Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-19
NEITHER LrAP'No PARTY TO
MAKE CAMPAIGN UNTIL BONDS
ARE DISPOSED or.
DEMOCRATS SAY THEY'LL
EEAr HULL IN SECOND
City Of Davenport Said TO Be Only
Doubtful Territory in District-Also
Expect to Elect Congressman in
Sixth District, Where Youthful Sol.
disr 10 Candidate.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Sept 19.-Nethcr the
republicans or the democrats will
undertake any real political campaign
ing in Iowa until after the liberty loan
campaign. Not ohy do the political
promoters realize that any early fall
campaigning would be inopportune but
they further recognize politics will be
given scant attention until election day
draws nearer.
The democrats put on a preliminary
skirmlsh down in the Second district
last week. THIS open warfare however
has been abandoned for the time being
and leaders are just now resorting to
political strategy.
Congressional issues are the real
issues in Iowa this fall with the
Second and Sixth districts as the
regions OF greatest activity. Daven-
port is looked upon as the strategic
center in the Second while the heavy
bombardment. in the Sixth will occur
In Monroe. Mahaska and wapello
counties. There will also be a heavy
Claim Hull 10 Beaten.
Democrats are claiming that they
have Congressman Hull beaten in the
Second district territory outside Of
Davenport but admit the situation in
this pivotal city is somewhat in doubt.
However they expect their candidate,
Major N D. Ely, to win out over Con-
gresham Hull.
The democrats express more conf
dence over the situation in the Sixth
district than elsewhere. They declare
that Congressman Ramseyer did not
succeed in patching up his fences on
his recent brief visit back home. The
democratic candidate. Buell. McCash:
Of Bloomfield. brought out by members
Of his party whil2. he was a soldier at
trict as Corporal Buell. McCash is now
lieutenant and is overseas. If he should
be elected his friends point out he
would not have to come back from
France until December 1919 or just in
time to take his seat in congress.
The Third district democratic
nominee, Clark. Of Waterloo, has been
in the military service for some time
and has been advanced to major. He
is also reported to be in France.
Iowa democrats are anxious for one
for the cabinet officers to come out here
and make some speeches. Wilbur
Marsh. OF Waterloo, is in Washington
now to arrange for some speaker or
speakers. Marsh is trying t. get one
of the cabinet members either Secre-
tary Baker Secretary Daniels Or
Treasurer McAdoo It is recognized
that the president will not make an
extensive speaking trip this fall and II
he campaigns at all it is said he will
not come west of Chicago. However it
is thought there is a possibly of getting
one of the three cabinet members
above mentioned. The democrats
realize it will take big gun" to
arouse the interest Of the Voters
1t is observed here that Assistant
Attorney General Claude Porter likes
his new work He has been made the
custodian or considerable patronage.
having been assigned to pass upon the
qualifications Of candidates for district
attorneyships in Iowa. Hence it is not
thought there will be any particular
incentive for him to make a vigorous
campaign for governor.
The indications now are that the
total vote cast in Iowa this fall will
not exceed 400. 900. Two years ago the
total vote was $4,000. In 1916 Porter
polled 10000 votes as/co,npared to
Cummins PIG. 600 and in 1910 he polled
$4,000 to Carrolrs 205,000.