The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-10-19
STATE TICKET IS
PRIDE OF PARTY
Farmers Have Three Repres1,.
tatives on Democratic Slate
TICKET IS WELL BALANCED
Something About the Democratic Can.
didates for State Offices Who Are
on the Ticket This Year.

Democracy's state ticket, asking for
ballots at the polls in November, ap-
peals strongly to the farmers OF the
state, for it is headed by E. T. Mere
dith, publisher of Successful Farm
ing" one Of Americas greatest farm
journals. James J. Doty, candidate
for lieutenant governor, is farmer,
publisher and manufacturer, and John
P. Manatrey, candidate for railroad
commissioner, is farmer and stock
raiser.
No campaign of misrepresentation
can convince the farmers that a state
ticket on which farmers are so prom
inent is planning to make war on their
interests, to float $1O0,O00.0O0 in road
bonds even if it was legal, which it Is
not, or to endorse state legislation an
tagonistic to their welfare.
Business Men on Ticket.
Business men who have won success
make up the rest Of the ticket. Will
liam G.. Moth, of Davenport, for secre-
tary of state, is a business man and
hobby is baseball.
John B. keefe, of Sioux City, candi-
date for auditor Of state, is paving
contractor and expert accountant. AS
auditor of Sioux City, when Herbert
Quick was mayor, he reorganized the
city's finances to a business basis.
Herman P. Hansen, of Manning, for
treasurer, has never before been a
candidate for office. He was born in
Germany and educated at Arcadia,
Iowa. He has been merchant and is
at present vice president and manager
of the German Savings bank Of Man.
ming.
John T. Clarkson, for attorney gen !
eral, was coal miner, till he mastered
the law at night, and entered practice,
being elected county attorney Of Mon
roe county in 1896, and reelected in
1898. He was elected state senator
from the Monroe Marion district, and
reelected in 1912. He served on the
liability commission and is
author of the present Workmen's
Compensation law. During the last
session he was author of the bill re-
pealing the mulct law and starting
anew the wet-dry war.
Strong With the Farmers.
James J. Doty, of Shenandoah, can
didate for lieutenant governor, is
strong with the farmers. He owns
and operates 72O acre farm on which
he raises pure bred live stock, Short
horn cattle, Duroc Jersey hogs and
Shire horses. AS business man he
is president and manager of the Econ
omy Stock Powder Co., the largest
of the kind in the world.
AS publisher he owns and issues
the Swine and World and Duroc Bull
etin, Chicago, two swine papers Of ma
tional circulation and reputation. He
is secretary of the National Swine
Growers association and helped or
ganize the first national swine show
held in Omaha the first Of the month.
Thousands of Iowa farmers know
Doty and will vote for him.
Another Farmer Candidate.
With the two heads Of the ticket
strong with the farmers the last can
lidate, John P. Manatrey, for railroad
adds strength to the
ticket in the rural districts. He owns
a large farm and breeds high grade
cattle. A shipper he is familiar
with the wants of the farmer in his
relations to the railroads. He served
for thirteen years as director Of the
Iowa State Fair and for many years
was director and president Of the JEFF
ferson Fair association.
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