Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-07-24
Our Washington Letter.

Council Bluffs for the largest conve,
ton ever held in the state, accordin
to telegraphc advices received q
National Campaign Headquarters here
The voting strength of the conventio
LOT, but many Counties sent man
double delegations, and there will b
close to 1,50O accredited delegates pres
ent when the convention is calle'
together Thursday. Preceding the co:
vention a meeting of the Iowa Demo
cratic Editorial Association was seized
uled for the morning of July 22nd. II
the afternoon conference of all Con
gressional and State candidates was
called. Wednesday evening was sci
for meeting of the state committee
to close up its business for the year,
preparatory to turning things over te
the new state committee, which will
meet to organize after the convention
closes July 23rd.
Congressman Maurice Connolly, the
Democratic candidate for United States
Senator. will be temporary chairman;
John Gillespie, of Creston, and c. D..
Checker, of Mt. Pleasant. reading
clerks; and John c. DeMar, of Des
Moines, secretary. Congressman Con.
molly in the keynote speech Of the con-
vention will discuss national issues, his
familiarity with such issues. due to the
part he has taken in furthering the
legislative program of the Wilson
administration, having fitted him
eminently to discuss the things that
President Wilson and the Democratic
Congress have done since the party
went into power. He will bring q
message to Iowa Democrats from the
President and administration leaders.
John T. Hamilton, Democratic candi-
date for Governor, will discuss state
issues. MIR. Hamilton, who has been a
forceful figure in 1owa's public life for
generation will discuss the issues on
which Iowa Democrats are co~fdent
he will be carried into the Governor
ship in November. Edwin T. Meredith,
primary candidate for Senator, has been
invited to speak at the convention, as
has Dan W. Hamilton, candidate for
United States Senator in 1912, and E.
G. Dunn, who came within 1900 votes
of being elected Governor on the Demo
cratic tick ct two years ago.
State Chairman N. F. Reed, who left
for Iowa the last of the week, after
closing up the Washington end of bis
business as Chairman, declared before
leaving that be would turn over COM
pleted organization to his successor
when he retired from the State Chair
manship at the Cour Gil Bluffs conven-
ton.
"Just now we are two months ahead
of where we have ever been before at
the time of a state convention" Chair.
man Reed said. 1--WE have the entire
organization, down to the townships
and wards, ready to start on the day
following the convention" Chairman
Reed said that the complete county,
township and ward organizations had
been appointed and we're ready for
work. There are 2,241 township and
ward committeeman and SO county
chairmen, making compact org aniza-
tion of 3,24O party workers ready to
start the preliminary work of the cam.
paign. As a general thing it requires
two months after the convention to
complete this organization. That the
work is done now is an evidence that
the Democratic party is alive to its
opportunity this year and determined
to mike an organized fight from the
time of the convention until the polls
close in November.
Congressman Z Connolly and Mr..
Hamilton will have an itinerary
arranged for them by the State Com.
mittee, according to present plans,
which will take them into every county
Of the state before November. The
speaking campaign will not begin, how
4 ever, until September. 18th, a month
and half before election day. Chair.
man Reed had conferences while here
with Congressman Doremus, Chairman
Of the National Congressional Commit
tee, and Secretary Tom Pence, Of the
Democratic National Committee, con-
corning the speakers these two nation
al organizations would furnish. He
was assured that Washington will send
some of its best oratorical timber TO
help out in the Iowa fight, as the con-
fidence felt by the Iowans over the
Senatorial and Gubernatorial situation
has been impaired to administration
leaders and the national campaign
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