Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-13
LACK Of ENTHUSIASM
Iowa Democrats Not Particularly
Pleased With the State
Ticket.
.MuTTER,nes OF DlsconTENT
Only Campaign the Democrats Will
Attempt Will BE in Two or Three,
Congressional Districts, Notably the
Second, Third and sixth-Prohibi-
tion Headquarters in Cedar Rapids.

tion Headquarters in Cedar Rapids.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Sept 13.-Despite the
promises of those democrats who
pleaded for platform without mention
of free silver in it the democrats of
Iowa have not as yet manifested any
great enthusiasm over their state tick
ct. and the republican management has
not encountered anything of discour-
aging nature. On the contrary, the
campaign in Iowa has started out with
all enthusiasm with the republicans
and despondency with all the others.
The personnel Of the democratic state
ticket has not attracted even theS in
quiries of the curious, and the demo-
cratic state committee has not taken
the trouble to open headquarters or
make a move toward having any state
campaign. The weekly democratic
newspapers that have been upholding
the Kansas City platform are generally
either silent in regard to the work OF
j
the state convention in turning down
free silver or they are muttering dis
content and making half veiled threats.
The only campaign the democrats are
ca pable of making at all is In the con-
pressional districts and this campaign
has not progressed far enough yet 10
indicate what may be expected. Ihey
are most hopeful of the Second district,
and next to this they believe they can
win the First and Sixth. II they can
rally enough strength under the name
Of Boies they will make q hard fight
in the Third, but their candidates have
got off the ticket in most of the other
districts or they have utterly failed to
secure candidates. Such an epidemic
of democratic declinations has never
before been known in this state. Word
has been received here that some mem-
bers of the democratic state commit
tee hope to get the committee into
working order early next month and
have headquarters opened.
The republican, committee is making
q, good start toward a campaign. This
lis the second year of the Craftsmanship
of Mr.. Spence. and the experience of
last year has enabled him to pick his
ground carefully. The district confer
ences held the past week in Fort Dodge,
New Hampton, Burlington, Waterloo
and elsewhere, have been highly satis-
factory. At these conferences the
chairmen of county committees are
present with some Of the local candi-3
dates and leading speakers of the dis
ltricts. In most cases the candidates
for congress have also been present to
consult with the committeeman. De-
tails of party organization are talked
over, plans made for collection OF the
necessary funds for the campaign, the
work of polling the counties by voting
precincts is mapped out and the work
of the speakers is discussed. The en-
tire work of securing speakers and as
signing them is left in charge of A. F.
Dawon. private secretary to Senator
Allison, who has had this work in
charge under several Of the state COM
mittees. He enjoys personal acQuaint-
ance with large number Of the prom
inent men of the country and thus is
able to do business with them with full
knowledge of their capabilities. Quite
a number of speakers from outside the
state will be used in the campaign. and
nearly all the well known local speak
ers, of which there are hundreds. At
the conferences the matter of speakers
is carefully considered and the wants
of different communities ascertained.
The coming week there will be confer
ences beginning on Tuesday and fol-
lowing the rest of the week. as follows:
Sioux City, Council Bluffs, Creston.
Ottumwa and Cedar Rapids. The date
for the Seventh district conference has
not been fixed. In the meantime the
state committee is having prepared the
necessary literature and the machinery
for the polling of the state is being we'll
creased.
The prohibitionists of Iowa have
come up plump against proposition
that may result in another lawsuit to
determine the exact rights of political
parties and the meaning of the ballot
law At their state convention held
in Waterloo a few weeks ago they not
only nominated state ticket but nom
mated candidates for congress. In one
district, the Fifth, a candidate had
already been named for congress. but
at the state convention all the other
districts were provided with candidates
without the trouble and expense of
district conventions. When the first
of these nomination papers comes to
the office of secretary of state a ques-
ton will be raised as to the legality of
the nomination. The law does not
specify where a convention is to be
held nor that it shall be held within the
district where the candidate is to run,
but the holding of conventions outside
of the districts has not been common.
1t is claimed that the call of the pro-
hibition state committee did not specify