Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-10
SITUATION IN IOWA CALLS FOR
DELICATE HANDLING AND
LITTLE NOISE.
DEMOCRATS IN SAME BOAT
WITH THEIR OPPONENTS
tconditions Making General Speaking
! Campaign Unwise, Except for Gov
/ ernorship and Other State Offices
/ Congressional District Situation Do
mands Still Hunt for Votes.
Special to Times-Republican.

Dies MONIES, Sept. IV.-xAA lAo oAo
settlers agree that not since the time
the old democratic party foundered on
1.-THE rock of standpatism in the before
the-war period has there been any such
chaotic condition Of political affairs In
Iowa as at the present time. But for
the momentum of party organization
there would be almost complete dlsap-
pearance Of party lines.
aspects. The uncertainty pertains to
NOT one party but both. 1t is fact,
tho of course all concerned in party
MANAGEMENT probably would unite IN
denial that the party managers ana
candidates on both sides are much at
, sea as to how oproceed to get votes
Roth parties are afraid to enter upon
a general speaking campaign for dls-
q cussfon OF issues which have long sep
arated the parties. They do not know
where to head in, for they do not know
what is in the minds of the people.
There will be less speaking in Iowa
this wear than ever before in polltlcai
history. There will be practically no
literature campaign.
The Republican Situation.
ON the part of the republicans 1t IS
seen that the precipitation OF issues
nv reason of the Cannon activity anu
the persistency of the old guard III
holding on, and because OF the SWEEP
+oward INCONSISTENCIES as guided by
Co,onel roosevelt. it will not be wise
to undertake a general speaking cam
naien Candidates for congress do not
want IT: rather that each one shouiCl
mako his campaign in his own way. II
a suggestion is made for speech IN
e,,nnort of a standpat congressman p9
q nropressiye speaker, Immediately the
standnat friends OF the candidate rise
I'm in arms; and vice versa. EVerypouy
wants things to be left alone. AS ior
the literature prepared by the Louueii-
slayer committee in New York. very
little of it would make votes In a slhsie
district of the state. 1t would hurl
both standpats and progress1ves.
Carroll and cosson Exceptions.
ONLY one candidate on the ticket
dare make speeches anywhere IN 'i!e
state-that is Governor CarroN. he -
making a great many speeches.. ne
is an excellent speaker anu makes d
good impression. The things which ne
diseases do not provoke any controVer-
sy. He can do himself an immense
amount of good by speaking cam
naien and it is the desire of the COM
.oi+teas and of all the candidates on the
state ticket that he be enabled to re-
main in the campaign speaking every
day until election time.
Senator George Cosson is also In q
nosition to make speeches that VIII
have a good effect on the voters. ne H.
q fine speaker He has been maze lie
euhiect of direct attack by the DEM
ocratic candidates and IN the Gem
ocratic newspapers and an issue Ids
been raised with regard to Ia" en-.
forcement that is of intense lnteres'
ahruout the state. Mr.. Cosson VIII Ger
tainlv accept the issue as made by ms
onnonents and defend the party.
Il is probable, also, that Chfforo
Thorne. the aggressive representative
Of the farming and shipping 1nterests
of the state, will be able 10 90 soiiie
effective campaign work IN sno"iiiS
the possibilities Of doing good for the
state in matters Of rate resuialioii'
Among the Democrats.
ON the part of the democrats, CLAUDE
Porter is going to do some campaign
work: also Charles e. Walters, waiter
Dewey and possibly some others. But
the democrats in private conversation
frankly confess that the same speeches.
will not do in different parts OF the
state and what is said to get votes al
pne place will have to be avoided al
another There is no one issue on
which the democrats can make STATE
wide campaign with consistency ano
assurance of meeting with popular IA
Hor. The liquor plank of their plat
form will make thousands of votes for
Porter and for Walters but it will be
dangerous thing to defend 1T all over
the state There is no concealment OF
the fact that an alliance has been ef-
fected with the corporation Interests
with regard to the railroad commission
but this will not be made conspicuous
except in certain parts of the state. So
the democrats are in just about as big
q middle as are the republicans.
So it Is going to be a campaign OF
organization and quiet work on both
Bides.
Fear Light Vote.
The greatest fear on the part Of the
Interested ones is in a very light vote
There are at least 100000 qualified
voters in Iowa. If 60 per cent OF these
voters 20 to the polls IN November it
will be good record, SO the close stu
dents of things believe. In some parts
of the state, as for instance, in parts
of the Third, Tenth and Eleventh dis
tricts especially, there Ia really little
to induce either republicans or demo-
Gratis to come out and vote. They all
know who is going to be elected, on ev-
erything unless it is the state ticket
and about that they care little. In
southern Iowa there are close fights,
but factionalism is strong.
The prospect, therefor, for COM
,paratively quiet campaign in the state,
is excellent, and it is dead certain there
will be such a light vote that all the
old bases for estima ting majorities will
be of no avail. To a large extent 1t is
going to be a campaign Of every man
FOR himself and everyone standing on
,his own merits. The appeal to party
solidarity will not be greatly used nor
Regarded when used. It is a unique sit
nation the outcome of which can no,
be forecast
Prize winnino Herd,