Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-15

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| Total :. .3O7 ,553 208 089
Republican plurality. s6,46t
| Republican loss.
Reasons Why.
There were many reasons why this
great vote was recorded In Iowa for
the republican ticket. A careful in
spection of the return make one OF
two facts very prominent. In the
first place it is evident that the vote
in great majority of counties was
we'll polled. The republican vote
seems to have been nearly all gotten
out. The democratic vote, however,
shows pretty considerable loss, es.
pecially in the rural precincts, and in
these same precincts there Is a large
republican gain. The only counties
where the republicans appear to have
sustained any material losses were
those where a portion of the gold de-
mocrats, by reason of local candi'
dates, seemed to have voted their
party ticket more generally than IN
1896. In the great bulk of the state,
however, it seems that the sound mon.
ey voters, without respect to party
lines, voted the republican ticket.
Gains in Rural Precincts.
Another fact is apparent which is
that the farmers rallied to the support
of the republican ticket more largely
than ever before. Almost every rural
precinct in the state shows srepubli.
can gains and gains that in some IN
stances are very marked.
| Gain in Each precinct.
The increased republican plurality
33,353,is an average of 1874 votes to
the precinct turnout the state
The increased republican vote over
1896 which is 1S,472, amounts to an
average of about nine to the precinct
while the democratic loss is 1881
accounts for the other So votes pei
precinct.
Who the Voters Were.
The young voters who cast their
first vote this year also appeared to
have voted the republican ticket very
largely. They have begun their vot.
ing career in the proper manner and
will add to the strength of the repub-
lican party for years to come. The
veteran republicans. too. should not
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Fremont clubs which were formed in
all parts of the state, contributed
largely to the interest and helped to
get OUT large vote. :. The Rough
rider idea. which inspired so much
enthusiasm, especially among the
young men in the rural precincts, was
a material assistance to the work Of
the republicans. The young mer
turnout the state found in this &
method of organization which gave
them a prominent place and deyel
oped in them an interest for the sue.
cess of the party which no previous
campaign had done.
Organization.
The organization effected by Chair.
man Weaver and the State Central
Committee was one of the best the
republican party has ever formed in
the state of Iowa. It reached down to
the school districts and was so per.
feet that the lists at headquarters con
tanned the names of about 10000 men
in all parts of the state with whom
the chairman could communicate
There was also complete poll Of ev'
cry county in the state which was
| accurate and thoroly taken and
made capital check list for every
precinct.
The Speaking Bureau.
Thru the speaking bureau some
thing like 5000 speeches wore held
and the reports from these meetings
were always of the most encouraging
nature. More campaign literature
was sent from headquarters than in
any previous campaign and this litera
ture went directly to the voting pre-
cincts where it was Of use. Something
over rs tons of campaign literature
was thus sent out.
Work of the Newspapers.
1t addition to these lines of work
the committee made more use Of the
newspapers of the state than ever be
fore. Beginning early in July two
columns of plate matter was furnished
weekly to about 400 Of the local pa
pers of the state and during the last
two months the daily papers received
| political letters almost daily. These
newspapers responded Loyalty to these
demands by the committee upon theil
space and every new development o!
the campaign at headquarters was
thus speedily presented to the public
The committee appreciates highly the
noble work of the newspapers Of the
state and feels that the large vote
which was cast for The republican tic
! ket was in great measure caused b,
the interest awakened among the PEG
4 pie by the newspapers.