Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-01
Resigned From the Democratic
State Committee and Will Be-
gin Active Campaign Work
QUEER SITUATION IN MISSOURI
Democrats Of That State Placed In
Embarrassing Position-Their SYM
pathies are With Republican Ticket
But They Hesitate to Vote Against
Joseph w. Folk.
Special to T1mes-Republican.

Special to Tfmes-Republican.
Des Moines, Oct. IA. w. Maxwell
who resigned from the democratic state
committee where he had the unani-
nous Endorsement of democratic
state convention for chairman, has
been engaged to do campaign work for
Roosevelt in Missouri, Nebraska and
Indiana, and next week starts out Oil
a tour that will keep him on the stump
until election day in these and other
states. Mr.. Maxwell Is an enthusiast
for Roosevelt. He is president of the
anti-Parker organization formed in
Chicago, which is in touch with many
thousands of democrats who will work
for Roosevelt.
II have always been great admirar
of Theodore Roosevelt" said Mr.. Max
we'll, here. He attracted my atten-
tion when he was police commissioners
in New York and on the civil service
commission. He made a record for
doing things. l am working for him
because he is an ideal and patriotic
American. and because if he is elected
will be progressive A great many of
the people of Iowa and of other states
believe that there should be steady
progress in tariff and the foreign policy
and in all branches of government.
Judging by his past record and utter
anees, by his letter and speech Of ac-
ceptance, and by all that he has ever
said and done, especially by his ag-
ieressiveness in relation to Cuban
trade and the Panama question, ! be-
leve that President Roosevelt will
come nearer to giving the American
people just what they want than will
Judge Parker No democrat should
vote for Parker on the supposition
that it means things will be done. On
the contrary his nomination and that
of Davis was notice fair that there
will be nothing DONE
II have been speaking in Missouri: !:
and believe that but for the fact that
Joseph w. Folk is at the head of the
state ticket the state would go repub-
a vote against Folk will be accepted as
rebuke to his fight on boodleism.
This is not true, but it places Missouri
democrats in an embarrassing position.
Il find that the Bryan and Hearst
democrats in the south part of Iowa
will pretty generally vote against Par
ker. A good many will vote for Roose-
vol. ,.-A~irht y
Mr.. Maxwell owns and edits a weekly
paper at seymour. Wayne county.
which is now doing work for the re-
publican ticket He says he is done
once and for all with the democrats.
sss
There has not been a newspaper sold
or published as sold in Des Moines
for several weeks, and 1T is beginning
to look like there is to be dullness in
the newspaper market for some time
to come. All Des Moines newspapers
are now said to be very prosperous,
and all are on reasonably good terms
with each other and there is but little
of the disposition to snarl at each 9TH
er. which has been sometimes mani
fest. After the consolidation OF the two
morning papers the old Register Of
flee was practically remodeled by Sam
Strauss then the News built new
building of peculiar design but appro-
priate and now the Capital is on the
point of moving into new quarters on
west Walnut which are being fitted up
with elegance. Thus the daily papers
will be well housed.
sss
The iowa State Journal dropped
out so silently that it was not missed
for several weeks after it had given up
the struggle. 1t was the most credit
able democratic paper the city has ever
had and Mr.. Rebok, who is an accom-
nlished writer and a genial fellow.
tried hard to give the democrats of
the state something that would be 10
their credit. 1t was backed by a stock
oon,nanv with considerable capital, but
II was no use The only hope of the
democrats is to induce Hearst 10 enter
the Des Moines field. At the demo-
cratic state convention at Iowa City
the writer was told by one apparently
an the inside that Hearst had given
a definite promise that inside of
vear and half he would have paper
in Des Moines Some of the democrats
still rely on this.
There are persistent rumors that
E,x- Mayor McVicar will start weekly
naper in Des Moines, and it is known
that a considerable element of the bus
mess men of the city would be pleas
ed to support some sort of an organ
that would make effective attack on
x,,n+;o,, md roiSmana cement in city
affairs. The taxpayers know that
they are paying IS mills on the dollar
taxes and assessments boosted to the
top and they are naturally indignant.
It is possible that newspaper VIII pe
started to effect municipal reforms ana
break down the franchise monopolies
of the capital city.
Another damage suit was narrowly
missed by Des Moines papers some
time ago. A young reporter bqame
dissatisfied where he was ana an