Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-27

4p14hy, and that the republican voters
of the state are thoroughly alive to the
necesDity OF maintaining the past large,
majority or giving the largest evef'
known this fall. The registration in the
Second and Sixth districts Is a matter Of
! eongratulatioa to the state central COM
mittee. L shows that the good work
shat has been done In contegting the
campaign OF Mr.. VOlimer IL bearing
fruit. end there need be little danger OF
the result.
In Dubuque, Thursday, 2.742 regis-
tered. This number was sighty-one lese
than the first day IN 1886. Sioux City
reports 1888: hrst day In 1896. ITS. OF.
tumwa registration was within four OF
the hrst day in 1896. Clinton reports a
I 10 per cent gain over 1896, and registered
1,3Ss. In oskaloosa 1922 w.re registered
Thursday. gain Of 20 per cent. Iowa
City nearly doubled its first day regis
8 tration Thursday. and reports 1880 reg
1stersd. In Cedar Rapids 2.014wereregis-
1 tered, which IL about third OF the
voters OF the city. The Davenport regis
&tration Thursday was about 1000, which
lega big gain.
While the registration in Des Moines
was somewhat light for the first day.
the work that will be done during the
remaining days OF registration by the
central committee will bring, the regis
tration up to the proper amount. The
poll that has been taken will be CAREFUL
~ compared with the registration
books. and every republican who has
not registered will be notified by mail
before next Saturday. which is the clos
1ng day for registering. There will be
to-
every republican who has not responded
viii be brought to the place OF reglstra-
4ion. Il
Representative John Shambaugh, Of
Madison county. was In the city on his
return from Chicago. where he had been
to sell several car loads Of fine cattle
and hogs from his large farm. 1T is
very lively politically in Chicago" he
said. The democrats are making a
hard fight, and are giving more cause
for thought In the campaign than they
are In Iowa. Indiana ie decidedly in
doubt. but It IL the general opinion that.
New York lie safely republican by a
large majority"
Ex-Mayor John MacVicar returned to
DeD Moines Friday from Nebras ska,
where he has been for some time. The
i concensus Of opinion in the state IL that
Il the democrats carry 1t they will have
Q very email majority, The chances are
In their favor. but many enthusiastic
republicans are claiming that they will
succeed in carrying Nebraska
Mr.. A. b. Cumuiine received a tele-
gram Friday from Hon. Graeme Stew
& art. of Chicago. member Of the national
committee from Illinois. asking him to
70 into Chicago during the last week OF
the campaign for the purpose OF making
two or more speeches. Mr.. Cummins had
10 reply that he would be unable to go,
40 he 10 dated for a speech every day
during the last week In Iowa. He will
speak on three nights in the Second dis
1trict. s Is
Chancellor w B. Craig OF Drake uni
I versity. Will act az chairman Of the Hull
meeting which will be held in Des
~ Dimes on the night before election. The
meeting ID going to be the big one Of
the campaign in the city, and Will fur
9nieh opportunity for rousing rally for
the voters. The county committee has
prepared for q good meeting. There will
be parade. in which all Of the republi-
/ can clubs of the city will join. The
speaking will be at the Auditorium.
Judge Bkhop was engaged most OF
the time Friday in swearing in new citi-
sens of the United States who desire to
cast their hr1t vote ct the coming cleo
stion. Altogether about thirty new pot-
en- were made during the day. They
We're granted second papers. having ta-
ken out their hrst papers on previous
occasions and In different places in most
instances. The peculiar instance hap
pened recently Of man who, on ac-
i count OF being = total stranger, could
5 not be naturalixed because he knew no
one In the city who could vouch for his
good character. He had formerly lived
I'm Minnesota, and was granted permis-
sion by the court 70 have deporttions ta-
ken up there az to his GOOD character.
When the gdeposition was filed In the
Polk county court, the man wac sworn
sln az citizen. It Is not neceseary vet
under the laws.of tho country for for
eiGnerS de0irous OF assuming the duties
and privileges OF American citizenship
TO kiW the flag. az 10 being advocated by
some Of the Ohio Judges, but In most
cases, II the rule was In eject. the az
& pirants to honors 10 citizens would Will
tngly accede to the rfquirements They
have simply to swear allegiance to the
American constitution and give sup all
;sallegiance TO any foreign prince, power
Sor pntentate." Among the men who
were admitted TO citizenship Friday
were: Sweden. Anton e. Wasssren,
Charles p. Erickson. August n. Borg,
Andrew g. s.0rtiknd. Fans sO. Harrison,
Theodore Pearson; Germany Paul n.
kratsch. Christian Paul, Carl
James 'Price, Patrick g. Brainilf. Arthur
g. ThOmpson; RusSla. Louis sDavidson,
9 n SE9nInANak yIynvR -.