Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-24
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Return From Two Weeks Campaign.
ing in Hepburn's District Where
Crowds Greeted Him.
Farmers Arc Aroused ~ Open Air
Meetings Success Rough
Riders Turn Out
Great Week Of Speech Making This
heels Of Farty Machine
Begin Grinding.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, Sept. Ex-senator JON
than p. Doiliver passed thru the city
Saturday night on his way to his home
in Fort Dodge. where he will attend the
convention which is to nominate his
successor in the lower house OF con-
gress next Tuesday. II have had the
greatest two weeks campaigning that I
ever had in Iowa., said Senator Dolli-
district and have had audiences rang
ing from 1900 to $500. The people down
there, especially the farmers, are thor
oughiy aroused and a livelier interest in
politics could not be desired. In my
judgment Col. Hepburn will have an
enormously increased majority. was
Informed of many farmers who had
supported Bryan in 1896 who are now
for Mckinley. Wherever 1 have been
these men have been pointed out to me
and in one place about forty OF them
riders club.
marked to me that as far as he was
concerned he thought 1t was a blank
sight more important that he should
nave q winter overcoal than it was
that Aguinaldo should have a writ of
habeas corpus. There hasn't been a
campaign speech made this year that
had any more in it. and there hard
headed farmers have thought this thing
all out and boiled it down into the few
est possible words. Another one whom
met said that they couldn't make him
believe that this Imperialism was the
catamount issue!
Saturday afternoon was in Prairie
City, Jasper county, in Maj. Lacey's
district. If it had not been for the
heavy rain this would have been the
best meeting IEhad, but in spite of the
rain more than 1900 people were pres
ent and the meeting was held out of
doors. The mounted rough rider clubs
Icame from all parts OF the county to the
number Of nearly thousand, but twice
THAT number would have been presepl
had the weather been favorable. Thil
\ Organization appeals very strongly t
1.-THE young farmer boys, who delight t.
come out on their horses in uniform ant
Itestify to their belief in sound money
land the administration of William Nc.
Kinley. The people preferred to stane
i out in the rain rather than take the
chance of not being able to get into &
small hall This is the rule generally
land as long as the weather is favorable
4 l prefer an outdoor meeting every time
4 because when a farmer quits his worl
and comes to town to attend meeting
he should not be subject to the chance
of not being able to hear the speaker.
Iprefer the pure air Of an outdoor meet
ling to the stuffy, poisonous atmosphere
of a small, crowded hall. 1t is easie,
on the speaker.
THE claim of the democrats ex
Ipressed by Carl Schurz, that Bryan
4 should be elected because he couldn'
A do any harm If he is elected and tha
4 1.-THE republican congress should then II
him up so he cant do any harm, wa
Il NEATLY taken off by another old farm
9 Ter whom / met on this trip. He said
lsThey want us to elect Bryan and Il
4 him up, but think the best way I
keep him from doing any mischief is I
I tie him UP to a haystack out on hi
farm in Nebraska and let him sta
There That is the best place for him
The people understand pretty we'll wha
y the effect Of electing Bryan will be, an
they don't take much stock in this ide
!. that his election will do no harm.
The situation in the Sixth district
7. much improved Those who have rea
or imaginary postoffice grievances ar
beginning to see that the effect Of tn
election Of seven democratic member
i e,o1o< t1l-
:. years ago will mean the defeat of Co
Henderson for speaker. the organizatlo
! and control of the house by the demo
!. Gratis and absolutely block the work
i McKinley's administration"
: The republicans will have severe
j hundred meetings In the state thi
,5Iweek. counting all the local meeting
|under the direction Of the county CON
!, ,|mittees. Nearly all the principal speak
: ers in the state will be at work in low
this week and several distinguish
speakers from outside the state will ad
ltheir efforts to the campaign. Dollivt
! speaks in Grundy Center on the 27tl
,lin Tama on the 2Sth and goes to 1ndiar
apolis, Ind, for the 29th. Senator All
I son speaks in Mason City and Webste
/. city. Speaker Henderson makes fot
i in his district. Walter
E Smith, nominee for congress in II
Ninth district. speaks in Fairfield 9
, the 24th, in Muscatine on the 25th,
Monticello on the 26th. in Fayette Q
: the 9th, on Shell Rock on the 2Sth an
/, lin Rockwell City on the 29th. Juds
: Bartlett Trip, Of South Dakota, WI
s make three speeches in the state. begil
!. ming on the 9th at Rock Rapids. Thon
{ las n. Dou.ney, of Worcester, Mass
I who is recommended as one of the nj
Y tional committees best speakers, begil
E a two weeks campaign in Iowa at NJ
e diapo,is on the afternoon Of the 2st
e Congressman Cousins makes TO,
d speeches in different districts this wee
s and Congressman Haugen begins h
n campaign in the Fourth district
o Rock Greek. in Mitchell county. on u
24th Lacey will be at work in his .oN
e district, beginning at Peoria. Mahasl
{ county, on the gath. Congressms
i Thomas, OF the Eleventh district, b
Z gins on the 25th at Hartley, in his on
N district. Congressman Hedge. on y
oil First district. begins the c5th at Plea
snt Grove. Dss Aoines county. yadi
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