Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-04
NATIONAL AND STATE CONTESTS
CLOSE WITH RALLIES AT
MANY POINTS.
MONDAY TO BE DEVOTED
TO GETTING OUT VOTE
Whisky Journals Endorsement Of Har-
ding Creates Sensation Church
laymen Send Out Appeal For Sup
port ct Meredith-Eastern Men Call
Down Homestead Publisher.
,ecial To Times-Republican.

Des Moines, Nov. 4-The national
state campaigns for 1916 practically
close tonight. With the big rallies to
be> held this evening in many parts OF
the state most of the speechmakins
will be over. Monday will be devoted
to getting out the vote.
Both Meredith and Harding wind up
the campaigns in their home cities to-
night There is TO be d big Meredith
meeting mere tonight and Harding Will
participate in the rally to be held at
Sioux City. The republicans Will also
hold a closing rally IN Des Moines this
evening presided over by Senator A.
s. Cummins.
The editorial published in Mida g
Criterion of Chicago. monthly jour
nal devoted exclusively 10 the whisky
and wine trade in its issue Of Nov. l,
appealing to the boys to work in the
cities and towns for Harding and that
Iowa is one of the states which must
be returned TO the wet lists. that Mere
dith must be defeated, and declaring
the problem in Iowa right now is
problem Of prohibition, caused a SEN
sation among the voters. Many Hard
ing followers We're apparently sur
prisad that the liquor journal would
thus come out editorially for Harding.
Appeal For Meredith.
Letters were sent out to voters here
today signed by number of church
!aymer urging the support of all those
interested in good government DE given
TO Meredith.
I'VE are face 70 face with a grave
and sinister situation III Iowa politics
and our greatest danger lies in our own
Indifference or apathy this letter de-
clares.
When the saloon was lesislated out
Of the state two years ago the ldea
prevailed in some quarters that the sa-
loon was gone forever and would no
long er he an influence in our state
politics, but We rave lately seen its
Shiny fingers reaching into our primary
elections and grasping our party nomi-
nations.
Not one Of US can doubt the sig
nificance and purpose of the nomina-
ton of Harding for governor. His rec
ord, his connections and his present
supporters establish his attitude
against prohibition clearly and dis
tnctly.
His eisetion as governor Will Gouot-
less be the forerunner of lax law en-
forcement and seriously endanSer the
prohibitory amendment. AS christian
men and as republicans who desire TO
eliminate the saloon from our state
forever and to crush the political power
of organized liquor men. we must &C
complish the defeat Of Harding.
This can not be accomplished by
combining our efforts TO the passing OF
resolutions. 1t is entirely proper, OF
course, to pass resolutions. but we
must back them up with hard work II
we are to succeed. so let US get busy
at once-every man Of US.
I'VE know Meredith. He is depend
able His for a SaloonlesS Iowa and
the prohibtory amendment. He IS
straightforward in his declarations. He
has invited the opposition of all the
vicious forces in the state and is max
ing brave and gallant fight against
them. They are assault!ng him from
every angle with falsehood and slime.
Let us then turn loose our forces for
Meredith We owe it 10 him and to
the state and to ourselves. The need
for our best efforts is very great. Il
must not be said of US tried and found
wanting"
|. After calling attention 10 the fact
that Nov. ! is election day and also
that II is necessary TO register this
year the letter is signed by twelve
church laynnen. every one Of whom Is
a republican.
Those signing the letter are the fol-
lowing: Dr. 7. ]. Reeves republican.
elder First Presbyterian church; W. j.
Pilkington, republican. elder University
Place Church of Christ; g. V. Stanley,
republican, treasurer of Friends church:
J. H. Cochrane, republican. deacon
First Baptist church: c. r. Chase, re-
publican. trustee Central Presbyterian
church: L. H. Bush. republican, trustee
First Methodist church: S. A. Merrill.
republican. deacon Plymouth Congre-
gational church; Paul Jones, repuoli-
tan, member First United Presbyterian
church; c. Z. Hoffman, republican,
trustee Miller United Brethren church;
NJ J. Miles, repu blican, superintendent
Evangelical church Sunday school ;
Theodore s. Heg2en. republican. trus-
tee Swedish Mission church: John A.
Benson, republican, vice president
Swedish Lutheran church board