Real Motive Behind Harding Support Explored
An Iowa reader praises W. L. Harding, arguing he is honest and fit for governor. The letter accuses Des Moines papers and Gardner Cowles of pressuring Harding with offers to help his political rise, asserting Harding refused and remained aligned with voter will.
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Apain
Iowa
Sherm
F. Myers
Record
Anita
W.L. Harding
Harding
Des Moines Register and Leader
Des Moines Evening Tribune
Letter to Mr. Harding Defends Fair Law Enforcement
A letter writer supports President Harding in evenly enforcing all laws and opposes selective enforcement for political aims. The author, A. C. Savage, asserts personal knowledge of Harding and closes with cordial regards.
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Harding
A. C. Savage
Vote for Tom campaign in hard fought governor race
The column urges support for Tom Casson in the governor race as neither Casson nor Allen will withdraw. It rebukes a Cass county newspaper claim that women lack suffrage knowledge and compliments mothers wives and sisters. It asserts Harding would not be favored if there were any saloon return hope.
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Gardner Cowles
State Board of Education
Gov. Clarke
Senate
Cowles
Harding
Register and Leader
the Tribune
Hardingould
Woodbury County
Sioux City
Herding
John Voorhees
Chas. Smith
John
Cass County
Iowa
Carroll Urges Support for Harding in 1916 Primary
Editor L Newton republican candidate in Cass county receives a letter from ex governor B F Carroll urging support for Lieutenant Governor W L Harding. Carroll praises Harding and urges turnout on Primary Day. Also notes Des Moines Register Leader bolting 1912 nomination and Newton named door keeper at the Republican National Convention in Chicago.
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Ed. L. Newton
Cass County
B. F. Carroll
Iowa
W. L. Harding
Carroll
Des Moines Register
Harding
Register
Ed. L. Lyvenson
Chicago
Newton
John T. Adams
Vote for Tom campaign item found with note
A Ford car tail light plate reading Vote for Tom and the number 78720 was found and left at the RECORD office in Anita Iowa. The Odd Fellows held a Thursday meeting conferring degrees and serving refreshments.
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Ford Car
Anita
Iowan
Odd Fellows
Big Boy Baby Born to Mr and Mrs Pieper
Dr. R A Becker reports the birth of a big boy to Mr and Mrs Louie Pieper on May 24. F R Wagner and a party from Extra spent Tuesday in the city and attended the evening dance.
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R. A. Becker
Louie Pieper
F. R.wagner
Extra
Why George Cosson Failed to Enforce Sunday Closing Law
The Cumberland Enterprise accuses Attorney General George Cosson of weak-kneed conduct in Des Moines for not enforcing the Sunday closing law, suggesting it hurt his governor候 nomination chances. It also questions Cosson over alleged police protection of gambling havens and criticizes his political stance at a recent Republican State Convention.
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Geo. Cosson
Des Moines
Cosson
Good
George
John Boyd
Chamber OF Commerce and
DES Moines Club
Harding
Cumberland Enterprise
Political rhetoric questions voting rights across lines
A fragment questions voting eligibility by race and foreign-born status, asking why non citizens or nonreaders should vote and why American women would be disfranchised, reflecting tense suffrage era argument.
Political Ingratitude and Iowa Governor Nominations
The Des Moines Capital attacks Republican candidates for governor noting Clarke’s possible acclamatory renomination and opposing Harding for various unspecified reasons. It argues personal ingratitude toward Harding, promotes Cosson for availability, and urges Cass county voters to attend the primary to back candidates favoring hard surface roads and business interests.
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Ed L. Newton
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Overland
New Century
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