The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-08-14
DEMOCRATS HUSTL1NG.
Chair man Hoffman liz Busily Engaged
In Raising IA Large Cam
paiEn Fund.

campaigns luaC lne opposition TO re-
publicanism has ever waged in Iowa.
Chairman Hoffman has for several
months past had corps of canvassers
at work throughout the state solicit
ing funds to be used for campaign work
of the committee. In their solicitation
these canvassers are instructed to re-
fuse no contribution, no matter how
small the amount may be. Even 25
cents is not considered too small an
Offering to accept. These canvasseiS
have been active and energetic and the
result is that for the past two or three
months money has been flowing into
the treasury of the democratic commit
tee at Des Moines in considerable
amounts. 1t is also reported that in
some sections of the state plan has
\ been perfected for the formation of
semi-secret societies or clubs. whose
members pledge themselves to con-
tribute some fixed amount weekly or
monthly, as they desire, fG. the pur-
pose of aiding in securing democratic
success, especially in the congressional
election of the First, Second and Sixth
|
believes that these districts are fight
ing grounds for the democrats. They
claim to feel sanguine of carrying the
Second district and almost equally GER
tain of carrying the First district, and
as to the Sixth they are determined to
give Lacey the fight of his life. How
ever. the distinguished congressman of
that district is quite fighter and has
won several battles that We're tiercely
contested by the opposition. and there
is no doubt but that he will be equally
successful this year. AS to the First
district, none but the most deluded
Bryanites believe there is any show of
defeating Congressman Hedge for re-
election. He has made splendid record
in congress, is fighter, and a strong
man in every way, and the people of
that district will doubtless return him
with larger majority than ever before.
The only hope the democrats seem to
have in the First district is based upon
what they believe will be the democrat
izing effect of the death of Senator
Gear. They say the lamented senator
eNerted cohesive power upon the re-
publicans of that district. holding them
together for their ticket. and also upon
a large number of the class of people
known politically as Gear demo-
Gratis" who We're certain to vote for
the republican ticket when Gear took
the stump. The republicans of that
district will see to it that their lines
are firmly held and that none who are
accust omed to vote with them shall be
drawn to the enemy at this critical
time in the history of the country.
There is no political bombast in this
statement for the election this fall is
certainly one of the most important
and the country at this time is in one OF
the most critical campaigns which has
confronted it for many years. The
Bryanites do not expect to elect thei1
presidential candidate, but they do ex
pect that they have chance to elect
a majority of the members of the
house. To this end they are using every
effort in every district they consider al
all doubtful, and of course their cam
paign in Iowa is no exception to the
general rule. While they will give
perfunctory support to the nationa
and state democratic tickets in the
state at large, their greatest effort.
will be developed in these three con
gressional districts, with the hope thai
they may elect at least one congress
man from Iowa to assist in the genera
assault upon the present republican
= majority in the house If the repub
> licans of Iowa do their duty this hop,
will be vain. Neither of these district
!, is democratic. Each of them has sub
. stantial republican majority if the vot
is fully polled, and it now depends upol
= the republicans of these districts tt
= decide whether or not they are to b
y represented in congress by republic
a ans. There is no danger in the Secon,
district with anything like full pol
: of the republican vote. The democrat
are reckoning on a large number o
y German votes in that district, but the
. will figure without their host, for th
{ Germans of Scott, Clinton, Muscatin
e and other counties of the Second ar
!. just as strongly in favor of SCUM
money to-day as they were in 1896
II when they gave such an overwhelmin
l1dJOAlly IoI 1hS1AlhlSS uilNi viz lSpuA
l. lican congressional ticket. They ar
II not alarmed at the cry of imperialism
Is for they realize that imperialism wit
IS the democratic party is simply a cloa
L whereby they may conceal their res
L purpose, the forcing upon the countr
q of a debased currency. What is neces
'e sary then for republican success i
a these districts and in the state at lafg
1t is thorough and complete organic;
o. ton, and that is what the state centrs
is committee is striving to secure. Wit
y an organization such as has bee
n planned by Chairman Weaver and til
y members of the committee, there ca
o. be no question as to the ultimate an
" grand success of the republicans {
n Iowa.
lie Chairman Weaver has arranged t
t. hold number of meetings for consu
n tation with the county and townshi
tie chairmen in the different compression,
of districts. The list of meetings for tt