Ottumwa semi-weekly courier., 1903-09-03
REPUBLICAN LEADERS PLAN FOR
VA UNITED AND AGGRESSIVE
CAMPAIGN THIS FALL.
MEET IN DEs MONIES
Iowa Republicans to Battle for Protec-
tion to American Workingmen and
Farmers Enthusiastic Meeting
Z. Held This Morning.

Des Moines, Sept. 2.-(Special) =
Four weeks Of aggressive campaign
work with a united and vigorous at
tack upon the democratic position, (ii
this can be found,) and special atten,
ton to a thorough and organized cam
paign IN the rural districts. lis the plan
outlined by the members of theNepub
lican state central committee at the
meeting held at the Savery hotel.
Members of the state central com
mittee, congressman. a number of the
candidates and other prominent party
leaders were present at, the confer
nnce. Judging from the sentiment eX
pressed at this meeting the outlook in
the state is. exceedingly gratifying and
the prospect is for one Of the most har-
monious campaigns that has been
made by the party in recent years.
Governor cummins Speaks.
After the preliminary work of the
committee had been completed mum
ber of those present, including Govern
Or Cummins, Congressman Lacey and
others, made short speeches. The bur
den Of the remarks were for a united
and vigorous attack upon the demo
cratic forces (wherever found), with q
campaign for continuation of the pro
tective policy of the republican party
in the interest of the laboring people
and the farmers of the state and ma
tion and a united battle for the candi
dates named at the state convention
in July.
Put Aside Differences.
1t was the sense of those present
that the small and personal differences
that have at times been manifest ir
the party, should be put aside and thai
the republicans of Iowa should in unior
work for the interests OF the principles
that have in the past brought prosperi
ty to the country and have time ant
again been vindicated by the results
attained by their adoption.
Headquarters Opened.
Yesterday headquarters were
formally opened. with Chairman r. III
Spence of Mt. Ayr in charge. from
which the campaign will be directed.
The Conferees.
The following m embers of the
state central committee were present
at the conference yesterday: Chair
man R. H. Spence, Mt Ayr; C. w,
Phillips, Maquoketa; j. G. Hempel,
Eldaker; G. r. Estabrook. Marshall.
town; w. P. Fitzpatrick, Nevada; !;
G, c. Scott, Sioux City; w. w. Epps,
Ottumwa.
Among the others present were:
Senator j. p. Dolliver, Governor Cum.
minis, Congressman j. A. T. Hull, John
F. Lacey, w. |. Smith, Lot Thomas,
u. P. Conner, Thomas Haugen, John
F. Riggs, candidate for state superin.
tendent; Charles A. Bishop, candidate
for supreme court Judge; Geo. d. Per
kins, of Sioux City; H. o. Weaver, for
mer chairman of the state commit.
Tee; G. S. Gilbertson, state treasurer;
B. +. Carroll, state auditor; j. G.
Crockett, supreme court reporter.
To Fight Johnsonism.
Senator Dolliver stated at the meet
ing that he had received
! an invitation to participate in the cam
taign in Ohio this fall and aside from
a week to be spent in that state would
assist in the campaign here.
Congressman John F. Lacey also will
assist the Ohio republicans in theil
fight against Tom Johnsonism,' hav
ing agreed to make six speeches il
{ that state Congressman Hull will alst
make campaign speeches outside Of the
state. These leaders. however, stat
ed that this work would in no way in
terfere with the campaign work il
Iowa.
Chairman Spence stated that he al
ready had an unusually large numbel
Of requests from different parts of tht
state for good speakers and the indica
lions were that there would be mucf
interest taken in the campaign
throughout Iowa.
Republican Love Feast.
Rockford, Sept. 1.-Seyeral hundred
republicans attended the love feast OF
the eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth
/ congressional dictricts, held here yes