Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-20
Conference OF Republicans in
Des Moines to Be Merely an
Open Discussion
STATE Committeeman HOSTS
Party Workers Called Together to Talk
COMMITTEE Seeks Advice and In
formation on Which to Base Its
Campaign Efforts-Hull Denies State
ment in Reference to cummins.
Special to Tin,es-Republican

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Des Moines. Aug. 20.-The confer
ence of republican workers of the state
to be held here next week is for the
purpose of talking over the situation,
and not to act on any question.
State Chairman Carl f. FRANKIE last
night issued a statement outlining the
purposes of the conference of republic
cans to be held inl Des Moines next
Tuesday.
1t will not be within the province of
the conference to pass resolutions or
to take vote on propositions dis
cussed by it.
The members of the conference are
Che guests of the republican state CEN
trail committee, and the committee
acting as host, will suggest the order
of business and the channels into
/ which the activities of the meeting
shall be directed.
Mr.. Franke's statement, made last
i night, follows:
There appears to be considerable
misunderstanding as to the object OF
calling and the method of conducting
the republican conference to be held in
Des Moines, Aug. %.
I'm explanation / will say that this
the same kind that have been held in
the past. The invitation explains the
object.
..The state central committee will be
in charge of the meeting and will re-
ceive suggestions from those present.
Free and open discussion is courted on
all matters effecting the party welfare.
Information and Advice.
ct is not the idea, however, that
there shall be any vote or any definite
action taken by the conference.
ssWhal we want is to get represen-
tative republicans of Iowa together to
give us their opinions on matters per-
tanning to the coming campaign.
1--WE want them then to go home and
practice what they preach.
II see no objection to talking over
the senatorial matter at this time, for
this is one Of the most important ques-
lions before the republicans at this
time.
"The conference was not called pri-
marily for this purpose, however, as
the state central committee authorized
me to call this meeting before the
present aspect Of the senatorial situa-
ton developed.
This conference will be, followed by
district conferences to be held in each
part of the state in the congressional
districts.
eff all those to whom invitations
have been issued attend the conference
the hall will he pretty well crowded,
but if there is room for more, tickets
will be given to each committeeman
to distribute among the members from
his district on the day Of the confer
ence."
A general republican conference was
called the middle of July. An extended
statement of the plan of Chairman
FRANKIE to get together the candidates
for state and legislative office, and
other candidates, was outlined at con-
siderable length in the Register and
Leader The idea then advanced by Mr..
FRANKIE was to hold the conference
about the middle of August.
| senator kAlllSOiI uCdIli eilo s1li51 w
Cured on Aug. 1, 1T was deemed fit
ting to postpone the conference for a
week or ten days and for that reason
Aug. rs. instead of Aug. IA or 15 was
chosen.
Hull Didn't Say II.
In a letter to a Des Moines friend
Captain j. A. T. Hull states that he has
been misGuoted in reference to what he
said about the senatorial succession. It
was said that he had declared that the
defeat of Cunlmfns by Allison was
equivalent to reputation of Cum
Minis, replying to statement by a
Cummins man that the governor could
defeat any one else except Allison
In this connection 1t is interesting to
know that Allison carried fifty-six and
ECummins, carried forty three counties
at the primaries Of June 2, but Cum
minis got 47.3 per cent of the vote while
Allison got 52.6 per cent.
Il was greatly surprised" says Cap
tain Hull in his letter, Eat the state
ment in the paper that Major Lacey
and Captain Hull claimed that the peo-
pie had repudiated Cummins at the late