Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-18
District Conferences Of Repub'
lican Managers Scheduled
For This Week and Next
FIGHTING AGAINST APATHY
Campaign Managers Exertins Efforts
to Keep Political Questions Before
tho PeopIe-Eneourasins Reports Of
Harmonious Activity Among All
Factions Of Party in tho State.
specisll to Times-Republlcan.


Des Moines, Sept. 1s.-Conferences
OF republican county chairmen, dis
trict and congressional committeeman
and candidates for state senator's and
will be held in each OF
the congressional districts of Iowa dur
Ing the next few weeks. Chairman c.
f. FRANKIE, of the state committee at
tended preliminary conference In the
Sixth district at Oskaloosa, Thursday.
Another meeting will probably be held
in this district later, pincluding all the
above named members of the organiza-
ton.
The Eleventh district conference will
be held at Waterloo next Monday, Sept.
81. Other conferences will be held
next week at times convenient to the
congressman or candidates.
The general purpose of these meet
ings is to discuss plans for the CAM
paign in the various parts Of the state.
to ascertain the particular needs ard
peculiar conditions of the various con-
stituencies, arrange for tours of the
speakers and plan for the dissemin't-
tion of literature.
While the recent session of the leg
islature and the activity in reference
to the senatorial situation, has served
to prevent general apathy of the Iowa
voters by keeping political affairs con-
o{nr
committee does not intend to let the
electorate Of Iowa forget that there is
an election to be held in six weeks.
sPla,is are rapidly being perfected to
carry the campaign into every quarter
ofathe state. There are enough repllb-
licans voters in Iowa fully satisfied
with the magnificent record OF their
party during the past ten years to In
sure the safe election of every candi-
date on the ticket and it is the pur-
pose to urge every worker not only to
cast his own ballot but by his activ-
ity prior to the election to induce ev-
eryone within the sphere Of his intiu-
ence to do likewise.
The committee has received assur-
ances from leaders of all factions in
every part of the state that they are
ready to roll up their sleeves and show
by their example as we'll as by their
advice, that they expect to deal an
other blow to Bryanism free silver and
free trade.
The Kansas City Star gives addi-
tionals information on the organization
there Of the Railway Employees Pro
tective Association Of America, with
headquarters in the Bryant building
lust across the hall from the offices
of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Railroad company, that seems not to
have reached Iowa. It charges that
the association is endeavoring to work
the defeat Of ]. L. Bristow, the repub-
lican candidate for senator, and w. II.
Stubbs, the republican candidate for
governor, because these two men have
advocated stricter regulation of rail-
roads.
The association is carrying on the
organization of the railroad employees
Of Iowa tho many are refusing to join.
The majority join because they fear
that they will lose their jobs If they
don't. Employees seem to know little
about the organization tho 1t Is
claimed to be one started by them, the
companies disclaiming any connection
with 1t. w. H. Thomas, formerly a
conductor for the Rock Island is in
full charge of the affairs of the asso-
citation tho no one knows how he got
his authority. He has not been elected
by the alleged members of the organ
ization. The Kansas City Star asserts
that the officials Of the Rock Island
are the real promoters Of the associa-
ton.
In Iowa, 1T is understood that every
effort will be made to line the mem
bers of the association up to vote
against Cummins for senator. There
will be a secret Australian ballot, how
ever and it is believed that the great
hulk of the railroad men will vote for
Cummins.
Just why members of the legislature
should turn in $12 for the two days OF
the special session when the legisla-
ture was in recess is not exactly ap-
parent unless it is for the purpose OF
cutting down the expenses Of the spe-
cial session. At every regular session
cess for a. day or two it has been the
custom for all the members to draw
full nav for the reason that it is most
ly necessary for them to remain in the
CITY where they are under expense
and if they return to their homes the
expense of returning is nearly as great
as remaining if not more so in many
instances.
The only case in which there was
ANYTHING approaching salary grab at
any session Of the Iowa legislature was
when the senate took three months
recess back some years ago and met
in July to hear the Brown impeach-
ment. Some of the senators drew their
warrants for s6 a day for the full time
from the adjournment of the regular
session in April down to the meeting in