The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-10-29
CONNOLLY TO WIN
. ! De MAR PREDICTS
Manager Of Democratic Candi.
dates Campaign Says He
! Will Get IS, 900 Plurality
GREAT CHANGE IN SENTIMENT
Declares That Cummins Will Lose
10000 Conservative Republi-
cans and $4,000 Bull Moose
4 Votes According to Indications

Des Moines, Iowa, Oct. 20.-John De
Mar today issued a formal statement
predicting the election of Maurice
Connolly, Democratic candidate for
United States Senator, by $4,000 plu-
rality. II know it is customary for
campaign managers to predict the sue
cess of their candidate" says Mr.. De
Mar, "but I am making no baseless
prediction. My estimate is based on
polls carefully made in different parts
OF the state and held off saying any
thing about the result until the polls
we're completed. l am absolutely sure
Of Mr.. Connolly's election and Mr.. Con-
molly himself is no less confident OF his
success than l am.
1T has been amusing to observe the
Cummins plan OF campaign. First they
said that of course Mr.. Connolly had
no show to win Nevertheless 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 MT.
sued a hurry-up call to Senator Kenyon
to come out and help, and Kenyon
has been here for over two weeks,
leaving the state absolutely without
representation in the Senate. Then
they decided to talk big and talk loud
to keep up courage. So they brought
into Iowa correspondents of Republic
can papers published elsewhere ana
filled them up with claims that Cum
minis will win. They are scared to
death and they know as well as l that
Cummins is done for.
Cunmins' Heavy Losses.
"Mr. Cummins will lose and Mr..
Connolly will get the votes of 10000
anti Cummins Republicans. Mr.. Cum
minis will lose 10000 votes to Casper
Schenk, the Progressive candidate for
Senator. Mr.. Cummins will further
lose the votes Of thousands OF sincere
Republicans who will seize this oppor--
tunity to express their hearty approval
of the President by voting for Mr.. Con-
molly. Mr.. Connolly's record in Con-
xress and his personality will bring
to his support thousands of independ'
ent voters. Finally, Mr.. Cummins Will
suffer with his party because 50,0OO
Republicans can't be induced to 60 to
the polls in an 'off-year' election,
whereas the number of stay-at-home
Democrats is less than 10000.
"The Cummins campaign is listless.
No wonder. He has been telling the
people of Iowa for years that Demo
cratic rule means national ruin, PAN
les and hard times. Iowa, more pros
porous now than ever, realizes that
isn't true. 1t is surprised, delighted
and satisfied and patting the Demo
Gratis on the back as better statesmen
than they thought them to be.
Connolly's Campaign.
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
able impression. Ex-Congressman Dan
Hamilton reports that Mr.. Connolly
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 meeting and organized
themselves into Connolly -for-the-
Senate-C Club. "A few days before the
anti Cummins Republicans In the 18th
District had met and organized 70