Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-12
CAMPAIGN OF REAL REPUBLl-
CANS IN IOWA OPENS MOST
AUSPIclousLY.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
TO SECURE SMALL FUND
Big Political Meeting to Be Held in
Des Moines Being Discussed-Other
Side TO Bring Some Big Eastern Man
to Iowa For Speeeh-Van Wasenen
and Government Ownership.
Tmes-Republ;can.

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/ Des Moines. April 12-There is evil
deace of much satisfaction in republic
I can circles supporting progressive
principles. Those who stand pat on the
platform and have no intention of de-
serting the party leaders in Iowa this
+ year are wearing broad smiles.
In the mail on Monday there came
70 Robert Fleming. chairman OF the
committee 10 handle the Cummins-
Deliver Garst a1npaign just % Garst
petitions signed up, which means 500
names Of good republicans signed on
ne first day. Chairman Fleming sent
out few Of the petitions on Saturday
and the 25 were from this bunch A
good many Of the sepders asked for
more blanks. Some Of them suggested
they would be ready 10 contribute for
the good cause.
No campaign ever started off quite
50 cheerfully and with such evident
satisfaction. \ great many letters have
already been received either by Mr..
Fleming or Governor Garst or some Of
those who are known 10 be active in
maintaining party unity and harmony
have taken the only course left for
them after the challenge had been
thrown down by the jackson commit
lee 10 mortal conba in every voting
precinct Of the state
4 finance committee will probably be
named, for while i is the plan Of the
progressives TO make campaign with
very little buster and certainly no
great expense, YET posta &c will have 10
be paid on the correspondence AS the
campaign is for maintaining the party
organization and keeping Iowa in line
with its historic position in support of
progressive principles, the committee
row at work VIII appreciate all aid
from every source.
In Des Moines there is very strong
sentiment in favor OF having big
political meeting here at a very early
date. The Coliseum could be secured
and there is no doubt il would be filed
with enthusiastic republicans. If
speaker of national repute can be got,
or if one or both of the senators could
come for such q meeting it would be
appreciated by the republicans of this
part Of the state. 1t is assumed that
the others viii bring on some great
leader like Aldrich or Mckinley or
Tawney TO tell the Iowa republicans
what 70 60.
Life in the corn district Of northern
Iowa is on too high plane for the
army officers who traverse the state.
Under present military regulations two
army officers are assigned to duty reg
ularly with the Iowa militia? The
sergeant who has been doing work
has asked TO be relieved of his duties
hare arI TO be sent back to his regi-
Tnent on the ground that he can not af-
hotel pay and he says that most of the
hotels charge more than that sum,
hence he is losing all the time. Either
Iowa hotelkeepers will have TO come
down in price or the government Will
have. 10 boost wages and allowances for
room rent and dinners.
Governor shallenbe-ger in his JEFF
ferson speech, told the story Of how
when the governors went down the
Mississippi accompanying Taft and
Cannon and few others last fall. the
governors were taken ashore at Hick-
man, KY. so the natives could see what
SORT Of men are chief executives Of Ne
braska, Iowa Illinois, and other states.
They had arrayed themselves in their
best and thought they made a fine
showing Their pride fell when one Of
them overheard this conversation:
Say, Bill. who are these fellers?"
why. they're the governors of all
these states
Well after a few moments of
thoughtful pause ''it looks like the peo-
pie have got so they don't care a d.
who they elect governor any more"
Judge Van wagenen, Of Sioux City
who attended the Jefferson banquet, is
one Of the best informed men OF gov
eminent ownership Of railroads in the
country. Seven years ago. at a similar
banquet in Des Moines the judge deliv-
cred an address on the subject which
startled the democrats by its strong
showing. There was some talk then
Of nominating him for governor and