Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-12
Chairman FRANKIE and His Card
System Did Quiet but Effec-
tive Work.
CRITICISM NOT JUSTIFIED
FRANKIE Did Not Mako Sufficient Noise
to Suit Some Former Iowa Leg
islator Elected Member Of Idaho Sem
ate = Temperance Peoples Fight
Against Cannon.
Special to Timcs-Republican

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, Nov. 12.-It was the
card system that did the business in
Iowa in the recent election The fact
was not much advertised but the re-
publican state organization this year
was the most perfect ever known and
in the little card cases at republican
headquarters were the names of about
80, 900 persons in Iowa having more or
less of interest in the success Of the
republican cause 1t was a card sys-
tenn in exact accord with that which
Chairman Hitchcock of the national
committee had for use in all the
doubtful states.
This card system was perfectly class
flied Under the heading of the county
was card containing the names of
every postmaster In the county, an
other with the name of every member
of the county committee, another with
the name Of every county officer and
candidate, another with the name of
every candidate for township office or
person holding township office. another
with the name of each precinct worker.
All this was separate from the usual
| poll of The county. 1t was easy enough
/ to reach ali OF these people quickly or
to reach ali of any cne class with let
ter or othe- document And in fact they
all wer1 reached frequently and ef-
+. cliyoly.
| There were those who, during the
campaign, turned aside and criticized
Chairman FRANKIE of the state commit
tee because he wasn't making any
noise and apparently was; not doing
anything. But Chairman FRANKIE kept
his own counsel. He had his own plans
and he worked them out to perfection.
| They were successful
| Much attention was given to the leg
isative districts. There was hist of
about tilirty-two that were regarded as
fighting ground. These and the coun-
ties in the doubtful congressional dis
tricts were all polled carefully, and the
organization swas made perfect. Just
IDclOEe clSCllOl udSJ lSlISiS WSlS 'SAAs
into these counties, to reach the corr
respondents the day before election,
and these letters went to nearly every
farmer in these counties. 1t was
counted that the committeeman in the
towns could better care for their pre-
cincts But the farmers were reached
directly. The result showed in the fact
that the republican majority in the
| legislature was increased at time
when nearly everyone said it would
certainly be decreased.
The state committee is in session to-
day and will make a statement of the
expenditure of the money used in the
campaign. This is required by law.
The money used was about the same
in amount as that of two years ago.
chairman FRANKIE will return to his
home in Butler county we'll satisfied
with results and confident that the re-
publ:cans of the state will generally
approve his businesslike methods of
conducting the campaign.
|
| Among the senators elected in the
state of Idaho at the recent election
was Marlin J. Sweeley, formerly
member Of the Iowa house. Sweeley
is in partnership with his son-i law
| at Twin Falls, going there from Sioux
CITY a few years ago. He was reared
in Dallas county, Iowa, and was clerk
Of courts there for several terms, latet
moving to Storm Lake. He was q
member of the Iowa legislature one
term and made fine start, but tried
for the senate and failed, after which
he went to Idaho.
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Some years ago the state Of Iowa
purchased near the United States army
post a fine tract of land for use as
state camp ground 1t was not well
located and has not been used. An
other tract has bedR secured and is
fitted up as a rifle range Now the
state has a fine farm for sale, but un-
der the present administration at least
| the farm will not be sold for What the
state gave Already the price has ad-
vanced from about 500 an acre to over
s125 and is still going up.
| The temperance people who have
been convening here for several days
are not disposed to let up in the fight
against Joe Cannon. They are at least
letting the world know what they think
of the speaker. and that they do not
think very we'll of him But of course
they have no votes in the speakership
caucus They declare they will keep
on in the fight until they drive the
speaker off his seat. The temperance
workers, aside from this show of fight
against Cannon have devoted them
selves to considering how best to reach
the people with their views and to
make headway with the opposition to
saloons Their reports indicate a very
| hopeful attitude.
cortelyous Have Son.