The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-28
Congressman From First District
VIII Roll up 0ood-sized Ma
Z jority in November. Par
ty Men Think.
CONFERENCE WAS HELD
John C. Scott, Ed s. Lotion, Walter
Beer, w. r. c. kendriek and
George S. Tucker At
tend Meeting.

Keokuk men who attended the
meeting of first district republicans
at Burlington yesterday are confident
that the republicans will win at the
November election. It is expected
! that Congressman Kennedy will be
! returned by big majority. Con-
| corning the meeting the Hawk-Eye
! says:
| Optimism reigned supreme at the
! first district Iowa republican caucus
held yesterday afternoon at the Bur
was in charge of C. A. Rawson, chair
man of the state central committee.
and he presided at the gathering,
which was largely attended, every
county in the district being repre-
scented. The topic of discussion was
the coming campaign and every phase
Of it was gone into thoroughly and
discussed in general by all present.
The feeling that it is republican
year was evident at all times and
plans for the carrying out of the G.
o. P. policies were set forth earnest
ly.
Reports from every county In the
first district were presented and
showed that the rural vote was even
more republican than ever before.
The trend of opinion seems to be in
favor of return to the republican
party, nationally speaking, accord
ing to the reports, the feeling being
that the promises Of the democrats
have not been fulfilled.
Confidence that G. A Kennedy,
congressman from the first district,
will roll up large majority was
freely predicted by everyone, and
there seemed no doubt but that Hard
ing will be victorious in his fight for
the governorship.
Everyone present is worker-a
booster for republican policies and
principles, and expect to carry on the
work to the letter.
Among those who made remarks
was Congressman Kennedy of Mont
rose, who spoke not only of condi-
lions in the first district and in Iowa,
but also of the situation nationally.
He said that the result of the cleo
ton in Maine, where q democratic
vote of four years ago, and even two
years ago, had changed to repub- !
lican majority, forecasted to a great |
degree the trend Of public opinion in
the New England states, and that |
Hughes will lead by big majorities in |
the west and north as well is a very
erence to Iowa, he said that his per- |
sonal observations to date had been |
confined principally to the rural dis !
tricts, and that he found strong fav
or for the republican candidates, |
from Hughes and Fairbanks. nation !
ally, to Harding for the state, taking |
in the other candidates on the G. o. |
p. ticket.
Those Present.
Those present at the meeting fol- |
low:
c. A. Rawson, chairman republi- |
can state central committee, Des !
Moines.
Mt. Pleasant-A. w. Miller, War
rem Rogers, C. s. Rogers, H. Melchoir, !
F. S. Finley, Adam Wier, w. F. Kopp.
G. w. Laird, II. L. McGrew, w. F.
Cowles.
Mediapolis-Geo. GaIliger. W. J.
winfield. A. Smiley, VIM. Car
den. H. H. Bailey, G. E. Peterson.
New London. NJ. Crawford.
Fairfield-S. A. Power, R c. Leg
gett
Observation-Disclosures Richards.
Keokuk-Ed. S. Lotion. w. r G.
Kendrick, Geo. S. Tucker, J. G. Scott,
Walter Beer.
Fort Madison-T. R Hollowell, ].
r. Frailey.
Montrose-C. A Kennedy.
Burlington Dale r. Andre. }.
Smith, F. l. Poor, S. U. Rush, c. G.
Clark, A F. Felker. J. James, j. L.
Waite, A. J. Youngquist, Henry Cute
kunst, j. F. Miller, ]. T. Smith. Ed
L. Durand, H. J. Wilson, F. E. Thomp-
son, P. H. Schafer, D. Pickering. II.
w. Miller, George Hill, Mike Flynn,
]. F. Deems, E. c. Youngstown, Carl
ton Dryden, Dave Gillies, w. W..
Copeland.