Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-04

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not going to be any more obscure than
possible In the next Legislature.
OF the ten democrats In the senate
two years ago. three are FOLLOWERS and
lall the rest are out for reelection ex-
cept Senator Schrup. OF Dubuque. and
Senator Caswell. OF Denison. In Cas-
wells district. the Thirty fourth sena-
torial, Ed. NJ. Whiting. OF Whiting, Mo-
mona county. OF an old and influential
family, Is out against Milton b. Pitt,
speaker OF the house in the Thirty
seventh. In Schrup's district. Il. j.
Horchem, OF Dubuque. democrat, Is
out for senator with his only contest
Iant. r. +. Knapps. OF Farley. on a nom
partisan ticket.
Up in the Fiftieth senatorial district
c. f. Cameron. of Alta, for more than
twenty years n member Of the state fair
board and for many years president OF
the board. Is out for senator against
Senator Van Alstine. OF Gilmore City,
who is seeking a second term.
Seven out of the fourteen democrats
in the house two years ago are out
for reelection and one is out for the
senate. The democratic ticket for rep
resentative apparently has not BEEN
overlooked in the majority of the coun-
ties Of the state.
The real contests in Tuesdays voting
have not shifted OF course from the
Second and Sixth congressional dis
tricts. particularly the Second. Both
parties are claiming success in these
two districts.
1t is recognized there will be con-
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soldier vote in the camps turnout the
country. II Is estimated about 10000
Iowa soldiers in various camp turnout
the country will be entitled to vote.
Rawson is Confident.
Charles \. Rawson, chairman re-
publican state committee, in a final
statement before election said today:
Iowa voters must choose between the
republican party and the democratic
party Every one knows estimates in
figures would be mere guesses: but
Judged by reports We have, and know
ing how thoroughly the people have
been aroused to their own interest. /
feel sure that the entire republican
state ticket will be elected, repuo-
lican United states senator and eleven
members of the house. and the usual
republican majority in both houses OF
the general assembly.
The democrats themselves have
made this doubly sure by abandoniDS
the pretenses of the early part Of their
campaign and openly avowing their
plan which. was determined upon In
Washington and approved by the
democratic conference at the kirk-
wood last March. of trying to revive
the almost defunct democratic party
of Iowa by fight for democrats as
such and TO defeat al republicans just
because they are republicans. Iowa
people resent this effort 10 tie Iowa 70
the democratic cart at time when
more than ever before we should keep
our heads clear and our faces set to-
ward the right.
Our enemies have made the fight
exclusively on the governor. and thru
him and over his head made vicious
attack on the loyalty of Iowa people
and denied to republicans general!
the patriotism them claimed exclusive
" for democrats. eW have shown the
faIs;tv OF the floor of accusations and
insinuations. and the utter hypocrisy
of the whole democratic campaign as
10 state and,national affairs. Governor
Harding will receive the reelection ne
so we'll deserves because Of his vigorous
and courageous policy of speeding up
| the war work. The twelve able men
republicans have nominated for posi-
tons in the United states senate ana
| house every one fully committed to
| the American demand for uncon-
ditional surrender as the way to emu
the war. will all be elected.
The Iowa republicans started Out
with this declaration as TO the main
issue OF the campaign:
THE one suprem test Is to win the
war. speedily if we can, but to win II.
No party feeling must be permitted 10
touch our conservation to this sacred
undertaking.
That has been from the fnst and is
now our stand in the campaign
Wherever we have turned aside IT mas
been because of the partisan and vio-
lently personal attacks OF, the demo-
Gratis. and then only TO offset their
falsehoods with simple truth. While
the democrats have counted confident
" on whatever there Is Of disloyal or
dissatisfied vote. they have one only
The fact that We stand right where
we have all along. for American ideals
and American policies. here and every
where, makes it certain the republican
party will win