Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-22
The State Central Committee
Meets, Elects Spence and
Discusses Plans
HIGH COMPLIMENT TO CHAIRMAN
Reelection of Spence to Fourth Term
an Unusual Honor-Dawson Unable
to Manage the Speakers E'ureau,
But a Competent Successor Has
Been Observation-Disclosures Secretary.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, July 22.-The republi-
can state central committee organized
yesterday by the selection of Hon. r
IT. Spence of Mt. Ayr. chairman:
George c. Scott of Sioux City, vice
chairman. and G. r. Estabrook. OF
Marshalltown. Secretary. Tho re-
election OF Chairman Spence by ac-
clamation was high compliment paid
to him by the committee. 1t begins his
fourth consecutive term as chairman
which breaks the record and indicates
the confidence which the committee re-
poses in him. Mr.. Estabrook was
elected to the position formerly held
by C. w. Phillips Of the Second dis
trict. who, after holding membership
on the committee for his district for
three consecutive terms is succeeded
by Mr.. w. j. Mccoy of Clinton as COM
mitteeman.
The committee by vote instructed
Chairman Spence to appoint all sub
committees and he today designated
the following:
Executive Committee-Asmug Boy
sen. chairman, c. ]. Wilson and w. ].
Mccoy.
Finance Committee-W. w. Epps.
chairman. w. p. kirkpatrick and r. o.
Woodland.
Headquarters will be opened and the
preliminary work of the committee
commence at once. The distribution of
documents will soon begin and the
speaking campaign will be opened
later.
Mr.. A. r. Dawson who has for several
years been connected with the state
central committee as manager Of the
speakers bureau, will be unable to
serve in this position for the committee
as he will undoubtedly be nominated by
republicans Of the Second district as
their candidate for congress. During
his connection with the committee Mr..
Dawson made an enviable record The
position which he held was one of
great Importance and one that was ex-
tremely difficult to fill but his success
proved him to be a man Of unusual
ability and great capacity in handling
the vexing questions which arise In
that department. He was able To ham
die the speakers without friction and
at the close of each campaign received
the cordial congratulations of oil. both
speakers and local committees, in fact
every one who had dealings with him.
IL Mr.. Dawson is added to the Iowa
congressional delegation. which now
seems probable, he will certainly make
a valuable member and one who Will
be great credit to his district and
state.
Mr.. Leroy J. McNeely. of Dubuque,
will succeed Mr.. Dawson as manager
of the speakers bureau. Mr.. N',Neely
was for many years private secretary
to Hon. D. B. Henderson, and now
he Is the same position with Hon. b. r.
Birdsall He is a practical man, has
large acquaintance with public men
owing to his long association with
them in Washington and his exper-
fence in Iowa thru his work for Col
Henderson and Judge Birdsall. Mr.
McNeely's experience has given him
rare opportunities In mastering details
which is of great Importance and Will
assist him very much in managing the
speakers bureau. He will come to
Des Moines in ample time to organize
the speaking campaign and will devote
himself entirely to this work.
The literary bureau will be under
the charge of Julian w. Richards, the
well known newspaper man and
special feature will be made of the
work in this bureau.
The committee expects to make the
campaign a very lively one and partlc-
ular attention will be paid to the dis
semination of republican doctrines by
speakers and the distribution OF cam
paien literature OF high order or
merit AS soon as the various county
committees are selected thorough
organization of the republican forces of
the state will be undertaken and SO far
as lies in the power of the committee
nothing will be left undone towards
making good the promise made by
Governor Cummins at the recent state
convention, of $4,000 majority FOR
roosevelt and Fairbanks in Iowa.