Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-22
PARTY LEADERS CAN NOT uN-
pERsrANp PREVAILING POLL
TlcAL pIsINTEREsTEDNEss.
APATHY NOT CONFINED
TO ANY ONE FACTION
Some Good Work to % Done in BE-
halt Of Republicans During Next
Two Weeks-cummins, Garst. Clarke
and Others on the Stump-vaIuable
Additions to Historical Records.
Special to rtmes-Republtean.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Oct. 22-Will the cam
paign show any change in the next two
weeks? Will the Iowa republicans wake
up and come TO realization Of the
situation? 1t is only little over two
weeks until the election.
Republicans who have been about
over the state frankly admit that they
are unable to size up the situation.
They are not so much alarmed over
reports which come of detection as they
are over the stolid indifference of the
republicans. They say that nothing
serves 20 awaken them to the fact that
there il an election coming. They are
unable to find out what the voters are
going to do OF If they will do anything.
The republican candidate for presi-
dent in 1904 received 1s0, 600 more votes
than did the republican candidate for
governor two years later. II the re-
publican candidate for governor should
receive 100000 less than did the re-
publican candidate for president two
years ago he would have only $4,000
VOICE, winch II leSS tHAA 1o1ter re-
cefved tho last time he was in the
race. Who knows what will happen?
That the apathy IL not factional is
conclusively shown by the fact that 1t
appears in ali parts OF the state alike.
It relates to all persons on the tickets.
1t il regarded as probable that a
change will take place Immediately and
tho campaign warns up. There will
. NJ nr
Carroll is out on the stump as also
the candidates for congress. Happily
every one Of the republican candidates
is public speaker and every one has
a good organization back Of him for
district work
There will be some good work for the
party the coming two weeks. Senator
Cummins viii do some speaking. He
has already talked right out and is
urging all his friends to get into the
game good and hard for the entire ticket.
Governor Warren Garst is to take the
stump for the whole ticket. Lieut.
Governor George Clarke Is already
dated for several addresses. Senator
George Cosson. candidate for attorney
general, has done some speaking and
will do more. 3. w. Garrett, the can
didate for clerk Of the supreme court.
has done some speaking in southern
Iowa. Attorney General II. w. Byers
has done great deal OF work to line
up his friends in the Ninth district and
all over the state for the ticket. There
is not q progressive republican, news
paper in the state but that is engaged
in working with all it's might for the
success Of the entire ticket. Congress
man Frank P. Woods, member Of the
congressional national committee. is
doing some good work for the party.
The democrats claim to be receiving
much encouragement from repu blicans.
just who they are can not be discov-
cred, for they do not tell. but 1t is be-
lieved that only small part OF those
who supported Porter in his last race
can be counted on for him this time.
as conditions have changed and ma
tional issues are now involved.
But the fact remains that the repub-
leans Of the state seem not to realize
how much it would mean for Iowa to
find a place on the map with re-
publican state administration and a
solid republican delegation
Curator Harlan of the state histor-
ical department was immensely pleased
WITH TWO DllS ol IilOl1lioSlOl hO -
ceived the past week. One was the
receipt of the historical books and ma
terials from the library of the late
Rev. Dr. William Salter, Of Burling-
ton, received from his son George B.
SaIter. The other was a suggestion
from Charles K. Weed, Of Washing
ton, D. c., that he can have similar
papers from the library of the late
John A. Kasson. These will prove
valuable additions to the library Of the
department These were men who
worked with good materials about
them The volumes of DR. Salter upon
Iowa men and Iowa history are filled
with autograph letters, newspaper clip
pings and other addenda felt by him
to be indispensable to the complete
study of Iowa development. Annota-
tfons of this kind have been made
thru DR.. Salter's personal set of the
annals of Iowa and his own personal
copy of his book on the life of James
w. Grimes "The historical depart
rnent has the portraits of both these
men painted when they were strong
and active men," said Mr.. Harlan.
Their working materials will come
into our keeping to furnish continued
help and to further remind the public
services. so that 1t seems to me there
is thus paid to their memories the most
eminent and permanent token Of re-
gard"
Clifford Thorne, of Washington,
was in the city yesterday. He
had come direct from New York City
where he had been on business con-
nected with the very important case OF
the western shippers and consumers
against the railroad companies, before
the Interstate commerce commission
to prevent the proposed increase in
freight rates from the east. He has
been practically continuously at work
On this case since early in the summer
and because OF this fact has been un-
able to devote any personal time to
The state campaign. The case is one of
the most important ever brought be-
fore the interstate commerce commits.
sion. It involves not only the mere
matter Of an immediate rate adjust.
ment, but also the far more important
question Of deciding upon proper
basis for liking rates Before the COM
mission can say that the increase Of
rates II not justified some conclusion
must be reached AZ to what IL proper
rate, and this goes back to the Argel