Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-27
Present U. s. Consul to South
ampton Eager to Help Dur
ing Campaign In Iowa
TARIFF AND TRADE QUESTIONS
Col. Swain, Former Editor Of tho os-
kaIoosa Herald, Has Had Unusual
Advantage. for Studying These
Problems and Takes Keen Interest
in Their soIution-capitaI Gossip.
Special to Times Republican


Des Moines. Sept. 27.-To the list of
speakers who are available for the use
of the republican state committee in
the present campaign must now be
added the name of Colonel Albert w.
Swain, whilom editor Of the Oska-
loosa Herald and veteran in the news
paper field, United States consui 10
Southampton, now a visitor In Iowa
and on his official vacation. He called
on Chairman Spence and Manager
McNeeley yesterday, and rendered his
services to them in the campaign for all
that they can use him. He is In good
health and his fighting republicanism
is right on top.
Il wanted to get into this fight and
do what good can" he said. Some
of the men in the foreign service have
not come home to do work. But this
is the time l selected for my vacation.
II the democrats get in and want my
Job, they are welcome to 1t, just as
quickly as they can make it known. l
feel that have some things l can say
to the people of Iowa that will be in
teresting. l have enjoyed some advan-
tages that are unusual for study OF
the tariff and trade questions. | am
deeply interested in the subject. l am
willing to make a few speeches. nave
been used to speaking to English aud
fences and feel that ought to be able
to interest Americans"
$50
Joe r. Lane, of Davenport, in charge
of the congressional fight in the Sec
ond Iowa district, also spent some time
ali republicans state headquarters yes
terday, He arranged some details of
meetings with the speakers bureau. It
has been found necessary to cancel
some Of Congressman Birdsalfs meet
ings in the district and Senator Dolll-
yer will fill the dates, giving week
in October to the district. 1t Is In
tended that the best results Will be got
out of the meetings of Cannon ana
Fairbanks. 1t is planned that poth
shall speak several times in the dis
trict. 1t is planned to have good
meeting for Fairbanks at Iowa City IN
the afternoon as he goes thru ana
the arrangements for the Cannon meet
ing at Eldridge are such that he is as
sured of q. great crowd of the country
folks. The making of dates for meet
ings in the district is to be left largely
to Mr.. Lane, who is deVotlng ms ehtire
time to the campaign.
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"I believe we are going to win out
easily," said Mr.. Lane. 1T is true thal
Judge Wade is making big campaign
and a big fight. But he is playing tar
iff revision at one place, and preaching
free trade at another. l never knew
anvone to win on that, sort of plat
form. We will make good campaign
and elect Dawson. He is proving a
most excellent candidate"
Manager McNeeley is busy arranging
details of the journeys OF FalrpanKs ana
Cannon. 1t is the understanding that
Congressman Walter ]. Smith wiz be at
Waterloo to speak with Fairoanks ana
an evening rally will be held. An
evening meeting in addition to the att
ernoon meeting will be held at Mar
shalltown. A considerable stop Will
also be made at Webster City by the
Fairbanks party.
n M. sharon. attorney Of Davenport
10 also in the city and tells of the hopes
and labors of the democrats In the
Second district. I'VE have mace
start in the campaign" he said. Judge
Wade had his opening meeting at De-
Witt and it was good one. NOT near
,v all who were there could get IN.
Senator Schmidt and others spoke. we
are going to make a strong campaign
in every corner of the district ana
feel sure that we will win.
In reference to the biennial elections
amendment Mr.. Sharon expressed sur
n,-ise that Secretary Shaw should nave
sounded a KEYNOTE of opposition to the
amendment. 81 do not believe that
democrats will vote against the a.
mendment for party reasons, said
Mr.. Sharon. "Of course the tenoehcy
of the amendment is to make all eiec-
tions turn on national ana party IS
sues, but in fact we have no cam
paigns on state issues anyway. ne
most serious objection to the amend
ment is that it mixes state ana nat"
ional affairs. Yet democrats are not
interesting themselves in the matter
at all so far as l am able to UNDER
stand"
The bad Iowa record of bank bur-
glaries of few years ago mas peeh
somewhat modified the past year, ana
the Pinkerton's report that in the year
ended September 1, only six success
f,l hapl. rohbaries occurred in this
state They occurred all in a bunch
nearly a year ago, and were as fol-
lows: Green Mountain bank, NoyeIr-
Der 10. 1903. 1858 lost; First State
bank. Mapleton, November IA, 1908.
81 cents lost Citizens bank, Yetfer.
November 1s, $1,000; Citizens Saving
bank, Quimby, December is, $1,000;
Farmers bank, Garden City Decem~
ber II. s53s; Citizens bank. Luton.
$40; total losses. sS,s93. There were