Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-04-14
{. ]. CURTIN FOR
DIST. DELEGATE
Decorahian Mentioned for District
Delegate to the Republican Com
vention to be Held i'm
Chicago
FOURTH DISTRICT POLITICS
ARE VERY ACTIVE
Congressman G. n. Hangen Will
Have No Opposition Within His
Own Party for Nomination

i Republicans in the fourth con-
gressional district are more active at
this stage of the campaign than in
other districts visited in the state
says l.. j. Wilson, staff correspond
ent of the daily Register. There is no
i lack of expression as to preference
OF candidates, from presidential pos
sibilities on down the ticket.
. A. H. Gale. the Lowden commit
teeman for the district, practically
assures that the district delegation
to the republican state convention,
April 22, will be Lowden in form.
With the backing of Charles McNi-
der, Senator A. r. Rule, Maj. Glenn
Haynes. and other republicans OF
prominence in the district, Mr.. Gale
is apparently in position to de-
liver the political goods as promised.
Mr.. McNider will be the choice of
the district and other state republi-
cans as delegate at large to the ma
tional convention. Mr.. Gale and Ed
ward Curtin of Decorah will pro-
badly be the district delegates to the
Chicago convention. There is but
little sentiment favoring Mai. Gen.
Leonard Wood in the fourth district,
the Lowden men going strong and
with eyes turned to Chicago.
There is subdued buzzing when
Hoover is mentioned Former Cover
nor Clarke has many friends in the
fourth, and should he come into this
district to speak for Hoover, he
would achieve his purpose and leave
la Hoover organization as the result.
On state candidates one may OBJ
tain many expressions. From those
who have canvassed the district in
behalf of gubernatorial possibilities
on the republican ticket. you learn
that the district will deliver for each
candidate. There is some ground for
the various workers to feel optimis-
tic and mayhap be misled bit, as
Kendall, Moore, Deems and Havner
each have promises of support here
and there within the party.
1t is not strange to find business
partners divided on the governor
ship. One will lean to Kendall, the
other to Deems. Such a firms at
torney and legal adviser will prob
ably be found in the camp of Lieut..
Gov. E. L. Moore. An employer of
labor who has business dealings with
all the others, stands for Hayner. 1t
is such a situation that the transient
resident and investigator would be
rash were he to predict at this mo-
ment which candidate held the bulk
of the votes.
| Congressman Gilbert N. Haugen
will not have any opposition within
I his own party for the nomination.
Mr.. Haugen is credited in the dist
rict with being an adroit politician,
resourceful, and one whom it would
be hard to defeat at the polls. There
are. however, several men in the dis
trict who would like to take up con-
gressional residence in Washington,
but will make no attempt to encom-
pass this in 1920.
Mrs. Irene Bell, republican wom-
an chairman for the district, Is in
| the front rank with organization
work. She has about two-thirds of
her precinct committe women ap-
pointed and county organizations
well in hand. A citizenship school for
women democrats and republicans
will be held this coming week. The
women will participate in the county
convention, and some of them will be
seen at the state convention April
az.
Senator Cummins will receive bet
ter treatment in the fourth district
than in some of the river districts.
is is believed. Mason City is the larg-
est industrial center in this district
and it can be said that the senator
will not receive great share of the
labor or railroad vote in the district.
He will receive, however, the sup
, port of prominent republicans In the
district. This includes those who may
not have followed him any too close
" in the past. It is also believed BY
these men that the farm vote Of the
district will come the senator's way.
He will come into the district when
he comes home, and meet with the
farmers, 1t is said.
The average income of female cot