Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-11-02
CAMPAIGN
State Central Committee Outlines
Progress.
PROMINENT SPEAKERS BUSY
Closing Week of Campaign Sees
Interest Increasing Throughout
the State.

Des Moines, Ia, Nov. Prom
now until election day republican
campaign guns will boom continu-
ously, it being the intention of
those who have the republican
campaign work in charge to raise
the point of interest to such an
extent that the climax will be reach
ed on the day of election. 1t has
been the experience before that
with a long. drawnout speaking
campaign the zenith is too often
reached before election with the
result that at that time interest is
on the wane.
Last week at Marshalltown Sem
ator Cummins addressed the larg-
est political meeting ever held
there. He urged united support
and argued that it is better to elect
republican, regardless of factional
beliefs. than the best democrat. He
pointed out that the difference be-
tween republicans and democrats is
one of principle, while that between
republicans is one of detail
Two of the big meetings held last
week were those at Atlantic and
Audubon, which Secretary Wilson,
OF the department of agriculture,
addressed Mr.. Wilson called at
tention to the general prosperity of
Iowa and explained why. in his
opinion, the price of Iowa land is
mounting higher. He showed why
the Iowa farmer above all others
should be satisfied with republican
administration.
Governor Carroll. who spent all
of last week along the southern
border of the state, is impressing
his large audiences by common
| sense talks. He is talking business
to them. and showing them how
state affairs have been administer
ed in business-like way AS evil
dence of his strength, attention is
called to the reports which are
coming from Appanoose county to
the effect that he will carry the
county, regardless of the fact that
1T is the home of his democratic
opponent, Claude r. Porter. Four
years ago Porter carried it by
1900.
The manner in which all speak.
ers, irrespective of factional beliefs,
are urging voters to vote the
straight republican ticket is having
the desired effect of smoothing out
the rufled feelings. People are
realizing that by electing a demo-
crat because the republican nom-
inee does not hold exactly the same
views as they do. they stand no
chance of gainixg the desired
points.
Besides the speakers previously
mentioned, those who will expound
republican doctrine from the
speakers platform this week, in
addition to the congressional can
didates, are Attorney General Byers,
Lieutenant Governor Clarke. form
er governor Garst, B. w. Garrett.
Geo. COsson, w. S. Kenyon. F. F.
Faville, Clifford Thorne and Robert
Healy. These men will appear in
many parts of Iowa, and especially
will the force of these men ba
thrown into the 10th District where
up to this time there has been no
congressional campaign speaking,
as in the other districts. In each
county the candidates will appear
and explain their views on matters
of local interest
AS the campaign nears its close
the democrats are making frantic
efforts to attract some attention.
The democratic meetings have been
| lightly attended and as the party's
nominees have not dared to talk ON
the declarations in its Iowa plat
form, there has been little aside
from national issues that could be
discussed.
| There are many indications that
the chief hspe of success which the
democrats have is based on the be-
lief that they can split the support
of the republican party by nursing
factiOnal differences. Democratic
speakers have been careful not to-
broadly offend either faction of the
republican party. for that would
result in an open battle between
parties and would bring out the full
republican vote. The democrats
are hoping there will be a big re-
publican stay-at-home vote. For
this reason the republican state
committee is especially active In
its efforts to see that the full re-
publican strength is polled. 90.
| There is feeling of certainty
that II all republicans cast their
ballots the old time republican ma
jority will be rolled up, and as
result Iowa will send practically
solid republican delegation to
Washington, will have a republican
state legislature. and republicans
In control of most of the county
offices.