Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-05
POLITICAL SERUM
DIG GUNS TRYING TO INJECT IN
rEREsr IN CAMPAIGN.
National Figures to Overshadow State
Issues During Next Ten Days
AspvhIIsan Conference, Pershins,
Osxsn and Dsmee~atle Pow Wow
csms In Order NAMED.


special % Ttnno0~ISepuoncan,
Des MOtnes. Jan. 5.--National poll
tios will overshadow stnte political In
terests In Iowa during the next ten
days ~ least.
-Four hts days are scheduled--repub-
lican oonfersnce day, Tuesday. Jan.
8, Pegshang day, Wednesday, Jan. Z,
Bryan day, Tuesday. Jan. -, and
democratic day. Thursday. the 18th.
The principal purpose OF the re-
publican ooncsrsncs here Tuesday
seems TO De to assemble = portion at
least Of the Iowa republican machinery
and see that IL Is set in motion.
National Chairman VIII Hayes and his
assistants Will meet with the mems
state central committee and also with
the wpmen's state central committee
and the work of organizing the state
from congressional district down to
ward and precinct will be taken up.
Organization. not candidates or issues.
will be discussed at the conference.
Howevee,xhe grand Old party will be
the theme, Of speeches to be delivered
at a big night meeting at the Coliseum
which meeting will in fact be the first
big meeting in the 1920 national cam
paign to be held in the state.
Pershina's Visit Not Political.
The visit of Cen. John j. Pershing
on Jan. Is not looked upon as poll
teal but inasmuch as General Perish
ing Is an international figure and has
been mentioned by numerous admirers
ar q presidential possibility, his COM
ing 10 naturally linked I'D with the
campaiSn of 1920. In fact, in
Ne0raska, from which state General
Pershing come to Iowa, Pershins
for President Club" has been organic
ed
Press notices at hand summarize the
weeks visit of General Pershins in
Nebraska declare that altho Persh,ng
has been referred to at every banquet
and reception held In his honor as
the next president OF the United
States" he has failed to show by as
much as the flicker of an eye or
change of expression what he thought
of the idea" 1t is further stated that
he has made no statement TO the
press or in his addresses which would
indicate one way or the other as to
what he thought of the matter. Tine
press notice quoted also says: Cen
eral Pershing has not yet visited the
Pershing for President headquarters
here dincoln) but he has been seen
in company with Mark w. Woods. one
Of the big figures in the campaign al
several different times"
General Pershings visit to Des
Moines is primarily to inspect Camp
Dodge. The big feature Of his visit
here win be q public meeting at the
Coliseum Wednesday evening.
Bryan Comes On 18th.
Bryan's coming on the 18th and the
meeting of democrats at the call of the
chairman OF the state central commit
tee two days later might indicate that
there is split In the ranks of the
Iowa democrats and that there is a
considerable element, including tho
chairman Of the democratic committee
and associates, not in accord with the
old war horse of the party. Local
democrats, however. claim that this Is
not the fact but that the state meeting
had been arranged for before Bryan's
coming was announced.
1t is announced that Governor Lee
OF South Dakota, Senator Johnson OF
Minnesota, F. A. Pike Of ST. Paul,
James R Bennett, Jr. of st. Cloud,
Mimi, and others from outside locali-
ties will attend the Bryan day meet
ing. Bryan is scheduled to speak In
the evening at the Coliseum. 1t is re-
ported that the speaker is expected to
direct his address towards the league
of nations altho other national topics
will be discussed.
Chairman j. w. Reynolds. of the
state committee has officially issued
call for all democrats of Iowa to at
tend a conference In Des Moines on
the 18th, jefferson day. A big Jeffer-
son day banquet is to be served in the
evening with leading Iowa democrats
as speakers.