Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-11
PROGRAM
First of Republican District
Conferences at Ottumwa
Next Thursday
DEMOCRATS NOT STARTED YET
Chairman Jackson, of the State Com
mittee, Says the People are Not In
terested at AII-Republican Cam.
paisn Fund Larger This Year Than
Last-cross!ey Primary Election Bill.
Special to Times Republican.

i Special to Times Republican.
Des Mofnes, Sept. 11.-Chairmau
Spence starts out next week on a tour
OF the state to hold the various dis
trict conferences with the members
/ of the republican committees. The
| county chairmen are to attend these
caususes. For several years they have
portant in that they enable the state
COMMITTEES to come into touch with the
local working members of the party
Usually about 80 per cent OF the
county chairmen attend these eleven
meetings in the state each year. Chair
man Spence will be present in person
and the district member Of the state
committee in each case and probably
lothers. At these conferences leading
republicans are invited to be present
and to express themselves on the con-
| duct of the campaign They are not
/
issues or to lay plans for what the
| orators are to talk about: but to plan
| for organization work and for such
meetings as may be desired. Mr.. Daw-
| son, chief of the speakers bureau, Will
ATTEND the conferences and will learn
! of the wishes OF the different chair
men as to the character Of the speak
ling campaign. where the best speak
ers should so, who are wanted as
speakers, etc. The first of the con-
fsrences will be at Ottumwa next
| Thursday, followed by meetings at
Cyeston and Council Bluffs and so on.
The state committee headquarters are
daily visited by number OF repub-
licans from out of the city. The chief
work done thus far has been to arrange
for getting the funds, and the persons
who are expected to contribute to the
committee work have been notified of
the sums they are expected to send
in. The campaign fund will proba bly,
be little larger this year than last as
tis campaign for governor fhe re
sponses are more generous than when
there are only minor Offices to fll
The committee already has calls for
books and arguments that may be
useful TO those who are preparing
themselves for the campaign work. I.
has on hand a number OF the con-
gressonal handbooks but these are not
entirely up to date, for a congressional
session OF great Importance has inter
vened. There is no literature that is
available nor will be until some is
manufactured and got ready. The only
fay>{ oil t,ot hoe at,
the state as yet this year is the Cousins
speech at the state convention in phan,-
phlet form, thousapds OF copies OF
which have already gone out over the
state. This speech has also been
printed in full by the Bulletin OF the
American Iron and Steel Association"
in Philadelphia as the feature OF the
issue OF September TO-
Chairman Jackson of the democratie
state committee was in his headquar-
ters for a short time yesterday. He
has not at any time planned to be pres.
ent thus early to take active charge
but came in to see how George HUFF
man is getting matters started There
Is no interest in politics." he said, "anl
there will not be any campaign worsh
mentioning for two or three week.
1t is no use making efforts to start
campaign off at this time. The
people are not interested at all. M.
Sullivan is out and will make q num-
ber of speeches but beyond this moth
Ing will be done by the democrats for
the present. Not until in October will
there be much done"
Representative F. G. Gllchrist. OF
Laurens, Pocahontas county, called at
political headquarters while In the city
Mr.. Gilchrist is much interested in the
question of primaries or caucuses FOR
the making OF nominations. In his
part of the state the only troubles in
the party have grown out Of caucus
complications. He will probably sup
port the Crossley primary bill on which
Senator Clossley has been working for
introduced in the legislature. The
primary election system" said Mr.. Gill
christ. "is generally favored by the
republicans in the towns and the oppo-
sition is in the country. For instance
a country precinct which is entitled to
a half dozen delegates in county con-
vention will not be able to get out at
primary more than a dozen voters. In
the city where 1t is easy to go to the
polls larger vote. in proportion, is
cast. Thus the towns dominate in pri-
maries while in the caucus system the
country precincts have, so II is claimed,
an undue advantage. But aside from
this there is belief that under pri-
mary system better results are possi- |
BILE" Mr. Gilchrist was considered a
probable candidate for speaker at the
last session of the legislature. but in
view of the fact that Mr. Clarke has
such long lead already, he will not
likely enter the race. He filled the
chair number of times at the last ses-
sion and proved himself a capable pre-
siding officer.
Colonel s. A. Moore, OF Bloomfield, |
the veteran Of the house at the last ses-
sion, now S3 years old, desired to re-
turn to the house again this year, bu.
was defeated at the convention. Col
onel Moore was a prominent figure in
the last house and. despite his years, Is
a man of great force. His successor
will be Rev. d. A. Wickizer, pastor OF |
the Christian church In Bloomfield,
who has been good deal of tenn !