Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-14
READY FOR The
STATE CAMPAIGN
Republican State Committee
Has Begun Preparations
For the Canvass
COMMITTEES WILL BE NAMED
Perfect Harmony Prevails Among the
Observation-Disclosures Woods of
EstherviIe, Clean Business Man
State Committee is Short of Funds
for Campaign.
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Des Moines. Aug l4.-Thc republic
can state committee has organized for
the campaign and before many weeks
have elapsed the opposition will dis
The following officers were elected:
Chairman-Frank Wood Esther
vile.
Vice Chairman-S ID. Riniker Rocl;
Rapids.
Secretary-Carl FRANKIE, Parkers-
burg
Committees will be named by the
chairman and another meeting will be
called for state fair week or sooner
In the meantime Mr. Wood remains
over today to arrange for rooms and
attend to some details preliminary to
the campaign.
The committee was organized In
perfectly harmonious manner. Mr.
Spence, the chairman for the past five
years, presided. and gave the commit
tee start. The selection of a chair
man was made unanimous, but In fact
there was ballot taken and the line
up as follows:
For Wood-Franke, Riniker, Wood
Estabrook, Converse, McColl.
Fer McCoy-Cowles, Copeland
Wright, Mccoy, Epps.
The matter was practically settled
early in the forenoon when 1t became
known that the Fifth district member
desired that MIR. Wood be made chair
man and pledged himself to vote for
him Several of the members had
signified Willingness to take upon
themselves the responsibilities of the
position, but it could hardly be saiG
that any one was candidate.
The argument which finally prevail
ed was that the Tenth district caine
nearest to being solidly for the entire
ticket as named and it is the district
which Is now the very back bone of
the republican party in Iowa. The
craftsmanship has long been located In
the southern part of the state where
the smaller majorities come from. 1t
is time to put actual power where IT
belongs. :.
Mr. Wood, the new chairman, is a
business man of Baskerville, an able
clean, active man. He has been en-
gagged actively as a banker but does
not devote himself entirely to that
now. He has been prominent in poli-
tics for a good many years and he is
familiar with what is needed for ac-
quring a surplus of republican votes
With Mr.. Wood in charge it is cer-
tain that every dollar raised will be
wisely expended and that there will
not be concealment of single Item
of expense during the campaign. In
other words, the campaign will be run
on strictly business principles. the peo-
ple will be taken into the confidence
of those who direct affairs and the
work will be done for the upbulldlns
of the republican party and the efec-
ton of the entire ticket Everyone
who is; familiar with the career of
MIR. Wood is enthusiastic over his
selection as head of the committee and
campaign manager. Mr. Riniker as
vice chairman, and Mr. FRANKIE as
secretary. will work in perfect har-
mony with the chairman.
Jihe truth is that the state committee
as at present constituted is composed
of fine body of active and earnest
vo,lne republicans, and 1t is comrtlt-
tee that is in every way worthy OF the
confidence Of the republicans OF the
state. There is much new blood on the
cor,mittee. and all of it is good. The
haC henn TO
eliminate factional lines and to work
unitedly for the republican party. IL
will not be the fault of the committee
if factionalism continues to be upper
most in republican affairs.
BEFORE the committee adjourned,
resolution was offered by Messrs. Esta-
brook, Epps and Mccoy, old members,
highly complimentary to r. Fl. Spence,
the retiring chairman, as follows:
'Resolved. that the republican state
cornmittee of Iowa hereby express our
appreciation of the courteous treat
ment shown each member of this COM
mittee by our retiring chairman, Hon.
Robert II. Spence, for which we ten
der him our heartfelt thanks.
Resolved, that we appreciate his
loval, able and unbiased efforts for the
success Of the party during the pre-
ce1ing campaigns of which he has been
chairman. We realize that in him the
party has loyal and true worker and
supporter"
The resolution was unanimously
adopted. Mr. Spence gave the commit
tee some valuable information as to
campaign work and methods. He
turned over the books and records. The
committee is out, but starts the cam
paign penniless.
1t is probable that the usual confer
ence of candidates with the state COM
mittee will be deferred until some lat
er date But the committee will get
action as soon as possible.
The matter Of the committee fixing
tie terms of office of each and desig-
mating that some hold for four years
and SOME for two. thus preserving the
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