Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-10-03
FINAL CONFERENCES
FOR THf REPUBLICANS

Final conferences of Republicans
interested in the public welfare arc
he.ng neld this week under auspices
of the Republican State Central
Committee. Conferences for the
Third and Fifth districts were held
in Waterloo and Cedar Rapids on
Monday and Tuesday. The Second
district conference will be held in
Davenport Thursday and the First
district in Burlington on Friday.
Last week Chairman Rawson was in
Fort Dodge. Charles City and Oska-
loosa, where district conferences
were held and all were we'll attended
and of such a character as to be Of
great help in organizing the state for
the assurance of a regular republican
victory next month. A very large
percentage of the counties of the
state are now fully organized with
precinct committeeman who are &C
tive and who will see to 1t that the
Republican vote is gotten out. The
general expression of feeling at all
conferences has been that 1t will not
do to take anything for granted even
this year when loyalty and patriot
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properly be to the advantage of the
Republican party, nor to permit Of
any neglect in organization because
of the desire to give all possible time
to the strictly war measures. No
more patriotic duty is before Iowa
PEOPLE than that of voting; and as
a preliminary everyone should be in
formed as to candidates, issues and
the historic record and traditions Of
parties.
At the conference in the Eighth
congressional district successor
was chosen to ]. w. Calvert OF Mystic
as district member of the Republican
State Central committee. Mr.. Cal
vert was elected by the last Repub-
lican state convention, but being in
the railroad service and not wishing
to violate the orders of the chief
torbidding railroad being active In
politics, he resigned, and also moved
out of the district. 1t is provided by
law that the state committee itself
shall fill vacancies, but Chairman
Rawson put it up to the local COM
mitteemen and others at the confer
ence to select the man. A happy
choice was made of David Dining,
of Centerville. an active and deserv-
ing party man, who Is going ahead
with the organization of the district.
OF the nine candidates on the Re-
publican state ticket, eight are pres
ent incumbents of the offices to
which they have been nominated.
which is abundant evidence that the
Republican party appreciates service
and also that the men whom Repub-
licans nominate are those for whom
the people have indicated confidence.
The Republican candidates have
shown their worthiness by actual
works. OF the eleven Republican can
didates for congress nine are present
incumbents, and 1t is we'll known that
there Is not in congress a more in
fluontial state delegation than that
of iowa.
All Republican speakers who are
engaged in the Liberty Loan and
other patriotic campaigns are care
fully avoiding any tinge of PARTISAN
ship or politics in what they say. 1t
is a somewhat critical time in this
respect. Governor Harding has been
doing an immense amount of work
in patriotic campaigns. Nearly all
republican candidates are in the
work heart and soul. Later the gov
ernor will be In the hands of the
Republican State committee for
limited number of speeches in the
campaign. as will also many of the
other candidates on the Republican
ticket.
A committee has been named to
make thorough investigation of the
feasibility Of providing for commits
sions to take the vote of the soldiers
of Iowa who are voters and necessar-
lily away from home.