Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-23


thoroughly posted on the political
issues of the day. Turn out and
hear him Thursday night.
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Cosson-0 ttosen.
Eds. FreemanITrbune: read
the articles from the Jewell Record
a few days ago ION the governor
Question, as well as your answer to
same, and have read the quotations
from other papers that come in my
way. Noticed the cartoon this a. m.
in Register and Leader about Hard
ing bringing old man Iowa the mud
roads gold BRICK and being urged
on by the liquors forces" could not
keep still any longer. All agree that
Senator Allen is very able man;
that he would make splendid gov
ernor no one doubts; that he is a
prohibitionist all are agreed; : that
the laws would be enforced no one
disputes; that he Ia a forceful speak
err we know. Burt when you have
said all of this what have you said
that is not true Of Mr.. Cosson as
well, and in some Of these things he
leads Mr.. Allen whole lot. But
with all these said there are other
things that are whole lot more i'm
portant in such a contest as is on
row. At least three-fourths of the
papers of Iowa are, agreed that Mr..
Cosson is ahead as a vote getter, and
that is sure what we ought to look
for in this kind of a contest, as the
man that beats Mr.. Harding at the
lprimary has got to be a good one.
With him alone as a wet candidate
and the dry vote divided, as it will
be If both stay in, as Mr.. Allen will
poll a considerable vote, how can
any person look foT any other result
than to see Mr. Harding nominated?
| 1t will then be necessary for the
dry vote to go to the democratic
candidate for governor, as Mr.. Mere
dith seems to the only one running
on that ticket, or else Mr.. Harding
will be elected. Mr.. Meredith is a
good one and he is dry, too, so We
have that chance after the primary.
| If it was not such a peculiar situa-
ton, and so much at stake, it would
be very different. We all think the
dry vote of Iowa is larger than the
wet vote, but very few think it is
more than twice as big and that it
can be divided up between two near
lily equal in strength and either one
|of them win out over the wet man.
Mr.. Harding is q Methodist and a
big man in his way in the church
and big vote in his church will not
support him and do not hesitate to
SAY 50.
While am talking politics might
as well say it out this time and then
keep still. Chris Ottosen is candi-
date for congress in the Tenth. The
man that is in now declared when
he was running the first time that
no man should have it over two
terms, and he has had it four and
is seeking the fifth, and what has
he done with one. exception, that is
to talk Of starting paper mill in
Iowa for making, paper from corn
stalks, but only to talk 1t. If Chris
is elected he will sure be heard from
and in way that will benefit the
farmers of his district, as no one
has made more of study of their
needs, and he is a capable man and
not afraid to speak out, while the
present incumbent listens and then
answers you If you write him that
he is considering something of the
kind, and it is written in very I'M
decided sort Of way, SO as not to be
definite on any thing. One thing MIR.
Woods is good at and that is get
ting votes, but in, this case there is
nothing to be lost If he should not
be elected No one is really for him
except the professional politicians
and they not because of him being
an extra good man, but just for po-
litical reasons. The more you know
Of Chris Ottosen the better you will
think Of him. Find out all about him
before voting time and then vote ac-
Yours truly,
D.. J. w. Let's.
Successful Operation.
A letter received in this city to-
day from Rev. H. L. Haywood, now