Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-31
Special to Times Republican.

Des Mo!nes. July 31-Followi-g the
arrival home today from overseas Of
Charles A. Rawson. chairman OF the
republican state central committee. the
G.. o. P. organization in Iowa Is ex-
pected to take immediate steps to
overcome the lead which the democrats
have gained in organization work
among the wome nof Iowa What will
be done about 1t is wholly undetermin-
ed. It is deemed by political leaders
likely that Mr.. Rawson will call
meeting Of the state committee within
few days to work out plan for cap
turing the new fiminine vote.
conference similar 10 the one held
last week by the democrats may be ar
ranged, and 1t seems certain that the
appointment Of womens' state chair
man, 20 Offset the work now being
done for the democrats by Miss Anna
B. Lawther. Of Dubuque, will be one OF
Mr.. Rawsons early tasks. Some one
prominent in suffrage circles probably
will be chosen.
There is nothing to indicate that
last weeks democratic pow-wow sue
eeded IN arousing the women Of the
state to any high pitch of political en-
thusiaSm. SO far as can be learned,
no democratic organization wrok Of
consequence has followed it in Des
Moines. and politicians have no reports
Of undue activity anywhere in the
state.
Solid South Worries.
Suffrage leaders here are not 50 con-
tident as they were two weeks ago that
The federal amendment will Re Gem
pletely ratified before November, 1920.
The foroidding attitude Of the SOLID
south" revealed the other day quite
emphatically by Georgia has somewhat
disheartened them. But there is one
thing they are not worrying about.
They never again will be baked and
disregarded by Iowa politicians and
political organizations.
The secret Of party interest In its
prospective feminine contingent no
matter how slowly ratification comes,
lies in two conditions: ~ Iowa wo-
men. without further legislation. will
vote on president IN 1920, and 90 Iowa
women are almost certain TO vote in
the state primary OF 1920.
II is distinctly up 10 the party organ
!zations in Iowa, their leaders,
feel. TO make every effort to
deliver the feminine vote on
women can vote on no other issue. And
the leaders admit that it would be
committing delayed political hari-kari
to vote against a measure so dear 10
the feminine heart as primary suffrage,
when 1t comes Up at the special session
next winter, in view of the fact that
universal equal suffrage is coming
some day soon no matter what anti
politicians DO to stop 1t.
G. o. p. Combinat
Republican politics has been mark
ing time pending the arrival Of Mr..
Rawson who, besides being state
chairman. is also a candidate for gov
ernor. Mr.. Rawson is expected to set
the republican machinery TO going
again and then to resign his position
on the state committee, to prosecute
his campaign. When that has come 10
pass candidates. should begin to null
tiply, and alliances to become appar-
ent.
At least three campaign co-nbina-
tons now seem iikeiy-Havner and
Harrington, Rawson and Holdoegel,
and Moore and Frailey. The first OF
these has been repeatedly announced.
and denied by neither. An attempt
was made by Havner propoents to
tie Holdoegel into the Hayner COM
bination too, but this has been suffici-
entity denied by Holdoegers friends. II
he doesn't align with Rawson, IL prob
ably will be with Kendall. He would
be an asset to either candidacy. largely
thru his favorable position with the
women.
Mr.. Kendall is the only governorsaip
candidate who is actively campaigning
now. He Is making two or three
speeches a week. Mr.. HaVners office
is extremely active building the basis
of a law enforcement platform, and 1t
is limited that the attorney general Is
preparing a coup, in the way Of an at
tack against food profiteers and the
cost of living generally, to be sprung
at an opportune moment in the cam
paign.
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