Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-26
spsaksrs Bureau Well Organised
and Army Of Local spsaksrs
Being Recruited
special to Times-Republican.

@ It completely swamped the railroads,
which were unable to secure coaches
enough to carry all the soldiers who
wanted to come. Every private was
carried free on q pass furnished by the 7
adjutant general, who was Gen. N. b.
I Baker. Commissioned officers had to I
lay half fare. The legislature, being in /
session at that time, appropriated $15,-
900 to help the city of Des Moshes pay
the expense of entertaining the soldiers
! That was the greatest reunion that was
/ ever held In Iowa and one OF the larg-
est IN the country. Gen. Baker kept q
scrapbook In which he pasted clippings
about the PREPARATIONS for the reunion
and samples Of all the passes issued for |
Transportation on the different railroads
and this gives an interesting story of
the AFFAIR.
Gen. Dodge paid his respects to the
state officeys and to many OF his old
friends here. His visit was purely So
j Ctal one. but he was much Interested in
the new historical building and in the
work which Mr.. Aldrich 10 doing. He
has helped Mr.. Aldrich in the past and
may be expected to make some impor-
tant donations in the future. He still
retains his home in Council Bluffs and
on his way to Keokuk to attend the
y Croker Brigade reunion, which Is in
session there today and tomorrow
. y .
Gilbert B. Pray is now quiet busi-
ness man In Des Moines. giving all Of
( his time to an insurance company he
4 helped to organize. He Is now one Of
its principal officers. He resigned his
X position as inspector Of Indian agen-
cies nearly a year ago. but was una BILE
to get 1t accepted until last July Very
2 few men know the politics OF this state
as We'll as Mr.. Pray. For twelve years
he was clerk OF the supreme court and
for nearly as many years was closely
Identified with the party management
4 In the state. He had the bad luck to
y be chairman In bad year, that was
when Horace Rces sSR.< asst selacted. in
1855. Result which war In no way
ehargeable to the state chairman. His
\ ldyice has been OF great value to nu-
merous other chairmen, and hardly a
campaign in Iowa in the last fifteen
Il years has been carried on without valu-
able assistance from Glib Pray. Senator
Allison has always placed great reliance
In his Judgment and political skill and
In the memorable contest Of 1880 the
"
Frank d. Jackson and G. B.Pray. Mr..
Pray still retains his residence In Web
ster City, but it is not unlikely that he
will soon remove to Des Moines.
Governor Shaw's dates in Indiana are
Gree nsburg, Sept. "a; Slelbyville, Sept.
IS; Bloomfield, Sept. IS; Columbus, Sept.
a. and Bloomington, Sept. 49, He has
no engagement for the 10th, but will
reach Des Moines on Sunday, the 30th,1
and proceed to Manila and Harlan for
speeches on the first of October, and
from that date he will be almost exclu-
eively engaged In the campaign in Iowa.
1t Is likely, however, that he Will be
obliged to make a few more speeches
outside the state.
Congressman Richard Bartholdt, OF
St. Louis, has been secured for two
speeches In Iowa on Friday and Satur-.
day. Sept. 20 and %. Mr.. Bartholdt will
be on his way home from Wisconsin,
where he has been speaking. and his
meetings will be in the eastern part Of
the state. One Of them Will probably
be In Davenport. He speaks both in
German and English and Is regarded as
very elective campaigner
t
The rough rider clubs are rapidly in
creasing in number and reports are con-
5sstantly being received Of the existence
OF large number Of clubs in this or
that county. The last report was from
Madison county to the effect that about
dozen well organized clubs are In ex-
istence there. mounted and uniformed
and ready for business. These clubs are
taking a prominent and active and eff
-sfective part in the republican meetings.
Manager Dawson, Of the speakers bu-
reau, has secured from a dozen to
twenty first-claes local speakers in
every congressional district who are
+ prepared to answer calls for their serv-
ices during the campaign The county
chairmen have lists OF these local
speakers, 80 they can be called upon
whenever needed without loss OF time,
which has been suffered in the past be-
cause these arrangements had to be
made thru the state headquarters at
III zDes Noines. A great deal OF time was
\ lost and much confusion resulted from
this. all OF which is avoided by the
present scheme devised by Mr.. Daw-
son. It lightens the work ut state head
quarters and pleases the county chair
X men ana the speaker AZ We'll. IOr they
can understand each other bslter by
direct communicate ton than by talking
thru third party. The army Of local
B speakers Is q first-class one. and 1t is
from this reserve force that the party
gets It's best campaigners. This Ii a
sort OF recruiting organization for
speakers,
The Fifty-second Regiment has Its
ANNUAL taroet shoot at Algona, begin
ming on the "a OF October For some
II reason II could not be held earlier. Five
men 60 from each COMPANY and conn
pete for certain reSimental trophies.
The shoot 10 under the direction Of
Capt. Smith. Of Webster City. the regi-
mental tnspector q small arms practice.