The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-26
REPUBLICANS
GET TOGETHER
LARGELY ATTENDED CONFER,
ENcE ON SATURDAY.
HARMONY IS THE 'WATCHWoRD
Success at the Polls Can Come Only
Through a United Party is the
Opinion Of Those Who Elk.
pressed Their Minds.

Mahaska county republicans started
something Saturday at conference
held at the Farmers Club room in the
court house and willing and eager re.
Spouse to the published call was made
from all corners of the county.
Not all of the committeeman re.
ported but there were goodly num-
Der of the township leaders and fol-
lowers on. hand. Chairman w. r..
Martin called the meeting to order
and w. II. Springer was made presi-
dent, and Ray Duboc of New Sharon Of
ticiated in capacity of secretary.
Vacancies i'm the county central
committee being announced Robert
Hoyt was selected by the meeting to
serve for West Des Moines township
and Robert NJ Kiser for Richland
township. Then followed a good, old
time republican love feast, such as
were wont to occur in the days OF
the old.time county convention when
the party faithful got together and
discussed politics, had heart.to-heart
talks and all went home after a bap-
tism of the party spirit, resolved upon
keeping the faith. IS.
to acknowledge that the old.time party
majority had been wiped out and the
republican county organization had
been woefully whipped by the demo
Gratis. No one had any doubt as to
cause for said walloping and no words
were minced in acknowledging the
Contributed forces. All felt equal
~ certain that with reunited front
Mahaska county can put UP fight that
viii be winner this fall. But how is
this front to be organized? What is
best to do? Speakers were equally
ardent in the expression lets forget
our differences. No matter what we
did last time, let's get together this
fall, unite on the candidates offered by
the ticket and go forth and elect them
at the polls"
Mr.. Springer, formerly member of
the board OF supervisors, is a man of
few words but his Judgment counts.
In taking the chair he started the ball
rolling, o. G. G. Phillips made a
get together" talk that fairly smack
cd of the old.time republican vim and
VigOr. He analysed the current Situa-
ton and the conditions and pointed
out the possibilities of reunited par
ty in the days of the approaching
campaign. Hon. George w. Sewers
had dropped in during Mr.. Phillips
talk He was called for, responded
and was cheered. Among others who
were called for or who volunteered
sentiments or suggestions were John
0. Malcolm, Charles &. OrViS. w. r.
Lacey, A. =. Norton, OF Fremont, for
mer county chairman; John Owens,
of Beacon, for eighteen years one OF
the party chairmen of the county or,
gaizatiou; Elmer Mitchell and Ray
Duboc, OF New Sharon; Tom Wilson,
former board member; w. L. Row
land, of Monroe township: A. +. Ma
teer, viii 4. Martin, county chair.
man; Fred Beck. of Fremont; Joe n.
EndiCOtt, Jay Cruzen, OF Madison
township. former county auditor; JeH
Harold, former county chairman,
county recorder; Corn" McDonougb,
james A. Dewitt, Frances +, Everett
and r Z. TTellihgS. And 1t remained
for Mr. HellingS to hit the nail on the
head and to diagnosis the ailment.
He got down to the seat of the dis
tress by locating the cause of the ex-
istig troubles in the evils OF the pres
ct primary law. He said that the
old-time convention system might have
been encountered with practices
somewhat open to criticism, but, he
asserted, this primary system is ten
times worse than any county Conten-
tiou possibly could be-" The town
gets out the vote; the county is too
busy to vote.
But the meeting was not getting
anywhere" and some of those attend
ing had t. leave to make trains or meet
engageme IT'S A motion prevailed that
the county central committee should
constitute a sort of advisory board, to
hold conference for the. purpose OF
looking into the situation and seeing
what could be done in the direction
of harmonious support for each ad
every one OF the candidates on the
Llchet TO be nominated at the June
primaries. And so they left it.