Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-17
ORGANIZATION WORK
Republicans Coming to Real
ize Need of Permanency to
Their Organizations
PLANNING SPEAKING CAMPAIGN
Mr.. A. F. Dawson, Private Secretary to
Senator Allison, Has Very Trying
Position, But Has Succeeded in sys-
tematiz'ns the Whole Work-Repub-
leans in Good Fighting Trim.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Sept 1.-THE prelimi-
nary work of organizing the state of
Iowa for the political campaign of
/ this year and next, is now we'll under
way so far as the republicans are able
TO do so. In fact the organization work
I is receiving more attention this year
than ever befolA both on the ninth
| floor of the Observatory building and
on the fourth floor, where the demo-
Gratis have domiciled themselves. The
this year and for the temporary needs
! of the campaign now under way, for
| both committees realize that with such
/ able leaders conducting the guberna-
| torIal campaign 1t will take care of it
| self in a large measure but there is a
growing desire among the politicians
| of both parties that there should be
more of permanency, to the organiZa-
| tions and less of the necessity for be-
ginning each and every year a the bot
tom of the ladder. In other states COM
mittee or party headquarters are kept
I open practically the year round and the
work of organizing is going on all the
time. In this way it Is claimed that the
campaigns dovetail into each other
better. And so it happens that this
| wear the work of organization in both
HEADQUARTERS Is being made on more
permanent basis with view to future
campaigns as we'll as to the campaign
of this year. The fact that next year
lis presidential year. also contributes to
| this plan. With the arrival of Albert
I f. Dawson, of Preston, Jackson coun-
ty, private secretary to Senator Alli-
son, the work of getting ready for the
speaking campaign, which Is next to
orga nization the most important, was
commenced Mr.. Dawson went to work
in earnest to find out who is available
for speaking dates. Mr.. Dawson has
had charge of this work for several
wears. The man last to try It before
| Dawson. got things So badly mixed up.
lis to dates and ppointuantsTthatt n 4
committee was In. a great -tMrmoii. Al
Dawson has systematfzed the whole
work and is able to handle the speakers
with great ease. 1t issa. very trying po-
sition, however. and not one much
sought after. Already Mr.. Dawson has
letters from several hundred Of the re-
publican speakers of Iowa with regard
to what they can do in the fight for
governor between Cnmmins and Sulli-
van this year. He will be able to make
dates beginning the first Of next month.
After the conferences of the next ten
ytrin no taY 1hIp
to locate the speakers and satisfy the
local committees.
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Mr. Dawson and Chairman spence
went to Ottumwa this morning where
| they will meet with Major Lacey, Com
mitteeman Epps. and the county COM
mitteemen of the Sixth district for the
annual political conference. Informa-
ton obtained in advance Indicates
fine attendance at the conference in OF
| tumwa. All the counties have been
organized and the committeeman are at
work. At this conference the county
committeeman are expected to report
on the condition of the party in their
respective counties and to indicate so
! far as possible at this time how many
public meetings they will want and
what speakers are preferred for these
meetings. This will form the basis for
the committee to work on during the
| entire campaign The chairman of the
committee and chief of the speakers
bureau will then go to Creston, Coun-
/ Gil Bluffs, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo.
| Charles City. Fort Dodge and Sioux
ICity, for other conferences and end
with the last of the conferences In
Des Mones on the afternoon OF Sep
| tenlber 26.
Don't for a moment make the mis-
take of assuming there is not going TO
be any campaign this year, SAID MI.
Dawson yesterday. Il tell you that the
boys are already getting ready for an
earnest campaign all over the state
| | was in Clinton county the other
day and they are enthusiastic and
ready for the fight. The Second dis
trict counties are well organized ana
the workers are enthusiastic CORE
spondence from all sections of the state
indicate that the republicans are IN
good fighting trim and are ready TO
make good campaign. They are al
ready making their requests for speak
ers and they are going to nave an
abundance of meetings. Ihls Is What
counts in the campaign ana lHuiGsileS
the feeling among the republicans OF
the state.
The conference in Des Moines VIII
be on the same day as the campaign
opening. Saturday September 26. The
committeeman from the Seventh dis
trict will meet in the afternoon and the
party workers generally and in the
evening the campaign opening on be-
half of Gov Cummins will be made.
Hon. w. p. Fitchpatrick, of Story coun-
ty. the Seventh district member of the
republican state committee, was in the
city last evening incidentally looking
up the arrangements for this big meet
ing as we'll as the conference. The
Seventh district is we'll organized" ne
said. .'In our county we have the
strongest and most perfect organization
that has ever been made and there is
not a ripple of discomfort with the
ticket or platform anywhere and this
means that the full party vote will be
got out this year. The party is in the
best condition 1t has been for a long
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