Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-20
" B[V|)I[DF|)RFR[MON1''
The Man Who Has votsd Republican
Ticket Straight Since '58
Quite Numerous
Gen. Ankeny's Unique Club Of Ere
mont Voters--Rep Coming
In Very Generally.
Some More Announcements Of Rspub,
ltcap Oratory- schurman to
Speak in Iowa


Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Sept. 20. Gen. r. v. Ans
keny. of this city, has been very suc-S
cessful with his Fremont voters organi-
zation of the old boys who voted for
John G. Fremont in 1856. These old
original republicans are reporting to
him and to the secretary, G. S. Perry,
of Des Moines. from all parts of the
state, and they take great pride in the
records they have made as steadfast,
lifelong republicans. Their letters are
for the most part much the same. They
say, Voted for John c. Fremont in 1856
and for every republican president
sinte then. and shall vote for every re-
publican as long as live This is the
gist of 1t all. Some OF them give some
interesting circumstances and histori-
cal facts. Gen. Ankeny hopes to have a
club of at least sixty of these veteran
republicans who will go from Des
Afoines alone to attend the great Roose-
Welt meeting in Waterloo on the 9Th of
October. Here are extracts from sorne
of the letters which Gen. Ankeny has
received:
b. F. Bixby. Walnut voted for
John C. Fremont in 1856. That was my
first presidential vote, and / have voted
the straight republican ticket ever
since. was in California at that time.
C. F. St0ner, Danville Des Moines
County read in the Burlington
Hawkeye. which have read for fifty
years, that you desire the names Of all
men who voted for Fremont in 1856. /
am one. / have voted the republican
ticket all the time and expect to con-
tinue. have no use for Bryan or free
silver Success to your club.
David Romer. Lyons-I voted for
Fremont in sc. / then lived in Seneway
county,, Michigan, and rode sixteen
miles in September, 1885, to Adrian to
be at the great Fremont meeting. /
came to Iowa in 1860. have voted the
republican ticket since 1855 and intend
\ to dosso until the end of life. shall be
81 years old in December. Yours for 80
600 for Mckinley.
Bennett Rhinehart, Plattevil1e-I am
4 proud of being one Of the old Sc boys,
as believe they We're the originarors
lof the party that loosened the shackles
Eof the enslaved, and it is still its mis-
| sion to give liberty and enlightenment
1 10 the heather in a distant land.
Il. B. Henderson,, former member OF
\ / lived in Greene county, Pennsylvania,
1 at the time of the republican organiza-
ition for the great pathfinder in 1855. ]
least my first vote for him and during
THAT campaign travelled many miles to
ihelp organize Fremont and Dayton
|clubs Along with the old veterans OF
4 90 / hope to be permitted to aid pros
|perity and expansion.
N. Cox, Eagle Gpve-Noted for Ere
imont in Nevada, Story county. in 1856
This was my second vote for president
land L have never missed voting the re-
publican ticket since. 1t seems to mt
1.-The man that was on earth during tht
4 5lrebellion and will compare the opposi.
fItion then and now by the democratic
1party against war and government
bought at least once in his lifetime Z
Ivote the republican ticket. There wa!
lnever in my time an election of more
y Importance than this one.
4 a. Il. Harvey, Logan am a years
of age and have never regretted m!
! vote for John c. Fremont. 1 want t,
4 be enrolled among the faithful.
i B. NJ Hi!liard. Center Point-Votet
q for Fremont in Clinton county, Ney
q York, and since that time have not pos
sessed ideas sufficiently brilliant to Sc
q where a change from republicanisn
4 Iwould improve our political condition.
H. G. Smith. Ot.umwa-I am one 0
y the original members of the first repub
-Slucan convention that was held i
I Bloomington ILL.,. In May, 1856, in Ma
Itor,s Halt. Here Abraham Lincoln
-lmade that great free soil speech tha
lcost him his defeat in 1858. but got hir
eithe presidency in 1860 have voted th
Irepublican ticket ever since and hav
never voted for any democrat, eve
idown 10 road supervisor. vote tn
!. tway shot.
II. d. fNeff, member of the board g
> superyisors, Dallas Center-Noted 70
= Fremont in Montgomery county, Ohit
Have never missed an election and al
.slways Soted the republican ticket an
q shall continue to do SO.
= w. H. Bowman. Exira-Came to low
in 1855 and voted for Fremont the nea
a wear III WHdt WI hAioNNAA a. lily w "
i school house, about four miles south {
y Maauoketa, in Clinton county. My rec
= election is thatsin 1856 Iowa gave abot
: 10000 majority against Buck an
: Breck. team of oxen slow, tuggln
{ at the Kansas load. Gee, Haw an
s Whoa" and hope to see Iowa do eigf
5 times as well against Little Billee
this fall
Earl Billings. editor of the Ogden r,
|porter. Ogden-Voted for John z. Fr'
mont in Rock county, Wisconsin ar
Il lhave voted for every presidential nom
. nee from 1856 to 1900,
> q. w. Merrill, Cedar Rapids hal
), the honor, and do consider it an homo
= 10 be one OF the number who voted +
Z Fremont. then lived in Louisa coul
9 Ity. Iowa. Entered the service in 1861
Columbus City as a member of Cor
pany c, Eleventh Iowa Volunteer i
% fantry. Three brothers and myse
d served in the civil war. One was kill
lrI at Atlanta. / have six sons, five
N whom are voters. and all republicans.
III c. g. Newton, Extra Cast my fiji
.-sIyote for Martin Van Buren, in 1S4S. Jol
a- P. Hale in 1859 and Fremont in 18
ll| and the straight republican ticket ey
a! aimee. learned my republicanism y