Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-02
TO GET OUT THE VOTE.
Chairman Weaver,s Organization is In
Good Shane.

Good Shape.
Des Moines, Nov. 2.-Chairman Wea-
yer has secured one of the strongest or
CARNATIONS of republicans of the state
that has been arranged in years and
from now to the end of the campaign
every effort will be made to see that
the full republican vote is polled. To do
this will require the cooperation OF
cinct, and to them Chairman Weaver
especially appeals. Reports that have
been received from all parts of the
state are very encouraging and the
various county chairmen report that
there are no defections from the ranks
of republicans in their county. They
are all urged not to stop with theknow-
ledge that the people are going to vote
right, but to see that they vote. That
is nowttiie.ihipoftaHt feature and it is
the 6nel that Chairman Weaver is espec-
tally efhbhasizihg.e II the full republic
All vote Is po1led on!fhe 18th day of No
vember ttefatiis 10 FeAson for Governor
slaw,s snid56rIfy ana that of the re-
publican panty falling below $4,000. If
the plan which Chairman Weaver has
arrangedis cairiedfS,it as it should be
and tie he iepuublicahE in each precinct
perform their dAtt, In getting out the
vote, tMetffesu1t iNWflfBe such a rebuke
to Fred White and the supporters of
Atkinson, Aguinaldo and others that
they will transfer the scene of their
labors to some more fertile field than
the loyal state of Iowa or seek a %reclus-
i've abode to remain permanently far
NV fuo-, +ho 1o,,ra1, 1f ,,o1tf;oS The
demand for republican speakers has
never been SO great as during this cam
paign. and the committee have had
their hands full-in meeting requests.
.fgfsa:af Dstt1 sen
j. #. MEDermott,i ex-chairman of the
Blackhawk democratic central commit
tee, has written a letter setting forth
} his REASONS for deserving the demo-
cratic Gpartyfto become a thoroughly
converted republican, In this letter he
says:
"To set the minds of a number of my
friends at rest, I wish to define my po-
5 litical position. ! have been a demo
} 1crat all my life until 1898, when / voted
, the republican ticket for the first time.
My action in changing political views
was not on the impulse of the moment,
lbut the result of careful study of poEt-
ical questions and the conduct of the
present administration prior to and
during the Spanish-American war.
. believing that the judicious handling
of the affairs of the government we
f have witnessed in such times as we
have just passed through should bt
sufficient to change the mind of every
/, Thoughtful democrat in this country
fla subscribe myself sincerely your re
= publican friend. j.. i. McDermott.
Hon. John Morrison, of Hedrick, ha.
called attention to the fact that j,
Fred Whites home county the presen
democratic candidate for governor O
:, Iowa was at n time u republican arit
> he tells in an interesting and CAREFUL.
considered manner the reasons for hi
leaving that party. It's an old story
= but is of special Importance at thi
time, when Fred White is doing hi
utmost to create a race feeling agains
the republican party. 1t dates back t
1874 or rs, at which time, Mr.. Morrison
says:
oOHc aOLNOui TSpuDllCduS were Cou
sidering the advisability of nominatin,
;, Mr.. White for the house of the gen
eral assembly, and in order to lend on
assistance we had him put on til
= Fourth Of July program at Sigonrne,
!. to answer to the sentiment Of our pull
y, lie schools"
g Mr.. Morrison charges that in hi
speech Mr.. White attacked Catholics i
the most bitter manner i%maginabl,
closing his remarks with the state
70 ment, that "their system of religion j
opposed to republican form of govern
ment, and therefore they are a danger
GUS element in the community" Uncl
Jack Morrison knows what he is tall
ing about when he makes this state
ment in regard to Fred Whites speecl
for he spoke from the same p~latforr
on that occasion as did also the Re,
: Father Nugent of Des Moines. OF til
effects of that speech Mr.. Morriso
= says: "The republicans dropped Ere
y White like a hot brick and silenced HI
\. political voice for a few years. The
IS he broke out for General Weaver an
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