Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-09
Eighty or More Counties Have
Their Republican Commit
tees at Work
DUBUQUE COUNTY HAS HOPES
Governor cummins VIII Open Cam
paisn in Des Moines Sept. 2e-paw.
son Is Already at Work o, Speaking.
Dates and Local Committees Had
Better Get in Their Requests Early.
ecial to Times Republican,

| Special to Times Republican,
| Des Moines, Sept 9.--In spite of tnf
| fact that this is supposed to be an OIL
year in politics. the reports which have
been received at republican headquar
| tiers from the different counties indi.
for the campaign than 1T vas at this
time last year. About eighty of the
counties have already organized theig
committees for the coming campaign
and several more Will be organize
before the end of this Week. BY the
middle of September all but about a
dozen of the republican county COM
mittees Will be organized and ready for
work Last year u much larger num-
Der of counties were unorisanized ar
this time than this year. This indicates
that the campaign will not lag on ac-
count of the slowness of the counties
in organizing. Chairman Spence is we'll
pleased at the interest that has beer
manifested SO far and he expects an
enthusiastic campaign
interested THAI usual this year. The
letters that have been received at head
quarters are full of assurances of "a
good majority for the ticket In the re-
publican counties. Create, interest
seems to prevail in the counties sup
posed to be democratic. than ever be-
fore. The republicans In Dubuque
county are extremely hopeful OF equal.
ing, IL not surprising, their record oil
two years ago when they came very
nearly carrying the county Cor Cover
nor Cummins The republican commit
tee in Lee county is ready for work and
they are going to make a determined
effort to give the state ticket good
vote and elect a part of the republican
county ticket Similar reports have
been received from the chairmen of
other so-called democratic counties.
Manager Dawson, of the speakers
bureau, has arrived in Des MONIES and
is busry engaged in organizing the
work OF his department. He expects
good speaking campaign this year
and a special effort will be made tc
secure some well known speakers from
other states. Several of the Iowa con
gressmen are going TO make speeches
In other states and the state committee
will endeayor to secure some speakers
in exchange.
Governor Cmnmins will open tha
campaign in Des Moines Sept 26, &C.
cording to the present arrangements
This Will undoubtedly be che of the
largest political meetings ever held in
Des Moines and 1t is expected that re-
publlcans will be in attendance from
all over the state. The governor will
devote al OF his time to the campaign
from Sept. %. on, but he does not ex-
pect to deliver speech every day for
the first week or two.
Chairman Spence expects to arrange
the dates for at least a part of tbs
district conferences this week. Prob.
ably none OF the conferences will be
held until next week. however, but
this has not been definitely determined
as yet He desires to arrange matters
so that the congressman leading re
publicans, and all of the county chair
men in each district can be present.
Are you a Gracchi?
You must be il you want to' get at the
secret hopes and aspirations of the de-
-
IL you are democrat and want to know
what is going on in the inner circles.
The Gracchis are to be a new brand
of democracy for Iowa. Just what
the nature of the brand is is as yet
held as q profound secret by George A.
Huffman, the father OF the idea and the
man who alone knows all the secrets of
the organization.
But il Mr.. Huffmans expectations
are carried out the secret WI soon be
scattered far and wide over the state.
Mr.. Huffman would not talk about the
club this morning, but knowledsed
that plan was on foot for reorgani-
cation of the democrats of the state into
semi secret societies which Will have
for their object a creation of a new
interest in the party. The Giacchis are
to be composed of the flower OF the par
ty, the modest Romans of them al"
and it was for that reason the Original
tor of the idea. Mr. Huffman adopted
the name which adorns the head of the
letters he is sending out and which
will, it Is hopeG, be the result of form
ing Gracehi clubs in every county and
voting precinct of Iowa. 1t is more than
likely that Mr.. Huffman, who is
great student of ancient history, drop
ped on the name Of the Gracious broth
ers, who organized in Rome revolt
against the mobiles of that lard and who
were probably the first single takers
In the world.
One of the chief features CT the work
of getting the democrats In line for the
battle in Iowa this fall Will be the
formation of these Gracchi clubs, but
1t is not intended to drop the work with
the close of the campaign. 1t will be
carried forward during the winter, and
the expectation is that the work of
the state will not be COM
pleted before the opening of the presi-
Dental campaign next year.
GARRETTSON WILL RUN,