Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-13
Gathered IL, the By1Uays
[By Ora Williams


democratic view of the selection of
Congressman Frank Woods to handle
the national campaign next year for
the minority party in congress is given
in the Washington, Iowa. Democrat.
which says:
why shouldn't Iowa be proud? Two
of the big campaign guns of both
parties are from Iowa. Congressman
Pepper. OF Muscatine, is secretary of
the democratic committee and Con-
gresham Frank Woods, of Estherviile,
is chairman OF the republican commit
tee. And do you notice they are both
from country towns? There is no use
trying to deny il if you wanted &c,
the big men come from the country,
and from the country towns. Why
didn't they go to New York. or ST.
Louis. or 70 San Francisco or to Bos-
ton or Philadelphia for their campaign
managers? They didn't go there be-
cause the men are not there. The
men who may be relied on to do things
are the country bred men.
And again. Mr.. Miller says:
Woods is a republican. but he lie
first of all an Iowa man, and We say
good luck TO him, and the Democrat is
proud Of the fact that the republican
chairman of the committee is from
Iowa"
Another democratic view is from the
Tenth district and this is what Jack
Dalton said in his paper at Manson:
hot nj Tf
congressional committee has been
given to Congressman Woods of the
Tenth Iowa district, and no better Sc
lection for the good of his party could
have been made and further that he
is easily the biggest republican in the
big Tenth
A strictly republican view is from the
Knoxville Journal, always regular and
always supporting the ticket. in which
VI. L. Curtis says:
The election of Congressman Woods,
Of the Tenth Iowa district. to the
chairman ship of the republican con-
gressional committee is an indication
that the party is setting its face toward
a progressive program.
Another view. which considering the
source. is regarded by the friends of
the new chairman as highest compli-
ment of all is in the Fairfield Ledger,
where Charley Junkin declares that
Mr.. Woods is just about as much Of
republican as Mr.. Roosevelt and he
will do just about as much to further
the interests Of the repu b,ican party as
Champ Clark
And the Denison Review, which
echoes the sentiment of the man who
was pried loose from the congressional
job by the new chairman, declares:
Our congressman has accomplished
but little for his district since he has
been in congress and has made little
impression on the country as a states
man but as political organizer lie viii
surprise any one who takes him for
a novice
AS a matter of fact. so the record
shows. Mr.. Woods in his first term in
congress, got more for his district
than any predecessor had ever got in
three terms. But he never advertised
the fact
The newspa per reception to the new
on whose shoulders will largely fall the
duty Of making the fight for a repub-
| iican congress next year. has been
generally cordial in Iowa and even here
( in Des Moines where there has been
antagonism to Mr.. Woods resultant
from the winning fight he made in
Iowa seven years ago and his refusal
10 do the bidding of some politicians,
there has been some newspaper COM
mendation Of the choice as to the new
chairman.
Mr.. Woods was elected to congress
first time in 1908. after hard fight for
the nomination but victory by over .,
600. He got 29,60s votes, the largest
| vote ever recorded in the district for a
congressman. and his plurality was
1852. Two years later he had a plural
| ity Of 260S2. For a third term, after
a fight for the nomination. he was en-
dorsed by the republicans of the dis
trict by vote of 25.263. which was
| 10,242 more than his nearest opponent
1t was also 3675 more than all three
Of his opponents.
| 1t is said that in the last campaign
he practically paid no attention to his
own canvass but devoted himself sole
| ly to getting a big vote for other re-
| publican candidates.