OCR Text |
Show BOLTED HIS PARTY AFTER ELECTION AS DEMOCRAT Special to Tho Tribune. RICHFIELD. Nov. U. The one lono victory that tho Democratic party of this county was supposed to have obtained from the overwhelming Republican landslide land-slide has proven as Dead sea fruit and turned to ashes upon the lips. In pulling through I. J. Stewart for County Attorney, Attor-ney, tho Democrats were congratulating themselves to that extent; but their Joy was short-lived. No later than the morning following tho election Mr. Stowart announced that ho would no longer associate locally with the Democratic party. When seen in regard to the matter, Mr. Stewart acknowledged that ho had been correctly reported. He said that he had discovered on the day of the election that he was being scratched and traded by his parly, and that the Republicans Re-publicans had supported him muj;h better than the Democrats. Ho says that his party has not stood by him as it should in tho past. Four years ago lie was slaughtered when running for District Judge, and it has socmcd to him that he has not received the support at any time that he. as a nominee of the party, was entitled to. Mr. Stewart asserts that he has not been In svmpathv with the reorganized Democratic Demo-cratic party since the SL Louis convention. conven-tion. He -believes in tho Democracy of William J- Brvan. and while ho intends to affiliate in the future with the Republicans Repub-licans locallv.'hc still clings to tho views and policies promulgated by Mr. Bryan. Naturally, the Democrats aro feeling sore over the flop. They charge Mr. Stowart with inconsistency and declare that he owes his nomination to the Democratic Demo-cratic party of tho county, and thus his election was mado possible. They deny that Mr. Stewart was "slain In the house of his friends," as he says. |