Omaha daily bee., 1886-09-14
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The Situation in Iowa.

few days after the Iowa republican
convention, Senator Allison was called
upon by the representative of Chicago
newspaper, and questioned regarding
state and national politics. Respecting
the former the senator cordially COM
mended the work of the convention and
expressed entire confidence that the re-
publicans would carry the state and most
of the congressional districts. Recently
the correspondent of another Chicago
paper has been looking over the political
situation in Iowa, and he did not find it
such rs to give complete assurance of re-
publican success. Giving the report of
his observations simply for what they
are worth, his most important statement
is that there is n lack of harmony and
good feeling IN the republican ranks. The
ticket Is not entirely satisfactory to many
members of the party, more particularly
the friends of Auditor Brown. whose Mt
tempted impeachment caused good deal
of ill-fceling. The republicans of the
northwestern part of the state, also,
are said to feel sore because Il eandi-
date they had presented was rejected.
Sull another adverse element are the
miners, whose complaint is the refusal of
the republicans ut the last session of the
Legislature to pass bill, introduced by q
democrat, requiring all codi to be weighed
before screening, Heretofore the ma
jority of these miners have acted with
the republican party, but the democrats
are said to have great expectations of
getting the support of considerable
part OF them this year. Tho Knights of
Labor are represented to be largely in
sympathy with the miners rs TO their
special grievance, and are also reported
to be deeply incenSed, in common with
the laboring class generally in tho state,
against the registration law, n republi-
can measure which they claim to be
arbitrary and oppressive in its operation.
In several districts the Knights aud the
democrats are said to be i'm excellent
accord, and the latter are working hard
to extend this unity OF feeling throughout
the state. A conference of democrats.
knights and grcenbackers, with view To
bringing these elements into closer rela-
tions, is announced to be held early next
month, Tho prohibitionists having no
s'HtS tShSAt tuc iull Nole Ol lllll pucly Is
conceded 70 tho repub leans.
There are surface indications that the
CORRESPONDENT who gives this description
of the Iowa situation derived his inror-
nation largely from democratic sources,
but nevertheless the adverse conditions
he sets forth, granting they are some
what exaggerated, are of such import
ance that the republicans OF Iowa cannot
afford to ignore them. The margin of
that party In the state is not so large
that II can spare many votes, and there
is reason TO believe that in order to keep
its forces intact, putting aside any ex.
pectation of increasing them, there must
be vigorous and unceaSiug work
throughout the state. but particularly
SO in the localities where tho reralcltrant
elements are most numerous. We have
nc douh. tho leaders thoroughly under
stand this, and when the real labor of
the campaign is begun, which must be
soon, undoubtedly the republican man
ayers viii be found to have made ade-
qaate and ample preparation to meet
opposition at every point, ANA to carry
on the fight with their usual energy.
Failure IN this respect IN any direction
might he disastrous.