Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-15
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEES Sc
LEcTs CAPITAL CITY FOR
STATE CONVENTION.
70 DE HELD IN JULY,
DATE NOT YET FIXED
Reports Indicate Party in Excellent
Condition TO Begin campaion-Party
Hopes to Select Nominees in Manly
Fashion and Present Solid Front TO
Opponents in General Election.
special to Times Republican.


business Of news value done by the
republican state committee was that
Of designating Des Moines as the place
fol. holding the convention. 1t Will. OF
course. be held some time in July, the
exact date to be fixed by the executive
committee. Members felt that there
was no need of deciding at this time as
to temporary officers Ind all were
agreed before the meeting commenced
that it would be highly improper for
the committee to take any action that
would seem to Indicate taking sides
as between various candidates for the
state Offices
It Is understood that some outside
pressure was tried to get the COM
mittee to take some action that would
lead to a reputation Of the record
OF the party In state affairs. But the
members OF the committee were unani-
nous in the brief that, the party Is IN
excellent condition for the coming cam
paign which probably will not, start
much before the first Of September.
Choose Candidates First.
..rhe right thing for us to do said
one member Of the committee, zig TO
settle in manly fashion the questions
raised by the personal ambitions OF the
fresh crop Of candidates; then to go
into the campaign with d united front
in the fall and we can win easily It
Is very plain that when the primary is
over and We face, the old time politi-
cal rival, the democratic party, we
will have to fight 1t out on the OLD
lines. We could not If we would make
II possible to avoid a campaign on the
tariff issue and the questions 1t has
raised before the Iowa farmers. Every
republican will be committed by the
state convention to support OF the tlme
honored republican position for pro
tectiye tariff as against the democratic
position Of q tariff for revenue pur-
poses"
No Candidate suttsd In.
The candidates for state office did
not nav any attention personally to the
meeting Of the committee, not one ap-
pearinS IN the Hobbies save to greet
the COMMITTEES members. The only out
sif1ers in town were Ed Alderman, OF
Ames. and Wally Weston. Of Webster
CITY,
"The reports from all over the state
are very good" said Chairman Raw-
SON OF the committee. ''The party Il
in setter shape for the fight than TOT
several years. The spirit among re-
publicans is good. All the members OF
the COMMITTEES are quite confident ana
do mot have any fear of the result
This is a republican year and especial
~ In Iowa.
The reports in regard to the Rowley
and Lee candidates. indicate that they
are not likely to stir up any bitterness
in the party that will at all ehdangef
the success of the ticket after June.
AZ f,rst there was some thought this
might beEthe result.
lie to Lead Rowiey.
One Of the republicans about the
lobby Of the hotel recalled point
which he said would be very strongly
for Lee the central Iowa candidate
and probably give him a lead over
Rowley. He recalled that 1t was Lee
who personally caused the arrest OF
four travelling men on train not lone
ago for playing cards and gampilne
and who personally directed thelr
prosecution. This will give him a
strong pull witA the advocates OF rigid
enforcemept Of the laws Of the state.
The fact that he also favors lax en-.
forcement sSf the laws as to assessment.
Of property would thus be largely onset
Nv III. heroic action In stopping samb-
ling in his district
Ed Alderman, who Is aiding Weston
in the management Of the Lee candi-
dacv declared that II Lee IS nominated
he win carry Story county by 2,bOo
!. majority, hut IL he IS not nominated
George white will carry it by 5000 ma
jority.
The reports from over the state are
said to Indicate that the republicans
have strong candidates for the legs-
1ature all through the state.