which, it must be admitted, is pref
ty close for the Capital. Now it
figures out that Prof. Wilson will
carry Iowa by $4,000 majority,