Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-14

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Chair1nah yvsavSr Discusses the;
Dagger Of aforementioned.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Sep. A.. Chairman Wea-
yer 10 by no means disposed to be an
ialarmist in regard to the situation, but
he does feel that there liz dangerSin cer-G
tain parts OF the state that the republic
cans, either thru over confidence or that
apathy which r. always the result OF
prosperity. may fail to realize their duty
In seeing TO 1t that every republican
vote in their precinct is polled. Speak
ing on that subject today he said:
II see by the papers that the demo-
crates are disposed to make much OF
what they call the slump of the vote in
Maine. They compare the vote with
four years ago, and show that the re-
pmblicans have Loot large per cent,
while the democrats have gained q. lar
ger per cent. Thie they say indicates
that the republicans are to be troubled
this year with q large number of stay
at-home voters. Understand that their
mathematician have been doing q little
/ figuring on the opssible outcome In
iowa, in Gaze the game percentage OF
loss should hold true here. They esti-
mate that We are not going to poll
more than IS or 20 per cent Of our vote.
Now, I don't believe that we are going
to lose anything like that amount, but
this much will say, the only danger
possible to our ticket in Iowa in any OF
the congressional districts s thru this
apathy and over-confidence among our
Republicans. W
The committee has received the polls
from about half OF the state. There are
2, 145 voting precints in the state, and
those We have heard from are 80 we'll
scattered that 1t Is probable that they
may be taken as the basis of calcu-
lation for the whole state. It is true
that our polls show that, despite the
fact Of the growth OF our population the
past four years. our vote az Indicated by
this pol! is not holding up to the vote
of 1896. Now I am certain that there
are no widespread changes from Nc
kinley to BRYAN, nor can we find In any
part Of the state any feeling Of dissatis-
faction. OF course We will hear of per-
sons here and there who may say they
will not vote for Mckinley, but there
seems to be no organized. or in any way
general detection. For these reasons l
can see no explanation for this apparent
falling off from the vote of 1896, except
it is just as the democrats claim, that
en- ~
confidence and are becoming apathetic.
Mr.. Weaver feels that il the condi-
ton as Indicated by the polls IS an
actual showing of what we may expect
lit Will be necessary to do some active
and energetic work in the Second and
Sixth districts to keep the democrats
from coming dangerously clote 10 car
rying these districts.
Referring to the situation in the Sixth
district he said: II notice that Mr..
Steck, the democratic candidate for
congress against Maj. Lacey, has sub
mitted to an interview in this city in
which he said when asked il ne was
confident of defeat ting Mr.. Lacey. Don't
quote me as being confident 1t must be
remembered that there is a republican
majority Of $500 to be overcome IN the
district, and that majority was given
against Gen. Weaver, popular man.
who ran ahead Of his ticket. Now 1
realize that that interview was simply
given out as a blum, or rather IL was
INTENDED to make ue think that the
livery astute politician who is running
against Maj. Lacey was only making
this campaign for the fun Of the thing
and did not expect to be elected. We
are not taken in with any kind Of talk
Iof that sort. II notice that Mr.. Steck
claims that Gen. Weaver was so ex-
Isceedingly popular in his district that
he ran ahead Of his ticket and that
there was 1,500 majority against him.
Now the facts seem to be that while
Gen. Weaver did run ahead e his
Ticket, Mai. Lacey did also. The latter
had a plurality over Weaver of 1,471,
but he had a majority Of only $50, and
lathe same time Gen. Weaver received
$500 votes less than were given to Fred
\ White the democratic candidate for
Icongresssin 1896. Mr.. Lacey's vote was
also reduced 1900 below what he re-
Iceived four years ago, so it is plain to
be seen that it all depends this, year
upon which one is able to get out the
III SSSls o'oUH
stay-at- home votes which the records
/ show there were in that district IN 1895
4 as compared with 1895.
Now, don't want to be understood
as saying that have any fear but that
/ the republicans will elect every member
| OF congress in this state this year, but
\ / do feel that it is absolutely necessary
\ for us to see to it that every republican
vote, not only in the Second and Sixth
lditricts, but in every other district OF
/ the state, is polled. In no other way
can we be certain Of such majority as
we should have, a majority as large as
\ the prosperous conditions of the coun-
4 try warrant.
Wall Lake News.
Especial to Times Republican.
Wall Lake, Sept. 1.-THE brick store
building occupied by Alex johnson is
being greatly improved this week. The
floor of the first story will be lowered,
as will the front. A new cement walk
will also be built in front of the same.
/ DR.. NJ. O'Malley, who has been with
| us for about nine months, has decided
! to return to his former home at Perry
This leaves the town without. a dentist.
p. c. Molon has returned from Colo
RADIO. where he hasb been all summer ~
l3perintending work in gold mine.
Mayor N. B. Allen has returned from
his extended visit to Chicago.