Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-10-26
Local Speakers Must Be Brought
+ Into Service in Every
County.
Iowa Speakers Called Into Other
States Where They Are More
Needed Than in Iowa.
Republican State Committee 10 Hard
Pressed for Speakers and Calls
Out Local Talent
Get ont the Vote.

Des Moines, Oct. 2O.-The repub-
hcans of Iowa were never left so much
to their own resources in any cam
paign as they are now. The national
committee considers Iowa about the
surest republican state in the nation
and will not only do nothing for the
state but insists that the republicans
of Iowa shall contribute out Of their
strength to assist in other states.
Every speaker who could possibly be
induced to go has been campaigning
in other states. The result is that the
Iowa campaign must be made with
home talent.
Hard to Get Speakers.
II wish every local committeeman
in the state and all the precinct work
ers, as well as the county chairmen,
could see the extreme difficulty that
confronts us in furnishing speakers"
said Chairman Weaver, of the repub-
lican state committee. 1--WE have de-
nands every day for many more
meetings than it is possible for us to
supply with speakers from the force
at our command. Iowa is full of first
class speakers and we have tried to
get ready for this emergency by or
ganizing as many as possible by dis.
tricts. so that the county chairmen
in each district would have good list
to draw upon. Mr.. Dawson, the man
ager of the speakers bureau, has
been very successful in getting good
list for every district, but these are
not sufficient to supply the needs OF
all the counties.
Iowa Helping Other States.
''Iowa has contributed more speak
ers to go to other states under the
direction of the republican national
committee than any other western
state. Scores of our best speakers
have been drafted by the national
committee and are doing effective
work all.over the country from Ohio
to Wyoming. This has greatly re-
duced the supply of speakers from
which we could draw for meetings In
Iowa. 1t has resulted in bringing out
many new speakers who will DO OF
great value to us in the future.
Local Speakers Now Much Needed.
"What we must do now is to get
every man in every county that can
make speech and set him to work
TO stir the people up so they will not
forget to vote. We must have meet
ings in every precinct between now
and election day. Nearly all the coun-
ties are carrying on effective school
house campaigns, and this is the
thing to do. In every county there
are at least dozen men who can
make a good speech and they must
be brought into service by the coun-
ty chairmen and the local committees
and set to work. There never was
year before when it was so hard for
the state committee to supply speak
ers, because so many have gone out
of the state where they are more
needed. But we must not let this
produce inactivity at home and reduce
our majority. We want to keep our
credit good by giving bigger major
ity than ever before. and we can do
it if every man will take his share of
the responsibility and help see that
the full vote is polled.
Danger of Neglect.
'Neglect between now and election
day, failure to have meetings to keep
up the interest, and carelessness and
forgetfulness on election day will give
republicans some bitter regrets after
election. We must make things hum
from now until the night of the 9Th
of November"