Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-27
CHAIRMAN OF REPUBLICAN, CON-
GREssloNAL COMMITTEE
COMES TO IOWA.
WILL TOUR TENTH DISTRICT
IN INTEREST OF PARTY
Entire District to BE Covered During
Closing Week-chieaso Tribune Sur
vey Of Political Situation Says Iowa
3 Will Elect Solid Republican psIesa-
ton.
Special to Times-Republican.

/. Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Oct. 27.-The closing
week Of the congressional race in Iowa
is marked by the sudden advent of
Chairman Frank p. Woods, of the ma
tiOnal congressional committee. His
coming into Iowa was not because of
any change in his plans. for he had been
in communication with Chairman Raw
son for some time arranging the trip.
hut he desiedr not only to make sure
of a solid republican delegation from
Iowa in the next congress but to see to
1t that the majority Is large for each
and every one. He also wants to see
to it that the majority for the republic
can ticket. from top to bottom, Is a
large one, and usually the big Tenth
district furnishes large part OF this
majority. 1t is therefore important that
the Tenth district republicans be stirred
TO immediate action. Hence Mr.. Woods
is in Iowa today doing the necessary
stirring and results are certain.
Chairman Woods was, scheduled by
Chairman Rawson, of the state COM
mittee. and Chairman Mattice, of the
congressional committee. to start out
from Fort Dodge early today for a tour
TO cover the district. He will first swing
eastward into Hamilton and down into
Boone county, reaching Boone, II pos
sible, late this evening.
District to 30 Covered.
Boone Is to be the starting point early
Wednesday morning thence westward
into Greene and on to Rockwell City.
Then the northern part of the district
will be covered day by day. With the
party will be other candidates for Office.
The trip will emphasize the unity and
harmony of the republicans for their
whole ticket. Every republican candi-
hete is working for the whole republi-
can ticket. The democratic flying
squadron" which "the administration"
has organized to come into Iowa to
sweep the state is working just as hard
for democratic victory on the state
ticket as on national tickets and is
pleading for votes for all democratic
candidates. This is solidifying the re-
publican strength wonderfully.
The Chicago Tribune Sunday sum-
mary of the congressional situation in
Iowa Is regarded as decidedly conserva-
tive. 1t indicates that the democrats
will not elect a single member. They
Tenth district is of course listed as
safely republican. The district is known
as one of the staunchest progressive re-
publican districts of the state and
woods il known from one end Of the
country to the other as a leader among
the progressive republicans.
Decisions as to Withdrawals.
Secretary of State Allen will today
decide whether or not candidate for
state office can withdraw at any
time up to and including election day.
Apparently no precedent has been set.
careful reading of two or three
paragraphs in the state election law
makes it very plain that there is no
time limit either on withdrawals or
nominations to fill vacancies. In the
case OF regular nominations there is
time limit when filings can be made
but it does not apply in case Of va
cancies.
There is a time limit in the law of
fifteen days for state offices and eight
days for county offices, In the matter
OF getting the copy ready for the
printer. In order to get the names on
the printed ballots certainly the nomi-
nations must be filed before the eX-
piration of these limits. Then there is
also provision as to time OF certifica-
ton out to the county auditors. But
nowhere is there any provision that a
withdrawal or nomination to fill u va
cancy must be prior to certain time.
The case comes up today in the
case of the bull moose candidate for
representative In Blackhawl county.
His purported withdrawal came to the
office yesterday but it was not sworn
to and was sent back tor affidavit.
He thought he withdrew last spring
but did not let any one who had a
right to know it know anything about
the withdrawal.
In case Of belated nominations to fill
vacancies pastors are to be provided
and these go along with the printed
i.aliots to be placed on them to get the
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