Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-01
IOWA CAMPAIGN is, CLOSING
Four Parties Select Tickets at PTi-
mary Today.
FIGHT ON CLARKE FEATURE
Governors Bnemies Try 20 Make
Capital Ont OF Enlargement of
state House Grounds---Row
Among Democratic.
lFrom . staii correspondent.l }

] DIES MONIES, Ia. May 3i.--(spcoiaI)--
4 One OF the most peculiar political cam
paigns In Iowa history is nearing a close.
II Is the biennial primary campaign, In
which all parties choose their candidates.
Election Is on Monday -Four parties thus
select their tiekets--repubilcans. demo-
Gratis the socialist party and the progress
sive political party. The prohibition party
will have a ticket for the campaign, but
owing TO the light vote two years ago
viii not nominate In the primary. In
addition there will be nominated ak can
didates for supreme Judge on nom
partisan ballot, with three to elect in the
fall
There will he nominated also. eandi-
dates for United states senator 10 succeed
Cummlns.
Candidates for congress and the legis-
lRture will also be nominated and for dis
trict judges and county officers
The Republican Contest.
The interest oenterH, OF course. In the
selection of the republican ticket. The
United states senator and six state Off
cials are candidates for denomination.
Each and every one is entitled under all
practice to the denomination. This gives
them an immense lead. Besides. every
one is competent and faithful public
servant and not word has been said
personally against them or reflecting in
any manner on their private or official
life. The big contest has been over the
denomination of Governor George w.
Clarke, who is high-minded. experienced
official possessed OF unusual ability, a
very fine speaker and oratorical The
fight against Clarke commenced when j.
W. Rowley editor OF weekly paper at
Keosauqua, got mad because OF failure
to connect up with the state payroll and
set out to make trouble because Of the
legislative decision TO enlarge the state
house grounds by state purchase OF sew
eral blocks covered with Shacks. This
was branded as illegal. The courts held
II to be entirely legal In the meantime,
owing to gross Misrepresentation made
In support OF the lawsuit much prejudice
had been aroused, and taking advantage
Of this Rowley had become a candidate
for governor Later. Judge c. G. Lee OF
Ames' almost unknown I'm state affairs,
also came into the race and broadened
Il a little by attacking all the appropria-
tions and trying to place the blame for
Increased taxation entirely on the gov
eTnor.
Governor Meets the Issues.
Governor Clarke met the issue Of as
Sessments and taxation squarely and
since the first OF the year has delivered
about seventy speeches. He has insisted
that no extravagance has been shown
and none contemplated, that whatever OF
blame may be for higher taxes should be
divided between state and local boards
and taxing bodies. that capitol grounds
extension is right and In line with the
growth OF the state, and in the main that
the hullabaloo about high taxes is due
In the main TO misinformation and pre-
judice.
The Rowiey campaign never got a good
start and while at first the Lee cam
paign seemed 70 have some life It was
much dampenod by. discussion OF the
fact district Judge Is made. by the con-
stitution, ineligible during the term, for
which he was elected.
There is no doubt whateVer OF the nomi-
nation OF Clarke. He had TO fight for
tho nomination two years ago against
two candidates and won by 9 trifle less
than half the vote He will have a ma.
iority this time
The only other contest among Republi.
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