Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-14
GETTING 0U| The VOI[
Apathy of the Voters Generally
Makes the Task This Year
Difficult
PLANS OF THE COMMITTEE
A Systematic Effort Will be Made in
Every County to Get Out the Full
Republican Vote--Last Years Plan
Will be Put Into Practice AGAIN
Other News.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Oct. 14.-lcection da.
is rapidly approaching aud county
chairmen and precinct committeeman
| for getting out the vote II is highly
| important that every effort should b.
made 10 poll the full republican vojo
this fall. 1t is useless to disguise the
fact that apathy prevails in almost
every part of the state. The interest
| in the election is never great III OF
years, and the large republican mn
torty in Iowa is likely to make the
members of that party over confident
this year 1t is absolutely certain that
the entire state ticket viii be elected
by good majority. 1t ought to he
elected by as good a aiorty as two
years ago, but in order to do this it IS
necessary that every republican voter
interest himself in the outcome, ard
not only vote himself but see that his
republican nelghbors do so,
great many plans are in use in the
different counties and all OF them are
good School house me etings are Of
great assistance in arousing interest in
the campaign and getting out the vote.
In many counties the committees have
arranged to hold at least one meeting
in every school house during the cam
paign. Some counties reach the voters
by means OF postal cards. The plan
Which was carried out with great sue
cess two years ago In some of the
counties, Was to send o. return postal
card to every republican voter II week
before election The card contained
a pledge 10 vote on election day, and
as fast as these signed pledges We're
received at headquarters they We're
filed away The ones who. failed TO
respond received second card two or
three days later. and In this way they
were reminded of the fact that the
committee was depending upon their
vote
In almost every courty teams We're
used with great success on election day.
A complete list of voters is prepared
and as fast as votes come in the names
are checked off. Those who have not
voted at a certain time are hunted up
and brought TO the polls In carriages
Last fall several OF the congressional
districts in Nebraska We're carried by
the republicans in this manner Ar
We're perfected for the use
of several hundreds of teams on cleo
ton day and every republican voter
WAS taken 10 the polls If he did no
come without being sent for. The
result was, that Nebraska elected
solid republican delegation to congress
with but one exception.
This plan will undoubtedly be used
to good advantage in many counties
this fall
The interest In the campaign is
greater than many believe. Governor
Cummins had excellent meetings last
week, and his meetings so far this
week have been very successful. Other
speakers also report good meetings.
A well attended political meeting is
a good index of the interest in any To-
eality.
In the close legislative districts there
is no doubt but that the vote will be
gotten out. 1t is in the districts where
there Is large republican majority
that there will be difficulty in polling
the full republican vote. 1t is in these
districts that the county committees
should make every possible effort TO get
size of the republican vote in these
VIII determine the majority in
the state.