The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-07-17
DANGER OF LETHARGY.
Republicans Are Urged by Chairman
Weaver to Exert More
Energy.


that in the discussion of the coming
campaign the leaders of both sides
seem to agree that the fight will be in
the west commented II. o. Weaver
chairman of the republican state com
mittee. "but they leave Iowa out of the
list of states wherein they think the
battle will be fought. Now, thisis fine
tribute to the state, to the good sense
and stability of her people, but it is
fraught with some danger, especially
to some of our congressman. Ii the
campaign is managed on the theory
that it is unnecessary to pay any atten-
ton to Iowa, we shall have some vain
regrets after election. Not that ]
think the state is close, but Iowa re.
publicans are often afflicted with the
disease of over-confidence and we never
made as good showing as we should
in the state. except in 1896, because re.
publicans always felt so sure of sue,
cess that many of them were inactive
and many even failed to vote.
81 see signs of an epidemic of this
disease in Iowa. Everyone is saying
that the fight was settled in our favor
at Kansas City. when the democrats
came out for their real issue. 16 to anG
| the Chicago platform. nominated Bry-
an and turned down Towne.' Repub.
Leans seem to think that the only thing
| for them to do is to wait patiently fo1
| the formality of the election to be at.
tended to by others. In 1896 they were
| thoroughly frightened and they went
| to work and never let up till they polleo
vote of 2s9,2s3 for Mckinley. This
| was more than 10000 above the highest
republican vote polled in the state be.
| fore. that of Mcfarland for secretary Oh
| state in 1894. Harrison in 1892 had
| 219000. Note how the republican vote
| has fallen since then. In 1897 Shaw had
PA, coo for governor and the next year
| when the election of congressman
should have carried the vote away up
| Dobson. for secretary of state. had 1856.
| Geo votes. In 1899 Gov. Shaw succeeded
in bringing the republican vote up te
$4,000. still $4,000 short of the vote oil
1896. Every county in the state but
| four, Clarke, Monroe, Monona and Pale
Alto. showed republican losses in 1s9!
compared with 1896. The total repub
lican gains We're l41 while the demo
Gratis gained 5S9in seven counties, name
| ly: Benton, Bremen, Cedar. Chicka
saw, Muscatine. Osceola and Scott"
And what have the democrats beer
doing all this time. Mr.. Weaver?"
'"lhey have been doing better than
we have in getting their vote out" re
piled the chairman, Though last YEA
| we beat them a little. In 1892 Grove.
| Cleveland had 10000, to which SHOULD
be added for comparison the 20.o0
populist votes cast that year. In 1S9
the democratic vote was 149,9S0 ant
the populist vote 34.907. In 1896 Bry
an had 223,74l. and the next yea
Fred White. the democratic nominee
for governor, had 1883, Il falling of
of only Is per cent. At the same tim
the republican falling-off was % pc
cent. of the vote of 1896 In 1898 TIL
democratic vote in Iowa was 17300
and in 1899 Fred White again for gov
ernor had 1S3,326, reduction of
per cent. from the vote of 1896 TIL
republican vote of that year shows
IGluttlUl VI d tIllle less. ~ per cent
from McKinley's vote.
Talking the congressional districts
it is well known that the First, Sec
ond, Third, Fourth Fifth and Seventh
districts showed republican losses las
year, as compared with 1898. TIL
Second district gave a republican ma
, jorty of only forty-five last year.
1T will be well for the republican
of the state to think of these things
1t would be almost as bad to have TIL
republican vote of the state run dow
SO we would have only small major
ity as it would to lose congressman
or two, and both may happen if TIL
republicans do not 80 their duty.
have no doubt we shall elect all on
.. eleven congressman, but it will b
done by every republican doing hi
share. 1t must not be forgotten tina
the democrats are better organized i
] Iowa this year than they have bee
for several years, much better then l.
1896. They have had their headqual
! ters open and in active operation i
. Des Moines for several months an
have been securing the state 70
funds"