Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-05
|ROMINCER FOR
GOV. u. S.HAOLEY
BLOOMFIELD ELECTORAL cANDl-
DATE FAVoRS MIsSOURIAN
FOR VICE PRESIDENT

The support Of the Iowa electoral
college will be for Governor Hadley
| for vice president If the Missouri
electoral college names the dis
| tinguished governor of their state Cor
the. place. This was the gist of an in.
terview given here yesterday by Hon.
Ellsworth Rominger of Bloomfield, the
republican candidate for. elector from
the sixth district. Mr.. Rominger said:
I'm view of the death Of Vice Presi-
dent Sherman u believe it would be
wise If the next vice president was
selected from west Of the Mississippi
river. Personally would favor the
selection of Governor Hadley Of Mis-
souri, for that position. I heard him
speak at Ottumwa the other day and
every sentence breathe< loyalty to
the republican principles and success
Of the republican party. If the electoral
college Of the state Of Missouri will
name Governor Hadley for vice presi-
dent, I would favor the vote of the
Iowa electors supporting him.
Gov. Hadley Is one Of the ablest
men in the republican party today and
the great agricultural center Of the
Mississippi valley would look upon
this promotion as just claim OF the
young republicans of the country
Ellsworth Rominger left Ottumwa
last night for Prairie City, where 1e
closes strenuous speaking campaign
in the sixth congressional district this
afternoon. When asked what he
thought of conditions in the sixth dis
trict, Mr.. Rominger said:
81 have been speaking night and day
in the district for the last ten days,
and l find that Taft sentiment is III
the large majority everywhere. The
republicans are not favoring a third
party and they believe that the repub-
lican party will settle the national
problems ia the interest Of the people.
The business conditions are appealing
to every thoughtful business man,
farmer and the laboring classes am
surprised at the large number OF sub
stantial democrats who are for Taft.
There will be a large Taft democratic
vote in the sixth district. Hon. John
W. Lewis of Ottumwa has many sup
porters in the district. He is sound
thinker and his words have carried
weight with the members OF his party
many of whom are wearing Taft but
tons and supporting the republican
party. The sixth district will be car
ried by the republicans by an over
whelming majority. and If sentiment
crystallizes in other parts Of the state
as in the sixth district believe that
the state Of Iowa will be republican by
1000 to 10000 majority. Many repub-
licans who have been admirers OF ex-
President Roosevelt will not sever
their party ties and join third party
movement. believe the words OF
standpatter and progressive will be un-
known in the sixth district in the fu-
ture, as the party workerseare unani-
mously underline republican banner
and endorse the policies OF the party
in national legislation. The business
men, miners and laboring men with
the farming districts of the sixth dis.
trict are. for protection and will not
vote for a change on election day.
The republicans everywhere are sup
porting the ticket from top to bottom
and believe the sixth district will be
the banner district OF Iowa in majority
this year"