The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-04
IOWA DEMOCRATS NAME TICKET
FOR PRIMARIES IN JUNE.

IOWA DEMOCRATS NAME TICKET
FOR PRIMARIES IN JUNE.
Select Porter for Governor but De-
eide Not to Oppose Kenyon for
Senator.
Iowa democratic leaders in con-
ference at the Kirkwood hotel yes
terday agreed upon an entire state
Claude r. Porter Of Centerville, as
the candidate for governor; decided
not to oppose Senator William S.
Kenyon for reelection; and made
Americanism and support of the adj
mlnistration in prosecution of the
war the leading planks in the party
Moines Register.
The meeting was we'll attended,
and full of enthusiasm. Very few
of the speeches We're of a decidedly
partisan politician nature, the adj
dresses being for the most part of
a patriotic trend.
Proposed State Ticket.
The party slate for state offices is
as follows:
For governor-Claude r. Porter,
of Centerville, Appanoose county.
For lieutenant goyernor-Frank
B. Whitaker, of Hillsboro, Van Blu
rem county.
For attorney general-Joseph J.
Myers, of Carroll, Carroll county.
Murtagh, Of Waterloo, Black Hawk
county
For treasurer-John Jamison, of
Fayette county.
For auditor-D. E. Kirby, OF
Sioux City, Woodbury. county
For superintendent of schools
n; &. Blackmar, Of Ottumwa, Wap-
clio county.
For railroad commissioners
county, and Joseph Beh, of Harlan,
Shelby county.
All Nominations Unanimous.
These. candidates were selected by
a special committee whose recon-
ed by the conference. All will ac-
cept.
The selection of the state ticket
took up little time of the conference,
which was held in the mezzanine
floor of the Kirkwood hotel Chair
man J. W. Reynolds of the state CEN
w. Marsh of Waterloo, democratic
national committeeman from Iowa,
was a prominent factor in the pro-
ceedings of the day.
There was no evidence of any fac
tionalism during the days sessions,
and the point emphasized in every
address was the importance of win
supporting the administration in it's
war policies and of doing everything
possible to forward the progress of
American military power through
support Of war savings, Liberty bond
and similar campaigns.
Criticises -Four Congressman.
Or<N ~ nNNS~ H..
toward half heartedness in carrying
out the nations part in the world
conflict, was roundly denounced. and
Congressman Harry E. Hull of the
second district, Gilbert ~ Haugen,
of the fourth, Charles w. Ramseyer
Of the sixth and Frank P. Woods Of
the eleventh were openly accused Of
toward war legislation.
Senator William S. Kenyon will
receive no organized opposition, and
so far as the democratic state organ
izatiOn is concerned there will be no
democratic candidate for United
States senator this year.
Patriotism First.
eve are basing our entire cam
paign upon patriotism and the maxi
istration," said Committeeman J. J.
Hughes of the ninth district. I'VE
believe it would be difficult to put up
a candidate who would be more val
liable at Washington during the
period of the war than Senator Ken
yon, and for that reason will not OPP
Apparently factional alignments of
two years ago have been abandon
ed for the present campaign at least
by the democrats. John F.. Dalton
of the Manson Democrat, and Sen
atOr John Clarkson, of Abba, who
ordinarily are far from in accord in
state party policies, found a. COM
mon ground yesterday in lambasting
Iowa congressman for lack of war
enthusiasm and in pledging the sup
port of Iowa in carrying on the war.
Liquor Is Ignored.
In one respect at least the con-
ference was UNIQUE in democratic
party annals Of Iowa, for the liquor
question was not once referred to
by the speakers.
peel the hide from congressman
Hull. Haugen and Woods in one of
the first addresses Of he meeting.
IF Harry Hull had been person
ally appointed by Wilhelm Hohen-
zoliern he could not have been bet
ter servant to the kaiser than he
las UcSu, Se1lu MT. MdISu. T1du-
gen is just as bad and Woods has
not shown the true American spirit
in regard to the war.
1T is time that Iowa was given
a full representation of real Amer
leans in CONGRESS-, and believe that
the state will repudiate these men
next November"
ClarksOn in Vigorous Talk.
Senator John ClarksOn Of Abba,
placing the name Of Claude r. Por-
ter of Centerville before the confer
ence as the party nominee for gov
ernor, said:
1.-THE time is at hand when Iowa
should replace the tricky politician
at the state house with = man of
thorough principles and sterling
Americanism, Claude Il. Porter OF
CenteryfIle"