Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-31
Local Political Fights F. sh-
ed Only Excitement ;
mates on Majoritie
EXPECT ABOUT 10000 PLt City
This Is the Outlook for the Re- -icar
Ticket-chairman jackson, Of the
Democratic State Committee, Ex-
presses Himself as Well Satisfied
With the Situation.
Vote.
Special to Times-Republican

LES MOiISSt SCl. Oil iC SeiiiA
paign in Iowa is practically closed. The
managers have done their
do theirs. 1t is a decidedly off year
in politics. The fact that 1t is the year
just preceding the presidential election
appears not to have any material eff
feet. 1t has been campaign of con-
traries The work has been spotted
and streaked-in some places blue with
the denunciation of boilers, in others
yellow with the gall of factional hatred.
The uneven character Of the campaign
has been due 10 the fact that as a
general thing the. campaign has been
very dull In the state, but in counties
and districts where local fights have
been started the campaign has been
unusually fierce. In about sixty coun-
ties of the state there has been no
campaign worth mentioning; In others
the politicians have been stirred as
seldom before save on presidential
question. This is the report from the
headquarters of both parties. On gen.
erai results no guesses will be made,
The chairman says 1t is folly to In
dulge in guessing on exact majorit1es.
But here is about the way the situation
is sized up in the state:
Republicans expect about 10000 plur-
ality for the republican ticket; dem
ocrats count on reducing the republican
plurality to perhaps 10000 this year;
prohibitionists and populists are all
at sea.
The party chairman would not stand
for these figures. Mr.. Spence of the
republican committee. and Mr.. Jack
son of the democratic committee, are
conservative and cautious men. Neither
one would knowingly mislead single
voter by exaggerated estimates OF. what
is likely to happen on election day
Both have given out signed statements
that are very conservative in nature
Chairman Spence of the republican
state committee says Every indica-
tons points to splendid republican
victory In Iowa next Tuesday, and the
triumphant election of the entire re-
publican ticket. The republicans are
united and Harmonious on the issues o.
the campaign. Our ticket Is conspicu-
Gus In the ability of the men compos-
ing it, and the administration of Gov
ernor Cummins has been above criti-
cism. The meetings held under the
auspices of the republican committee
have been uniformly successful. The
apathy which was manifest at the be-
ginning Of the campaign has been very
generally disrelled and there promises
to be heavy vote polled, thus making
1T certain that the republican ticket
will receive an overwhelming endorse
ment at the hands of the people. Elec-
tions will be held in twenty mine SEN
atorial districts and in all Of the 100
representative districts. Twenty-one
senators hold over, eighteen republic
cans and three democrats. The result
in the 129 legislative districts electing
members of both houses this year will
be as follows: republican, 100; demo-
Gratis. eighteen; in doubt eleven"
Chairman Jackson, of the democratic
committee says: The work OF the
campaign so far as the democratic
state central committee Is concerned,
practically closed on Friday evening OF
this week. I am very we'll satisfied
with the situation thruout the state as
1t exists, and anticipate very salts
factory democratic gain thruout the
entire state. The democratic state
ticket In It's personnel has proven to
be entirely satisfactory and the party is
solidly united in every county. l be-
lieye the sentiment of the average voter
Of the state is in accord with our po-
sition on both national and state issues.
1t Is gradually dawning upon the minds
of Iowa voters that a change would be
beneficial. With these things in mind,
and based on reports from practically
every voting precinct. l think it is
safe to predict that If Mr.. Cummins is
elected it will be by a formidable ma
iority: and / am satisfied that the dem
ocratic party will make a gain Of not
less than twenty members in the gen
eral assembly. The election Of large
number of new county officers is as
sured without a doubt"
The party workers for the other
parties now having tickets in the field
nave never made themselves known to
the newspaper men, and it is under
StOOQ t1dC no OISiIilAcu Wolh n has pSSAi
done. The socialists have had a num-
ber of meetings and their candidate
for governor, John NJ. Work. of this
city, has beer out on the stump. They
count confidently on large increase of
the socialist vote, but have no figures.
The prohibitionists have done very
little general campaigning this year
and it is regarded as certain that their
vote of two years ago will be very
much reduced on Tuesday. The popu-
lists have shown no activity.
Much attention has been paid by
both the republicans and the democrats
to the legislative districts. and the
work of the state committees have been
directed this way. The chief cam
paigning Of the year has been by the
candidates for governor-Cummins and
Sullivan The latter has made the
larger number of speeches and has
probably addressed more voters than
his opponent but 1t can be said fairly
of both Of the men that they have had