Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-23
IOWA DEMOS MEET TODAY
Delegates of Hawkeye State to rs
semble at Council Bluffs.
e MUCH HARMONY EXPECTED
Various Leaders of Political Com
ventiOn Gan See Nothing Else
Ahead But Easy Agreement
Among All.

Now that the delegates for the Iowa
state democratic convention have prac-
tically all arrived in Council Bluffs for
the convention, which is to be hetd in
the Auditorium there beginning at lo:SO
this morning, there is much talk Of state
harmony and only an undercurrent that
savors of possible dissenton arising over
the question of state wide woman suf-
frage and state wide prohibition. Several
hundred of the delegates gathered at the
Grand hotel during the day yesterday,
and discussed politics freely. They are
enthusiastic lot this year, and all declare
the democrats in the state have better
chance this year than they have had for
many years
For Iowa is a republican state. and since
the days OF Governor Boise twenty years
ago there has been no democratic gov
ernor.
Yes. OF course, the opposition is active"
admitted the democratic candidate for
governor, John T. Hamilton of Cedar
Rapids, in his room at the Grand hotel
when asked IL he anticipated any hard
fight against the present republican gov
ornor, George Clarke. But, we'll make
the fight" Mr.. Hamilton was on the
ground early and engaged a spacious
room where he was in almost constant
conference with his friends.
Expects Hard Fight.
Maurice Connolly, temporary chairman
of the convention, congEessman from
Iowa, and now candidate for the senate
against Albert b. Cummins. also arrived
early in the day and engaged a large
room. He admits that he will have a
hard fight, but he and his friends say
that Cummins has been in the senate 80
long that there are many things that can
be pointed out against his record.
Connolly is not alone at the convention.
He has a particularly active sister. Miss
Eleanor Connolly who wants to see him
elected to the United States senate. This
sister came with him to the convention.
Women in the big hotel lobby, crowded
with burly doublefsted politicians, slipped
IT. and out among the crowd talking
politics as freely az the men and more
intelligently perhaps than many OF them.
Miss Connolly is a great favorite of her
brother as he is Of her. The father of
the two is not living. and the. two have
made chums Of one another for many
years.
"Oh, came just because | like to be
with him she said, speaking OF her
brothers campaign. / am very anxious
for him to be elected"
Interested in Suffrage
Miss Connolly says she is not a suf-
fragette, as she cannot approve OF some
of the violent methods employed but says
she is interested in the woman suffrage
movement in so far as II might better
the conditions of the working girls. IT'S
a woman's privilege she said, ito get
whatever she can from a man without
him even knowing she is getting it.
Judge Martin J. Wade of Iowa City,
democratic national committeeman from
Iowa, arrived early and began TO hold
conferences, to insure the uncompromsng
endorsement OF the national administra-
tion. Most OF the delegates declared,
however, there could be no possible fight
on this matter, as the whole democracy
Of the state was unanimous on this point.
Nick Reed Of Ottumwa, present chair
man Of the state central committee came
20 the hotel lobby wearing a smile that
wouldn't come off. Why not? He has
nothing to worry about. ell is one OF
those Wilson pie-fattened democrats, and
he doesn't want the Craftsmanship again.
He was appointed United States marshal
for the southern district OF Iowa and has
already served long enough TO draw sew
eral pay envelopes Happy democrat
Connolly to Preside.
As TO who shall preside over the con-
yention there can be no fight Happy
democracy OF Iowa, again. for the state
central committee decided upon Maurice
Connolly many days before the conven-
tiOn.
As 10 who shall be elected chairman
Of the central committee for the ensuing
year. the delegates again declare there
can be no fight on this, as he is all picked
and there is a unanimous sentiment for
Dr. J. W. Reynolds Of CrestOn. lie has
been nth estate committee Off six
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