Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-11
RETENTION OF POLITICAL Eoul.
IleRIuM FACE OF GENERAL
LANDSLIDE MIRACULOUS.
SPLENDID PARTY ORGANIZATION
HELD REPUBLICANS IN LINE
Great Effort Made to Get the Vote Out,
With Fair Succsss-State Committee
Harmonious Despite fractional Oi-
vision Many Elements Entsrsd
Campaign.
pecial 70 Tiues-Republican.

Special 10 Times Republican.
Des Moines, Nov. 11.-That Iowa. the
tate watched by the entire nation be-
cause Of its fractional strife. should
maintain its republican equilibrium
when such other states as New ork
New Jersey Massachusetts,. Indiana
and Ohio were swept off their republic
can legs by the democratic landslide,
lis considered miraculous With the
entire state ticket elected, together with
ten OF the eleven congressman and
gain in the legislature those who have
been in charge of the republican cam
paign feel we'll SATISFIED with the out
come,
According to Chairman G. f. FRANKIE,
of the republican state central commit
tee, the only thing that saved Iowa
from being swept into the democratic
column was an effective republican or
ganization in every one of the counties.
Iowa acted as political windbreak 10
the whirlwind which had gained such
i'm petus in the east that IL bade fair TO
sweep the entire nation said Mr.
FRANKIE TO-DAY The storm could be seen
coming for months and some strong
barricade had 10 be provided if the tide
were n ne stemmed.
With that idea in mind an organs
cation was built up and when the
storm hit that windhreak. so much dust
was raised and things We're so general
Is stirred up that the clearing Of the
political atmosphere had 10 be awaited
before The final result, could be de-
lermined.
Getting Out the Vote.
The uniformity of manner in which
republican workers got out he vote in
each precinct of the state is evidence
Of the effectiveness of the organization.
Each precinct mas an organization of its
own. but instead If working independ-
entity it co-opera,ed With the county
Organization. Each county organization
was an integral part of the state or
ganization. and in that way movements
could be directed with certainty On
election morning republican workers
went 10 phones located as nearly as
possible 10 the voting precincts and
with poll lists in their hands began
calling up each voter 70 determine
whether he intended 20 vote. If he did
not manifest an interest vehicle was
sent after him and he was transported
70 the polls.
Turnout the entire campaign the
state committee has worked in mar
nony. regardless of the fact six of its
members represented one faction and
FIVE the other. Every argument made
iby Chairman FRANKIE urged the cleo
ton of the entire republican ticket.
Factionalism was not recognized.
During the campaign the state COM
mittee has worked on the theory that
personal contact with each voter on
election day thru the precinct workers.
was far better than red fire and such
other spectacular policies as have char
acterized past campaigns. Speaking
was confined to the last few weeks Of
the campaign. Because of the many
elements that entered into the cam
paign. quiet work was the only kind
that could be effectively done. The re-
suits speak for themselves.