Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-14
'As,sAoSr UNIVERSAL LACK OF IN.
rEREsr IN NOVEMBER
DALloT CONTEXT.
RgMeSwep INTEREST TO BE
4 ~ AWAKENED THIS WEEK
Rsppbiiean State Committee Opens
n iquarts~s Today-portsr to Be.
oif Active Tour Of State Oct. a.
Candidacy Not Worrying Harding
Democrats Confident.
Special to metropolitan.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Oct. 14.-with election
day only four weeks away there is APP
parent more or less restiveness on the
part Of political leaders because Of the
almost universal lack of interest a ing
the, voters In this biennial event.
Icy. fear that in the overwhelming
absorption of the Iowa public in the
war so little attention will be paid to
voting that a dark horse may slip into
the political saddle here and there over
+ the state when apparently nobody is
looking.
Beginning this week. however. there
promises to be an awakening Of poll
teal activity which will be kept up
until Tuesday November when the
votes will be cast. The republican
state central committee opened head
quarters here today. Their efforts will
be largely confined to keeping in touch
with the organization thruout the
state, giving out more or less publicity
material for the press and a general
arousing OF interest The democrats
ton for two months.
The republicans have held some
rallies here and there over the state
Z but 10Th parties practically suspended
activities until after the liberty loan
campaign. State Chairman Charles A.
Rawson has visited every district in
the state. however and held confer
ences with the republican leaders.
The democrats announced that AS
sistant Attorney Claude r. Porter will
begin a tour Of Iowa about Oct q pro-
vided the Spanish influenza epidemic
has sufficiently spent itself by that
time to make public meetings permis-
sable. He will begin his tour in south
eastern Iowa swinging GROUND TO the
northwest and will speak in practically
every congressional district in the
state. winding up his campaign in Des
Moines Saturday Nov. ., three days
before election.
The democrats continae to express
confidence in the election of Major \.
D. Ely. Of Davenport. to congress from
the Second district over Congressman
Harry Hull but are not so positive
about the defeat Of Congressman c. w
Ram6eyer in the sixth.
Harding Not Worried.
It II apparent that Governor Hard
ing and his associates are not worry
ing over the Porter candidacy. They
appear to be more concerned over the
getting out of the full republican
vote. The governor believes he can
not be successfully assailed on the
patriotic program and the degree of
candidates. patriotism appears to be
the principal talking point in the
present campaigning.
As evidence of Iowa's universal and
undivided support of all war work, in
which the governor has been the COM
mander in chief and organizer the gov
ernor's associates point out it is only
necessary to remember the states
wonderful contribution in all lines.
They declare that the democrats can
not truthfully cay that the republicans
have failed in vigorously pushing the
war program or in support of the
president
The absence of political controversy
snd excitement does not make the
coming election any the less import
ant, especially in the matter Of the
selection OF members OF the legislature
leaders here point out The iowa
legislature as the other legislatures of
all of the state will be in session dur
a ing what probably will be the most in
portant epoc n the political as well as
the military history of the world and
the destinies of nations will not hang
alto gether IN any one country or group
OF countries. The problems Of the war
it * recognized, will touch every state
Hence Iowa will be called upon to
face highly important legislation just
as will all law making bodies during
the coming months. Viewed in this
light the leaders here declare there is
every reason for wise selection Of
legislators and public leaders at the
4a pOlls Nov 4