The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-05-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(Special CORRESPONDENCE

elect a United States senator. We
have candidates in the primary Tor
all offices. We will nominate good
men and Iowa will profit by the
change
This was the message brought TO
Washington last week by Judge M.
y. Wade, democratic national com
mitteeman from Iowa, who called at
the White House, and talked with
Attorney General McReynolds, Post
master General Burleson and several
senate and house leaders on political
matters and patronage questions.
Judge Wade also appeared before the
senate judiciary committee in con-
nection with the confirmation OF r.
|R, Moore as United States marshal
and urged early action on the con-
firmation of Alex Miller of Washing
ton and other postoffice appointees.
This is over a dozen trips l have
made to Washington in the last year
in connection with Iowa patronage,
Judge Wade declared to the writer.
Most of these trips have been maze
at the request of some one connected
with the administration who wanted
information about Iowa matters. i
did not come down this trip for
hearing before the committee, but
certain members of the committee
wished to acquire information upon
some points not covered by the rec
ords and l was asked to come down.
"Who pays the expenses? 40.
No man has contributed dollar TO
me for any item of expense since l
have been national committeeman.
Men who have been interested have
offered to pay expenses for necessary
trip to Washington, but / have declln-
ed to accept because felt it might be
misconstrued. 1t is important not
only that man shall be free from
all influence except the public good
and party advantage, but it also is
important that there shall De no
ground for suspicion that he is SUD-
jected to any other influence.
"No one without experience can
appreciate how necessary it is to the
administration that those who hap
pen to be in places of responsibility
shall extend all the aid possible to
the end that the public shall have
good servants, and that the party
may be so far as possible protected
against the disappointments OF those
who may be defeated IN their Efforts
to secure an Office.
LAS a rule disappointed candidates
realize that their duty to party should
overcome their personal disappolnt-
ments, and they will continue to
fight in the ranks because they are
democrats upon principles and not
| for place. Once in a while you find
forgot 00fR4t
/ and who seems to think that the
party should be made to suffer, but
they are few
Claude Porter of Centerville and
Frank O'Connor of New Hampton,
United States attorneys for the south
ern and northern districts OF Iowa,
respectively, were in Washington
lconferring over legal matters with
Attorney General McReynolds While
Judge Wade was here, and they b0th
shared his views that the prospects
of democratic success in their state
were never brighter than they are
this year They have travelled much
over the state in recent months and
have been in a position to gauge the
sentiment of the state with accuracy.
They find that President Wilson
maintains his hold on the affections
of people of all parties, and that
congress is given credit for the pro-
gressive legislation enacted. The
fact that the people are supporting
President Wilson's administration
program and that the three Iowa
democratic members, Congressman
Connolly, kirkpatrick and Vollmer
have aided the president in his legis.
latve achievements they believe will
have the effect of adding to the
strength of democratic congressional
candidates in this years election
The people are willing to give the
democratic party an opportunity to
carry on its work, they believe, and to
do so will aid in the election OF mem
bers of congress who will aid and
not hamper the presidents efforts.
Congressman Hinebaugh of ILL
nois, chairman Of the progressive
party campaign committee, declares
that reports reaching him from Iowa
indicate that the progressives will
poll big vote in the primary next
month The Iowa primary law pro-
vides that voters who wish to change
their party utilization must file with
the county auditor twenty days before
any primary election written dec
laration stating their change OF party
affiliation. The national headquar-
tiers of the progressives is urging the
state moose leaders to educate the
voters on this point.
Make the voters who cast their
ballots for Col Roosevelt in 1912,
and who desire to continue in the
progressive party understand that
they must file with the county audi
tor by May 20 written declaration
of their affiliation with our party" il
the notice sent out by Congressman
Hinebaugh to party leaders.
"A heavy progressive vote in Iowa
primary will hearten our voters all
over the country" Judge Hinebaugh
added. 81 feel satisfied that with q
contest on for the senatorial nomina.
ton in our party, with candidates fol
congress in every district, with mum:
erous candidates for the state legis.
lature and candidates for county of.
fees in many of the counties, the pro.
gressive primary vote can not fall
below $4,000, and it may run much
ob1yo that This will diamond rnnr