Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-10-01
CHAIRMAN SPENCE SEES MOTH.
ING BUT VICTORY FOR THE
REPUBLICANS THIS FALL.
FINISHES CONFERENCES
Last One Was Held at Burlington Last
Night spence Reports Good Atten-
dance at Meetings and Harmony
Throughout the State.

Burlington, Sept 29.-Chairman
Spence of the republican state central
committee held the last of the district
conferences with county chairmen in
this city last night. He has visited
each congressional district and says he
everywhere has found the conditions
encouraging.
81 was agreeably surprised at the at
tendance at these conferences and the
interest manifested" he said. Il be-
lieve nearly every county in the state
was represented at these meetings and
good reports were made in every in
stance.
Harmony in Ranks.
81 found the republican leaders and
may say all the republicans, practic-
ally without exception, acting in the
fullest accord and harmony and if
there are any dissensions between the
supporters of the Iowa idea and the
'standpatters' am fully satisfied they
have concluded to waive all differences
and work unitedly for the success of
the ticket.
Democrats Organized.
"Our people realize that the demo.
Gratis are better organized than for
years before and are making strong.
er fight than usual in order to have
their organization perfected for next
year and this knowledge is squirting
the republicans to make every possible
effort to get the vote out this fall
IoWa's Bryan.
Chairman Spence said the demo
Gratis seem to have accepted the de
parture from the Kansas City platform
| by the state convention and are wei
united They say he says, that while
!, their platform omi1s free. silver We
their candidate for governor. Jerr.
/ Sullivan is in fact, the Bryan o
Iowa." and they are satisfied.
Has Confidence.
Mr.. Spence says he found the repub
licans were specially vigilant in thu
/ close representative districts, and HI
| feels certain the claims of the demo
Gratis that they will make many gain!
in their membership in both houses o
the legislature will not be borne on
| by the results. He said he found tina
| the conditions in such representative
districts as Grundy Tama, Decatur
| Buchanan, Hardin and others, which
the democrats claim as certain to b.
! carried by them. are not such as woult
warrant their claims. and he believes
each will return republicans.
The republicans in each of the coun
4 ties are on the alert and are perfect
ing their organizations and are prepar
/ ing for active service.
4 These district conference complete
what might be called the preliminar.
! work of the campaign, and the chair
and will push the campaign with vigo
to the end
4 Tariff. the Issue.
To sum up the situation, it appear
that all of the stand patters" are wei
pleased with Gov. Cummins attitude
and they are ready to give him loya
support. All recognize the fact, how
ever, that the democrats are maxim
, hard fight, but the general sentimen
[ among the republicans is that no on
who is not free trader can vote tn
democratic ticket in Iowa this year.
Second District Conference.
Davenport, Sept. 29.-Prominent re
publicans of this congressional dis
trict to the number of nearly thirty
gathered at the st. James yesterda
afternoon for conference with Chat
man R. H. Spence of the republica
state central committee and S. A. DaV
son, chairman of the speakers burea,
for the coming campaign. Plans fc
, the campaign were talked over an
/, the republicans of the various couI
ties, told what the state committe
would do for them ana what it woul
expect of them. The utmost of ha
) mony and good feeling prevailed an
) the visitors reported a bright outloo
throughout the district, with the mai
point to be striven for that of ge
ting the republican voters to tn
polls. The gathering represente
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