Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-19
GATHERED BY THE WAYSIDE
rBy Ora Williams.1

| by ora Wlll1alnS.l
Des Moines, Sept. 19-Any one moi
primarily interested in the success OF
the Little Iowa movement. who at
| tended the conferences held by the
proponents of this old and new cult
| in Des Moines last Monday. would be
forced to renewed hope and confidence
, in the success of the Greater Iowa
propaganda. Both the private confer
| ences held and the public meeting left
tine impression that not very much
| headway is being made in the program
of hesmirching the state for the good
| cause of getting office for lot of hum
CRY Office seekers.
There were great many at the coz
ferences held in the Observatory build
ing. The committee has spacious rooms
we'll filed with active workers. TheN
have the different bureaus located in
large and separate rooms with good
furniture, abundance of help. and signs
of doing a vast amount of work. In
short. there is evidence that in some
way the committee has been plentifully
supplied with money for conducting a
hot campaign. Then there came to the
meeting large number of persons VINO
was absent a number who have gener-
ally been in the forefront. But the
stimulating effect of the postoffices and
marshalships and such things, and the
hope OF other pluns to be distributed,
could be plainly seen. Aside from this
there was nothing unusual in the
meeting.
There were great many speeches az
no iopl have
always hen long on speech making.
They have a lor Of men who can talk
right off the bar and at great length.
But What was the tenor OF the talks"
First was the whoop 'er up speeches.
They We're filed with optimism about
the garnering of votes enough this year.
dead sure, to corral the offices for the
faithful and waiting and watching
democrats
Then there was the harmony talk.
Get together" vas the advice. There
was great deal more Of this than
ANYTHING else The conferees we're ad-
vised that If only the democrats would
stand by their ticket (Which means Will
not bolt again, the republicans will
put the democrats into power in Iowa.
And then. once in. they will see To it
that they stay there forever.
But in all the talk there was dis
closed this fact shat the whole tight Of
favor Of Hamilton and Connolly. and
of course against Clarke and Cum
Minis All along The line there was
coupling III OF the two conflicts and
recognition of the TACT that the fate OF
4 f7nlfsz
* bound ND together and also that the
fate OF the two leading republican
candidates is likewise bound up. There
was a good deal % talk which indicat-
I'd that Connolly WAS going TO run way
behind. and then there was some earn
est insistence that as matter OF fact
Hamilton is not gong 20 be any strong
er than Connolly But the line of talk
for the Two was 10 be different Con-
nelly is 10 get votes By inducing re-
publicans to forget who ne is and what
he represents and 10 have their at
tention attracted to Wilson. white
Hamilton is 10 be lost sight Of save as
q convenient way 10 have some repub-
Leans vote against their party noni-
nee Neither one is TO run on his own
merits The whole situation at the
conference suggested thst Inc de{Iic-
Gratis have no issue. are not agreed on
anything except hankering FOR the Of
fees. and that they are having a dueee
OF time holding their battle line in
tact IN The enernys country.
But also a, the public meeting there
must have been disappointment Tor the
Little Iowans" for nobody said any
thing that woald indicate there was
any taking point for their cause Ed
Meredith in few rambling remarks
showed bitterness toward Senator
Curnrn ms because ne failed 70 vote for
a tariff for revenue only after having
advocated protective tariff all mis- life.
Mulvaney talked ten minutes and
showed that he. at least realized what
difference there is between the parties
OF the tariff and that fundamentally
every democrat is a free trader. Myers
f. in ubastic fashion, told OF what
great things were done by jefferson.
Madison and a few others. Then Ham
ilton talked in his calm. placid man
nor just Ike ne vas talking to nice
old lady from behind his national bank
counter He made s. very plain that II
elected he realized IL would have TO i1f.