Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-24
IOWA CAMPAIGN 1O
OPEN OCTOBER |
Republicans Decide For a Short
But Sharp and Decisive
Canvass
CONFERENCE is SATISFACTORY
Governor cummins to Make Some
Speeches Earlier in Which He Will
Make Plain His Position on vari.
J Gus Issues, Including the Tariff and
Trusts.
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Special to Times-lRepublican.
Des Moines, Aug. 24-The republican n
state campaign will be opened about
October / in Iowa. There will be some
speaking before that time, but the for
NAL opening will be so that the cam
paign will not be more than six weeks
long, so far as it is speaking cam
paign. Governor Cummins has beer
urged to go to Missouri Valley and
speak about September Is at a fair,
and he may do so, and some of the
congressman may make speeches at
fairs or carnivals prior to October /.
in Des Moines yesterday was satis-
factory in most respects. No republic
can could have attended the meeting
without receiving the impression that
the republican party of Iowa is a long
way from being either decrepit or
backward. The conference demon
strated that while there are honest
differences of opinion as to some mat
ters Of policy in state and national af-
fairs there is substantial agreement as
to all leading matters. 1t demonstrate
ed that what appearance of disaffec-
ton there is in the state, is only sur
face deep.
Those present aside from the COM
mittee, included among candidates,
Messrs. Cummins, Garst, Smith, Bird
sail, Hayward, Dawson, Conner, Ken
nedy, Riggs, Palmer, Cornwall, Eaten,
paper men were Harvey Ingham, w.
r. Boyd, Paul Junl1in. Will Parrott, E.
d. Chassell, E. P. Adler. D. w. Norris,
Jr., and B. Murphy. Ex-Chairman
Spence was present as We're several
others.
The candidates were invited to talk
freely, which they did, and the news
paper men present were also asked to
speak. There was general and free
discussion of all phases of the cam
paign. Some things may be fairly de-
Quoted from this discussion which fol-
lowed, namely:
| l. The republican party will win In
Iowa. The ticket may not have as big
a majority as in some years but it will
have substantially the normal republi-
can majority.
2. The congressional delegation will
be elected, every one being assured at
the present time that his election is
assured.
8. There will be a working majority
of republicans in the legislature and
assurance of return Of Senator Dolli-
yer to the senate.
4. All the republican leaders in
Iowa are in harmony and accord SO far
as the principles of the party are con-
cerned. Differences which exist are
largely personal or relate to details.
While there is no disposition to deny
that some few republicans are finding
it hard to reverse themselves after
such strenuous pre-convention cam
paign, yet conditions are improving
and there is universal confidence that
in the end the whole republican tick
ct will be supported.
rs. The campaign in Iowa must Of
necessity be largely Of a national char
acter, and the Iowa republicans will
have the support and sympathy of re-
publicans everywhere in their fighs
against the common enemy.
In regard to the time for opening,
the campaign there was some discus
sion. The general view was that q
short campaign was sufficient, and the
campaign should be opened with
speeches about October 1. Attention
was called to the fact by one Of the
newspaper men that some of the
newspaper editors of the the state are
waiting to see what Governor Cum
minis is going to say on the issues pre-
sented in the platform before they de-
eide what they will do, and therefore
it would be better for the governor to
do some speaking earlier. The COVER
nor explained that he had some invita-
tions for speeches commencing about
September is. 1t was agreed that it
would be entirely proper for him or
any of the candidates to be-
gin speech making at any
time that might suit their convenience.
There was no disposition on the part
of anyone at the meeting to avoid any
subject no matter If it should provoke
discussion or reveal differences. In
accordance with this sentiment, there
was some discussion OF the tariff plank
Of the state platform and OF the attl-
tude of the governor and congressman
on the subject of possible revision OF
some of the schedules. The suggestion
was made that the governor can go far
to quiet those who now are apparently
unwilling to support the republican
party by making clear his position on
the tariff. There are some newspaper
editors who are expecting that he will
say something that will be in the ma
ture of recantation Of his former po-
sition. They expect he will give them
chance to say that the governor has
taken it all back, hence they can sup.
port the ticket. In other words, they
are not ready to decide whether they
are republicans or not until the COVER
nor has spoken.
Judge Smith pointed out that there
are IN fact three or more classes OF