Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-30
ROWLEY SLABS At
LEES CANDIDACY
kEosAUQUA MAN SAYS JURlsT rs
RUNNING FOR PURPOSE OF
AIDING CLARKE.
PREDICTS BIG VOTE

ASAAAOAOA ~ Ian wa ~
Is Assured That Rural Precincts Are
Aroused Over Unjust Taxation
Despite Unconcern in the
Larger Cities.
Des Moines, May 2S-Hon. J. w
Rowley of Keosauqua, candidate fol
the republican nomination for COVER
nor. who was in Des Moines yesterday
after a partial tour of the state, was
to the primary Monday.
Il have been in different sections OF
the state the last ten days. he said.
My campaign has been largely
through correspondence and mailing of
literature bearing on state issues.
1T is a mistake to say that there is
little interest taken by the people in
the primary election to be held next
Monday. OF course in the larger cities
the interest is slight compared to
what it is with the farmers and resi-
dents of the smaller towns. Our opin-
ion is that the vote in the rural dis
tricts Monday will be many thousands
more than at any primary election yet
held. The people of the rural districts
are in rebellion and intensely so. In
southern Iowa even the women are
greatly interested and wherever l
have been scores express themselves
as wishing they could have hand in
helping my contest by their vote. In
the larger cities. however, the indica-
tons are that the vote will be light.
Hot Shot For Lee.
"My Information is that Lees can
didacy has proven distinct disap-
it is not taking away from me the sup
port the schemers of the Ames candi-
dacy had planned. It is now generally
understood that the Lee movement is
the outcome of cunningly laid con-
spiracy of two or three men In his
judicial district, who are more DESTROYS
for the nomination Of Governor Clarke
than they are for the success of the
republican party in November, hence
the creation of Mr.. Lee as Clarke's
man Friday In other words, it is
talked everywhere among opponents of
the Clarke administration that Mr..
Clarke and his campaign managers
realized that in a single handed con-
test he would be beaten by many thou
sands of votes at the primary, hence
Lee was brought in as candidate at
the eleventh hour of the campaign to
adopt. in part at least, Rowley's plat
form in order to divide Rowley's vote
and nominate Tla rko
IF Lee had remained out of the field
| would have beaten Clarke by many
thousands of votes, and believe |
will be nominated yet by vote con-
in excess of either of the
others. Lees candidacy has been
growing rapidly weaker for the past
.wo or three weeks, because those OPP
posed to Clarke see the design that
it and feel that to foster it
will result in just what they do not
want, viz. Clarke's nomination.
Democratic politicians are hoping
'or Clarke's nomination and leaders of
that party have expressed themselves
that if Clarke is nominated their candi-
late will be elected by not less than
$4,000 majority.
"If am nominated l will be elected
md my majority will be as large as
aver given for any candidate for COVER
nor in the history of the state. II nom.
mated l will receive at the election
more democratic votes than was ever
given to republican candidate in
Iowa for this office. This vote will not
be because of personal consideration,
but because Of the momentous issues
involved.
Issue For Democrats.
eve were told the other day Of a
which came up where
several prominent democratic leaders
If the state were together. The state
nent was made by one of the number,
that if Clarke was nominated that the
thing the democrats should do would
be simply to supplement my primary
election campaign issues, by adoption,
and carry them through until the gen
eral election But, said one: What
# Rowley is nominated?' The reply
was: Well, in that event we guess we
won't have any state issue, we will
have to study up one or else fall back
On President Wilson,
There it is in nut shell. If Clarke
Is renOm1nated the democrats Will
pound him into Overwhelming defeat
On the capitol extension issue, the ex-
ecutive councils 40 per cent assess
ment raise, the scores of new and need
less offices created, the hundreds of
thousands of dollars increase in sal
aries, the unprecedented increase in
taxes with scarcely anything to show
for it, and numerous other wild acts
Of legislation. And the entire state
ticket will go down with him.
This is not an overdrawn state.
nent The best and most considerate
friends that Governor Clarke has real
re it and privately concede it. 4
ORMANVlLLE.
E. S. Berry made business trip to
0tt,Imwa Friday for suDnlieS for his