The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-10-25
sPEAks At JEFFERSON.
Governor Harding entered Gree,

Governor Harding entered Greene
county last week. and on Saturday
spoke at Jefferson, the home OF Pau
Stillman, the gentleman who has been
urging the governor to withdraw from
the governorship race. Report has il
that the governor was greeted by d
very large crowd, made up mostly Of
farmers, and many Of them wearing
Harding buttons. The reception &C,
corded Mr.. Harding must have been
disappointing to the editors Of the Bee,
who for reasons best known to them.
selves, were absent from the meeting.
and to the hog combine" down at
Dea Moines. rr
| Editor J.. B. Hungerford, of the Car
roll Herald, was in attendance and in
the last issue of his paper said the
meeting reminded him Of a regular re-
publican rally. In the audience he
noticed many Jefferson Methodists
wearing Harding buttons, although
there were few Meredith buttons in
evidence. Further speaking Of the
meeting Editor Hungerford says:
It was interesting to note the spirit
Of the crowd, how the composite mind
takes in and digests the thought eX-
pressed by the speaker. When Harding
spoke on national issues he had fair at
tention and was adequately applauded.
When he passed to the temperance
question and discussed it In all its
bearings the crowd gave him better
attention. He seemed to satisfy the
most exacting even in the field where
a newspaper had bolted. But it seemed
evident that his hearers expected
something more. Then the speaker
passed to the tax question and it's re-
lation to the highway building, to the
issuance of bonds and the various
kinds Of roads, the expense
where when and how, etc.Tmen IN
the crowd squared themselves asi II
prepared to listen as long as the speak.
er talked. Attention grew intense and
eyes were fastened upon the speaker,
who held absolute control till his sub
ject was completely calculated. Then
cries of Ego on. go on" rose from all
parts of the audience. Mr.. Harding
made use of the invitation to elaborate
on phases OF the campaign he had on.
ly touched upon before.
The fact stood out in bold relief
that the Greene county cared but tit
tie about the temperance question as
involved in this contest. They did not
regard it is the principal issue. They
have no fear of prohibition, it Is Sc
cure regardless of the outcome on NO
vember 7th. Greene county farmers
are intensely interested in the tax
question and the proper handling OF
the road problem. They are dry as
the driest, but they are not convinced
that prohibition ID in jeopardy. That
was demonstrated in the Jefferson
meeting. They are for Harding.
Harding has improved wonderfully
as a speaker and campaigner since the
opening of this campaign A speaker
wearing q Meredith badge interfered
with a question. His tone was insinu-
ating and suggestive. Harding retort-
ed with sally that set the crowd
laughing at the questiOner. Then the
speaker assured him that he would
get around to his case in due time
Before closing, Harding turned his at.
tention to the questiOner and explain
ed with such good spirit and evident
candor that the qnestioner and The
whole audience joined in hearty ap-
plause He lodged nothing, respond
ed to every query and impressed his
hearers with manifest disposition to
hide nothing and to disclose every
thing they regarded pertinent to the
campaign.
Harding has the farmers with him.
The boilers are coming back, and the
feeling is growing that he will run
ahead of the presidential candidate in
the election next month.