The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-10-03
ORGANIZATION IS URGED.
Republican Leaders Are Unanimous
That 1t Is of First I'm
portance.
Especial correspondence.l


10 Especial Correspondence
Des Afoines, Sept. 3o.-3The state con-
ference of republican county chairmen
with the state committee congressman
and others, held in Des Moines Fri
day, brought out the fact that most
of the county chairmen are awake
and hard at work doing their full
duty to perfect the organization and
get out the vote this fail. Chairman
Spence stated that 65 counties had
perfected their township and school
district organization. The, other "a
will, it is expected, soon, be heard
from. The activity prevailing in
most parts of the state was graft
flying condition and, while the death
of the president has restrained par
tisanship and political activity to q
considerable extent, it has at tho
same time helped the republican
party by increasing the popular
sympathy for it's policies, which
were exemplified in President Nc
Kinley.
Senator Dolliver stated in the con-
ference that the republicans of Iowa
had a duty to perform out of respect
for the memory of our beloved presi-
dent and that was to devote them
selves to carrying out the policies
for which he stood and presenting
them to the people for whose bene-
fit they were intended. The senator
urged the young men in all the coun-
ties to take part in the local cam
paigns and elsewhere, since the state
committee was eager to secure their
services and they would be sent out
under the auspices of the state com
mittee. Every community, he said,
will give enthusiastic attention to
anyone who will present intelligent
ly the issues of to-day.
II. o. Weaver and James T. Blythe,
former successful chairmen of the
committee, both of them campaign
managers of national reputation,
made vigorous appeals to the party
workers present to carry out the
plan of organization and see that it
was perfected in every township and
school district, so as to get out the
vote and complete the poll for it's
value next year as well as this year.
They urged the value of the young
men speakers and the local meet
ings; the cooperation of the news
papers and the committeeman on the
farms who are personally acquaint-
ed with all the voters. Mr.. Blythe
declared that every bitterness and
every contention growing out of the
convention had long faded out and
now there was a united party with
a common purpose of giving to Mr..
CumInins the greatest majority pos
sible to secure.
"People seem to imagine" said Mr..
Blythe, that when a state chairman
is chosen and comes to Des Moines
there Immediately springs up from
some mysterious source an enor-
nous campaign fund. l assure you
that this is not true. ] am proud
of the fact that Iowa is a rural COM
munity and such conditions as pre-
vail in states having large cities do
not prevail here. Men cannot buy
preferment Each county must do it's
part in producing the campaign
fund, for every county gets part of
the benefits"
Congressman Cousins, in volunteer
ing to the committee to go where
ever he was sent to speak in the
state, said that all TIE people want
ed to know this year was that there
would be no wabbling on the gold
standard, "and l think we can speak
that word plainly now without chok-
ing. Of course we are all against an
archy. The republican party never
produced an anarchist, and it has
furnished three of the noblest mar
tyrs to it in the worlds history. We
are for protection but are against
the abuse of protection"
The spirit of the meeting was all
that could have been desired in the
most active campaign. The county
chairmen were ready for business.
They reported harmony and perfect
republican conditions in their locali-
ties. They were mostly young men
and many of them new in the work
but determined to do their duty.
It was found that many of the re-
publican legislative nominations
have not been filed with the secre-
tary of state, as they must be by
next Saturday night or the names
cannot be printed on the official bal
lot. Every nominee and county chair
man should promptly make sure that
his nomination has been properly
certified to the secretary Of state.