Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-21

to the service Of the republican party In
the nation, but it has very seldom sent
out man who could campaign for a
month in several states with the con-
spicuous success that has attended this
September tour of Governor Shaw. The
speech he made in Sedalia, Mo-, which
has been extensively circulated, is be-
ing used as a campaign document all
over the country and in Missouri 1t IS
the text for many a local speaker. A
single congressional district in Texas
where there is hard fight has called
for 10000 copies Of this speech. A char
acteristic remark Of Governor shaw's is
quoted in the New York Suns report Of
one of the Dakota meetings. where
Roosevelts party was met by thou
sands of farmers who came in their
farm clothes in wagons and on horse
back and escorted the party from the
train out across the prairie to the place
wherethe meeting was held, a quarter OF
mile outside the town. Governor
Shaw, of Iowa" says the report, "look-
ed back over the procession as it passed
out of the town and struck out across
the prairie. That is what we want he
said, IF we can get the folks on the
farm stirred up we are all right. The
town folks are with US, They will stand
with out hitching.,'' This week the
governor is in Nebraska for big meet
ings in the state which is thoroughly
alive with political interest. He has
been requested to return to Sioux Falls,
s. D.. later in the campaign when big
demonstration will be made aud he will
be the central figure.
Senator Allison has been given four
more dates in Iowa and in all he will
make about fifteen speeches in the state
| before starting on his western trip. His
1 Iowa dates aa announced are for Mason
City. September 26; Webster City, Sep
| stember IS: Des Moines. October 8; Grin
nell, October A; Waterloo. October s..
| Senator Allison viii speak in the Rocky
! Mountain states for several weeks under
! the direction of the national committee,
He will go to Idaho, Montana Wyoming
and other states where the republican
managers expect to make gains over
! Bryan and take from him the states he
carried in 1896. Senator Allison is very
1 strong in those states and his voice is
recognized as one of authority.
sss
The demands for the time of Governor
"
Shaw are far beyond his ability to fill
/ The national committee requested the
4 republican state committee yesterday
1 to send him to Galesburg, Ill, for 9
meeting October 10. but he had already
been billed for Bloomfield, Ia, on thai
date. ii was impossible to let him go.
4 The appearance of William d. Foulke
j of Indiana. IN Dee Moines on September
26 Will be the occasion of a great meet.
i ling. The Grant Club was to have haC
I him for dinner on that day but Chair
man Weaver has persuaded the club t
allow their guest ID be heard in tbs
4 Auditorium. 50 that more people vii
Il have a chance to listen to what he says
), Mr.. Foulke was democrat until TIL,
4 free silver issue became the paramount
issue in the democratic party. He is ;
Il writer of national reputation upon econ
ionic subjects and a. speaker who be
81 longs to the first class.
Another speaker who has been caugh
for a speech in Iowa on his way west il
i, Assistant Secretary of War Meiklejohn
Il who speaks in Burlington September 2s
n Mr.. Meiklejohn is well known thruou
1.-the United States as politician ant
Il statistician of the highest order who ha
Il made come important original contribu
tions to republican literature. He is
Nebraska politician and leader who ha
Il been trained to fight. Iowa is fortunat
lin waylaying him even for a singl
a speech