Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-02
Iowa Election Il
Interest .Centers On
Congressional Race

Des Moines. Ia, Nov. 2.-While re-
cent developments have attracted
some attention to the gubernatorial
race, principal interest in the coming
election in Iowa centers in several
congressional contests.
Besides selecting eleven congress
men and a governor, the voters will
choose all other state officers, a Unit
ed States senator, a complete state
house Of representatives, nearly half
the state senator's and judges in
twenty-one districts.
The Democrats avowedly have con-
centrated their efforts in the Second,
Third, Fourth and Sixth COMPRESSION
al districts, attacking the war legis-
lation records of the four Republican
incumbents-Hull, Sweet, Haugen and
Ramseyer, respectively-all seeking
reelection.
For United States senator, William
S. Kenyon of Fort Dodge, Republican
incumbent, is opposed by Charles r.
Keyes OF Des Moines, Democrat.
Kenyon's supporters predict his re-
election as his record was commended
by the Democratic state central COM
mittee before Reyes candidacy de-
veloped.
Governor William L. Harding, Re-
publican, who is just completing his
first term. is opposed by Claude r.
Porter, Democrat, of Centerville, re-
Gently nominated by President Wilson
as an assistant attorney general. The
statewide influenza quarantine, it is
!said. prevented Mr.. Porter from max
ing an extensive speaking campaign.
An interesting phase of the guber-
, material contest was the recen defec-
ton from Harding's camp Of James
M. Pierce, publisher of the Iowa
Homestead. whose support of the
governor in the 1916 campaign was
declared to have had a marked in
fuence on the outcome.
Pierce resigned from the state
council Of national defense some
weeks ago, after that body a voted,
subject to the governors approval, to
expel him for publishing certain ar
ticles attacking members Of tho coun-
Gil, n Immediately afterward he an
nounced his support of Porter's candi-
dacy.
More than 10000 Iowans now in
army and navy camps in the United
States will be given an opportunity
to vote.
Except for the action on the pro-
posed federal constitutional amend
ment for national prohibition. there is
Nv S1Sdt0SuI 4oSuS oAACNS1lAS Illc oSlOV.
ton Of state Representatives and SEN
ators, and it is expected party affilia-
tons will govern their election.
IN three of the .four congressional
districts under heaviest fire from the
Democratic campaign guns, the can
didates of that party are army men.
These districts are the Second, Third
and Sixth. In the last named dis
trict, the Democratic nominees name
was written or the ballots at the pri-
mary as the result Of a brief. quie,
campaign.
The congressional candidates are:
First District-Charles A. Kennedy
M%ontrose, Republican,, incumbent
Edward L. Hirsch, Burlington, Demo.
crat.
Second-Harry e. Hull, Williams
burg, Republican, incumbent; Matol
Nathan D.. Fly, Davenport, Democrat
and Charles Barewafd, Davenport
Socialist.
Third-Burton e. Sweet, waverly
Republican. incumbent, and Captain
Harry B. Clark, Waterloo, Democrat.
Fourth-Gilbert N. Haugen, North
wood, Republican, incumbent, ani
Joseph c. Campbell, Charles City
Democrat.
Fifth-James W. Good. ceda,
Rapids. Republican, incumbent, aht
Sherman W. DeWolf, Reinbeck
Democrat.
Sixth-C. W. Ramseyer, Bloomfield
Republican, incumbent; Lieut.. Buel
McCash, Bloomfield, Democrat, and
H. Grimes, Socialist.
Seventh-Cassisus G. Dowell, De-
Moines. Republican, Incumbent; H.C
Evans. Desr Moines. Democrat ant
Charles Gay, Des Moines. Socialist.
Eighth-Horace- NJ. Towner, Corn
ing, Republican. incumbent, and D
Fulton Rice. C~enterville. Democrat
Ninth-William r. Green, Council
Bluffs. Republican, incumbent
Tenth-L. J.. Dickinson. Algona
Republican, and ]. r. Files. For
Dodge, Democrat.
Observation-Disclosures Boies, Shell,
don, Republican; Thomas ]. Steele
Sioux City. Democrat, and g. F. bet
u rich Socialist -