Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-30
REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL.
COMMITTEE MET YEsTER-
DAY IN DIES MONIES.
PARTY LEADERS MEET
Busy and Harmonious Session Held at
the savery HoteI-Discuss Plans for
Coming campaign-cummins Prais-
es State Chairman r. H. Spence.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
AT meeting of the republican state
central committee held in the Slavery
hotel at Des Moines yesterday reso-
luton presented by w. w. Epps of OF
tumwa, committeeman from the
sixth district was passed unani-
mously which will mark dis
tinct departure in the work of the
state committee during the coming
campaign. The committee met at the
call of the state chairman R. III.
Spence. Both morning and afternoon
sessions were held and the eleven
members composing the committee
were all present.
For General Conference.
The meeting was called for a geneT-
al conference and discussion of plans
for the coming campaign and the open
ing OF headquarters in Des Moines.
Both sessions were full of business.
The meeting was an especially harmo-
NOUS one and the members entered in
to the work with zeal and enthusf-
asm that promises splendid work dur
ing the campaign.
1t was decided to call meeting of
the committee about September /, at
| which all the candidates for Office, the
senators and congressman and the
state officials will be invited to be pres
ent The meeting will be for a. gener-
al conference and discussion among
| the prominent republican workers OF
\ the state. The time of the meeting
| will be so arranged that both Senators
| Allison and Deliver will be able to
/ be present.
A New Departure.
The resolution presented by w. w.
Epps, the committeeman from the
sixth district, was to the effect that in
stead of placing the work of the com
Tmittee in charge OF three or four mem
bers there shall be held three or four
4 meetings of the entire committee and
in addition that there shall be as many
special called meetings of the commit
4 tee as the state chairman shall see fit.
1t is thought that the frequent meet
lings of the committee and the referring
of practically all matters to ii for dis.
4 cussion will result in more general in
terest in the work on the part of the.
members and that it will also create
more enthusiasm in the work.
There was consideration at the
meeting Of the exact powers that
should be exercised by the finance
committee and the executive commit
tee over the chairman. 1t was the feel
ing that officer should be allowed reas-
. enable latitude.
il No definite action was taken as to
the selection of the head of the speak
ers' bureau. These matters will be
settled at the meeting when the con-
ference is held early in September.
It is expected the plan OF last year
will be followed and district confer
ences of the county chairmen will be
held after the conference in Des
Moines September /.
The committee meeting yesterday
did not settle on the date of the open
ing of the campaign. This will not be
adjusted until the conference. 1t is
expected now that the campaign vii
not open until October l. The feeling
, of the members of the committee yes
terday was that the campaign would
be a short, sharp and vigorous one and
that about a month of aggressive cam
paigning would be more efficient thar
a long drawn out campaign.
The meeting was attended by G. j
Wilson, Chas. w. Phillips, ]. G. Hem
pei George r. Estabrook. w. w. Epps
S. X. Way and George G. Scott in ad
dition to State Chairman Spence. Thu
gentlemen absent sent in their proy
. les.
! Governor Cummins Present.
Governor Cummins was present dur
!. ing the day and made a short address
to the committee. He spoke in high
ly complimentary terms of the worl
n being done by State Chairman r. II
!, Spence. The choice for state chair
e man he declared to be wise one an,
e spoke of the enthusiasm and thorough
a ness with which Mr.. Spence has gon,
e into the work. 1t is the general feel
t ing of the entire committee that MI
J. Spence is the right man in the RICH
place.
At the close of the afternoon session
y the committee adjourned to meet a
> the call of the state chairman.
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