Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-22
S[[!SAN The GERMANS
Democrats and Republicans Pulling
at the German Voter-Ihou.
sands Of Documents
Republicans Are Hopeful Because
Of Coed Attendance at Their
Meetings
Yewell. the Famous Portrait Painter
Coming Back to Iowa
His Work.

in Iowa have had two or three objective
points in this campaign. One of the
objects Of their most persistent |
endeayor has been to arouse the Ger
mans. Many thousand documents in |
the German language have been circu-
lated by the democrats calculated TO win |
the German voters away from their
sound money convictions. Among these
have been the democratic national plat
form, Bryan's speech of acceptance, nu-
merous documents on Imperialism and
copies Of several German democratic
papers. The republicans have Sent out
considerable literature, also in the same
language, to offset this and to put be-
fore these voters the facts about the adj
ministration' 9 policy in The Philippines.
The republican state committee has re-
led, however, chiefly upon the we'll
known and often expressed conviction
OF the average German IS in favor of an
honest dollar and an American market
for his, produce.
One result Of the thorough poll of the
state that is being made under the di-
Srection of the state committee is to show
that the German voters are of the same
opinion that they We're in 1856. A care
full canvass of Bremen county, one Of the,
strongest German counties in the state.
shows that all the Germans who voted
for Mckinley in 1896 will vote for him
this year. 1t is reported that they are
only angered at the cry of Imperialism
and regard it only as a cloak for Bry-
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from Crawford and Carroll counties and,
from the Second district where there
are several thousand German voters.
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When Hery volmer's letter of accept
ance of the democratic nomination for
congress in the Second district was first
published, he appeared to be a Very for
midable candidate for the reason that
he is German and pledged himself in
4 that3letter to vote against 16 to / or any
other free silver proposition that might
be made in congress. The reports from
4 the Second district this week say that he
4 is now making losing fight. because
4 he is rot personally popular, because in
4 1896 he violently denounced all the sup
\ porters of Bryan aa anarchists and be-
cause of the we'll directed campaign that
Is being made by Capt. J. N. w. Rum
\ pie the republican nominee.
4 There is one distinguished Iowa demo-
4 crat who is not being heard from in this
/ campaign and that is Fred White, OF
4 keokuk county. Mr.. White is enjoying
some of the universal prosperity which
i lifelong to the farmers of Iowa. A few
i weeks ago he sold a large number of fat
i steers in Chicago. aud returning home
4 made ready to enjoy scme Of the
4 fruits of his la Dor. II IS said that
4 he procured a bran new Nalise. packec
lsit With such sneceasariesi as he considered
4 indispensab BILE and betook himself by {
4 first class steamer 10 Paris, where he i.
Z @lenjoying the gay sights. No one seem:
a to know whether he will return for ths
Icampaign or not. As he is not a candi
A date this year, his interest in consider,
% ably less.
An incident in The great Roosevelt
meeting in Davenport Will be the recep
! ton of the speaker and his party by TIL
mounted rough rider clubs. Which az,
Z being organized under the direction O
George Matzgar. Arrangements are be
{ ing made 10 have several hundreds i
I not thousands, of young men mounted
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