The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-03-09
Democrats Organize to DelIose Nick
Reed and Doc Reynolds.

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oppose continuation Of the Reed
Reynolds gang which have controlled
the democratic state organization
and the move will have the hearty
cooperation of the democrats Of De-
catur county, who would be nightly
pleased to see change. The Reed
Reynolds gang were responsible fol-
the appointment of a republican post
master at Leon, turning down the
democratic organization in making
| the appointment, and they can expect
to get what is coming to them from
Decatur county democrats. The fol-
lowing report of the meeting at Des
Moines is taken from Saturdays Des
Moines Tribune:
The overthrow Of the ruling dyn-
asty which they chose to call the
house of Reed, Reynolds and Marsh
and the succession to power OF the
party leaders they chose to call pro
gressive democrats" was disclosed to-
day as the basic reason for the sud
den insurgent uprising in state DEM
ocratic ranks launched in the cOun-
Gil of war at the Savery hotel last
night.
| The council of war, which was not
broken up until the gray dawn OF this
morning, outlined the following plans
of battle:
/. To open state headquarters in
Des Moines and conduct an organized
campaign to elect progressive demo-
Gratis as delegates to the national con-
vention at St. Louis.
] 2. To attempt the overthrow OF
state chairman J. w. Reynolds OF
Creston and six other members of the
state central committee whom they
call "reactionaries" and to elect pro-
gressive democrats in their places.
8. To defeat w. w. Marsh of Wat
erlaa, present national committee
man for Iowa, in his race for re-elec-
ton, and elect E. G.. Dunn of Mason
City, candidate for governor against
Governor Clarke four years ago, as
his successor.
4. To bring out progressive
democrat for the gubernatorial
nomination and whatever other state
offices necessary to combat the re-
dictionary candidates brought out by
the machine" The progressive can
didate for governor will be Senator
John T. Clarkson of Abba, in all
probability.
The first move will be to secure
four progressive democrats to run
for delegates-at-large to the national
convention.
Homer w. Johnson of Sioux City,
will be one of the four candidates.
He has already accepted the invita-
ton of the insurgents. 0. P. Myers
of Newton and Mr.. Duffy of Dubuque
are said to be two of the others asked
to make the race. ~. -
]. J. Reddy of Shenandoah, one of
the leaders in the revolt, said today,
that arrangements have been COM
pleted to open headquarters in Des
Moines. He will be in charge.
The four members of the state CEN
trail committee considered progress
sive are H. H. Crcnshaw OF Abel, l..
S. Remington of Newton, S. c. hub
er of Tama and Earl Bronson OF
Spencer. -.
The following statement was is
sued by Mr.. Reddy concerning the
progressives action:
"Mr. Dunn has consented to be a
candidate for national committee
man. In doing so we wish it to be
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pose of antagonizing any element of
the democratic party in Iowa.
I'VE believe that the rank and file
of the party is really progressive and
that the present national committee
man does not represent the rank and
file. 1t was the concensus of those
present at this meeting that Mr..
Dunn truly represents IN principle
the feeling of the great majority OF
the democrats of the state"
Senator Clarkson said today that
he has not decided to enter the race
for governor. However, those poll
ticians who conferred with him last
night say that they are confident he
will accept their offer to head the
prOgressives.
Among those present were Senator
John 4. Clarkson of Abba, Homer w.
Johnson of Sioux City, E. G. Dunn of
Mason City, H. H. Crenshaw of Abel,
L. S. Remington of Newton, O. P.
Myers of Newton, J. J. Reddy OF
Shenandoah, A. M. Pryor of Leon,
Gordon Hayes of Red Oak, John +.
Clark of Abba, H. S. Mosier of Wal
nut and A. J. Anglers of Oelwein.
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