Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-29
HAS OPPORTUNITY
TO ASSIST IN soLlDlFYlNe
REPUBLICANS.
HIS VISIT TO STATE
ANxIoUsLY AWAITED
Two Addresses on Nov. 4, Ono in Sec
ond District and Ono In Des Moines
Some Effort Being Made In State
To Forget Faction. in Interest of
Party as Whole.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-R Republican.
Des Moines, Sept. 20. = Will Col.
Theodore Roosevelt use his great in
1uence to aid in a republican victory
in Iowa this year? Will he say the
word that will bring into line the army
of the Disconnected and cause Iowa re-
publicans to see that Iowa honor and
Iowa credit, politically, will be greatly
enhanced by a solid Iowa delegation in
congress? The colonel will have the
opportunity; it is up to him to make
use Of it.
Colonel Roosevelt will come to Iowa
and speak in Des Moines on Nov. 4,
which is four days before the state
election. He has promised to speak on
that day in behalf of the republican
candidate for congress in the Second
district for whom he entertains high
personal regard. But at Des Moines
his address to the teachers. will, Of
course, be entirely non-political save
as it will teach the principles of good
government for which the ex-president
stands.
But Colonel Roosevelt will have
abundant time and opportunity while
in Des Moines, at the capital Of Iowa,
in one of the districts where the talk
of boiling is most conspicuous, to say
something that will bear directly on
political duty. If he does not do so it
will be because he does not wish to
help the situation in Iowa.
Outside View of Iowa.
The outside view of the Iowa stu
alton is indicated by the following
paragraph in the Washington cores
pondence of the Boston Christian Sci
cree Monitor, an entirely non-political
journal:
In Iowa. however. genuinely hon
est effort is being made to vote the
solid republican strength for all re-
publican candidates, whether regular
or insurgent. The Iowa delegation, at
recent meeting in Des Moines, took
action looking to united team work for
all candidates. Mr.. Byers, who was
Representative Smiths opponent for
the nomination in the Council Bluffs
district. is writing personal letters to
his friends, saying he was defeated
fairly, and urging those friends to
stand by Mr.. Smith this fall. Insurgent
candidates in one district are urging
their friends in other districts to sup
port the entire republican ticket. This
condition is proving helpful In Iowa,
but whether it can overtake the vide
spread dissatisfaction existing there in
the republican party is not known. A
similar hopeful condition is understood
to prevail in both South Dakota and
Nebraska. A word from Colonel Roose-
welt would help nightly in these
states"
In addition to this 1t ought to be
stated that the Iowa member of the
republican congressional committee,
whose devotion to the cause Of pro-
gressive principles will be questioned
last of all by the Iowa delegation, has
been very active in lining up the ma
tional congressional committee to get
busy in Iowa and to work harmonious
ly with local committees for the sue
cess of every republican candidate for
congress.
But a great many people believe that
it is up to Colonel Roosevelt to say the
the word that will bring into line all
those who a few years ago organized
what they called "Oyster Bay Republic
can" league and who regard the ex-
president as the chief sponsor for the
present national administration. 1t IS
confidently asserted that the colonel
will do the right thing.