Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-25
While Taft's Meetings Will Sur
pass All Others, Several Big
Rallies Are Billed
TAFT GETS STATE BY $4,000
Those Figures Considered conserva-
tive Estimate Of Republican Plural
ity in Iowa-voters Losing Sight of
Senatorial contest-Lacey Has Best
Organization.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Sept. 25.-This is the
paign and Des Moines is exerting ev-
cry effort to outdo every other city
in the state in showing its appreciation
Of the visit of the republican candi-
date for the presidency. There will
not be another such day in Iowa this
year. Bryan has announced that he
will not come to Iowa further than his
short visit early In the campaign and
Taft will certainly not make the sec
ond trip to this state. With the NOM
inees for the presidency of both par
ties eliminated no political rally can
compare with the tour of Taft thru
the state today. 1t is barely possible
that theil. tope Of carrying Iowa for
democracy may cause the democrats
! to change their plans and bring back
Bryan for a tour to Offset the work OF
Taft
/ There will be some other big days
and big speakers, however. Governor
Hughes. who is one of the represen-
tatives OF the progressive wing of the
party, will speak at Waterloo about
Oct H. Senator Beveridge will be in
the state for a speech probably at
Boone. Other speakers of equal note
will visit the state for one or two
Il tinc
will visit their appearance will be the
| feature of THE campaign
The visit of Taft to Iowa today is
| causing the republicans to set up
notch or two the figures they had se-
IIected for the republican majority in
/ this state. It has been conceded from
the first that Iowa will not go repub-
| lican by ,as great a majority as 1t
gave to Roosevelt in 1904 Some of the
conservative leaders have been saying
that the majority would be 10000,
which Is about half that of Roosevelt
| Others have put 1t even less. The Pc
culiar conditions in Iowa have caused
many to be doubtful and the deter
mination Of one element OF the party
to bolt when 1t could not have Its own
| way has caused some of the most OPP
tomistic republicans to be faint
hearted mt times. There has been real
danger of breaks in the republican
ranks. While there has never in any
ones mind been serious question but
that Taft would carry the state by
| some substantial figure there has been
danger along other lines.
The visit of Taft and his excellent
impression that he made on the people,
coupled with the body blows that
Roosevelt gave to democracy in his
letter Of Wednesday, have had their
effect and it has been good. The cam
paign was slow getting under way. The
coming of the presidential candidate
will serve to start things going. From
this time on there will be spellbinders
| in every section of the state and the
best merl of the party, national as we'll
as state, will be on the stump for the
ticket. Republican sentiment is be-
coming crystalized every day. Iowa is
essentially and safely republican and
will remain so.
/ With the big campaign on republican
voters, it is expected, will be apt to
! lose sight Of the senatorial contest in
i their own party. Governor Cummins
went east ostensibly for a vacation but
| the regularity with which the press
dispatches reported. him about political
! centers i'm Chicago and New York and
| the suddenness of the announcement
| that Taft was to come west after Cum
minis reached there, is causing some
speculation among those who are in
clined to put Importance upon coinci--
dents. Governor Cunmins speaks at
Fort Madison Tuesday, and from that
time on win devote= his attention to
speaking in Iowa for the ticket.
! Ex-Congressman:L Lacey, the standpat
candidate for senator, has sent out his
announcements Of his candidacy. 1t has
been mailed extensively over the state
and tells of his selection at the stand
pat conference in this city. 1t gives
biography Of Lacey with his war record
and other data, but beyond saying he
was the selection of aseenference of the
friends Of Allison gives no intimation
that he is a standpatter.
| 1T is learned here that Lacey has al
ready, in the short time since the
standpat conference, gotten under full
sway complete organization over the
state This could not be perfected ex-
cept that the organization gotten to-
gether for Allison was turned over to
him. In the meantime the friends of
Governor Cummins are not known to
be doing anything. There is very much
talk in the opposition press Of the
| Governors machine" AS a matter Of
fact the governor has no machine and
ayerv campaipn 1t is necessary for
some of his warmest friends who ap-
preciate what he has done for the state
! to get together and organize as best
they can for the work. There is no
organization now and the success OF
the governor at the polls seems to de-
pend entirely upon his friends in each
community getting out and doing in
dividual work with the voters, other.
wise Iowa is likely to have Lacey, the