Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-25
ALL MUST DO THEIR DUTY.
1t Only Remains for All Republicans
to Vote Early.

to Vote Early.
Des Moines, Oct. 25.-(Special cor
respondence)-C Weaver in
speaking of the situation today said:
"The campaign of 1900 is practical
ly ended so far as the work of the
state central committee is concerned.
But little remains for the committee
to do except to urge upon the county
and precinct chairman and other re-
publican workers that they do their
duty on election day.
"The work of the committee has
been very thoroly done and l am glad
to say that everything the central
committee has undertaken we have
had the earnest and enthusiastic CO.
operation of the committeeman and
other workers of the party thruout the
state. To this fact is largely due the
excellent organization which has been
secured, an organization which ex-
tends into every precinct and puts the
central committee into close touch
with all the republicans of Iowa.
The committee has information
from reliable sources that the demo-
Gratis are attempting, by a system of
careful canvass among the voters in
the Second and Sixth districts, to en-
tice republicans from their allegiance
to the nominees of their party, espec-
tally for congress and thereby are hop
ing to be able to break the solid repub-
lican delegation in congress. The COM
mittee does not believe that such re-
suits will be possible. They have too
much faith in the loyalty and patriot
ism of the republicans OF these dis
tricts to believe that they will be be-
guiled into such dereliction of duty
The committee believes that every re-
publican in Iowa is proud if the posi-
tion which thiscs state holds in con-
gress and is especially proud of the
fact that one of the members of our
delegation was chosen by unanimous
vote of his colleagues as speaker of
the house. Every republican in Iowa
feels personal interest in Speaker
Henderson and should not hesitate
I for moment when the opportunity
comes, to vote for republican candi-
date for congress for he knows that
such candidate when elected, will vote
for the reelection of Col. Henderson
| for speaker, while on the other hand,
any one of the democratic nominees,
should either of them be elected,
/ Woulu tOtS sdEclluSI SOl I1SuuSiSVu dIlJ
| for Mr.. Richardson, of Tennessee, an
| ex-Confederate soldier and strong
free silverite, for speaker. Mr.. Rich
ardson will be the democratic caucus
candidate for speaker. and no matter
what promises the friends of any dem.
ocratic candidate may make, ii elect
ed, such democratic candidate will be
| compelled to go into the democratic
caucus and abide by the decision of
4 the majority of that caucus on all
1 questions whatever. 2
"The few days which are to elapse
before election day should witness in,
creased activity on the part of all re,
publican workers. There is much for
them to do. Registration must be at
tended to and it is the duty of the com.
mitteemen in every city to arrange for
the registering of every voter. A full
registration means a great republican
victory and is the preliminary skir-
mish of the battle of November 6. The
work of getting out the vote on cleo
tion day has been carefully gone over
with the various chairmen in letters
sent out by this committee and the
committee is satisfied with the re-
sponses which have been received
They indicate that the work will be
well done on election day and that the
danger from the stay-at-home vote will
not menace the republican majority
to as great an extent this year as il
has for few years past. There are
the conditions thruout the state as
| they appear from reports received at
headquarters and, upon these reports
the committee confidently predicts an
increased republican majority and the
reelection of solid republican con
gressional delegation If the republican
workers to their duty"