Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-27
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o. HIS CANDIDACY C:;.||!|I|D| ! |
Sure Of Success in Primary,
Looks Forward to Election. /
DEALS WITH UNDERGROUND ISSUE.
Puts His Reliance, He Says, "In Sense
off Fairness Of Mon Whose ::
- Proudest Boast 10 That They
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molly will be Snominated for United
States senator In the primary next
Monday. is his own confident predic
ton. Il am glad there has been this
| contest" said Mr.. Connolly on Mon
day. p, 1t has aroused the interest
of Democrats In their own primary
Ny opponent and have occupied the
center Of the stage, Notwithstanding
the contests In the Republican and
Progressive parties. This has not oc.
Cured before in years, and is d good
omen. IA rs .,.s-@ 2S5G.&
Il am not only confident Of my nom.
ination in the primary. but am also
confident. Of our party's success in
November. I did not announce my
candidacy for the senate without first
looking the ground over thoroughly.
have said that was asked to op.
pose Senator Cummins by men close
to President Wilson personally and
politically, and the truth OF what
said is established. by tho endorse
ment Of my candidacy by William
F. McCombs, chairman OF the Demo
cratic National Committee and mana
ger of President Wilson's campaign; !;
by Wilson Floor Leader A Mitchell
Palmer, Majority Leader Underwood,
Representative Kitchin, and Senators
Kern, James. and Others: Mr.. Bryan
could endorse neither oftus,{ and he
went as far as he could;to help me
Sin his statement that lam his per-
Fr;ov,1 3npd <bot bnI ho a a Shiloh
opinion Of my ability and my Democ-
Sracy.'%s h A ~ &. Il y " ;$#s 1; $#s I ~ Va v
4 ~ It would not have come. out for the
Senate If was not convinced that I
could defeat Senator Cummins. 7
was assured Of reelection to the, House
from the Third District, and would
anot forego that ,fors.a an uncertainty. I
would rather that a Democrat stronger
with the peoples than myself should
be the senatorial candidate In order
that the party. should have not only q
congressman from the Third District,
but a Senator from the state. 9% IN.
! ! +. :s.My g friends, however. were all
of one mind. that I. could succeed.
And after my opponent, entered they
pointed out to- me his weakn esses as
"a 8candidate-tl the things my manag-,
Sers have brought out in this campaign;
and other things which the Republic:
ans would surely bring out, and they
convinced mo that he not only could
vnot,tbe nominated as against me, bat
that III would be the stronger scandi,
date against Senator Cummins, and
alone could hope to defeat him. US
The issue IN the election this ;:falE
win 4. be Cummins against Wilson.
Who can better meet that issue, bet-s.
ter fight it out than myself, who has
voted with the president on every
proposition, who has had voice in the,
adoption OF sthe very policies which
Senator Cummins did his utmost to-
defeat? am mot inexperienced on
the stump;I know what 1t, is to cam-
paign. When nominated I shall make
my plans to carry the fight into every
township in Iowa. ], shall lead my
party to victory or break a tug trying.
ii 5"Itam a Democra "a Democrat by;
inheritance and selection: have
stood by the president, ask the
Democrats OF Iowa to: vote for. me itl
they approve, my record. and they are
free to. vote against me II they dis
approve it, I appeal to them to decide
the issue between me and my oppo-: I:
nent on its merits, and to remember
that one who first made Democratic a
district Republican for thirty years,
has earned the right to try to give
Iowa its first Democratic senator in
three generations.