Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-21
CONNOLLY TO WIN, .
De MAR PREDICTS
Manager of Democratic Candi-
dates Campaign Says He
viii Have $4,000 F..
" Plurality.
coNoLLYs CAMPAIGN WORKS
WONDERFUL CHANGE IN
SENTIMENT. p,
cummIns viii Lose 10000 c~onserva-
tive Republicans and $4,000
Bull Moosers.

Des Moines, Oct. ~20.--John De Mar
today issued, a formal statement pre-
dieting che election of Maurice Con-
molly, Democratic candidate for Unit
ed States senator, by $4,000 plurality.
Il know it is customary for: campaign
managers to predict the success OF
their candidate" says Mr.. De Mar,
but am making no baseless pred1e-
ton. NY estimate is based on polls
carefully made in different parts OF
the state and l held on saying any
thing about the result until the polls
were completed. am absolutely sure
Of Mr.. Connolly's election and MI.
Connolly himself is no less confident
than l am ~.
1T has been, amusing to observe the
Cummins plan OF campaign. First
they said that of course Mr.. Con-
molly had no show to win Neverthe-
less, Mr.. Cummins left Washington
several weeks ago and has since worn
out his Voice in fifty campaign
speeches in his own behalf. Again,
they said that Mr.. Connolly couldn't.
win. But they issued a hurry-up call
to Senator Kenyon to come out and
help, and Kenyon has been. here for
over two weeks, leaving the state alb
solutely without representation in the
senate. ss
cummins, Heavy Losses.
"Mr. Cummins will lose and Mr.. Con-
molly will get the votes of 10000 anti
Cummins Republic ns Mr.. Cummins
will lose 10000 votes to Casper
Schenck, the Progressive candidate
for senator. Mr.. Cummins will fur
sincere Republicans who will seize
this opportunity to- express their
healty approval Of the president by.
voting for Mr.. Connolly. MI. Connol.
ly's record In Congress and his per-;
sonality will bring to his support
thousands Of independent voters. FL
nally% Mr.. .Cummins will suffer with
his party because $4,000 Republicans
can't be induced to go to the polls in
an of year election, whereas the
number Of stay-at-home Democrats is
less than 10000. s
"The Cummins campaign is listless.
No wonder. He has been telling the
people Of Iowa for years that Demo
cratic rule means national ruin, panics
and hard times. Iowa, more pros
porous now than ever. realizes that
isn't true. E
Congressman Connolly continues
his campaign, speaking twice and fire.
quently oftener every day. His meet.
ings are all enthusiastic and every
where he is creating the most favor
impression. SEx-Congressman
Dan Hamilton reports that Mr.. Con-.
molly made 500 votes by his Sigourney
speech. From every point where Mr..
Connolly speaks come the same re.
ports. At Sheldon, Iowa, 125 travel
ing men held a meeting and organized
themselves into a Connolly-for-the-Sen.
ate club. A few days before the anti
Republicans in the Eleventh
district had met and organized to fight
and support Connolly. The
latter IS arousing great enthusiasm
and working wonderful change of opin-
ion with q declaration of his Ameri-
canism. He is praising the public
system as the greatest of our
institutions, affirming his
undying hostility to union of church
and state in government, and pro-
nouncing as prep%osterous and absurd
the suggestion that he owes any politi-
cal or civic allegiance to any foreign
I have been taught from
Infancy he. says. that If any man. !
no matter who he is or In what posi-
ton he may be, seeks to influence me
to be false to my country that I should
treat him with contempt. have been
taught in school. In church, and at
home to uphold the Constitution and
the flag and l hurl back into the teeth
of those who impeach my patriotism
the lie and the libel that I yield OF
owe allegiance as a public officer to
but to the state
Mr.. eurIeson TO- Mr.. Connolly.
Postmaster &C.. al Burleson last
week issued a strong letter of indorse
nent Of Mr.. Connolly, in the course
II which he says: Fl
81 am sure it is unnecessary for me
% tell you that there is not in con.
sress q representative more loyal and
to the interests of the people
han Mr.. Connolly and he has ear
1estly supported President Wilson
md the administration In It's policies.
In order that the president may
larry to completion the reforms which
he people themselves have inaugu-'
'ated and that the administration may !
70 continued in the interest of better
md cleaner government, the presi-
lent must be sustained by having in
he United States senate q working |
majority Of his own party who will
upport him. MI. Connolly has ability
md the courage Of his convictions
md is big enough to rise above par
isanship and champion the rights OF
IL. irrespective OF political af1liation.
nd at the same time he is a good
nough Democrat to support Demo
ratio doctrine.
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