Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16
rarity LOYALTY TO RALLY
DELEGATES To CONVENTION
At pEs MONIES.
NO IMPORTANT sus,NEss
UP FOR CONDENSATION
Meeting 10 Take on Aspect Of Patriotic
Rally, With Prominent spelIbindsrs
siatsd for spssehss-Party g Make
ssrshuous Congressional Campaign
IL Some Districts.
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Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, July 1s. Under the
inspiration OF party loyalty the ma
jority Of the 1900 delegates to the
democratic state convention will be
here for the big meeting Thursday al
tho there is not single nomination
fors the convention to make.
In fact the. meet Of them are coming
the day b5fGre to attend rally ana
patriotic meeting which takes place
Wednesday mig at the auditorium.
TINS will DO addressed by Scott Fer
ria conrre ,sraap from Oklahoma, and
chairman OF the democratic national
congressional compaign committee;
emmett FINLEY, OF County Bluffs; r..
= Meredith. CT Des Moines, and 9TH
crc
Congressman Ferris as democratic
natioral consl essional chairman IS, IN
fact, coming out to the state conven-
ton here to lay the wires as stratesl-
cally as possible for the election OF as
many congressman from Iowa as can
be put over
plan Cons essionaI Campaign.
In fact the congressional campaign
IN Iowa as in other states was mapped
ont by democratic leaders In Wash
tuston months ago. They selected the
men to 20 before the primary inso-
f1r AZ possible and when candidates
came out. as was true In the Sixth
district. which they did not approve,
the Washington leaders were respon-
nile for suggestions as to wiser selec-
tions and saw to il thai: ..:se.. were
brought out that have a good chance
of winning
NAV Endorse Senator Kenyon.
II ia stated that the democrats at
their convention here Thursday Will
endorse Senate W. s. Kenyon OF Fort
Dodge, for United States senator. THIS
will ,clp the democrats In their argu-
;nent that only men Of tried loyalty
should be ell ,cted for Office. Charles
= Keyes. OF Des Moines, went into
the primary as the democratic candi-
sA.e against Kenyon and as he was
unopposed won q nomination. 1t Is
now said that the convention will dis
regard Keyes 10 q candidate and VIII
proceed to endorse Kenyon. There
WOuAtl OF 00QxSS pe IL SAAoASS
e,ecting Keyes anyway.
Loyalty Campaign Keynote.
In tf,eiy Efforts to elect democratic
congressman the party campaisners
viii. point out that they are not urging
tho election Of democrats to Office IN
those contfessiorM districts where
there Is no dsie stion as to the loyalty
OF the present congressman. AS q
matter Of fac. the leaders have rec
osni.sJ they can not beat the present
curahelts, arc hence won't try.
In the Third and Sixth districts the
democrats haze brought out men now
IN the military service for congress
In the Second district they have
brought out N. D. Ely. who has been
chairman OF the southern district ex-
emption board and has recently been
mode major in the Judge advocate
generals department. It is stated his
campaign viii be in the hands OF his
friends.
Harry B. Clark, Of Waterloo. can
didate for congress In the Third, is
row q captain in the service in France
Clark was formerly engaged in news
paper work In connection with farm
journals.
Buell. McCash,. of Bloomfield, an at
torney. is i corporal who volunteered
for service in tho early months fol-
lowing the presidents declaration OF
war and for some time has been sta
toned at Camp Dodge. The cam
paigns Of all these meE, it is said.
Will be largely In the hands Of their
friends.
Files 10 Keynote Speaker.
]. r. Files. Of Fort Dodge, who is
trying to win Ior congress in the
rcnth district against the republican
nominee, r. J. Dickinson, Of Algona,
is to be the keynoter Of the We'd
nesday convention and viii make an
aggressive campaign TO. election in
the Tenth.
In the Eleventh district Tom Steele,
OF Sioux City, who served one term
in congress but was defeated by a
very, narrow margin for reelection by
Congressman George G. Scots Of
Sioux city. will receive the CO. opera
ton OF all OF the leading democrats in
his efforts to defeat the republican
nominee, Judge William D. Boies Of
Rock Rapids.
The state democratic convention
waIl therefore be largely rallying
time for the Iowa leaders. There wifi
be big program of speech making
at the convention.
Democratic district committeeman
will be nominated at the caucuses early
Thursday morning. The present dis
trict committeeman follow:
First district, Senator John NJ Lind
~. Winfield: Second, A. A. Balluff.
Davenport; Third. II. A. Cook, Eagle
Grove; Fourth, e. j. Feu1ing, New
.Hampton; Fifth, John N. Hughes.
Cedar Rapids: Sixth, q. w. Godfrey.
Abba; Seventh. L. s.. HILL Des
Moines; Eighth, DR.. J. w. Reynolds.
Creston: Ninth, John j. Hughes,
Council BLUFFS: Tenth, w. I. Brana- :.
Enn. Emnfetsburg; Eleventh. Dr.. ". =.
Herbert, Storm Lake Dr. Reynolds
Of creston IL ttate chairman.
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