The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-22
PORTER AND HERRING
Head the Democratic State Ticket
Nominated at the Conference
dt DeS kojnes last Friday.

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Nominated at the Conference
at Des Molnes last Friday.
United States senator-Claude II.
Porter.
GOyernor-Clyde Herring.
Lieutenant GOvernOr-Chas. E.
Cameron.
Secretary of state-Ruth Sumner.
Treasurer-J. Il. Craven.
AuditOr-JOhn Rude.
Railroad Commissioner-John o.
Boyd.
At the conference. of Iowa demo-
Gratis held at Des Moines last Friday,
a full state ticket was placed IN
nomintion, headed by Claude R.
Porter for United States Senator:
Clyde Herring t.es Of pes Cat%nssn Moiaes for or
Alta. for Lieutenant Governor, 1t
was also decided that the Iowa della
cation to the national democratic
convention at San Francisco would
urge the nomination OF Edwin 7.
Meredith for president.
Claude R; Porter. who-is ass assist-
,ngton, D. c., was drafted as the
candidate for United States Senator
aginst his wishes, but it was the un-
animous opinion of those who at
tended the conference that Mr.. Porter
was the logical candidate for this Of
flee. Clyde Herring, the nominee
for governor, is one of the leading
businessmen of Des Moines, the head
of the Herring Motor Co., and he
has never heretofore been in politics,
aside from being an active and true
blue democrat, but has never sought
office. Charles Cameron, the nomi-
nee for lieutenant governor. is ln one
having for years been connected
with the State Fair and at this time
is president of this big association.
Woman for Secretary.
One woman will be on the state
ticket, Miss Ruth Sumner, county
recorder at Adel., She will be the
demo cratic candidate for secretary
OF state.
peaceful la and calm. Storm clouds
which had appeared the day before
were waited into oblivion as
T. Jones campaign manager for, J.
w. Gerard, failed to attack Wilbur
The movement to have lowas
national delegation. cast it's vote at
San Francisco for Meredith, and to
urge the delegates to take all steps
to forward his candidacy for the
presidential nomination, stayed any
strife between McAdoo and Palmer
elements within the party,
The nominating committee was
selected by district caucus, retired
and after an hour of deliberation
brought in the ticket which was
named as denrocracy's choice in
Iowa, unanimously.
Use Roller Only Once. ~.l-
n~f, OF M
called into play. John d. Denison
of Des Moines objected somewhat to
the manner in which a state ticket
was to be named Another seventh
district man arose>and said that the
conference was not properly organiz-
ed as it had not elected DR.. j. w.
preysdns nayn9as ofeer afaee for this speca
meeting. Jack Dalton of Manson
stenped into the breech, nominated
Reynold as the conference chair
man, it was rushed to a vote and the
organization leaders held control
without mourning aught but laugh
ter from the faction which brought
up the point.
The nominating committee was
composed Of the following: Alex
Miller, Ralph Cram, Harry Cook,
Carl Evans, Robert r.. Johnson, B.
]. Snyder, Farley Sheldon, Mrs.
George Richter, J. n. Mccoy, EN-
met Tingley, Seth Thomas and J. H.
Oates.
Porter Speaks Briefly.
While this committee was delib-
tratng, Mr.. Porter arose to make
a brief talk He defended the ad-
ministration from attack OF repub-
licans, and scored the senate for its
performances akin. to comedy, II
it can be called SUCH He declared
he did not desire to run for the SEN
ate, and begged that his party re-
frain from drafting him to make the
race.
'There is one man of whom l
would speak, said Mr.: Porter. He
is the logical man for Iowa to favor
at the council table with the presi-
dent, and is truly looked upon as
presidential Ntimber. l offer reso-
luton that this conference request
the delegates to the national con
vention to use all means within
their power to win this nomination
for this son Of Iowa, Mr.. Meredith.
rising vote and with great ap-
plause. The following telegram
from Mr.. Meredith was read:
Il regret exceedingly l do not find
it possible to give myself the pleas
ure Of attending the conference of
the democrats Oh iowa. udu loOh-
ed forward to having that privilege,
but because of press of matters here
must forego it.: Will you please ex-
press to those present my regret.
The democrats have every, reason
to be proud of the record they have
made and to look forward confident
1y to success this fall if the people of
the country are informed as to that
record. To see that they are inform
ed is the obligation of every party
man and the duty of every patriotic
citizen.
'.Surely the average citizen can
have but little hope that his interests
will have fair consideration at the
hands of those now making the cam
,paign for the republican nomination,
if the funds they have available for
campaign expenses are any index to
the Importance the large interests of
the country place upon securing con-
troll of the reigns of government. I
wish you a most successful confer
ence and the selection of state
ticket which will guarantee to the
people a clean business administra-
ton i'm the interests of no clique or
for the personal advantage of no