Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-08-31
THE SPEAKING CAMPAIGN.
II VIII Omen Generally About SEPT
10, senator Allison . Few
Days Earlier.

Dies Moines, Ia. Aug. T.-The Tor
NAL opening Of the state campaign
by the republican leaders will occur
the latter part of the month, from the
goth to the 3oth of September There
will be no one day on which all the
leading speakers will be first heard
but the dates will be arranged to suit
local and personal preferences. In
this way the speakers will get q
larger state audience, as the news
papers can give more attention to
each one and people will have bet
ter chance to read the reports OF
these meetings than il they all came
on the same day.
Senator Allison will speak at some
point in the eastern part of the state
about September S, and this will be
the most important speech OF the
campaign. The senior senator is pre-
pairing from his vast store of knowl-
edge of affairs such speech as he
always makes, forming a text for the
entire campaign. His utterances are
received in the senate as the voice OF
authority by both democrats and re-
publicans, and no statement of fact
that he makes is ever questioned.
His speech this year will be full of in
formation and will be of the highest
value as a public, as we'll as polit-
ical, document. 1t will be given the
widest publicity.
At the recent conference of con-
gressmen. state nominees and other
political leaders, held in Des Moines,
it was agreed that each of the con-
gressmen should make at least one
speech in each congressional district,
except Speaker Henderson, who is to
speak in other states after having
spoken once in each county in his own
district. He is wanted for his help
in close congressional districts out
side of Iowa, where no one expects
anything but clean list of repub-
lican congressman.
Chairman Weaver has received this
year a fine list of volunteers for the
speaking campaign. 1t is the largest
list of speakers that any chairman
ever had in Iowa, and it includes
some very promising material. These
young men will be given all possible
opportunity to be of service to the
party. The speakers bureau is in
charge of A. F. Dawson, Senator ALI
sons private secretary, man who
knows Iowa thoroughly and is, be-
sides. an energetic and tactful young
man. who will understand how to suit
the wishes of the various localities
and give them as nearly what they
want as possible. This is very diff
cult task, for so many places want
the same men. and at the same time.
Mr.. Dawson is now engaged in try
ing to find out as nearly as he can
just what is wanted in every county
and what speakers he will have to
satisfy the demand. Chairman Weav.
err has great confidence in Mr.. Dawson
and feels sure that he has found the
right man to help him in this i'm
portant department..
1t is sure that Gov. Theodore
Roosevelt, the republican nominee
for vice president, will cross the
state and probably speak sever
al times from the car platform.
This will be early in October.
He enters the state at Council Bluffs,
but his route has not been planned.
Some of the most distinguished speak
ers in the nation will speak in Iowa
during the campaign, and Mr.. Dawson
hopes by another week to know some.
thing about who can be had for Iowa.
Gov. Shaw is so much in demand in
other states that he has consented to
give the entire month of September
to the republican national committee.
He will open the campaign in Illinois
and in several other states.