The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-29
]. w. Rowley for Governor
Keosauqua Editor Announces His Candidacy
Spirit of the State Press.
Mr.. Rowiey's Announcement.

Mr.. Rowiey's Announcement.
j. w Rowiey, the Keosauqua editor,
win be candidate for governor on the
Republican ticket as result of the
petition signed by hundreds of Ottum-
vans and citizens OF Wapello county
calling upon the well known southern
Iowa publisher 10 enter the contest
for chief executive of the state.
Mr.. Rowley makes this decision
only after being deluged with letters
asking the same thing as requested
in the Ottumwans' petition anc these
make the candidacy of Mr.. Rowley
matter of urgency. The Keosauquan
insists that 1t be understood that his
resolution to take up the fight in pro-
test to the capitol grounds tax Inn
posed by he legislature without the
approval of the people, is conten-
ton on his part for the right of the
people to express their sentiment by
vote which was denied them. He says
it will be no milk and water campaign.
The following appeared on the edi-
torial page of the Keosauqua Repubh-
can. Mr.. Rowley's paper, In last
weeks issue:
In another column we reproduce
a petition published in last Saturdays
ottumwa Courier, signed by nearly
two hundred prominent citizens OF OF
tumwa, members of different political
parties, including leading merchants.
both wholesale and retail bankers,
and members of the various profess
sions, asking John ". Rowley of Keo-
sauqua to be candidate for governor.
This petition has been supp lemented
by numerous requests from all sections
of the state, north TO the Minnesota
line and east and west to the Mis-
sissippi and Missouri rivers, as well
as from the city OF Des Moines and
other localities in central Iowa
These requests are based on the
desire of the voters (who are the SOW
ereigns OF legislative bodies, execu-
tive councils and courts to carry out
the intent of the Injunction suit
against the law enacted by the last
legislature, in which Mr.. Rowley ct al
contended that the 100000 appro-
priation to buy capitol park should
have been submitted to vote of the
people as provided in the constitu
ton. This plea has been refused in
turn by the legislature. the state execu
/ tive council and the supreme court.
/ Now, this question, from over the
! state, is being put to Mr.. Rowley:
Are you going to lie down with the
battle half fought, or will you, as 2
candidate for governor, carry YOU
contention to the people in the pr
mary and the election of next year
thus giving the electors chance Il
pass on the NATTER
We are not going to die down. w
accept the issue aud will be candi
date for governor. We went into thi
contest to sustain principle that
not only vital in its application to tn
rights of residents of Iowa now Iiy
ing, but is vital 10 the people of tn
state for decades to come; hence tii
contention will not end, so far as "
are able to do our part, until th'
citizens of the commonwealth hay
rendered their verdict at the poll
next November.
The coming week. in accordanc
with our custom as publisher for
third of a century. our office fore
will be given a Christmas holiday
consequently no paper will be issue
. until the week following. viz. Januar
s. At that time we will specihcall
set out the main Issues ON which v
, will make the campaign"