Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-24
!. IOWA. MONDAY. sEPTEMBER 24, 1000

e. p. Seeds speaks at Eagle Grove on
the 26th and will be in the campaign
from that time on Ole o. Roe, OF Des
Moines, nominee for elector at large,
will make ten speeches, beginning at
Thor, Humboldt county, on the 29th.
C. NJ. Harl speaks in Montezuma the
25th and goes thence to the Second dis
trict. Judge John D. Razal1, the Ger
man orator from Cincinnati, speaks In
Dubuque and Chickasaw counties this
week Rev. p. N. Nystrom, the we'll
known Swedish speaker, begins his
weeks work in Garner on the oath.
George e. Woodson, of Muchakinock,
an able colored speaker, begins this
week as speaker and campaign
worker under the direction of the re-
publican state committee.
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The scolored people of Des Moines,
who are nearly all republicans, are
preparing great demonstration and
barbecue in the near future. when they
expect to have White, of Washington,
and Wheaton, Of Minnesota, two well
known speakers.
Rough rider clubs are being organ
/ lied and doing effective and Interesting
work ali over the state. They are par
ticuiarly strong in the Eighth district,
in the Sixth district and in the eastern
and northern parts Of the state. The
Tenth district is also we'll organized
with these clubs, uniformed and we'll
4 drilled. for appearance at rallies during
\ the next thirty days. Louisa county,
the home Of Chairman Weaver, has
taken an active interest in this work
4 and will give demonstration thereof
\ at the big rally in Wapello on the 9Th
Of October, when Senator Dolliver
4 speaks. The Waterloo, Cedar Rapids
{ and Davenport meetings of Governor
y Roosevelt on the 9Th of October will
s bring out several thousands of these
Z clubs, we'll mounted and uniformed.
They are coming. npt only from the To-
cahties of these meetings, but some of
: them will travel from 100 10 200 miles to
q march in the parade and hear the fa-
nous rough riders speech
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The republican county officers and the
republican nominees for county offices
, are being enlisted for special line OF
campaign work and are taking an ex-
tensive interest in organizing their
counties and aiding the county chair
man in his work. A majority of them
have pledged the state and county
committees to see that Iowa sends a
:. solid republican delegation to congress
All these men are active and influen-
lstial politicians and when thew are
Z brought together to bring about a GER
!. tain result that result is pretty sure tc
!, be accomplished.
!, The Austro-H Hungarian League is
taking very active part in this cam
+ paign, sending literature to Bohemians
. Poles, Polish Hebrews ana German
! speaking Austrians, showing that tn,
= so-calied imperialistic issue is a fare,
! Intended to deceive them into votinl
; against their best Ill
=
! An Iowa postmaster came into tn
i republican state headquarters the othe
! day and in cheerfully making his con
4 tribution to the republican campaign
4 fund said that the democrats IL hi
a town had been trying to induce him I
!, refuse to make any such contribution
, They told me that there was no nee
! of making it," he said. and tina
!. Chairman Weaver couldn't compel m
j, to do so. But saw thru their sehem
r all right and their arguments dldni
e have any effect on me. When l aske
i to be appointed postmaster woul
!. have been mighty willing to agree i
= advance to make a certain contribute
r to the republican campaign fund ever
year. No such pledge was asked of ms
!. but I feel that as long as am receiv
n Ling benefits from the party in power
+ ought to be willing 10 help keep it ther
It and SO far as am concerned am Yer
e glad to do my share and think ever
IS postmaster and federal Office holde
i ought to do the same. This incider
|. illustrates one of the democratic cam
ie lspaign methods of this Year. They al
q making a business Of going aroun
% among the republican federal cfticel
is and trying to dissuade them from cor
vi tributing to the campaign fund. thu
T. reducing the ability of the republican
,t$l TO make an effective campaign. TT
ID democrats, having no Office holders
a draw upon in Iowa this year. hay
adopted the pass ths-hat plan Of raj:
is ling money and have been very success:
al | full in getting 30 cents to 81 from man
re thousand persons, so that they are be
le ter supplied with funds this year tina
rs they have been before in many yea
-os
Il. "A large number of copies of the n;
mi tionaI Magazine, of Boston. an illu
o- trated republican publication, will
Of circulated in Iowa in a few days. Th
Issue contains some articles touchir
Ion county government. A full list
all candidates for county Offices and of a
is the present county officers has bee
Is FURNISHED by the republican state con
A. mittee and copies of the magazine wi
x be sent to all these.