Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-22
GATHERED BY THE WAYsIDE

That the republican party organized
itself for victory in Iowa this year
was manifest when the state commit
tee met and again selected Charles "A.
Rawson for chairman and campaign
manager. This assures continuance
Of the same work that has made the
party successful IN other recent cam
paigns. MI Rawson has handled the
last two campaigns. He took hold I'M
mediately after the hegira Of 1917
when the chairman of the republican
state committee became chief pro-
gresSive party manager. That was the
year that the big effort was made to
defeat Clarkes nomination for govern
or and his election later and the move
ment came very close to success. Again
Two years later there was organized
the joint movement to effect defeat OF
Cummins for senator and Clarke for
governor, and one OF the b1tterest
fights in Iowa history was staged
against the republican party. 1t was
once more amply and fully financed;
but Chairman Rawson kept the party
intact and saved the day.
The strength Of Rawson is in his
perfect good nature, his zeal without
bossism his earnestneSs without being
dogmatic, his ability to enlist good
men of different shades of belief in the
common cause Of unfolding republican
principles thru the republican party.
And so it was plain that the logical
man for the party campaign manager
this year is Mr.. Rawson. His hand at
the helm will inspire confidence. 1t
ole will he nnrfpct
harmony between the state and ma
tional committees and they will work
together for the party nominees. This
will be important in the campaign OF
1916. There will be good campaigns
put up in eleven congressional districts
largely on national issues and the can
didates for congress will bring into the
state a lot of national figures 1t is
certain that both Hughes and Fair
banks will come to the state and there
will be meetings where the national
leaders, the candidates for congress
and the candidates on the state ticket
will all be grouped together and these
and the local candidates will all be
working to common end. MIR. Raw
son will be the right man for the job.
AS anticipated there were number
of changes in the personnel of the
state committee. One of the most in
teresting fights was in the Third dis |
trict where Lars Bladine, the editor of
the Cedar Falls Record, was placed on
the committee. Mr.. Copeland, of Bur-
Nngton. who went on the committee
between times, had no trouble being
reelected. Con Murphy, Of Davenport,
continues for the Second, and Mr.
Whitney. who is the veteran Of the
committee, remains for the Fourth. G. |
C. Burrows, of Benton county, won out
in the Fifth. There was lively fight
in the Sixth, resulting in the selection
of Fred Huebner. of Abba. MesSrs. |
Tedford and Dickinson were e-elected
and w l.. Stern. Of Logan, goes on in
place of Ralph Pringle. A happy Sc
lection was that of Roy Smell, of Sioux
Rapids. for the Eleventh. There was !
talk of E. S. Randall. of Spencer, but |
Smell was a strong favorite from the
time he was mentioned. Organization
work will proceed at once. Chairman
Rawson received, during the time Of
the convention, very many assurances
from all parts Of the state that the
party is in excellent working condition
and there will be no trouble whatever
in getting ready for whirlwind cam
paign in the fall.
Mr.. Garrett. clerk of the supreme
court, acquitted himself most excel
lently as temporary choirman of the
convention, and his address which was
or broad lines Of party policy and his
tory was well received. OF course Nate
Kendall was received with a storm of
applause as permanent chairman and
properly introduced as Iowa's foremost
orator, and he added to even that high
reputation by his speech. Nate be-
lieves firmly that this is republican
year and that it is vital to true AM
ericanism in state and nation that
there shall be republican ascendency.
Messrs. Havner, Guiher and Harding
were called before the convention for
speeches and each one expressed his