Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-10
BETWEEN SPEAKER AND DooRK ssPER.

Paul Stillman. speaker Of the house
in which he and Harding served. has
utterly repudiated him as a candidate
for governor. His observation OF Har-
ding as a public man was from the
highest point in the house.
=. Now comes A NJ. May. who has
voted the republican ticket since
March 90 1854 when the first republic
can club was organized al Ripon. Wis
consin. and who was chief door-keeper
of the house when Stillman and Har-
ding served there together and
doorkeeper during the 1913 and 1915
sessions Hear him; he says he OBJ
served closely the career Of ". L. Har-
ding:
From my knowledge and observation
Of the man then and since l can say
the religious organizations OF the state
have sized him up correctly. I do not
consider Harding fit man for the Of
fee OF governor because he is and has
been allied with, pledged TO. and has
worked for the liquor and corporate
interests and against the welfare OF
the people. He Is as slippery. !nsid-
ious, deceptive. time serving a politi-
clan as l ever knew, with a wonderful
capacity for disappearing making
black look white and white black. with
as unlimited, sleek and cool in1pudence
as was ever exhibited by a corner
street faker, an adept in making
speeches that cover everything with an
indefinite uncertainty. can pose as
lifelong believer in what will please
any audience ne may be addressing,
being "an things TO all men" making
political wardrobe changes between
stunts with the greatest facility, so
that no wonder he fools many who do
not know him and his record. Being
a Methodist, I cannot vote for him,
more so since he attempts TO make po-
litical capital by saying that ne is
Methodist. though repud!ated by his
own Mornirgside church, and the va
r!ous churches of his home city
Now there we are with the speaker
OF the house, lifelong and regular
republican and the doorkeeper Of the
| house. who began voting the republic
can ticket with the inception Of the
party, who had opportunity to study
the candidate from the angle Of a door
keeper. They arrive at the same con-
clusion.
Take the system Of triangulation
| Take Stillman, the speaker. May, the
doorkeeper and McHose the legislator
from Boone. MoHose bolts Harding
because Harding was the selection OF
| the liquor interests for lieutenant gov.
ernor. McHose and others were to be
| defeated by the liberals. Harding was
to be elected by the wet alliance OF
which Joseph Eiboeck was president
| McHose has the card sent out by the
| alliance, printed in German. Those
l approved candidates. looked forward
| to local option and the saloon "wisel,
regulated. McHose says such OF tht
| alliance candidates as were elected
| delivered the goods as far as they
4 were able and did as the wet leagu'
said they would do" as far as they wer
permitted Their records show it say
the assemblyman and asserts:
w. L. Harding, with the others, hai
delivered the goods. What ever els
may be said OF him, it cannot be sal
that ms has played false to the inter
| ests that put MIN over. as shown o.
the Huntoon letters and the German
Amrican league platform.
Il But il IL were 50 important to tn
vets to elect him lieutenant governor
! what about the xovsrnorshiD-a posi-