Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-02
CAMPAIGN MANAGER CLAIMS DRY
CANDIDATE WILL CARRY STATE
BY AT LEAST 25.ooo.
SEES BIG VOTE IN
WET BORDER COUNTIES
Great Silent Vote and Dozens Of Strong
Republican Counties Claimed For
Meredith-Larse Crowds Turning Out
to Hear Republican and Democrat
Speakers.
Special to Times Republican.

Des Moines, Nov. - Campaign
| speakers, both republican and demo-
cratic, are getting out the crowds this
week in all of the localities Where they
are appearing according to the reports
| reaching headquarters here. The
| weather IS good and the interest in
state and national ,ssues is not abating
| the speakers report. The people are
| apparently eager TO set the facts about
| 10th the state and national issues.
! The special train in which E. 7.
Meredith is campaigning this week is
| bringing out crowds all along its route.
Meredith spoke IN Sioux City last
night Harding's home town, and Will
| travel thru north central Iowa today.
AS to the Idaho land deal, TO which
the Homestead has g'veG much space,
Meredith points with pride to the
vindications given him ~ Justice Silas
NJ. Weaver of the supreme court, John
2 Riggs, former state superintendent
OF public instruction, G. S. Gilbertson,
banker and former state treasurer, all
of them republicans. and to Governor
Moses Alexander of Idaho.
lieutenant HcNtIiiOi I1diN.lie 40 o4SN
getting good crowds. This latter half
OF the week he will speak N the Tenth
ard the Eleventh congressional dis
tr.ctS.
State Chairman Charles a. Eawson
is devoting all of his time these last
days OF the campaign keeping the cam
paigners going, seeing to It that re-
quests for speakers are met g! senS-
ing out some of his reserves and that
every available worker keeps as busy
Tor the success Of the republican
ticket from top TO, bottom as possible.
He has an unusually large force OF
speakers in the field this week.
Confidence among republican leaders
that Hughes will win over wilson
seems to be STRENGTHENING as the clos
ing days come on. In spite OF the
pclitical machine which Wilson has
built UP and the interests he mas
served who are now working hard for
him. leaders here say that Hughes and
what he stands for and his record are
weighing more with voters than any
thing else.
Claims Meredith VIII Win.
Meredith will carry Iowa by ma
iority Of at least $4,000 over William l..
Harding, according to w. ]. Reinke,
manager Of the Meredith campaign.
I'VE believe that We have made our
case for the public. and that every
thing points to a Meredith victory.
said Reinke Wednesday night. Re
ports from all over the state show
that the sentiment is turning toward
| Meredith, and that the citizens now
realize the fact that Hardings mud
read issue was fake cooked up
merely 10 blind the public to the real
Issue. that Of liquor.
Harding will get thousands OF
democratic votes in the MISSISSIPPI
river counties. But he will lose IN
these counties thousands of dry re-
publican votes, because in those dis
tricts they have no doubt whatever
that Harding Is the saloon candidate.
The great silent vote is for Meredith.
While thousands OF republicans have
openly declared their intention to vote
for Meredith, many more thousands
are planning 10 do so and say nothing
about Il.
1--WE will carry dozens of rock
ribbed republican counties. l predict
that we will carry Hardings own dis
tr,ct by a substantial majority. The
decent element Of Iowa citizenship Is
with us. and its voice will be felt on
election day Harding has lost
strength steadily during the past two
weeks. There has been no attempt
| whatever to aid him save thru !nvok-
ing party regularity. His champions
ere apologize in his oehaif, ana MS
allies have devoted their entire ener-
gies 10 singing mud.
Party lines are shattered as never
before In Iowa. The liquor and cor
uoration interests have displayed their
hand in the tremendous efforts being
nade 10 elect Harding. There IS
reason for the bitterness Of the fight
upon Meredith, and the reason is founo
in the desire OF the saloon and special
interest representatives TO control the
state government"