Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-13
NOODSENDSCANPA|GN
State Chairman For the Repub-
licans Closes Headquarters
at Des Moines
uEs FINAL STATEMENT
ISSUES
Reviews the Situation and Outlines the
Purpose Of the Opponents of Repub-
Iicans-PIan to Disrupt the Party =
Thanks Voters for Sustaining the
Party.
pecial to Times-Repubncan.

| Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, Nov. 13.-The republic
an state central committee closed
headquarters this week. Before re-
| turning to his home, Chairman Frank
P. Woods said:
ION my own behalf and for the re-
publican state central committee, I de-
sire to. express my sincere thanks to
| those loyal and true voters of Iowa
| who have sustained the republican
party with their ballots, and by their
earnest .endeavors have achieved this
significant. victory for the people. They
are entitled to congra tulations. Our
splendid state and the great and ex-
panding nation are better because of
their steadfastness Of purpose In party
service and their devotion to right
principles.
"The committee entered upon its
work fully aware of the great hopes
and greater resources of the opposition.
The national congressional committee
1Ac1A w d1IlCo 1CPuDliSciliS VI liAC oeii6Si
in the traditional year of reaction from
abnormal republican majorities. The
enemy was encouraged here as else
where to redoubled efforts, to the end
that advantage, might be had in the
preliminaries for the next national
campaign; and their managers had
hope, not without some reason, that
sufficient number of republicans would
refuse to abide by their convention to
give the democrats victory There
fore the committee had not only to
engage an avowed enemy, but to treat
with treachery more or less concealed.
THE usual lines of activity were
folloWed-organizatio the speaking
campaign, literature, personal work
The committee relied on the good sense
and the patriotism of the Iowa voters,
and sought in every legitimate way to
give them the simple truth as to the
issues raised and information on which
they could rely as to the character of
the campaign. In this all the members
Of the committee co-operated heartily,
and everyone did his full share toward
that success which was desired by ev-
cry loyal republican.
An excellent organization, was ef-
fected, with committeeman in every
precinct. and these, with the chairmen
of the republican county committees,
with few exceptions, joined earnestly
In the necessary work of the cam
paign in support of our ticket. The
committee had the assistance and CO.
operation of the great body of the
newspapers Of the state, and during
the campaign letters of information
We're sent to about thirty-fve daily
and 500 weekly newspapers supporting
the republican candidates. These
newspapers also gave circulation to
more than 100000 copies of supplements
filed with good republican doctrine.
The committee feels under special
obligation to the editors who thus gave
their support to the republican cause
fully and fairly. The republicans OF
Iowa owe to them much more than
they can ever repay, and hope their
services will never be forgotten.
In this connection I feel that it is
but Just to say word personal in re-
gard to some who have been intimately
associated with me in the work of the
committee. Mr.. w. L. Converse, the
Fourth district member, was secured
to take charge Of the speakers bureau,
position Of great responsibility, and
calling for much sacrifice and hard
work. Mr.. Converse has devoted HIM
self to the cause and has handled the
speaking campaign with such signal
ability that, as have reason to believe,
the largest number of voters were
reached by the arguments needed in
the campaign. The literary bureau was
placed in charge Of Mr.. George E.
Bowers, Of Orange City, who greatly
assisted in outlining the work to be
done, but for business reasons he
found 1t Impossible to give the work
his entire personal attention. The
committee was fortunate in securing
as his, assistant Mr.. Ora Williams, a
newspaper man OF experience, who, in
the preparation Of the literature Of the
campaign, by his. ability has rendered
the committee and the party an inval-
liable service. His familiarity with
Iowa political history made his advice
d source of great strength to me.
at was the aim and purpose of the
committee from the outset to be abso-
lutely fair and to conduct a campaign
for the whole republican ticket in such
manner as to leave the party strong
err for the future. It was insisted thai
every candidate give to the, ticket an
undivided allegiance, and everyone was
urged to stand firm for a complete
victory. The trend of the campaign
was necessarily fixed, to some extent
by the character of the assault made
on the party. The democrats and their
allies deliberately chose to make their
fight principally against the governor
of the state as republican candidate
for reelection, and in this they at
tackled republican policies and the
whole record Of the party in manage
ment of our state affairs. Theirs was
campaign of denunciation and de-
famation, with personal direction
rather than urging that democratic
policies be accepted. We accepted the
challenge of the allies and met, them
fairly. The campaign centered around
the head of the ticket Governor Cum
| minis, and the victory for the republi-
can party was won on the issues as
made by his enemies. 1t is but fair t.
state that had the fight been made or
any other candidate of our party, the
defense would have been equally Wig
orous, and in the same way the cam
Wanted - Everybody to know that
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