Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-06
State Chairman Woods Organ
izing Forces for a Strong
Canvass
WILL HOLD CONFERENCES
Work So Far Has Been Preparatory,
But of Especial Importance-Speak-
ing Campaign to Be. Short but
strenuous-campaign Book Will Be
Issued-Expect to Elect Entire
Ticket.
ork So Far Has Been Preparatory
Special to Times Republican.

Des Moines, Sept. 6.-While there
has been little buster about the mat
ter 1t is a fact that good deal of
work has been done in preparation for
the pending campaign in Iowa and
when the speaking campaign is formal
ly opened it will be found that the re-
publican party is ready to meet .ts
traditional foe. The state commistee
has been doing vast amount of pre-
paratory work; and next week Chair
man Frank P. Woods, with w. l.. Con-
verse, in charge of the speakers bur-
state TO hold conferences in every dis
trict to counsel with the local commit
teeman and republican leaders and to
start the detailed work of organization.
Dates for conferences have been ar
ranged as follows:
Sixth district-Oskaloose, Monday,
September 10.
Eighth district-Creston, Tuesday,
September IL.
First district-Burlington Septem-
Der 49,
Second district-Davenport. Friday,
September IA.
There is assurance that the member
of congress in the district will be pres
ent at each one of these conferences;
also the county and other committee
men, and republican leaders, and also
the editors of newspapers that are sup
porting the ticket. In fact the confer
ences are to be like the general con-
ference held in Des Moines, wide open,
and all who desire to indicate their
Willingness to help in the election OF
republican candidates Will be welcome,
At these conferences Information VIII De
secured rs to the desire of the respect
i've communities in the matter OF
speakers. AS soon as the conferences
are held, dates will be made by the
committee for the speakers
The correspondence In relation to
these conferences and in regard to the
work of organization thruout the state
indicates that republicans generai'y are
alert and active and that the work Will
be started promptly.
The entire speaking campaign for
the republicans will be done in about
four weeks. That the necessary edu-
cational work among the voters can be
done so quickly is due to the fact that
there are upwards of 700 newspapers
in Iowa which are presenting to thel'
readers daily or weekly the arguments
which lead a great majority of the
voters of Iowa to give their support to
the republican party in national and m
state and in local administration.
While it is recognized that the demo-
Gratis are this year unusually anxious
that they make fine showing In Iowa
and that they hope for a result which
will be hailed everywhere as an indl-
cation that Iowa voters are turning
from republican policies toward the
heresies of democracy, yet 1t Is be-
,ieved that in a short and sharp speak
ing campaign the voters may be reach
ed with arguments that Will prevent
any such change.
The democratic campaign, so far as 1T
has been developed, will be directed
largely toward making reduction IN
the republican majority in Iowa, an at
tack of a few of the congressional
candidates and fight for the leg1sla-
ture. The republican campaign will be
directed toward the election of the en-
tire ticket and every district ana local
candidate.
The campaign book to be issued by
the congressional committee will be
out in short time.