Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-08
Iowa Republican Majority to be
Determined by Democrats
Who Support Taft
CAN HE HOLD ROOSEVELT VOTE?
Democratic Headquarters Sending Out
More Literature Than Republicans
Taft's Visit to Iowa Benefits Party in
state-Northwest Iowa Solid for
Cummins for Senator.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Oct. S.-All reports that
reach political circles here are to the
effect that Iowa Is In as good or bet-
ter condition than any of the other
republican states Of the west 1t IS
claimed too that the reason for this
Is the pronounced progressive position
which Judge Taft took on the tariff and
other public questions while In this
state. From his first speech here to
his last he let 1t be known in no un-
certain terms that he is a progressive
and revisionist: that he stands for
the Roosevelt principles and believes
that the work of the next administra-
ton is to amplify and work out in
greater detail the problems that were
fought for and won under Roosevelt.
There are reports that in no other
state in the west has his visit been
so successful as in Iowa, tho he was
successful everywhere. The condition
'
flying to republican managers. They
consider that in Iowa the problem Is
one of how many democratic votes they
can hold in the republican party There
is no question but that thousands of
democrats voted for Roosevelt as they
did also for Mckinley. especially for
his second term. The problem Is how
many of these democrats can be held
in the party for Taft.
An element in the campaign this
year in Iowa is to be the Tippecanoe
banner and flag which will be given
to the counties making the greatest
gains, the banner to the county max
ing the greatest percentage gain and
the flag to the county making the
greatest numerical gain. The banner
and flag are q regular election occur
renee. This year it is hoped to arouse
some local pride in each county and
make the matter something of greater
Importance. In Polk county for in
stance the scheme is on foot to hold
regular weekly meetings of the Polk
County Taft club on each Monday eve
ming to be addressed by some enthus-
iastic republican, who will point out
the leading issues of the campaign. It
will be a sort of school of instructions
and members of the club will tell of the
arguments they run up against. The
members will then go out armed with
campaign literature and arguments
to do missionary work among their
democratic neighbors, during the week.
Polk county now holds the flag and
would not be averse to capturing 1t
again and the banner as we'll.
While the democratic state COM
mittee occupies but two rooms in the
Observatory building, while the repub-
licans occupy several rooms IN the
Fleming building, the amount of lit
era.ture which the democrats are send
ing out in excess of that by the repub-
licans would indicate that the DEM
ocrats are not particularly lacking in
funds over the republicans.
The fact is that the democrats are
flooding the state with literature from
the national committee. They are con-
sidering that the campaign Is one OF
education. They believe that iitera-
ture placed in the hands of the voter
is the way to convince him. The ques-
ton of guaranteed bank deposits is
the subject of a great deal of their lit
erature. The address of w. j. Bryan
on that subject and letter by Walter
WelIman in the Chicago Record-Her-
aid of Sept. IA from Oklahoma, CIV
ing information on the Oklahoma ex-
pertinent, furnish some of the anl-
munition along that line.
Other addresses by Bryan and Kern
in, addition fn
small cards and tracts are being sent
out in great numbers. Representative
DeMar, of Davis county, is at the DEM
ocratic headquarters to assist Chair
man Price and Mr. DeMar has charge
of the work of distributing the lit
erature.
The best information is that the
northwest section of Iowa, the Tenth
and Eleventh congressional districts,
will be practically solid for Cummins
in the primary on United States sena-
tor at the time of the general election
on Nov 3. The fact is the Lacey men
are not making any showing percepti-
bly in that section of the state and
nothing to speak of elsewhere. The
northwest section has always been the
stronghold of Cummins. Allison gained
some votes there at the primary, but
the great bulk of all the republican
votes there will be for Cummins in
November and no organization even is
being perfected for Lacey. largely be-
cause it is both impossible and useless.
OF late there is some show on the
part Of the Lacey managers of desire
to make his campaign rest largely on
the tariff. This will be entirely pleas
ing to Governor Cummins. Secretary
Taft while speaking In this city de-
clared himself for a revision downward
and he is running for president on the
national ticket. During his discussion
of the tariff he used expressions that
were almost identical with those
cummins has used many times. There
is no possibility for the Lacey or anti