Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-16
committeeman 70
Plan CAMPAIGN
PARTY WIRES TO BE LAID FOR
1915 At DECEMBER MEET.
INes OF COMMITTEES.
NO PRESIDENTIAL ROW
IN DEMOCRATIC RANKS
Efforts to Sdetrack Vice President
Marshall May Be Attempted, How
ever-choice Of Convention City Inn
portant Matter For Democrats to
Decide.
Especial Corresponderce.l

Washington, Oct 15.-Both the dem
ocratic and the republican national
| committees will meet here in Deem
Der and politicians of all stripes are
looking forward to these meetings in
the expectation that there will be de-
velopments foreshadcwing the trend of
things in the 1916 campaign.
Each committee will consider the
time and place of its party's conven-
ton In addition, there will be great
deal Of informal talk, not to mention
pulling of wires. under the surface.
The democratic committees twill not
have to give much thought to the
nomination of a president, since it is
conceded President Wilson will be re-
nominated. lThe republican committee,
that is, the individual members Of it.
will engage in much informal discus
sion of the nomination for their party.
The mem bers will compare notes, make
soundings as to the strength OF the
various candidates. and it may be ex-
pected that here and there some ef-
forts VIII be made to get delegations
promised for future delivery 10 this or
that aspirant
viii Side Track Marshall
The democrats al their meeting Will
no doubt have much to say about the
office of vice president, 1t is well
known the word is being passed along
that Vice President Marshall is not
desirable as a nominee. True, the vice
president has powerful friends. and he
may have to be taken into account
The sentiment Of the committee viii!
probably be developed at the forth
coming session.
Likewise there will be an undercur-
rent of discussion about the chairman
ship of the committee The movement
to displace National Chairman Nc
Combs and elect in his place National
Committeeman Fred Lynch of Mime
sofa, is well known. 1t is likely to
crop out at the December meeting.
Consider Successor to Hjlies.
At the same time, the question OF
successor TO National Chairman Hilies.
of the republican committee, will be
mulled over in the corridors by the
m embers of that committee, Mr.. Hilles
is not expected to succeed himself.
The intense feeling against the can
didacy of William H Taft in 1912 con-
stitutes what is probably an insur-
mountabla obstacle to the reelection
of Mr.. Hilles.
New chairmen are not to be chosen.
in the natural course of things, until
next summer But that does not pre-
vent plenty of consideration of the
chairmanships long in advance
Struggle For Democratic Convention.
An animated struggle is going on
over the location of the next demo-
cratic convention. The cities In the
field are Chicago, st. Louis. Buffalo,
Omaha, and Dallas Others may be-
come entries. Missouri democrats say
st. Louis will make an earnest effort
to get the convention. Dallas has al
ready come forward with a proposition
to lay down $1,000 for Mt Inasmuch
as the coming year is not expected to
be fat one for campaign funds, the
city that puts up the biggest check
will be quite likely to get the prize.
The republican convention is likely
to be longer and more exciting than
the democratic gathering for the OBJ
vio"s there is no contest for
the presidency among the democrats.
At present, there is seemingly strong
disposition among republicans to take
| the convention to Chicago, on the
ground that it is centrally located and
amply able to take care Of big crowds,