Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-19
Republican Political Managers
Making a Special Feature Of
Such Organizations
RURAL CLUBS TO BE PROMOTED
Tippecanoe Club Takes Measures to
Psrpetuate the Organization by Ad-
mittins to Membership All Who
Voted For Harrison In 1sss-Ds-
trict Conferences to Be Held Soon.
Special to Times Republican.

promises to be one of the prominen,
features of the campaign this year. The
l1Eepublican state central committee. be-
M1ieving in the great efficiency Of such
organizations, proposes to foster this
movement as much as possible.
Alreadysthe Iowa Veteran Tippecanoe
Club organization has taken steps TO,
. renewal Of activity and the officers
are arranging for lively campaign
along the lines set forth in the con-
stitution Of that club.
In addition to Offering their prize
banner and flag to the counties, MAX
Ing the best showing as compared with
aSo0s In the way of increased republi-
can votes, the Iowa Veterans Tippe-
canoe Club will seek to increase its
membership turnout the, state and to
tl1ts end has issued an address which
VIII be extensively circulated among
the visitors to the state fair. In this
address 1t Is set forth that the club
believing that two OF the cardinal
principles OF our national prosperity
are protection to American industry
and sound national currency sustain
ed on a gold basis" and having full
commence In the integrity and ability
OF Theodore Roosevelt" they most
cordially and earnestly invite all re-
publicans who voted for John C. FIRE.
mont in 1855. and Abraham Lincoln in
1850, U. 8. Grant in 1861 or Benjamin
Harrison in 1888. to unit. with the club
and assist in giving an overwhelming
majority to the republican ticket in
iowa this fall. 1t will be seen that an
amendment to the bylaws of the club
makes all who voted the republican
sicket In 1883 eligible 10 membership
IN the club.
Veteran Club.
The Iowa Veteran Tippecanoe Club
was organized with twenty-six charter
members. July Z, 1883. before the. end
OF that campaign, it's roster contained
3,600 names Some of the present MEM
hers have been voting for sixty-eig
years and it is not reasonable to sup
pose they can continue to vote much
longer and in order that the club might
perpetuate itself. 1t was decided to a4l-
init to membership all those who voted
for BENJAMIN Harrison. the grandson
of "Oid Tippecanoe.' in 1885,. Names
may be sent TO John L. Crawford. sec
Rotary. or Isaac Brandt. president. Des
Motnes. and the payment of one dollar
will entitle one to membership in the
club and to receive the handsome Tin
pecanoe badge.
Tippecanoe Prize Banner.
The following address, has been is-
sued by the officers of the Iowa Vet
eran Tippecanoe Club:
ITO the Republican Electors Of the
State OF Iowa: The Iowa Veteran
Tippecanoe Club. in accordance with
Its custom each year since 1889. again
offers its prize banner and fine silk
Nag to the republican voters OF those
counties who will show. at the election
90 b. held on the sth. day OF November,
1904, the largest gains In majority on
the vote for Theodore Roosevelt and
Charles W, Fairbanks, for president
and vice president. as compared with
the majorities given in the year 1900
for the NOTWITHSTANDING for electors
Of president and Vice president favorfng
the election of William Mckinley and
Theodore Roosevelt"
First Voters Club.
Another. movement that the repub-
1ican state central committee is de-
sirous of encouraging is the organiza-
zion Of clubs among the first voters OF
the state. There are hundreds of
young men who will cast their first
votes this fall and 1t is important that
they should start right. To this end
the committee requests that names
should be forwarded t, headquarters
.AR s., oI, 80
would be likely to become interested In
the movement and take hold of the
work OF organizing clubs. In this work
the state committee is assisted by the
national committee and names OF the
officers and members OF first voters
clubs will be forwarded to national
headquarters and literature suitable
will be forwarded directly from Chica-
go. Each republican county chairman
will be asked to forward such lists of
names to the state committee as soon
as possible.
Campaign Clubs.
The formation of marching and other
campaign clubs is an important factor
in the conduct of a successful cam
paign. Such organizations tend 10
awaken enthusiasm among the voters
and they assist materially in political
meetings. Republican clubs should
be formed in every voting precinct, not
only in the towns, but in the rural pre-
cinets. The boys on the farm enjoy
such clubs thoroughly The farmer
boy who is just becoming interested
in the politics of his country feels
just as much enthusiasm for the sue
cess Of the principles which make for
good government as any one and Is
Just as anxious to assist in bringing
about the wished for results Marching
clubs and clubs for the discussion OF
matters of interest during the cam
paign should be formed in the rural
districts and they will be found of
great benet1tswhen election time comes.
The rural districts are the great
strongholds OF the republican party,
not only in this state, but everywhere,
and the committee feels that every
effort should be made to perfect the
party organization in such sections of
the state and the forming of clubs
will more than any other one thing
conduce to such results.
County Organizations.
The state committee has the work of
organization we'll in hand. large
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