The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-14
WET AND DRY IS
ISSUE IN FIRST
The Announcement Of the Candidacy
Of the Rev p. n. Hawk rs Made
by Burlington
Man.
ANTI SALOON Lacquer
Rev. Hawks Entrance Into the Race
viii complicate Matters for
r:olsteen and Thomp-
son.

Republicans, interested in the first
district congressional campaign, see
| in the announcement yesterday morn
T, ing that Rev. P. H. Hawk. tnaacial
secretary of the Iowa Anti-Saloon
league, would probably become can
didate for the congressional nonlina-
! ton on the republican ticket, no
escape from wet" and dry con-
test at the June primaries, the Hawk
| Eye says.
| Thompson men wore broad smiles
for they feel that it will split the
lHolsteen strength wide OPEN" 1t was
generally conceded that Mr. Hawk
would draw his greatest strength
from Senator Molesberry and Major
Holsteen-
Well Known Methodist Minister.
Rev. Mr.. Hawk is well Known
Methodist minister, residing at $50
South Garfield avenue, Burlington.
! He has lived in the district for six
| teen years and, until recently, was
active in the ministry, conducting
services at various churches through
out the counties of southeastern
lIowa-the first congressional district
Lately he has been given leave OF
absence to take up the work of flnan-
cial secretary of the Iowa Anti-Saloon
league.
| His large acquaintance in Louisa,
Henry, jefferson and Van Buren,
counties, and the known prohibition
sentiment in these counties, will give
him, it is felt, his chief strength
there.
| Lee and Des Moines, Thompson.
| Senator Thompson, whom the
"wets" in the republican ranks have
adopted as their very own, has MS
greatest strength in Des MONIES and
Lee counties. Yesterday, as soon IS
the announcement was out that a sec
rotary of the AntiSaloon league was
! in the race, those who oppose prohi-
bition and hope to see the next con-
gress modify the existing enforce
ment laws, sounded the rallying cry
to the Thompson standard.
Senator Molsberry has his greatest
strength In his home county, Louisa.
Major Holsteen has never been
| identified with either the wet or dry
element. He has indicated that he
will make his campaign largely with
out reference to prohibition, feelng
ratlor IudL SOCldl, AAuooSA AGA e>AAN
financial reconstruction matters NJ
more pressing for adjustment now.
He has a large following among both
| factions who have previously agreed
with him as to the relative import
ance of the present issues. It is be-
| lieved, however, that II Rev. Mir.
Hawk makes the issue wet" and
dry" he will succeed in drawing to
| him the greater part Of the dry
vote and both Holsteen and Mols-
berry will come up to the river
counties" with insufficient votes for
nomination.
May Mean Convention.
Should Thompson fail to rally
enough votes for nomination, it will
mean the nomination will go to the
district convention and one guess Is
as good as another as to which cam
didate will win.
Major Holsteen, who was in Lee
county yesterday, did not know OF
Mr.. Hawks move until late IN the
evening. He had no comment TO
make. Senator Thompson could not
be reached yesterday.
Major Holsteen and Rev. Mr.. Hawk
met on the train coming up from
Montrose last evening, sat in the
same section, in fact, and they talk
ysolitics. The major did not know
that the minister had himself become
a candidate, and they chatted mer-
rily until the train reached Burling-