Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-09-03
REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN
SOON TO OPEN
Conferences to be Held I'm All Con-
gressional Dristricts, Where
Party Workers Will
be Present

A short. sharp and decisive cam
paign to make Iowa the banner Re-
publican state of 1914, with solid
republican delegation in the national
councils and a sweeping victory for
republican state, legislative and local
tickets. That is the program.
Plans have been made by the Re-
publican State Central Committee,
and tentative dates fixed, for series
of congressional district conferences
to start the party workers and help
ers off with definite program fol-
lowing a free exchange of views as
to all party matters. The Republican
forces are being modified and soon
the word will be to start the advance
all along the political boarder. Re-
lance will be placed, of course, upon
the patriotism and fighting qualities
of the privates of the rank and file,
but il is expected that everyone APP
preciative of good government in
state and nation will do his share.
The first of these district confer
ences will be held next week and
others will follow rapidly at least
four each week, SO the whole state
will be quickly covered.
Chairman Rawson will attend all
these district conferences in person,
with other members of the state COM
mittee as convenient to them, also
members OF congress if they can
reach the state. Legislative and state
candidates, county chairmen and
other active workers will be specially
urged to attend; but the conferences
are to be open to all who are in SYM
pathy with maintenance of repub1i-
can principles and desire to help.
The republican. party is out in the
open to deal fairly and honestly with
all the electors.
In view of the stirring events in
Europe it has not been thought wise
campaigning until in the fall when
attention can be directed more defin-
itely on the issues as made by the re-
cord and principles of the opposing
parties. But Republicans in the
state may feel assured that a real
campaign is to be carried on and that
it will be winner.
For the first time Iowa voters
have it right up to them to decide by
ballot in November who shall be
| their congressman in the United
States senate as we'll as the mem
bers of the lower house. Senator
Cummins has been renominated to
succeed himself for a second term
OF the eight Republican members
of Congress seven were renominated
the other declining in order to be a
candidate for another position. This
shows the hearty Endorsement by the
republicans of the work of their rep
resentatives. In each of the other
three districts the democrats have
presented new men as candidates in
place of present incumbents. Be
cause of the prominence of the SEN
atorial and congressional contests the
campaign in Iowa is certain to be
fought out largely on national lines
Although it is plain that an effort Il
being made to COMPEL all the candi.
dates of the Republican party to re
main in Washington during the en-
tire campaign the people of the
state will not overlook the fact thai
their trusted representatives are or
trial and deserve Endorsement.
| Thus far in the campaign in Iowa
| the opponents of the Republican
party have been unable to do any
thing else than to repeat the worn
out arguments that were disposed Of
in the primary election.
All the candidates for governor in
Opposition to Gov. Clarke are plan
ming to make a campaign of mega
ton They are simply against. II il
always easier to criticise than tC
build up. and the kicker and com.
palmer gets hearing on any corner
The lower house of congress has Q
rule forbidding absences and every
republican member from Iowa is in
Washington. The democratic mem
Der from the third district who as.
pires to the senate is making the
rounds of Iowa chautauquas and
fairs. Perhaps the administration al
Washington gets along just as well
without him.