The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-03-24
MANY ASPlRANTS
FOR GOVERNOR
Candidates Discussed and Issues Out.
Iined-Aseen,biy Fosters Solons
Some New Laws Enacted
JOHNSON slLL PASSES HOUSE

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Some New Laws Enacted
JOHNSON BILL PASSES HOUSE
Harding, cosson, eieakley, Thorne,
Alien and Others Mentioned for
Candidates tor Governor.
(By George Gallarno)
Des Moines. Ia, March 23.-TwO OF
the main issues which are to be fought
out In the 1916 political campaign in
Iowa have been absolutely determined
and fixed by the general assembly,
The first of these is the contest fore
shadowsd by the repeal OF the mulct
liquor tax law. The other will build
itself around q demand for the repeal
Of the Iowa Highway commission law.
. and tile fight, Will be carried ON to
every senatorial and Legislative dis
trict in the state. This can also be
said Of tile anti-prohibitlon fight. As
never before in the history. OF Iowa
contests on liquor legislation. every
candidate will find himself compelled
to line up - 4 wet or q ''dry." In
many instances the lining up on this
matter, rs well as on the highways
proposition. is sure to prove =, tribe
embarrassing. That fact Is not going
to prevent full field Of candidates
for the places to be contested for.
however. No matter where you go
about Dss Moines these days. in the
hotels or in the law-making chambers
or corridors OF the state house, II two
or more members OF the Legislature
are found In consultation, you can al
most be sure they are considering the
probability Of one Of their own MEM
bership, .ors0f some other person be-
coming . candidate for this Office or
for that. s
"A local paper published a directory
recently Of known ana suspected can
didates for the republican nomination
for governor. There were fifteen
names in the list, And the wise ones
say at that severn sspirants were un-,
noticed. AT present 1T Is impossible
to name all who will finally enter the
list for governor. bpt 1t can be- stated
with certainty that two Of the repub-
lican candidates Win be Lisutsnant
Governor ". y. Harding. now serving
his seeeaae -tsfrnsss presidente 0f.-the
senate, and George Cosson, now enter
ing on his third terfnsat attorney gen
jefal Of Iowa.
Y Bleakly Tor Governor
Among the dozen or more Of others
mentioned % hpSSible candidates the
chances are thSt not more than two or
three will finally line up next year at
the starting post. to make the dash for
the prize. Fortner Auditor Of State
John Y. Bleskly may be one Of these.
Enthusiastic frie1d1 OF the ex-auditor
have for several years had him meas
ured az of proper stature. both phys.
ically and mentally for the guberna-
torial job. He would not consider II
at hrst. but OF late the requests and
demands have been coming to him SO
numerously in letters and personal in
sterviews. that it is violating no secret
to say that he is almost persuaded.
Should MI. Bleskly finally be pre-
vailed upon to become real cand!
date he will add new spirit and
intersst to the contest.
Another almost sure aspirant for
the place It is said is Senator J.. H.
Allen. servipG his second term In the
state senate. and chairman OF the
committes ON ways and means in that
body; also q leader in the united COM
Mittee on neretrenchment aud reform of
the two houses of the assembly. There
are those who say Senator Allen would
rather direct his steps Washington
ward. along the trail so plainly
marked out by Congressman Frank r.
Woods. but the prevalent opinion is
that the governors office is-iDoklng
most attractive to him just now. Rail
road Commissioner Clifford Thorne is
always mentioned when governofship
candidstes are talked about. but. like
the case Of Senator Allen, there are
those who are endeavOring to convince
Clifford that the real forum for his
activitieAs away down east.
Crist Tor Hsrdias's Job
The politicians In their canvass OF
the situation ~ to the governorsllip
are not letting the matter OF lieuten-
ant governor 90 by default. No less
than four possible candidates for this
plum have been talked about In the
hotel lobbies and assembly chambers.
Three OF the. four come from the
house. They are Speaker w. L. At
kinsOn, of Butler county; Herbert
Ring. Of Linn county; and Henry
Brady, OF Dallas county.
In the selsote 1t IL an open secret
that Senator L +. Crist. of Clarke and
Warren cOuaties, will be an active
aspirant Tor the presidents chair.
Senator Crist 10 ending his second
term Of service. and is acting as pres
ident pro TEN ct the upper body Of the
assembly.
New Laws Enacted
OF the more than 1000 bills and
resolutions 70 isr 'intsoduced in both
houses OF tho general assembly, only
about forty havk 90 far run the gaunt-
let Of the house and senate and been
finally enacted nto Law with the sir-