Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-24
THE TINE FOR POLITICS
Republican Chiefs Meet in Chicago
and Discuss Measures Of Com.
ing Campaign.
Chairman Jones Back from the Lakes
Gees East After Cam.
patgn Funds
Seeks Germans Aid Says He Trusts
in Labor vete Clark's
Donation.

Chicago, July 24.-Tnere We're active
movements all along the line of the re-
publican ranks yesterday. Perry S.
Heath, secretary Of the national COM
mittee. came to town and with other
prominent leaders made preparations
for a general advance upon the common,
enemy. headd by the Emperor of Linz.
coin and Senator James X. Jones, of
Arkansas.
We're in conference and listened 10 en-.
scouraging reports from other counties
in the state. The county committee
then planned monster mass meeting,
to be composed of all the members of
the regular organization, the time and
place of gathering being Friday even
ing and Tattersall's. Nearly 4 300 active
ipartisans will be in attendancesto learn
catch phrases to carry into the CAM
paign and to be taught the Importance
of the pending struggle.
While local managers We're discussing
affairs there gathered in the new ma
Annex select coterie of leaders
Chairman Henry G. Payne. Graeme
Stewart, national committeeman for
Illinois: David w. Mulvane. national
committeeman for Kansas; Senator
Shelby NJ. Cullom and Perry S. Heath.
kilograms focked in, and the stir and
hustle which is bound tn last until the
day after the election was on in reality.
Chairman Payne drew attention to the
fact that Nolney w. Foster would con-
troll the war chest At this end of the
route. He will have as his assistant
Edward *. Brown. who will sign the
checks. -Four years ago Mr.. Brown
acted in like capacity and he was a
highly respected and much sought man.
This meeting at Tattersall's. which is
a novelty i'll ito way, will mark the real
opening of the campaign in this county.
1t is not TO be taken Its sponsors say
as a sign of weakness by an appeal for
assistance, but rather az an evidence of
strength. Ii is intended to demonstrate
to the democracy the resources of the
republican organization in Cook.
Another matter of Importance Vas
considered by the county managers yes
terday. This is to be the young men $
campaign. The first voter is the man
most desired. It's the intention TO teach
the young idea how to shoot straight at
the republican target and hit the bulls
eye every time. That same bulls-eye
by the Way, is the circle at the top of
the ballot where the mark should be
made for a full ticket vote. The old par
Ivy stagers are supposed to be w!se
enoughin this age of their political eS-
listence to know themselves what they
ought to do and do#it.
AT national headquarters Secretary
Heath arranged that among his princ-
4 pal assistants would be Z. Il. Fletcher
Land H. H. Rand.
Asked as 10 the claim of Senator
Jones that the Germans Of Wisconsin
We're going u vote for Bryan this year,
MIR. Payne said:
"The Germans of Wisconsin are al
right, and go Il believe they are inaevery
other state. You can hear a great dea.
Of this sort Of talk everywhere you go
but it is like the milk sickness, always
lin the next county. In Milwaukee it il
the Germans of some other part of tn.
4 9stateswho are disaffected. and in Other
s|3parts of the state lis the Germans o.
milwaukee.
1T is possible continued Mr.. Payne
there will not be the interest taken ii
this campaign that there was fou1
years ago. as the business interests o
the country which then We're alarmed
oyer the possibilities of Bryan's cleo
i ton, are today we'll Satisfied that Nc
llinley Will be CHOSEN 10 succeed him
self. 1 think It perfectly safe to pre-
4 dict a republican plurality of 100000 70
Il Wisconsin this fall.
4 Henderson c. Hedges, of Ohio, Will b.
A here today and take charge of the bu
I. reau of speakers. As soon as he get!
j it II. working order the list of speaker
4 will be made out. The Speaking cam
:. spaign, however, will not begin befor
4 next September.