Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-21
Republicans Think Conferences
Are Getting Party Work
ers Together
SEPT. 90 FOR ELEVENTH.
Only Two Dates Remain to Be Fixed,
Those For the Tenth and Seventh
What Lacey Thinks of Woods
Tracy's Bid for consress-other
News of Iowa.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Sept. 21.-The republl-
can conference for the Eleventh dis
trict will be held in Sioux City on Sat
urday of next week, September ~,
when it is expected that all the county
committeeman, uthe members OF the
congressional committee, the editors OF
newspapers who are supporting the re-
publican party, and leading republi-
cans generally will be present to con-
slider the plans for the party, and 90
what seems to be necessary to insure
republican success. Many reports
have been received from that quarter
of the state, and the republicans say
they have no patience with the CLAIMS
of General Weaver and others as to the
district. Indications are that the t1cK-
ct will receive substantially the same
vote as in other years.
The Fifth district conference will be
held on Friday preceding the Sioux
City conference, and Chairman WOODS
and Mr.. Converse will go direct from
Cedar Rapids to Sioux City. The Ninth
district conference will be held on the
Tuesday following. The members OF
congress in each of these districts VIII
be present at the conferences, also oth-
ers who are on the ticket.
Two conference dates remain TO Dc
fixed-the Tenth and the Seventh. Inc
latter will be held last.
Concerning these conferences ana
the work of the republican state cen
trail committee, Major Lacey, VINO was
in the city the other day, said: FROM
what can learn these have been good
conferences in the southern part of the
state and they have been of great ben
aft To the party. Chairman Woods mas
impressed all who have come IN cor
tact with him that he is the rlgflt man
for the place, that he is fair ana ne -
earnestly working for the gooo oi INC
republican party. Everywhere the Re-
publicans are, greatly pleased Win u''e
work OF the state committee, ana l ue
lieve will give the committee their iu''
confidence" ~
Tracy'S Bid tor congress
Down In the First district George ..
Tracy. of Burlington, is making cam
naipn along lines which the democrats
believe will land him as one OF ehe low q
delegation in congress at the neAt see
sion. He is making a strong plo loi
republican votes, and strangely enough
&c bidding not for the standpat votes
that senator Porter expects to get, put
FOR the other kind of republican VOTES
Mr.. Tracy, of Burlington, is out IN a
letter in which he undertakes vlrtuahS
to plant himself on the same GROUND %
Roosevelt and Cummins anc lal.. tle
declares that "our republican frlends
have at last adopted democratic prln-
ciples." and in support of this states
that: .Lt should be a source OF great
qualification to our party to know that
oil the reform measures of President
roosevelt are those things long advo-
Gated nv the democratic party in it's
former platforms. We should congrat-
u1ate President Roosevelt, even II we
do not agree with him pollticalfS' upon
his bravery, and also our democratlc
representatives in congress VINO were
so broad minded that they paid no at
tention to party, but gave him thelf
almost united support, while the mem
bers of his own party either had TO De
whipped into line or they stood out
against him." III.
After referring in detail to the varl-
Gus reform measures OF president
Roosevelt, he adds: The tariff laws
will come next, as the president has IN
timated that several of the tariff sched-
,,les are too high. Secretary Shaw ex>
uloded the theory that a high protec-
tive tariff was necessity to the ma
iority of the farmers, for he was not
afraid to admit Canadian wheat free OF
duty to be ground and shipped to L1v-
erpool in direct competition with our
own wheat, filling up our cars with
-four when the farmers of our own
country are begging for cars to move
their own grain, but none can be mad.
He then quotes from Secretary TAFT,
and goes on: 1.-The sentiment in favor
oy revision of the tariff is growing
in the republican party, and in the near
future the members of that party will
doubtless be able TO agree on reason-
able plan-and even Governor Cummins
attitude toward, and his desire to have
the laws changed 10 so well known that
il Is unnecessary for me to quote them.
With such an array of republican tai
ent ! have no fear but what the peo-
pie will soon get relief from the unjust
tariff laws that protect the trust much
more than it does the farmer or labor
err"
IT is stated that Mr.. Tracy, refusing
to follow the lead Of Mr.. Porter, is
going out to get republican votes on
the theory that he is in line with
the revision sentiment of the republi-
can party. He does not expect votes
Of standpatters.