Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-26
P[ANOF ROUGH RIDERS.
State Central Committee Issues .
Flan Of Organization for Rough
Rider Clubs.
Chairman Must Organize
Clubs in Each Township-Regi.
ments in Each County.

L
ments in Each County.
Brigade Organization by Congress.
sional Districts Form Of Con.
stitution Recommended.
Special to Republican.
Des Moines July 26.-C Chairman n. o.
Weaver, of the republican state COM
mittee, has perfected the arrangements
forthe organization of republican clubs
in the state. He has been proceeding
with great care in this matter and has
taken the advice of many republicans
lbefore announcing the plan, which will
be seen to be peculiarly happy COM
biration of the regular campaign club
with the marching company, be 1t
Il either mounted or unmounted. The
!; plan agreed upon will unite the energy
and working force directed by the
4 county organization with the work of
7! the state central committee, so that the
entire organized force of the party in
4 the state will be pulling together and
4 there will be no occasion for conflict in
4 arrangements a ary point. 1t is under
glsstood that organizations already in ex-6
i listerce will be recognized under the
i new regime. The league clubs that have
j done so much good work are to be con-
Il Itinued the same as heretofore.
4 The club work will be distinctive
Il. feature of the state campaign, having
s. at its head an organizer of recognized
4 biity. who will act as state president
! for club work and will have headquar-
Il ters in the state committee rooms with.
i. sufficient assistance to carry on the
7 work of organizing clubs with the
greatest possible efficiency thruout the
!. state. Chairman Weaver is in CORE
J. spondence with various manufacturers
/; of uniforms and low price will be Sc
cured on the uniform that will be rec.
commended for use in the entire statev 1t
will be very inexpensive, so that the
!, cost will not deter any one from joining
Il the club
The county chairman under this plan
is made responsible for the county orr
!, ganization. He must see TO it that
( clubs are organized in every township,
E and it is his duty To appoint the off,
u GERS of the county organization OF
81 clubs which are TO be known as regi-
/ ments. This is the carrying out of the
t rough rider idea and will include a bri-
= gade organization for every congress
! 3sonals district, the officers of which will
t be appointed by the member of the
<,oy,, mi from, that
7 trict.
II All the usual campaign material will
be supplied to clubs in profusoni where
{, it is we'll used. There will be nothing
q to5waste. but plenty for those who know
4 how 10 handle it. An Iowa song book
/ | viii shortly be issued which will COM
i bine the good features of campaign
: song books that have been used in 9TH
i er states To$thfs will be added a
i number OF locss songs especially
adapted to Iowa. Literature, Iitho-
d |! graphic portraits of the candidates and
E i in fact everything calculated to make
r the campaign lively will be distributed
. thru the clubs.
t Now that the plan is perfected Chair
g man Weaver urges the Immediate or
nj ganization of a republican Club in every
d township in the state at least, and one
4 in every voting precinct would be still
h isbette.. The sooner the local organIza-
v ton is completed the sooner will that
e community begin to derive benefit from
s 1.-the state organization. The state COM
|. mirtee is powerless to do anything ex-
h cept thru the effective agency of the
/ ilocalSconmittee1nen Hence 1t is OF the
t l3utmost Importance that these become
y known to the state chairman a once
e and begin their active campaign work
= The local committeeman and the clut
i organizations VIII be in close touch
S with the STATE chairman tiruout the
n campaign and they will be able to ge,
an imms sdiate Tepl. TO their correspond
ence.
I'll The state headquarters will be oper
I during the state convention and ths
d delegates have all been invited 10 cal
d at headquarters and make known theil
s wants TO Chairman Weaver and give
r him such information as they may
have. These conferences with the par
o ty leaders in every county are Of tn,
s utmost value to the man who Is direct
r ing the campaign in the state. Th,
i conference of members of congress an,
other state leaders will be held IN De
e Moines about the middle Of August. I
IS was at first the intention to have thi
u Injecting on the day before the conven
ltion. but as many are unable to b.
there at that time and the excitemen
,e will be very intense, 1t is thought bes
= not to attempt a conference on tina
II. day.
i The form OF club organization recon-
,e mended by Chairman Weaver is a
,e follows:
Constitution Of the Mckinley an,
Roosevelt Club OF r.
Article 1.-Name and object.
n Section THE name of this organi
s zaton shall be the Mckinley an,
le Roosevelt Club of ---.
q Sec. 2.-The object and purpose 0
Z. this club shall be to promote the sue
= cess OF the republican party.
'e Article II.-Membership
y Any person over IS years Of age VIII
believes in the principles Of the repuh
lican party shall be eligible to member
i. shipin this club.
st Article III.-Officers.
i. The officers of this club shall be
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