The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-10-04
WHAT WE MAY DO.
The Power of Iowa Republicans
if Properly Exerted.

Des Moines, Ia, Sept. 29.-Returns
have been received from about IS
per cent. OF the voting precincts in
Iowa, giving estimates by reliable
men on the vote as it now stands,
providing the full vote is polled. There
are about also voting precincts in the
state. Chairman Weaver, Of the re-
publican state central committee, has
returns from the republican precinct
committeeman in about 400 pre-
cincts. These returns show that IL
the whole vote is polled the repub-
lican majority in the state will be
larger than ever before. They show
very little falling off in the republican
vote and a considerable loss for the
democrats. These returns are sufl-
GENTLY scattered, so they ought to be
reliable. Chairman Weaver has been
very careful to secure reliable men
to make this poll. 1t represents a
close inquiry into the politics of every
voter in the state by some man in
his neighborhood who is well in
formed and can get accurate informa-
ton. The committeeman were direct
ed to send their poll books directly
to the state chairman as soon as each
precinct was canvassed without wait
ing for the entire county to be can
vassed. So there is some Information
from every county.
We Have the VOters-POlI Them.
at is one thing to have the votes"
said Chairman Weaver, "and quite an
other thing to get all the votes into
the ballot boxes on election day. We
have every reason to believe that our
information from these precinct
chairmen Is both accurate and COM
plete in nearly every instance. But
these votes will do US no good unless
they are counted on election day.
That is o, chief concern, and it is
to this end that our efforts in Iowa
are directed. We have not particle
of doubt of the result in any con-
gressional district, providing we can
get our voters to the polls"
The republican party management
in the state, basing its expectations
upon past experience and present in
vestigation, is assuring the republic
ans of Iowa that if they will only
vote they will have such a majority
this year as they never have had be-
fore. But if they fail to vote they
may expect something very different.
From 1896 to 1897 the republican vote
In the state fell off more than $4,000,
while the democratic vote fell off only
about 10000. The falling off from
1896 to 1898 in the republican vote
was about $4,000. The falling off in
the democratic vote was about $1,000.
The difference between the republican
vote of 1899 and 1896 was about 50,-
600, while the democratic vote fell 49,
600. This year the democrats are
showing greater energy and certainly
have greater resources in Iowa than
they had in 1896 and are much bet
ter organized. Secretary Walsh, of
the democratic national cor mittee,
has boosted that he has $4,000 work
ing correspondents III the SbdlC'
Chairman Weaver invites republicans
to study these conditions and act ac-
cordingly.
Look Up the Stay-nt-HOmes.
ave must not lose sight of the fact"
said Chairman Weaver, that the re-
publican majorities in Iowa this year
will depend altogether upon the stay
at-home vote. StayHat-home voters can
deal the republican party a deadly
blow, simply by their overconfdence
and inactivity. A majority of 100000
might be entirely wiped out IL that
many republicans failed to vote, and
such thing has happened. We don't
want the majority to go down this
year for reasons which it is not neces-
sary to repeat. but which every voter
ought to bear in mind. We are simply
at the mercy Of our own troops. If
they are not on hand when the call for
action comes. we cannot hope to win
victory or hold our ground. This is the
thing which I would like to keep most
prominent from now on until the polls
close on election day, and I wish that
every republican might talk it to his
neighbor until he will be ashamed to
stay away from the polls on election
day"