Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-24
SENATOR OPENS ILLINOIS CAM.
pA,oN IN Speech BEFORE
HAMILTON CLUB. ~
EFFORT MADE TO RAISE
DIG ROW COMES TO NAUGHT
Old Guard DispIssssd Because Cum
minis Was Ssisctsd 20 Sound Keynote
-Cumnins Will Make Real RepubIi-
can Speech But Will Take No Back.
ward Step. !.


the republican campaign in that state.
He speaks this evening at Orchestra
hall under the auspices of the Hanil-
ton Club. No invitation to any public
speaker was ever more dattering than
that which came to the senator from
the Hamilton Club He was assured
that he and he alone was wanted for
alave a crowd as large as any hall
would hl.
An effort was made to raise big
row over tho matter, and The Chica go
papers say that the Marquette Club,
which was to have Joined in the meet
ing, withdrew because OF fear that the
Iowa senator might say something not
wholly TO the liking of that aristocratic
organization It was before the Mar
quette Club that Cummins delivered
his notable speech last year in which
he told OF the aims and purposes of
progressiveisun. 1t Is learned that
some Of the dtsturbers in Chicago un-
derbook to induce the members of con-
Rress to boycott the Cummins meeting
The Ave members from Chicago We're
all followers of Cannon and it was
represented to them that Cun1mins
would not like.
So 1t came about that Chairman Nc
Kinley, Of the national committee so
1t is stated in Chicago, was designated
to find out from the Iowa senator in
advance what he was going to say
The five congressman were to be seated
on the platform and they did not want
to hear anything not in accord with
their records. Mckinley was to fix 1t
up so there would be no sensation.
What Senator Cunmins intends to
do Is to make a republican speech. one
that will aid the republican party in
gaining the confidence of the voters.
He will not take back anything he has
said; he will not retreat from any po-
sition; he will not put any weasel
words into the speech for the purpose
of sucking the life blood out of his
arguments. He will take the position
he has always taken. that the repub-
lioan principle of protection is right and
that the repub lican party is the only
organization that can apply that prin-
ciple rightly. He will make it plain.
as he has many times before. that in
differing from certain other of the
party leaders in matters OF detail he
has not attacked either the party or
the principles. And he will go further,
perhaps. and show that by reason of
the activity Of those in the great pro-
gressive movement the whole party has
today practically come around to his
position, hence there is the greatest
reason in the world for having conf
dence in the party.
The Cunmins meeting in Chicago is
likely to become famous.
The voters OF Iowa, to a large extent
keeping themselves open minded and
in receptive mood, want to be con-
suited and expect to be consulted in
regard to what is done politically, and
they are more than willing to come
out to meetings where men competent
to discuss issues are billed TO speak
and to give respectful attention to ar
guments made.
The republican state cam paign has
not been conducted on this theory
the democratic campaign has been so
conducted. But in the last two weeks
CT the campaign republican leaders
are going to take the voters into their
confidence and thus pave the way for
the usual victory.
Judge S. +. Prouty and Governor E,
F. Carroll went thru Madison county
last Saturday holding three meetings.
The political managers had said that
no meetings were wanted in Madison
and that the people would not turn
out. But they did turn out to these
meetings.
II say to YOU said Judge Prouty
yesterday morning, tina, 1 have never
seen finer meetings than those held in
Madison county The halls We're
packed jam full and overlooking and
the people were there to listen and
learn. They said that no meetings were
wanted and that public speaking might
do harm; 1t is not so. l think I know
something OF the way politics go and
know that as the result Of our meet
ings in Madison the vote will be largely
increased and the result will be cor
respondingly more to our liking. am
fully convinced that a mistake has
been made IN that we did not start
right out for a vigorous speaking
campaign from every platform in the
state and an aggressive fight for the
things which we stand for in Iowa. The
voters are all right, only they want to
know about the issues. and when they
know they will vote right
Judge Prouty expects to speak every
day until election day In the past ten
days, or since his return from the
south, he has received invitations for
at least forty meetings in his district.
AS there are but twelve more nights
for speaking he can not go very far.
The same is true with Governor Car
roll and with all the other party lead
ers The demand for speakers is just
now great, but the time is so short that
good campaign can not be made.
The Iowa Veteran Tippecanoe Club
will present magnificent banner to the
county that makes. on Nov 8, 1910, the
largest proportionate gain in majority
rs comp pared with the vote Of 1908. and
nne silk nag to the county making
the best absolute gain in majority, or
In reducing the majority Of the oppo-
sition, a. compared with the year 1908.
The banner il now held by Emmett
county. and the nag by Winnebago
county Every county in the state
stands an equal chance Of securing the
banner or the nag. A democratic coun-
ty can win as we'll as a republican
county. and the getting out Of the re-
publican vote IL what viii decide the
question. Let the republicans in each
and every county exert themselves to
svin either the banner or the nag.