Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-02
OUTCOME OF ELECTION MON
DAY TO BE DETERMINED
BY STAY AT HOMES.
SENATORIAL FIGHT
CREATES INTEREST
Absent Voters Law Great Help in
Getting Out Vote--lowa Delegates
to National Convention to Go to
Chicago Sunday-Lowden Boosters
Pleased With Developments.
pecial to Times Republican.

Special to TtmcS-itepubliCan.
Des Moines. June with the
state primary and the republican ma
tional convention near at hand events
of the highest political Significance
are crowding to the foreground.
1t is still "A question whether or not
the voters will get out to the polls
Monday in sufficient number to re-
cord the full voting strength of the
state. Heretofore presidential year
has always brought out a larger vote
than in the biennial elections where
only state candidates are voted on,
and history is expected to repeat it
self In this respect again this year.
When Chairman Will Hays, of the
republican national committee, was
here early last January he plead for
patriotism which moves men and
women to make their countrys
welfare their own business and no,
to neglect to go to the polls at cleo
ton time. He said that in "proasic
times of peace they should interest
themselves continually in the prac[
teal politics of their community"
Three months later when Governor
Frank q. l.Owden, of Illinois, spoke
here he declared that our govern
meh will not endure forever unless
we have citizenship willing to de-
vote itself to it's interests in time of
peace. just as II does in time of war"
I RrxyD
in his recent address here before the
Methodist conference declared that
the right of franchise is one of the
priceless possessions of the American
people which a large per cent fail to
appreciate.
This attitude OF lack of sufficient
interest IN the primaries to get out
and vote is again in evidence and the
size of the vote Monday is now
matter of supreme Importance in the
opinion of the leaders.
1t takes contest to bring out the
vote and this year the. Cummins-
Brookhart fight is relied on to bring
the voters to the polls. The voting
promises to he close on practically
every state office except. secretary of
state and this condition also should
serve to bring out a representative
vote.
The absent voters law is proving b
holp in the matter of voting since
voters who will be absent from the
city can secure ballots of the coun-
~ auditor or city clerk, not more
than fifteen days or less than three
days before the primary. and can
thus cast their ballot. Republicans
who are to he in attendance on the
national conventioi. at Chicago are
voting by this means.
Iowa Delegates Leave Monday.
The majority of the delegates to the
national convention from this section
will leave for Chicago Sunday night.
reaching the convention CITY on nri-
mary day in Iowa and a day before
the gavel falls in the auditorium in
Chicago.
Chairman Weaver of the Iowa dele
cation notified party men here Mon
day that the state headquarters could
not be opened before Saturday night
or Sunday morning as the rooms in
the Auditorium hotel would not be
available before that time. Officers
of the delegate are already in Chi
cago making arrangements for the
Iowa delegates and party represent
atives.
Governor Harding will stop in Chi
cage today on his return from a trip
east and will confer with leaders. He
will return here probably Thursday
morning and will not go in for the
convention until Sunday night.
Lowden boosters are. feeling good
over the advance dope coming from
the convention city. Reports to the
effect that Hiram Johnson will get
four of Iowa's twenty-six votes on the
first ballot are branded as erroneous
inasmuch as the Iowa delegation is
instructed for Lowden.
Another report is to the effect that
Wood will get four votes from Iowa
after "the break" The Jowden mon
also say this can not be as they claim
from the start until he wins.
The Iowa delegation to Chicago.
probably will hold it's first meeting
next Monday when Iowa's represent
atives on the credentials permanent
organization and resolutions commit
tees will be chosen.
Grier Going West.
Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City, June Hon. George
E. Grier, formerly Poweshiek coun-