Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-16
Action of Committee in With
drawing Speakers Proves
Confidence in Situation
DEMOS WORK FOR LEGISLATURE
Only Hope Now is to Capture Some of
tho Doubtful Counties With View Of
EIectins Senator - Garst Speaks for
Entire State Ticket - Stirring UP
Enthusiasm.
Special to Times-Repuhlican.


Des Moines. Oct. 16.-The republican
state committee. while somewhat dis
appointed over the failure to secure ad :
ditional good speakers from outside the
state so as to create more interest in
!, the campaign, is quite willing to ac-
cept 1t as practically settled that Iowa
| is not in the slightest danger of going
| democratic. Certain it is that the sit
uatlon at this stage of the campaign
corresponding time in the last cam
I paign when poll OF the state showed
4 that the democrats had made such
great inroads as to endanger the re-
publican ticket Happily the state was
saved then. After holding conferences
| in every district of the state. Chair
man FRANKIE is prepared to assert that
/ the Iowa republicans are this year
working in harmony and that in only a
few scattered spots is there any dis
position to harken to the disturbers
of the party.
1t is pointed out that the democrats
succeeded in convincing themselves
that they had a chance in Iowa. by
study of the figures. Eight years ago
the republican vote was 100000 ana
four years ago it was the same for
Roosevelt Then the democrats gained
and cut down the republican vote to
$4,000 two years ago. The democrats
cast 2O9,000 for Bryan eight years ago
and only $4,000 for Parker then
swung back to 10000 as their vote of
two years ago. Republicans point out
that as a matter of fact probably Co.
900 or $4,000 former democrats came
over to the party to follow the Roose-
welt progressive policies. and these are
going back to the party to some eX-
tent This is the reason for the nu-
merous changes reported: but they do
not indicate that Iowa will go demo-
cratic The republican vote will prob
ably be about $4,000 and the demo-
cratic vote about as it was at the last
campaign. 1t is claimed that quite
number of those who went over to the
democrats two years ago will be
found back in the party this year
1t is now asserted that the demo-
Gratis are deToting practically their en-
tire attention to the legislative ticket.
hoping to secure a legislature that
will elect a democratic senator. They
point to the large number of districts
that were carried by small repub-
lican majority at the last campaign,
but do not refer to the districts which
L. ,,,o
They also overlook the fact that in the
last fight in Iowa there was an or
ganized bolt and there is none this
year hut all republicans are working
together.
While attending the national corn
exposition last winter, John CoWnie
bought two bushels of choice corn for
seed to be sent to each one of the state
farms at institutions in southern Iowa.
The corn was Of a bright yellow va
riety. grown by a man who had been
growing it for many years and making
selection of his seed. Mr.. Cownie now
has samples Of the corn at the office
of the board OF control, which show
the value of seed selection, for the
corn is exceedingly fine and the ears
near perfect. The state will continue
to grow the corn. 1t is an early va /
riety but does best in the south, and /
will not be tried at the northern farms. !!
Governor Cummins will do some
campaigning in northern Iowa the last
two weeks Of the season. He is at
Charlton today and will be in Louisa
county tomorrow. He is especially i
DESTROYS Of aiding Congressman Daw
son in the Second district. He will
also speak in Winneshiek county, prob /
ably in Hamilton and Sac, in Plymouth
and Woodbury.. He has one date at
Perry where a, very large proportion |
of the voters who were against him
in June are now for him.
Warren Garst, lieutenant governor,
while in the city recently, expressed
a hope that the republicans of Iowa
will all stand Loyalty by their nominees
and elect the entire ticket. He reports !.
that in his section of the state the re-
publican vote will be very large and
that there is an excellent feeling
all classes. John Herriott, for
merly lieutenant governor. who was an
original Hughes man. states that he is
pleased with Taft and re-
CARDS him as exceptionally well fitted
for the position Of president. He finds