Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-26
WlLsoN.M MEREDITH BOOSTERS TO
TOUR SOUTHERN AND WEST.
ERN IOWA NEXT WEEK.
TO TRAVERSE "a" AND
MILWAUKEE LINES
Meredith and Other Democratic Speak
ers to Be on Board-To Make Twen-
ty-Five Stops Per Day - Meredith
Emphasizes Temperance Issue-Re
puhIicans Sending Out Material.
,pecial to TimeS-Republican.

Special to TlmeS-RepuDllCan'
Des ,Moines, Oct 26.-A, wilson Mer-
edith special in the interests of Wood
row Wilson for president and Z. L.
Meredith for governor is 10 be run
over the Burlington lines in southwes-
tern Iowa and along the Milwaukee IN
the western and northwestern part Oh
the state next week. Representatives.
of the railroads were in conference
with MANAGERS of the state democratic
campaign headquarters here yesterday.
The train will start from Corydon al
1880 O'Clock Tuesday morning oe'o-
Der 3lst. 1t IS the plan to make from
twenty 10 twenty-five stops per oaS
+. T. Meredith and other democratic
speakers will be on board speaking lor
both the state and national ticket. Inc
train will go west to Shenandoah, theli
north to Red Oak and then west 10
Council Bluffs, stopping ar the towns
en- route. A big meeting will be heio
at Council Bluffs Tuesday night. Inc
special will then switch over onto the
Milwaukee and so 10 Sioux City VIA
Manila. A big meeting is to be he1o
at Sioux City on Wednesday night
November 1st. On the End the tram
will proceed via Sheldon to Mason
City. The committee was not ready TO
announce the further plan of the trip
at a late hour last night but 1t is plan
ned to be out the rest of the week.
Mr. Meredith is emphasizing the
Temperance issue in his talks this
week and declares it is in reality the
all important issue. He says that an
observer has only to look around to dis
rover that the vets are lined up for
Harding and that he is receiving the
support Of the liberal element. lie de-
,clareS there is an enormous eXpendi-
ture of money in the interests of Har-
ding. He says that Harding is rat
tempting to make capital out of the
road issue and to dodge the rea! issue
which is temperance.
Road Question.
On the road question Mr.. Meredith
SAYS his position is as follows: L am
not for paving. l am not for increas-
ing taxes. I am not for any sloV,ooo'-
900 bond issue as has been charged. l
do believe that our hills and grades
should be cut down, that our road
beds should be subdrained. that our
road beds should be graded to turn wa
ter, that the sides Of the bitches should
be ditched to carry off the extra water,
that permanent bridges should be built
to cut out the repairs on our temper
airy bridges, that our road beds should
be graveled where gravel is accessible
and present taxes will pay for it. that
they may be passable the year round,
that this money should be spent by the
local community only after the propo-
sition has been submitted TO the voters
and they have expressed g desire to
have it done.
Il am in favor of such a law as Will
give communities desiring better roads
an opportunity to build them but will
not force such improvement upon COM
munities not desiring them
Republicans Active.
The state republican headquarters is
sending out a big lot of campaign ma
'terial both for the state and the ma
tional tickets this week. Much inter-
est attaches 20 the coming Of the
Hughes special with a party Of women
speakers TO this city tonight. The
principal meeting tonight will be held
in the auditorium but the women
speakers, many Of whom have made
especial studies Of special questions
will speak in overflow meetings in 9TH
err parts of the city and also in neigh
boring communities. A committee Of
local women is in charge of the ar
engagements.
Ex-President Taft is booked for
three speeches in Iowa Friday Of this
week, at Burlington in the morning,
Iowa City about noon and Cedar Rap
ids at night. A big meeting is being
planned at Cedar Rapids.