 Marshall remained active in the Democratic party after his 1880 defeat and began stumping on behalf of other candidates and helping to organize party rallies across the state . His speeches were noted for their partisanship , but his rhetoric gradually shifted away from a conservative viewpoint in the 1890s as he began to identify himself with the growing progressive movement . He became a member of the state Democratic Central Committee in 1904 , a position that raised his popularity and influence in the party . 
