Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-09-07
WILL SUPPORT
GOV. HARDING
Ministers From Sioux City Will Give
Governor Harding Their support
for His Election

for His Election
The Democratic press of the state
and the Des Moines Register and
Leader who for personal reasons are
doing their utmost to defeat Gov.
Harding, give to the people of the
state only a one sided argument.
They would have the voters believe
that the ministers of the state were
unanimous in their efforts to defeat
the republican candidate at the No
vember election.
We reprint letter from Sioux
City minister that was written to the
editor of the Knoxville Journal and
printed in that paper last week. The
letter throws an entirely different
view on the matter. The letter is as
follows:
Sioux City, Iowa.
Aug. 26, 1916.
Mr.. NJ. L. Curtis,
Knoxville, Iowa,
My Dear Sir: .....-.-
1t is desperate case when men re-
sort to such methods as are now being
used against Mr.. Harding. He is the
very opposite of what he is being
made out by his enemies.
Mr.. Harding has the non-partisn
endorsement of ITO lawyers in the
town and of the three district judges
of opposite political faith 5311 people
in the city voted for him; rs per cent
of the people in Morningside, the col
lege and church community where he
lives, supported him at the polls. He
has the active support of r. j. And
rews, mayor of the city, a man of high
character, and active member of a
church. He is the vice president of a
bank. He also has the support of
prominent church men of the city,
such as w. p. Manly Of the First
Presbyterian church and F. A. Nc
Cornick of the first Congregational
church. The former is president of
the Security National bank and the
latter is vice president of the First
National bank. Professional and
business men of Morningside, men,
bers of the mems brotherhood in the
same Methodist church with Mr..
Harding made public speeches in the
furtherance of his campaign.
To my knowledge he has the conf
dence of many ministers. The Minis
terial association of this city has
never taken nor contemplated any &C
ton in any meeting so far as / know
and 1 think that l would know about
it.
am a member in good standing of
the Northwest Iowa conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church. I am
now under appointment by the bishop
to the secretaryship of the Associated
Charities of Sioux City. For my re-
ligious work on Sunday l am pastor
of small Methodist church just out
of the city. l have been pastor of
Haddock Memorial church of this
city. l know Mr.. Harding intimately.
| have seen him from more sides than
one. He has been tho friend of the
poor and big brother to a little
Syrian boy named Jackie whose life
has been influenced for good by the
kindness and personal interest of Bill
Harding. l will vote for him and will
work for him because l know that he
is noble and lofty in his sentiments
good in his life and highly qualified in
every way for the high position of
governor of the state of Iowa.
The methods used against him are
contemplate and are unwarranted
from every point of view.
In an intimate talk to about 100
business and professional men friends
of his l heard him say in the deepest
sincerity: IF l am elected governor
of the state of Iowa, there will be no
act of mine that will make any man
ashamed that he voted for me-" Again
say l am for w. L. Harding because
know him and because thoroughly
believe in the man.
Sincerely yours
Rev. Horace L. Houghton.