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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1916
Page
1
The Harding campaign casts him as defender against pork barrel road spending and high taxes. It denounces opponents as wet and dry forces aligned with cement and automobile combines, urging voters to back Harding’s stance on local control and paved highways.
The piece attacks Cosson as tied to a political combine and mocks Prohibition as his campaign issue. It urges voting against Cosson, questions enforcement of law in Des Moines, and argues the Governor cannot block a Prohibition amendment. It also notes a San Jose lawyer pardoned after a theft from clients.
The piece urges voting for Ernest R. Moore for Lieutenant Governor, John H. Gusher for Railroad Commissioner, and George A. Wilson for Attorney General of Iowa. It promotes June 5 as election day, early voting, and notes a roads proposition tied to the Capitol Extension act, while criticizing George Cosson's candidacy and arguing the issue is not an issue.
The notice urges voting for Wm. S. Allen for Secretary of State and C. H. Thomas for State Treasurer. It questions Cosson as Attorney General and criticizes personal ambition in Iowa politics while mocking church cleansing of sins and calls for broader moral reforms.
Opinion piece from Cumberland Enterprise and Cumberland Press urging support for the Equal Suffrage Amendment and Harding for Governor. Critiques Des Moines backed paved roads critics and accuses a political ring in Des Moines, Council Bluffs, and Marshalltown of scheming against Harding. Mentions Anita Republican stance and the 5 June primary ballot.
Senator A C Savage of Adair stopped by the Record office Friday on business. He just returned from Albuquerque Mexico with his wife and daughter who will stay abroad due to the daughter's ill health. He predicts Lieutenant-Governor Harding will be governor nominees. Ed Meredith’s road bond support is weaker than newspapers suggest and rural voters may differ from city reports. Cumberland Enterprise.
Cedar Rapids Republican candidate Zrn eat R. Moore says road policy should stay local, opposing bond issues imposed by outside authorities. He argues communities deserve to decide road type and quality without centralized commissions, defending local self government.
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil argues the Prohibition Party has outlived its usefulness in Iowa. It notes temperance laws came mainly from Republicans and says the party will not influence election returns this cycle. The paper prizes GOP unity on prohibition and calls the Prohibition Party’s demise a blessing.
The piece argues that major Iowa papers promote Prohibition as Cosson’s key flaw to rally votes. It claims the push is misleading, and that true issues are paved roads, bond questions, and tax impact. It warns voters to reject Cosson on June 5 and supports anti Prohibition rhetoric with references to Senator Allen and Rev. McMahon.
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