Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-07-22
SPECIAL WASHINGTON LETTER.

Especial WASHINGTON LETTER.
(By j.. X. Dougherty.)
Washington, D. c., July goth, 1914
Special Correspondence.-Iowa demo-
Gratis are gathering in Council Bluffs
for the largest convention. eyer held
in the state, according to telegraph
icf advices received at National Cam
5paign headquarters here. The voting
strength Sot the convention is 1,0!7
but many counties sent many double
delegations, and there will be close
to 1900 accredited delegates present
when the convention is called togeth-
er Thursday. Preceding the conyen-
ton a meeting of the Iowa Demo
cratic Editorial Association was
scheduled for the morning Of July
20, In the afternoon q conference OF
ali congressional and state candidates
was called. Wednesday evening was!
6 for q meeting Of the state com
mite to close up its business Q the
year, preparatory to turning things
over Is the new state committee,
which viii meet to organize after
the convention closes July %.
Congressman Maurice Connolly.
the democratic candidate for United
States Senator, will be temporary
chairman; John Gillespie, of Crestons
and CD. Checker, or Mt. Pleasant,
reading clerks; and John G. DeMar,
Of Des Moines. secretary. Congress-
man Connolly in the keynote speech
OF the convention will discuss Ma
tiOnal issues, This familiarity with
such issues, due to the part he has
taken in furthering the legislative
program OF the Wilson administra-
ton, having fitted him eminently to
discuss the things that President VIII.
son and the democratic congress- have
done since the party went into pow
er. He will bring q message to
Iowa democrats from the President
and administration leaders.
John T.Hamilton, democratic can:
'didate for governor, will Discuss state
issues. Mr.. Hamilton. who has been
q forceful figure in Iowa's public life
for d generation, will discuss the ts-
sues on which Iowa democrats are
confident he will be carried into the
g~nyernorship in November. Edwin y.
Meredith. primary candidate for SEN
atOr. has been invited to speak at
the convention, as hasEDan w. Ham
ilt0n. candidate for United States
senator in 1912, and E. e. Dunn, who
came within 1900 votes Of being
elected governor on the democratic
ticket two years ago. SS$s
state Chairman N. F. Reed. who
left for Iowa the last Of the week,
after closing up the Washington end
TOT his business as chairman, declar-
ed before leaving that he would turn
over q completed organization to his
successor when he retired from the
state chairmansh hip at the Council
Bluffs convention.
just now we are two months
ahead OF where we have ever been
before at the time Of q state con
vention,"" Chairman Reed said. we
have the entire organization, down
to the townships and wards. ready
to start on the day following the CON
ayentiOn.' Chairman Reed said that
the complete county, township and
ward organizations had been appoint
ed and were ready for work. There
are 2,241@township and ward COM
mitteemen and SO county chairmen..
making a compact organization Of 81
240 party workers ready to start the
work of the campaign;
AS q general thing It requires two
months after the convention to COM
,plete. this organization. That the
work Is done now 10 an evidence that
the democratic party Is alive to Its
opportunity this year and determined
to make an organized fight from the
time. OF the convention until the polls
close in November. Al great many OF
the members Of the present state
committee are expected to be re-
elected. Thus Tar there has bsen
only&one. active candidate fol-: state
chairman to succeed Mr. Reed. This
Is Dr.. Reynolds, SSof Creston, who has
been. on the state committee six
years. $
congressman Connolly and Mr..
Hamilton will have an itinerary ar
ranged for them by the state COM
according Ito present plans,
which viii take them into every
county OF the, state before Novem-
U6E ,tI&E L NG $H6VONAkA8 N0LAHAa6u SISS =
not begin, however, until September
Is, a month and half before cleo
lion day. Chairman Reed had con-
lerences while here with Congresss
nan D0remus, chairman Of the Ma
tiOnal Congressional committee, and
Secretary Tom Pence Of the Demo
National committee, concern
Ing the speakers these two National
organizations would furnish. He was
assured that Washington will send
,ome OF Its best oratOrical& timber
o help out In the Iowa fight. as the
felt by the Iowans owl
sr the senatorial and gubernat0riall
situation has been impaired TO adj
leaders and the nation
campaigns managers, and they have
entered into plans for the campaign
With enthusiasm.
II can't see anything but perfect
harmony and success In the coming
campaign" said Chairman Reed just
leaving Washington, II was
lever 80 u ofyanything IN my life
rs i am that there will be q COM
pletes victory for the democratic tick
It in Iowa this fall"
Reports continue to reach Wash
ngton Of the serious split in the re
publican ranks over the contest for
~senatorship and the governor
hip. That Senator sCummins will
ose Thousands OF republican votes Is
believed to ;be certain. Advices re
by the national campaign
managers estimate the number Of re-
publican votes Congressman Connol-
will receive as high as 4, 900 and
1000, That the three-cornered