Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-17
|N||L OPEN CAMPAIGN
Democrat. Have Started Il
Work in a Small Way
in Iowa
HEADQUARTERS TO BE OPENED
Chairman jackson, of Tama County,
to Be in Charge of tho Campaign
Aggressive Work Will Be in First.
Second, Third and Sixth Districts
Dr.. Chapman Declines.

Dr.. Chapman Declines.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Sept. 1.-THE democrat
ic campaign for Iowa is at last to be
started in small way and the work of
organization is to be pushed as rapidly
as it is possible with the means at the
disposal of the democratic state COM
niittee. Headquarters are to be opened
lin Des Moines some time next week,
and after the 25th Chairman Jackson,
of Tama county, will he in personal
charge until the close OF the campaign.
Mr.. jackson was out looking for rooms
for the committee today. Mr.. Jackson
has not been an enthusiastic free silver
man. but at the recent state convention
he was for reafirmation of the Kansas
City platform in order to keep the party
regular. He therefore stands Well with
both factions of the party as these fac-
tons developed in the preliminary cam
paign. But the campaign will be con-
Quoted without any reference to l6 to
or any attempt at pushing the coinage
question to the front. The committee
will engage more largely in organiza-
ton work than anything else. The par
~ in this state is completely d1sorgan-
lied and in many counties no ickets
will be put up. In many townships OF
the state there is not a semblance OF Or
sanitation and but little has been mace
recently to reorganiZe. After the MD
die Of October it is planned by the COM
mittee to have brought into the state
number of good speakers from o1ner
states and to conduct much more OF
speaking campaign than last year. rms
can be done this year THU the medium
NJ the democratic congressional COM
1nittee, which is active and alert. ana
which will devote some time to Iowa.
The reports brought to the state COM
mittee at the meeting last evening from
several of the districts Of Iowa were
that the congressional committees WIZ
make an aggressive campaign LOT Tue
election OF democrats In the FIRST sec
ond. Third and Sixth districts. Inc dls-
tract committees will work IN harmony
with the state committee. Inc demo.
cratic congressional committee VIII
render material assistance.
The committee found 1t necessary 10
make one change in the state ticket. LIZ.
r, u. Chapman. of Des MONIES, APP
reared before the committee and re-
.uuested that he be relieved from the
nomination for state treasurer he is
on the pension board of examiners mere.
and IT is customary to regulations lot
no one to be active In politics Whlle
holding a place on the examining board.
At least DR.. Chapman thought that IT
would be best for him not to be can
,lidate for state Office on the democratic
ticket and he asked to withdraw. The
committee felt that the nomination be-
lcnred to the Seventh district, and MT.
Likes, the member from Des Molnes,
nominated for the vacancy DR.. Amos
". Hoff, practicing physician OF Des
Moines. His nomination papers Tor
treasurer OF state were filed today. All
other candidates nominated have ac-
cepted.
There were nine districts represented
at the meeting Of the committee. You
NAV state most emphatically, said
Chairman Jackson in reply to query,
.that there is harmony and good feel
ing in the committee and in the party.
We have no reports of any disaffection
on the part of the men who favored re-
affirmation because thew were beaten In
the convention. There is Walt Butler,
for instance. leader Of the silver men,
who has volunteered his services to the
committee to go on the stump. Mr..
Romans and other members Of the COM
mittee were among the most insistent
on reaffirmation, but we are all work
ing together. We believe there Is an
opportunity for us to build up the par
ty and to make great strides. and we
are going at it resolutely. That is all
that is before the committee at this
time"
Major John F. Lacey, of Oskaloosa,
delivered an address last night before
the reunion of past grand representa-
tives Of the Odd Fellows. He spoke on
:The Louisiana Purchase" and his adj
dress was a thoughtful discussion OF
the political aspects of the acquisition
OF the Louisiana territory. Major La
cey while here spoke freely OF his pO-
litical campaign. He realizes fully that
the democrats are going to make very
hard fight against him in the Sixth dis
trict and that in John r. Reese, the
head of the miners union, he has an
opponent worthy Of his best fighting
efforts. Mr.. Reese has been unable as
yet to enter the campaign and do any
speaking, but 1t is expected that he will
go on the stump soon and do a great
deaf Of talking. The Reese buttons are
being distributed freely over the dis
trict. Major Lacey's campaign was
opened yesterday by Rankin. who has
been employed to do some speaking in
the district. He is to be in Abba this
evening and has quite Il number of 9TH
err dates ahead. Major Lacey expects
to enter the campaign very soon and
conduct speaking campaign for him
self. He is confident and not in the
least alarmed at the situation, but says
he will not let anything go by default.
Z. M. link DECLINES.