Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-17

Speaking Begins This Wssk Dates
Of Iowa Congressmsn-Gsrman
and swede speakers
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Sept. 17.until this week
the outward indications Of political ac-
tivity in Iowa have been few ard re-
publicans have been wondering whether
any activity was going to be shown in
Iowa OF not. The reports that came to
the republican headquarters in this city
indicated an almost universal lack OF
interest in politics.
The people, 4 said Chairman Weaver.
are simply too busy making money to
talk politics or to take any great inter-
lest in political affairs. Republicans who
nave called at headquarters and our
correspondents over the state have all
told the same story. They say that they,
don't hear anything about politics in
their several localities. People have too
much business on hand and seem to
think that politics will take care OF it,
self.
We have realized this to be the situa-
ton fromth start and have preparedfo for
It. In the first place, We planned not to
start the outward show of the campaign.
until such time as we felt sure 1t could
be kept up at white heat from that
time until election day. All the time
we have kept hammering away at the
Organization until now we believe it is
perfect, or as nearly SO as 1t can be. The
speaking campaign viii be inaugurated
in all parts OF the state this week.
There will be no let-up from now until
the election. There is good demand
for meetings and the interest in politi-
ical prepara tons is increasing.
In anticipation Of having to prod up
Republicans to realize the necessity OF
work this fall we have secured list Of
from four to fifteen active republican
4 workers in every voting precinct ia.
Iowa who G. be depended upon to do
their part during the entire campaign.
and who will hustle around and wake
.l.up the sleeping republicans and get
them interested. We are depending
upon this army of workers to save the
j lrecord of the state. Lam sending out to
lthem this week 5000 personal letters
stappealing to them to pitch in and see
that their precincts are properly organ
Iized and made ready for the lineup on
the 9Th of November. have every con-
lffdence in the result OF this appeal and
4 feel sure that these men will do every
4 thing that is asked of them, realizing
4 the responsibility that rests upon them
4 We have had some evidence of what
y jthey will do from the report OF the pre-
Il lliminary poll Of the state which they
|have made and sent to us. This pre-
y Iliminary poll makes a very good show
Eng and it proves the attention the local
workers are giving to their duties.
= All the republican leaders rely inn
a plicitly upon the system referred to by
s Chairman Weaver for stirring up the
! Voters thruout the state. 1t has been
sltried before, altho the organization was
never quite SO thoroughly perfected as
lit has been this time by Chairman
q lWeayer. He has been going quietly
lalong getting this great force together
: land now he is reaching out thru this
powerful agency to accomplish the
. plans which the committee has laid to
s get out the vote. For aside from two
4 congressional districts, or perhaps four,
the contest in Iowa Is purely one of
getting out the republican vote If the
. state rolls up a mai jority of 100000 for
! Mckinley, as many OF the best informed
politicians are sure OF doing. that will
carry every republican congressional
nominee safely thru. But the republic
ian campaign management Is not salts
fed to rely upon generalities.
Every one regards the Second and
Sixth districts as very close, and there
Z. is no attempt to conceal this fact. The
voters who voted Yin 1896 and failed tc
vote in 1898 can decide the contest in
J, both these districts. In 1896 Maj. Lacey
). had 21 $40 votes. In 1898 he had 1875
i a falling of OF 2,232 votes. In 1886 the
] democratic candidate had 20.769 and in
!. 1898 lS,267. a falling off Of 2.502. Mai
4 Lacey's plurality in 1896 was 1901 and in
1898 1,471. In the Second district the re-
I publican congressional nominee. George
NJ Curtis. had 23.202 in 1895 and in 1896
A Joe r. Lane had $3.50, a falling on OF
|4,412. The democratic nominee in 1896
had 19. .Ss2 and in 1898 17,50s, falling on
i lof 1874 In both districts the demo.
]. cratic vote OF 1896 is larger than the re.
publican vote Of 1898. Some new ele-
, lments have entered into the Sixth dis
4 trict, but most OF these are colored mer
who may be expected to vote the repub.
! lican ticket. However, It is certain tina,
.slst will require every republican vote II
j Iboth districts to elect the republican
] nominees for congress. The campaign
in both districts from this time on vii
! he most energetic one on the part Of
: the republicans, and the democrats
!, have been active for some time.
Roosevelt will soon arrive in Iowa. Al.
tho he spends but one day in the state
!. Governor Roosevelt will get chance t.
. talk to several immense audiences
Three cities, Waterloo, Cedar Rapids
and Davenport. are preparing to enter.
tain him. He comes into the state OF
the evening Of Oct. 4 after his meeting
: in Omaha.
!, Accompanying Governor Roosevelt
! |, are John C,0cker Clark of New Yorl
!. and Gen. Curtis Guild. Jr.. OF Boston
both Of them famous orators. who as.
sist when the demand for speaking be.
comes too thick and fast Tor the rougt
rider to meet 1t all single -handed. Mr.
Clark is heralded as one who had 4