Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-05-29

part.
l call your attention to these mat
tiers that you may set yourself right
with the voters Of the state by cor
recting the false statements made,
and that you may have personal
knowledge Of what your committee Is
doing, for tho voters Of Iowa rightly
hold you responsible.
l have tried to 60 through this
campaign without any friction. I
have allowed many Of these misrepre'
sensations to 30 unanswered. But I
am sure you and the Democrats gem
orally will agree that patience has
ceased to be q virtue. I have no com.
plant to make against your workers
or supporters over the state. They
have uniformly been courteous and
fair. My complaint is only against
you and your managers in Des
Moines who have been responsible for
the matters have referred to. b,
e. T. MEREDITH.
TO THE DEMOCRATS OF IOWA:
wish to address just Q final word
to you.
At no time have I 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 actually
said.
Ny 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 am quite convinc
ed that can poll at least 10000 more
votes against Senator Cummins than
can Mr.. Connolly. .-..
I can poll from 1000 to $500 Re-
publican votes IN Des Moines that
would ordinarily 20 to Senator Cum
Minis. These are among my personal
friends. Mr.. Connolly cannot get an
equal number Of Republican votes IN
Dubuque, a. Dubuque is a Democratic
town. Take $500 from Senator Cum
Minis and add them to mine and 1t
makes . difference in our totals o.
5000. 3D.. .I..-. .- l.Igr go sa..
Senator Cummins will make his cam
paign on tho price OF corn and Argenr
tine Beef. Because Of my friendship
and. connection with agriculture can
get certainly Is moro votes to the
county from the farmers than can Mr..
Connolly. 1have 10000 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 I am nominated. I 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 1900
to the state. Take these from the Re-
publican candidate. and add them to
my vote, and it gives NJ . net differ
ence Of $1,000.
Ny record on Gallon labor as against
Mr.. Connolly's am sure IL worth At
least so votes to the county on an Az;
craze. Some counties have . very
heavy union labor vote. I have always
employed union labor, and union labor
always knows what mans record a
before they vote. This is especially
important. Fifty to the county means
5000 in tho state, and I 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 4 difference Of TO-.
900.
In these tnrse items, on the very
conservative basis have estimated
them, my vote II $4,000 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 quest1
tons and vote Tor Mr.. Connolly, II
they consider him the stronger candt
date; on the other hand, his friends
should be as generous and vote for me
II I would be the stronger candidate
against Senator Cummins. 800.
While I feel Il IL not necessary with
my friends, I do wish to add that In
Des Moines my Democracy has never
been questioned. I have done service
for the Democratic party long before
Mr.. Connolly was heard OF in Demo
cratic circles. In fact it Is . little
unibecoming 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 ART
glad to testify to my Democracy. r.
II you feel ~ I do, that am thu
stronger candidate agains. Senator
Cummins, ask your support and cal
your attention to the fact that the i'm
portant thing to do II TO actually reg
iStop vour nrefArence ut the primary