The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-07-05

Iowa speakers win be heavily draft
ed for work in other and less fortu-
nate states. 1t win be even difficult
to secure the services of speakers of
national reputation for the reason
that they are needed in other states.
To meet this emergency, Chairman
Weaver has taken the precaution to
secure early promises of some of the
best campaigners in the nation, some
of whom are most desired in every
quarter of the country. Among these
are Gov. Theodore Roosevelt, vice
presidential candidate, who will spend
some time in Iowa during the cam
paign and will make several speeches;
Senator Albert j. Beveridge, the bril-
liant young orator of Indiana, who
is the recognized authority on the
Philippine question; Senator Spooner,
of Wisconsin; Congressman Lands, of
Indiana, and numerous others of
equally high standing. With these
eminent speakers and with the ar
rangements for the best class of lit
erature, this campaign of education
is already well started. 1t now re-
mains for the local workers to do
their part.
The democrats promise to make a
lively fight in some of the congress
sional districts, notably the Second,
Sixth and Eighth, and possibly the
First districts. In the Second district
it is reported that Henry Vollmer,
mayor of Davenport, is to be the can
didate, and in the Eighth district the
democrats are likely to nominate Sem
ator Claude Porter, of Centerville,
While there is no likelihood that the
democrats can win in any Iowa dis
trict, it is not the year for republic
ans TO indulge in carelessness in re-
gard to any congressional district.
The next congress will be republican,
but not by large majority, and it be-
hooyes every republican in every con-
gressional district to leave nothing I'M
done to promote the election of the
republican nominee for congress. The
fate of the party in the nation de-
ponds upon the results in the congress
sional districts, for the democrats
have much more hope of carrying the
lower house of congress than they
have of electing president this year,
One of the most popular and in
spring features of this campaign will
be the Rough Rider clubs that will be
organized all over the state. This will
be an attractive and delightful nov
city that will appeal especially to the
young men in the country who are
provided with fine horses. The Rough
Rider uniforms will soon be on the
market at a very small price, and the
republican state committee will sup
ply a simple form of organization, 50
that it will be very easy to organize
a Rough Rider club in any commu-
nifty. what would be more inspir-
ing" asked Chairman Weaver, than
the sight of band of hearty young
republicans clad in Rough Rider uni
forms and mounted on good horses,
led by some popular man in the neigh
borhood who has a taste and talent
for military affairs?" These clubs
win be the most conspicuous figures
in political parades, and it will not
be long until the state VIII be full of
them. One is being organized in Des
Moines, and will be commanded by
Col. John C. Lo9er, who led the Fifty
first Iowa volunteers on its compaign
through the Philippines. In a short
time the details OF this feature of the
campaign, inspired by the nomination
of Teddy Roosevelt, the celebrated
Rough Rider colonel, for vice presi-
dent, will be worked out at state head
quarters, and announcement will be
made in this paper of the best way
to go at it to organize a Rough Rider
club. When Col. Roosevelt makes his
tour during the campaign these clubs
will appear With thousands of mem
bers to do him honor. Chairman
Viewers idea is that Rough Rider
club will be organized in every pre-
cinct. Precinct clubs will consist of
at least 25 men, mounted, If possible,
and many of them will have so or
more members. These precinct or
township clubs will be united in big
county organization, so that when i'm
portant county meetings are held they
may all be brought together and form
a regiment. Then when there is to be
a great district rally, the counties can
send enough men from each regiment
to form an army, and they can be Or
ganized into brigades and divisions,
and these enthusiastic young soldiers
will sweep everything before them in
the opinion Of those who have origi-
mated this scheme. Mr.. Weaver has
received general approval for the plan
and expects great things from it.