Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-29
EFFORTS or CAMPAIGN COMMIT
s TEE BEING DEVOTED TO Dis.
rRIcr ELECTIONS.
MUCH WORK NECESSARY
TO RETAIN. ADVANTAGE
Democrats Realize Present Control
Was Gained BY Political Fiuks -
House Record Piece de Resistance to
Be Spread Before Voters Of coun-
Especial Correspondence

WaShlngtOn, May ~ - CnalFHdH
Lloyd and the members of the demo-
cratic congressional committee have
with the problem Of how to carry the
next house for the democrats. They
held an important conference here the
other night, following a dinner at the
! Raleigh, in which the plans for the
campaign were gone over and the out
look was thoroughly discussed.
The democratic committee as whole
is imbued with the notion that the
democrats are going to continue to hold
the house and the committee Is going
to make it's campaign the more sys-
tematic and vigorous in proportion as
Its hopes and prospects are fattering.
Waning Hopes Revived.
In the democratic campaigns Tor the
control Of the house for a number OF
years in the past 1t has been impossi-
BILE to do a great deal of systematic
and effective work for the reason that
many members Of the party were dis
couraged and hopeless and thought the
republicans could not be dislodged.
The victory of 1910 was brought
about far less by good campaign man
agement on the part OF the demo-.
cratic congressional committee than by
Ia popular uprising Of protest against
the republicans.
The democratic leaders, most OF them
at least. understand this and appreci-
ate that work must be done II the
house is to be prevented from sliding
back into the hands of the republicans
Committees Get Busy.
At the recent meeting of the commit
tee, three committees were named.
executive. finance. and litetary. and
these committees will at once busy
themselves with the work of the cam
paigr. The purpose is to waste no Ell
fort 1t is appreciated that the ques-
ton Of controlling the next house rests
with a comparatively small part OF the
congressional districts, that IL. with the
districts which are reasonably close. 1t
is on the districts the democrats Will
center their fire.
The extremely close districts will be
given especial attention. Democrats
are now IN congress in number OF In
stances from districts normally repub-
lican. Democratic victories were won
in these districts two years ago unex-
pectedly, by reason Of republican fac
tionalism and dissatisfaction. Some OF
these districts the democrats know
they can not hold. Others, they will
try to hold. The districts which the
democrats think they have a show OF
retaining or gaining, will be carefully
classified and campaigns made in each
Of such districts such as the varying
situations seem to warrant.
Piece de Resistance.
The piece de resistance of the poll
teal menu which the democratic COM
mittee will spread before the voters OF
the land will be the house record. The
plan will be 70 show the voters that
the democratic performances in the
house have tailed with the promises
OF the democratic platform. 1t ID
thought this will be convincing to the
wielders Of the ballot.
Chicago will be the headquarters OF
the committee for the campaign. Head
quarters will also be maintained In
Washington. The Washington head
quarters will be chiefly for the dis
tribution of literature. Chicago will be
the real base Of operations as soon as
the fighting becomes general.
To Use Republican Speeches.
The literary problem of the cam
paign is big one. The plan of the
committee is to send out great quanti-
ties of literature The subcommittee
in charge OF this matter will go over
the speeches made this session OF con-
gress carefully and Gull out those that
seem valuable from the standpoint OF
enforcing the democratic gospel on the
mind OF the voter. One field Of oper-
atoms for the literary subcommittee
will be the speeches of Roosevelt and
Taft Democratic leaders think they
can find good deal in these speeches
that will be to the democratic advan-
taXe
The preparation Of the campaign
! textbook will be another important
piece of work. The literary sub COM
mfttee has this in charge