Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-08
Weaver and HIS AIDS
Republican Chairman and His Lieu.
tenants Did Good Work For
the Party.
Much Credit Due For the Manner
in Which Campaign Was
Conducted
Tho Local Precinct Workers Praised
For Their Very Efioient
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the managers of republican campaignsin in
Iowa have received generous praise for
the work they have done In steering the
party craft safely into the harbor on
election day. The republican newspa-
pers have always been appreciative in
their treatment OF the party leaders in [
this state. There has never been much |
effort to tear down those who have given
their time and strength to the business
of looking after the republican party's |
affairs year after year, seeing that the |
necessary amount Of work was done to
insure republican success.
Now all that has been said of former
state chairmen will need to be said Of
Chairman Weaver. and besides he must
be given credit, for large share of
credit is due him, for winning the great
est republican victory that has ever
been achieved in Iowa or in any state
West OF the Mississippi river. In 1880
Garfield had 10000 plurality in this state.
-Four years ago Mckinley had $1,000.
This year all the estimates and all the
hopes and the fondest dreams Of the
most s,anguine have been exceeded by
the results. In the future Iowa will be
classed as surely established, conser-
yative. reliable state. where all legiti-
mate interests are safe and where demas
gogusism, dishonor and appeals to pas
sion, prejudice and Ignorance will have
no chance whatever. No political gold
bricks can be sold IN Iowa. The credit
of the state and it's business prospects,
have. In the opinion of conservative
business men, been greatly increased
and firmly established by this enormous
majority for Mckinley, sound money,
protection and national expansion.
There is a feeling Of intense satisfaction
here in Des Moines among the men
| who are leaders in commercial and
financial circles. There was an immense
business revival yesterday. There is
1probably hardly a. jobbing house in Des
FMoinee that did not receive orders for
|new stocks Of goods from men who
We're only waiting to be sure that pres
Lent conditions were going to continue
I before embarking in new business en-
lterprises. 1t is not surprising, but 1t is
noticeable on every hand, that a great
| number of enterprises and other impor-
liant business moves have been waiting
/ for the result Of the election.
Now, in regard to Chairman Weaver,
1.-THE youngest state chairman the state
has ever had-he is "a years old-and the
lone who has achieved the most brilliant
victory. He entered upon his work this
year with as thorough preparation as
a man could we'll have for this task. He
4 had served the party in all the active
A capacities. from that of precinct worker
i to state chairman. He had been mem
! ber and chairman of the county commit
tee, member of the state committee for
4 several years before he became chair
man in 1898, and in that year had be-
lcome thoroughly acquainted with the
state organization. He understood the
needs, the Weaknesses and the strength
Iof the state organization, for he had
! seen it in every detail from all sides.
lfrom within and without. He knew,
therefore, just how to reach the local
workers most effectively. He knew
what they needed and how to please
them.
II Always modest and unassuming him
self, the state chairman has never be-
Igrudged any man the full credit for
Whatever he nigh. do.
want to give the local township
. and school district workers the credi,
for this victory, said Chairman Wea-
Ever. They have done the work which
they promised to do. and they are the
men to whom the praise should be Civ
en-. I have been satisfied from the thou.
sands Of pledges which have been cent
to me that this work was going 10 be
done, and II was largely upon these
promises that predicted that we would
have at least 1900 plurality for McKin-
: ley in Iowa.
! My theory has been that the more
men could get personally Interested II
1.-THE campaign the better success We
would have. So have tried to impree:
upon every one connected with the cam.
paign that he had certain piece o.
work to do and that the party in thu
: state would hold him responsible fol
doing 1t. I believe in getting as close t.
all my lieutenants as possible. hav,
never been too busy to see them whel
they came to state headquarters. and
have always been glad to see them ane
shall always be glad to gee them insth,
. future, wherever they may be and wfer
ever I may be-
Z When this campaign opened the stu
atloH Was d very trying Ones1Ofzl IN
state chairman in Iowa. because Of tn
widespread feeling of cock -surednes
E elabout the result. 1t was only by persist
: ent hammering, day after day, week af
e ter week and month after month tha
). Mr.. Weaver and those who were work
ing with him were able TO make peopl
believe that it was going to be very de
sirable and necefsary for every repub
d lican in the state to get in his vote. Q
i course no one had any doubt that low,
), would give a large republican majority
but il this thorough work had not bee
done the majority would have been Les
than half what 1t is and the Second an
Sixth Districts would have gone demo
y icratic.i Because OF this feeling OF Ger
= tainty about Iowa Mr.. Weaver had t
get along with very small amount Q
money. He has had less to spend tha
n any other chairman for several year,
n because he could hardly make any on
believe that 1t wac necessary to spen
money In Iowa this year. On the con
trary, however, the ordinary expense
Of the campaign were heavier than !
y lotheF yearA The number oe local worker
& Ion the csssssp pondencs III was nsstl
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