Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-23
VOTERS INDIFFERENT
So Little Interest Taken That
Republican Pluralities Will
Be Light.
"Demos" Divided Against Them.
selves..-No Money. No Unity
and No Hopes.
Candidate Phillips Now Says
Even Ii l Am Not Elected"
Etc.
Special to TImes-Republlcan.

Specldl 10 llmeS-RepuDllCan.
Des Moines, Oct. 23.-While there is
not a particle Of doubt about the cleo
ton of the entire republican state ticket
in Iowa week after next, yet prominent
republicans who have been out over the
state are inclined to discount the re-
publican state committee figures in re-
gard TO the republican plurality, and
believe that the estimates have been
overdrawn somewhat to the disadvar-
tage of the republicans.
The figures you gave in the Times
Republican last Wednesday," said one
of the republican state officials yester-
day, will not be realized by US this
year. We might as we'll face the fact
that the republicans are not aroused to
the point of going out to vote. They
can not be stirred up. Nothing the state
and local committees can do or the
speakers and candidates will make them
realize that they must get out and vote
The talk of $4,000 plurality as given in
those figures is entirely too much be-
lieye the republican ticket will have
between 10000 and $4,000 plurality this
year. That is above the normal on off
years and will be satisfactory. 1t is not
that republicans are dissatisfied or dis
gruntled, but they feel Indifferent, and
believing that there is not a bit of dam
ger to the state ticket they will not take
the time or trouble to vote. If we had
a contest on and the democrats we're
making a hot fight 1t would be differ
ent."
Speakers who drop into republican
headquarters report uniformly good
meetings. There is no disbursement
anywhere and nothing to interfere with
the progress of the campaign. Major
Lacey had an excellent meeting at Win
terset and went on to Jefferson. Con-
gresham Cousins is having splendid
meetings. Arrangements are made for
a fine meeting here this evening to be
addressed BY Eairbarks, Lacey and
Henderson.
Candidate Phillips, who went to Sioux
City yesterday to shake hands while
has been interviewed at his home and
has indicated that he finds himself the
Moses leading his party out of the will
derness. I'm many counties where not
long before the democrats were divided
on the silver question:" Mr. Phillips is
reported us saying, II now find them
to be united. Even If / am not elected,
1t will be a source of pleasure to me to
know that in some measure have been
instrumental in cernenting the party In
Iowa. They will vote solid election day
and am confident of either being elec-
ted or lowering the republican majority
to a figure that shall awaken them
This expression does not quite agree
with the facts regarding the conduct of
the campaign. The state convention
left the management of the party IN the
hands of the gold democrats and the
ticket belongs to that branch but the
platform is that of the sllverites. Just
after the convention many of the silver
ties were loud in their assertions as to
what they would do on the stump. They
have not made any speeches. Some per-
sons believe this is because the gold
wing of the party will not permit them
to so on the stump. This is Incredible.
No person could prevent Walt Butler
for instance. from making speech IL
he was so minded. Again, the fact re-
mains that the democratic committee
relying on voluntary contributions, has
been almost entirely without funds dur
ing the entire campaign, thus Indicating
that neither the gold democrats nor the
sllverites are satisfied with the cam
paign this year. The fact is that the old
fight for control of the party has been
laid over for another year and there is
no real cementing of the party such as
dreamed of by Candidate Phillips.
A. w. Kicker who manages the So
cialistic party in Iowa, who is con-
rected with an osteopathy college in
Omaha, delivered an address in Trades
md Labor Assembly Hall in Des
Moines. Altho his theme was the ANA
Ion in production and uniformity in dis
LrIbution, yet the fact that he is So
cialist and spoke in the labor halIl
threatens reopening of the quarrel
jver the letting of the hall for POLITICAL
purposes. The committee which inves-
.igated former complaints found that
here was no rule prohibiting the use of
the hall by socialists or any others. but
here is much complaining over the use
of a hall devoted to the laboring mems
interests by professional agitator.
The republican state committee is
out thousands of circulars to the
party workers. This is the most effect
We way of reaching the men who do
BUSINESS, especially where there is an
organization like that maintained by the
.epublican party. All that the commit
.eemen are asked to do is to see to it
hat the vote is got out.
Judge r. l.. Parrish, of Leon, who sue
seeded Judge Tedford on the district
,ench in southwestern Iowa. was in the
ity last night. He has already held
several terms of court, and Is permitting
he election to take care of itself mas
much as neither he nor the candidate to
ucceed Weaver have any opposition.
Morris j. Wrage. of this city, started
yesterday for Rochester, N. Y. and 9TH
n eastern cities. partly on business and
partly for Investigations as president of /
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