The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-02
IONA CAMPAIGN
TO Be SHORT one
Republicans lntend to Make i ?
erIef and Decisive Contest and
Expect to Return Solid
Delegation.
DISTRICT CONFERENCES

! Year and Sweeping Success u
Looked for for the
Entire Ticket.
| DIES MONIES. Sept "a short,
sharp and decisive campaign to make
Iowa the banner republican state OF
1914, With solid republican deiegA-
ton in the national councils and >
sweeping victory for republican
state. legislative and local tickets
That is the program
Plans have been made by the re-
publican state central committee,
and tentative dates fixed, for a SER
les OF congressional district confer
ences to start the party workers and
helpers off with a definite program
following free exchange Of views -
to all party matters The republi-
can forces are being modified and
soon the word win be to start the ad-
vance al along the political border
Reliance viii be placed, Of course, up
on the patriotism and fighting quail
ties OF the privates OF the rank and
file, but it is expected that everyone
apprecfative OF good government In
state and nation viii do his share
The FIRST OF these district confer
ences will be held next week and
others will follow rapidly At least
four each week, SO the whole state
viii be quickly covered
. Chairman Rawson viii attend all
these district conferences in person.
mittee rs convenient to them, also
members OF congress If they can
reach the state. Legislative and state
candidates, county chairmen and 9th
er active workers will be especially
urged to attend; but the conferences
ara TO be open to all who are in sym
pathy with maintenance of republi-
can principles and desire to help.
The republican party II out in the
open TO deal fairly and honestly with
AL the electors.
Chairman Ra~son In Charge.
ORGANIZATION work Is already well
under way by the republican state
committee and Chairman Rawson and
his aides 1T headquarters have been
| in touch ever since the primary, with
committees and workers in every
! part of the state. Reports from
counties are to the effect that while
in some counties there Is apathy and
indifference, in many Others the re-
publicans are alert and Jealous for :
show OF strength against their his
toric rivals. Some Of the counties
are already preparing to boost the re-
publican vote to the top notch and
to challenge omparison with neigh
boring counties. In view OF the strik-
ing events In Europe it has not been
thought wise TO undertake any active
or formal campaigning until In the
fall when attention can be directed
more definitely on the issues as made
by the record and principles Of the
opposing parties But republicans in
the state may feel assured that q
real campaign is to be carried On and
that it will be winner.
cummins for senator.
For the first time Iowa voters
have It right up to them to decide by
ballot in November who shall be their
CONGRESSMAN In the United States
senate as well as the member OF the
lower house. Senator Cummins has
been renominated to succeed himself
for second term. OF the eight re-
publican members Of congress, seven
are re-nominated, the other declining
In order to be candidate for another
position. This shows the hearty In
dorsement by the republicans of the
work Of their representatives. In
each OF the other three districts the
democrats have presented new men
as their candidates in place OF pres
ent incumbents. Because OF the
prominence of the senatorial and
congressional contests. the campaign
Of Iowa is certain to be fought out
] largely on national lines. Although
| it is plain that an effort is being
made to compel all the candidates Of
the republican party 60 remain In
Washington during the entire cam
paign, the people Of the state viii not
overlook the fact that their trusted
representatives are on trial and de-
serve Endorsement
1 Oppose New Highway Law.
No one thing done by the thirty
I fifth general assembly caused sharp
er criticism than the passage of the
new highway law. In some counties
:, Of the state there was open revolt
! and refusal TO conform to the law.
All sorts OF accusations were made
against those who we're responsible
4 for having made start in the direc-
! ton Of establishing . permanent road