The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-05-28
MEREDITH ISSUES
FINAL STATEMENT
Shows Where He Can Poll Mere Votes
As Democratic Candidate for Y. S.
Senator Than His Opponent
70 THE DEMOCRATS OF IOWA:

70 THE DEMOCRATS OF IOWA:
wish to address just final word
to you.
At no time have l entered into per-
sonalities, and have not tried to twist
the statements of my friends into
something more favorable to me than
they meant or to make the plain state
ments OF Mr.. Connolly's friends say
something other than they actual.s
said.
could have given Mr.. Connolly
many things to explain, had I thought
this desirable from a party standpoint
did not so deem it.
Some of the things my opponent has
done, suppose, are politics-as they
have been played in the past. do
not believe in such methods. 1t was
most unfair, knowing my record as a
Democrat, as both Mr. Connolly and
Mr.. Moon know it, to SANDER me by
questioning my Democracy. II must
knowingly misrepresent my opponent
in any way to secure a nomination,
then prefer to forego such nomina-
ton. Effort has been made to pre1u-
dice friends against m, by other false
and misleading statements. Some Of
these things cannot be replied to with
out endangering the success OF our
party this fall, and ] have preferred
to put my party's welfare above any
personal desire Of my own.
My whole campaign has been based
upon the assumption that what the
Democrats of Iowa wish is to win this
fall, and that they would desire to
nominate the man who, everything else
being equal, could poll the most votes.
In my own mind I am quite convinc-
ed that can poll at least 10000 more
votes against Senator Cummins than
can Mr.. Connolly.
7 can poll from 1000 to $500 Re-
publican votes in Des Moines that
would ordinarily go to Senator Cum
Minis. These are among my personal
friends. Mr.. Connolly cannot get an
equal number Of Republican votes in
Dubuque, as Dubuque is Democratic
town. Take $500 from Senator Cum
MINIS and add them to mine and it
makes a difference in our totals OF
5000.
Senator Cummins will make his cam
paign on the price of corn and Argen-
tine Beef. Because of my friendship
and connection with agriculture can
get certainly Is more votes to the
county from the farmers than can Mr..
Connolly. have 100000 subscribers In
Iowa, who are my friends. and farm
ers, Republican farmers. all over the
state, have assured me they will vote
for me II am nominated. am sure
It takes no argument to convince any
one that II either Mr.. Connolly or !
can hold the vote Of the farmers from
Mr.. Cummins, can II we estimate
only IS to the county, we have $500
to the state. Take these from the Re-
publican candidate, and add them to
my vote, and it gives us a net diner
ence Of $4,000.
NV record on Union labor as against
Mr.. Connollys am sure Is worth at
least 50 votes to the county on an av-
craze. Some counties have very
heavy union labor vote. have always
employed union labor, and union labor
always knows what mans record is
before they vote. This is especially
important Fifty to the county means
5000 in the state, and am sure
can poll 5000 more labor votes against
Mr.. Cummins than can Mr.. Connolly.
Take these away from the Republican
vote and add them to the Democratic
vote and it makes difference Of TO-
900.
In these three items, on the very
conservative basis I have estimated
them, my vote is 10000 stronger than
Mr. Connolly's.
That is the only basis upon which
am asking the support Of the Demo
Gratis OF Iowa. We are very likely to
need those 10000 votes.
do not believe personal friendship
should enter into the matter. | do not
feel location in the state should enter
into the matter. I only hope all my
friends will lay aside all such ques-
tons and vote for Mr.. Connolly, II
they consider him the stronger candi-
date; on the other hand, his friends
should be as generous and vote for me
il would be the stronger candidate
against Senator Cummins.
While feel it is not necessary with
my friends, do wish to add that In
Des Moines my Democracy has never
been questioned. have done service
for the Democratic party long before
Mr.. Connolly was heard Of in Demo
cratic circles. In fact 1t is a little
unbecoming in him, with an experience
Of two years in state politics (did you
ever hear Of him before) to criticize
me to anyone else. and especially when
men like Fred White, Jerry Sullivan,
Earl Bronson, Dan Hamilton, w. D.
Jameson and thousands OF others are