Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-06
As |I Affected R|k|
A Locomotive Engineer Who Voted
For Mckinley Tells Of Changed
Conditions
travelling Men Voted Early and
Were Not a Bit Apathettc
Today.
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Shaw Spends Last Day Of Campaign
at Home Fort Dodge's
Big Four.
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Special to Time9-ftepuD.lcan.
Des Moines, Nov GA railway loco
motive engineer who voted today for
Mckinley explained the situation as it
affected him in a Very graphic manner
Four or five years ago. he said, I
used to go down to the superintendentss
office and beg for a. chance to get in a
few miles run every week so would
have something coming on pay day to
feed my family. Now have to go down
and make just as hard a fight as soon
as I bring my engine in to get eight
hours sleep during the day so that
shall be fit to run my train. 1t is just
as hard now to get rest as it Was then
to get work They want us to work all
the time there is so much business The
poor fellows on the freight crews-the
Lord only knows how they get any rest
at all. A passenger engine is supposed
| to be we'll treated 80 he will be at his
best all the time for the safety Of the
passengers. For my part, this is
mighty good reason why should vote
to keep things going the way they are
L
have to be chased after today to get
them to the polls. That was the trav-
leling men. They turned UP without be-
ling solicited and more than nine-tenths
of them voted for Mckinley. They made
/ arrangements TO be at home on election
day without fall They know the differ
! ence between prosperity and calamity.
and they are not for calanlity-not a
| little bit.
Governor Shaw, as usual, made ar
arrangements to spend the day before
Ieiectinn in Crawford county. making
several speeches among his old neigh
bors and friends. Some day, if it keeps
on, Crawford county is going to be re-
publican. The republican party has done
50 much for the county, giving it a gov
jernor and a congressman, that many OF
/ the people who used to be democrats art
iinciined to show their appreciation by
voting the republican ticket
\ s*SS
Today the people of Fort Dodge hav'
in their midst, waiting to hear the re
turns Of the campaign in which the.
a have borne a distinguished part, fou
men of national fa,ne-Senator j. P
the mint: NJ. ID. OiGonnail, solicitor o
the treasury, and Victor b. DoliiNer
{ brother of the senator, an orator Wh,
has just returned from loo days bril-
liant work in the national campaign, II
(which he has Travelled from one end 0
the country to5the other. They all cam
nome to vote and 10 receive the congrat
iulations of old friends and neighbor.
more precious 70 them than all otle
plaudits..
1t was just as predicted in regard Il
! the democratic roorbacks and variou
fake sensations that appeared durin:
]. 1.-THE. last few hours Of the campaign
None OF. them had much effect in Iona
land perhaps not elsewhere, but the
were industriously worked here an
+ elsewhere.
! The corn fields are full of farmer
+ gathering the big crop. Crossing tn
] state one sees a big wagon with flusker
. lin every corn field. The weather is ia
lyorable and the crop is immense. Th
: ltempta tion has bean strong for farmer
s Ito improve the time today. but repor,
+ show that they have thought ii tim
i we'll invested to GO 10 the polls and voi
: for a continuation of national prosper
4 |ty and good prices.
i Chairman Weaver went home to We
: tpeilo TO cast his vote. He returned tn
! afternoon in tlniesto receive the retur.
OF his efficient work at the headaual
5 tiers Of the state committee.
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