Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-25
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u has been received with enthusiasm, and
\ the writer has met the prominent re-
/ publicans in all of the adjoining towns,
and has yet to hear of a republican who
will not support him. And per contra,
4 eX-Governor Boies will again and again
4 have to explain his present position on
i the silver question, before the hard
{. money democrats around here will vote
to send him to congress.
To show much transformation can be
I got into a special. read this from Eel
Il dora-d do just how Governor Boies
! with his former "bimetallism' record
can now command ''the gold democrat
tc vote is a conundruln:
Especial to the Chicago American.)
Eidorado. Iowa. Oct. 16.-The politi-
clans of the state are all watching this
/ lthe Third Congressional district.
| Birdsall, who was nominated to sue
coed Speaker Henderson, formerly lived
! in this county, and that adds additional
! interest to the voters of this (Hardin)
county. Boies is very popular here
and is booked for speeches at Iowa
Falls. Radcliffe and Eldora, and local
politicians are making estimates as
theif hopes incline them. Even before
Boies begins his work here 1t is easy to
realize that the ex-governor has now
to his support the German gold demo-
cratic vote, which has been against
democracy since 1896. And as the
Germans cast over 400 per cent of the
vote of this county the gain for Boies
will be heavy in all parts of the county
except Alden township.
| Republicans are at a loss to know
| how to make any reasonable estimate
of the probable result. They therefore
cheer themselves by referring to the
vote cast for several years back, while
conservative members of both parties
know that past results furnish no guide
1 to estimate the vote this year.
! Boies possesses elements of strength
| that have twice played havoc with re-
publican predictions, and his personal
popularity. Joined with the help he is
sure to receive from hundreds of repub-
licans who are not satisfied with the
trust-breeding features of the Dingley
tariff, has produced a condition TIT is
sure to result in wonderful surprise
in this county. Republicans can not
tariff are depicting their ranks. And
Speaker Hendersons contention with
Governor Cummins over the shelter for
monopoly plan has resulted in such
confusion of ideas that the rank and
file of the G.. o. p. do not know where
they are at.
Boies knows, however, and he has
Birdsall on the defensive with no def
l,,;y :ol. Grrl,S n
more than that, Birdsall is no match at
all for the adroit governor on the
stump. And the truth is that the re-
publicans fear Boies' speeches more
than they would those of any other
democratic speaker in the nation.
Here's this special from Oskaloosa:
"Oskaloosa, Ia, Oct. 16.-Men gener-
ally direct their votes the same way
they send their money. Last Saturday
was pay day in the mines around here.
and on that day collection was taken
up among the miners to aid the cause
of John P. Reese. democratic candidate
for congress. Mr.. Reese has been
miner himself and the general willing
ness with which contributions We're
made to his cause attested his great
popularity with his fellow workers.
Cali but few officeholdeys and men
who are under strong personal obliga-
tons to Mr.. Lacey gave to the fund.
Mr.. Lacey has unlimited means, and
is said to be using money without stint
In the cities of the district. The neces-
sity that is the greatest in Mr.. Reese's
cause is for money to get out the vote
in the cities and have ii registered.
"There is no registration in the coun-
try districts, and it is for this purpose
named that the miners Clipped in their
mites. Outside of the miners vote
there is a great Independent vote.
which will contribute largely in helping
Mr.. Reese to victory
In many portions of Mr.. Lacey's dis
trict the writer has talked with republic
cans, "all sorts and conditions of men,
and IL there is a republican in this dis
trict who is going to scratch his ticket
no one hears of it. The miners in and
about Oskaloosa now begin to recog-
nize that their present congressman
possesses all and more of the requisite
knowledge of the miners needs, life and
condition than any Iowa congressman
and is authority in Washington when
any subject concerning the mining in
terest is in the line of possible legisla-
ton. The fact is this, Reese, the dem
ocratic candidate" denies being DEM
ocrat which will lose him some votes on
that side of the house and gain him
none among the republicans Outside
of the usual and inevitable "postoffice
crowd" who, of necessity, have had
their feelings hurt. Mr.. Lacey will re-
ceive his usual practically unanimous
republican vote.
With the continued reiteration from
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