The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-07-03

tlnue to be ShoWered upon the state. |
Politicians, and. in fact, all who APP
preciate the value of this prominence
in national affairs, are inspired to their |
best efforts to maintain the standing
of the state. Al of the congressman |
have been renominated without oppo-
sition. and will enter the campaign |
prepared to exert their best efforts for
the party in the state and in the ma
ton.
Iowa speakers will be heavily draft
ed for work in other and less fortu-
nate states. 1t will be even difficult |
to secure the services of speakers of
national reputation for the reason
that they are needed IN other states.
To meet this emergency. Chairman
Weaver has taken the precaution to
secure early promises of some of the
best campaigners in the nation, some
of whom are most desired in every
quarter of the country. Among these
are Gov. Theodore Roosevelt, vice
presidential candidate. who will spend
some time in Iowa during the cam
paign and will make several speeches;
Senator Albert j. Beveridge, the brill
liant young orator of Indiana. who
is the recognized authority on the
Philippine questions: Senator Spooner,
of Wisconsin,; Congressman Lands. of
Indiana, and numerous others of
equally high standing. With these
eminent speakers and With the ar
engagements for the best class of lit
q 4 =
is already we'll started. 1T now re-
mains for the local workers to do
their part.
The democrats promise to make
lively fight in some of the congress
sional districts, notably the Second,
Sixth and Eighth, and possibly the
First districts. In the Second district
it is reported that Henry Vollmer,
mayor of Davenport. is to be the cam
didate, and in the Eighth district the
democrats are likely to nominate Sen
! ator Claude Porter. of Centerville.
While there is no likelihood that the
democrats can win in any Iowa dis
trict, it is not the year for republic
ans to indulge in carelessness in re-
The next congress will be republican.
but not by large majority, and it be-
hooves every republican in every con-
gressional district to leave nothing I'M
| done to promote the election of the
republican nominee for congress. The
fate of the party in the nation de-
| ponds upon the results in the congress
| sir CT ints lap tS
have much more hope of carrying the
lower house of congress than they
have of electing president this year.
One of the most popular and in
spring features of this campaign will
be the Rough Rider clubs that will be
| organized all over the state. This Will
be an attractive and delightful now
city that will appeal especially to the
young men in the country who are
provided with fine horses. The Rough
Rider uniforms will soon be on the
market at a very small price, and the
republican state committee will sup
/ ply a simple form of organization, Sc
that it will be very easy to organize
Rough Rider club in any commu-
nifty. What would be more inspir.
ing" asked Chairman Weaver. "than
the sight of band Of hearty young
republicans clad in Rough Rider uni.
forms and, mounted on good horses
led by some popular man in the neigh.
borhood who has taste and talent
for military affairs" These clubs
will be the most conspicuous figures
in political parades, and it will not
be long until the state will be full OF
them. One is being organized in Des
Moines, and will be commanded by
Col. John c. Lopez. who led the Fifty
first Iowa volunteers on it's compaigr
through the Philippines. In a shor1
time the details of this feature of the
campaign, inspired by the nomination
of Teddy Roosevelt, the celebrated
Rough Rider colonel. for vice presi
dent, will be worked out at state head
quarters, and announcement will b,
made in this paper of the best way
to go at il to organize a Rough Ride
club. When Col. Roosevelt makes hi
tour during the campaign these club
will appear with thousands of mem
bers to do him honor. Chairman
Viewers idea is that Rough Ride
club will be organized in every pre-
cinct. Precinct clubs VIII consist o
at least 25 men. mounted, if possible
: and many of them will have 20 o
more members. These precinct O
: township clubs win be united in hi;
county organization, SO that when i'm
portant county meetings are held the
, may all be brought together and forr
a regiment. Then when there is to b
, ii great district rally, the counties ca
send enough men from each regimen
to form an army, and they can be on
: ganized into brigades and division.
and these enthusiastic young soldier
will sweep everything before them i
the opinion of those who have orig
!, mated this scheme. Mr.. Weaver ha
: received general approval for the pla
! and expects great things from it.