Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-19
Poll BOOKS SRONI BIG.
An Enormous Republican vots Pos
sible If the Voters Will
Only Vote.
Accuracy cf Menillan's Poll Books
Republicans Must Cast
Their Ballots.
Western Horses Bring Chambers Into
the state-Farmers Should
Watch Out.


Watch Out
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Sept. 19.-Returns have
been received from about 65 per cent Of
the voting precincts in Iowa giving es-
timates of the vote as 1t now stands,
providing the full vote is polled.. There
are about 2.150 voting precincts in the
state. Chairman Weaver, of the repub
lican state committee, has returns from
the republican precinct committeeman
in about 1,40O precincts. These returns
show that IL the whole vote is polled
the republican majority will be
larger than ever before. They show very.
little falling on in the republican vote
and considerable loss for the demo-
Gratis These returns are sufficiently.
scattered SO they ought to be reliable.
Chairman Weaver has been very care
full to secure reliable men to make this
poll. 1t represents a close inquiry into
the politics Of every voter in the state
is well informed and can get accurate
directed to send their poll books direct
ly to the state chairman as soon as each
precinct was canvassed without waiting
for the entire county to be canyassed.
So there is some information from every
county.
ut is one thing to have the votes, =
said Chairman Weaver. "and quite an
other thing to get all the votes into the
ballot boxes on election day. We have
every reason to believe that our infoT-
nation from these precinct committee
men is both accurate and complete in
nearly every instance. But these votes
will do us no good unless they are
counted on election day. That is our
chief concern and it's TO this end our
.efforts in Iowa aresdirected. We have
not a particle of doubt of the result in
any congressional district, providing we
can get out voters to the polls
In 1896 Chairman Mcmillan had a poll
made which was the most complete that
had ever been made up to that time. It
was carefully checked over and verified
| In every possible way after the poll
books had been sent in. It seemed big
ger than the vote could possibly be.
| That poll gave Mckinley about 100000
votes and Bryan about III, 600 The larg-
est republican vote prior to that year
had been for Mcfarland for secretary
of state in 1894. 223.376. The largest
Democratic Vote had been for Horace
Boies' second term for governor in 1891,
201,5a4, but II was known that this in
Guided large number#of republicans.
When Chairman McMillan's estimate
appeared 1t was ridiculed. The demo
Gratis said it was a big bluff, and the
Republicans winked and thought the
same. Some even criticised the chair
man for making such an unreasonable
claim and said that it would produce
the opposite from the effect intended.
Mr. Mcmillan, however, insisted that he
lgkneMB what he was talking about and
boldly offered to bet money on his esti-
mate Considerable money was put UP
Thy those VINO had nerve enough to dc
| SO. In the election which followed Nc
ISinley had 2s9.293 and Bryan 223..74l
| Chairman McMillan's estimate was
loverrun more than 10000. Such a COM
p1ete vote was never polled in the state
before. Very few men entitled to vote
failed to exercise their right.
The republican party management ir
1.-THE state, basing its expectations upor
past experience and present investiga.
tion. is assuring the republicans d
Iowa that if they will only vote they
will have such majority this year as
|they never had before. But If they fai
livery different From 1896 to 1897 the
i =. Fall
lthan $4,000, while the democratic vote
1fell off only about %. 900. The falling of
from 1896 to 1898 in the republican VOTE
Twas about 5S. 900. The falling off in tht
democratic vote was about $1,000. The
Idtfference between the republican vote
of 1899 and 1896 was about $4,000, while
| the democratic vote fell 10000. Thi:
year the democrats are showing greater
energy and certainly have greater re-
4 sourcs in Iowa than they had in 1885,
and are much better organized. Secre
itary Walsh, of the democratic nationa
slcommittee, has boasted that he has IS.
900 working correspondents in the state
! Chairman Weaver invites republican.
/ 10 study these conditions and act ac
icordingly.
There is a good, steady demand fol
speakers and literature at the republic
an state headquarters and the loca
committees are eager for meetings. TIL,
campaign is developing from tn,
thinking to the shouting stage.
The appointment of Senator w. c
Macarthur, of Burlington. to be clerk o
the United States district court is graf
S|ifying to the bar of southern Iowa a.
5|swell as to the friends of Senator Near
thur. He is a gentleman, accomplished
lin the law and in many other ways. H
has a fine literary taste and a keen ap
lpreciation of the good things in litera
|ture, with which he has large and III
|timate acquaintance. He has been sue
(cessful in politics as we'll as in his pro
.Ifession. and was a conspicuous and i'm
4 portant factor in the recent senatorial
contest. The position he receives is
i good one and will be worth from $500
a to "a. 900 a year He and his family vii
\ shortly remove to Des AIoines, wher
sithey are we'll known in the best societ.
and will be given cordial welcome.
DIR. ]. I. Gibson. state veterinarian
4 says that the people of the state are il
I. some danger from the western horse
{ and ponies that are being shipped int
\ Iowa. some Of which are afflicted wit
lglanderR Some herds have been exam