Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-03
RECORD maintained
MARSHALL County Got Nothing at the
State Convention But Was Very
Much In Evidence.
Fought For Her Candidates as Long
as Fighting Chance Existed
The Tama Blunder.
Linn County the Laughing Stock Of
the Whole Convention. Chair
man Estabrook's Views.

The delegates from Marshall county
to the state republican convention ar
rived at home on the night trains, and
although their candidate for supreme
judge was defeated and Tama county
made an error in Judgment, the dele
cation was very we'll satisfied because
it had maintained its record as a fight
ing delegation.
There is a general disposition to for
give Tama county for the little mistake
she made in turning down Marshall
county's candidate for membership on
the committee on resolutions. But Linn
county! The delegates say that Inns
delegation was the laughing stock Of
the whole convention, and that the
bringing out of Judge Giffen for the
purpose of defeating Judge Burnham
has lost Linn its influence for years to
come, has killed that county's congress
sional aspirations. and has placed Judge
Giffen where he will not be available az
a candidate next year.
county central committee, was asked
and the probable effect of the Tama and
Linn county episodes. He said;
The speech of G. E. Pickett, of Wat
erloo, was one of the best that 1 ever
heard. 1he defeat of Judge Burnham
for the supreme bench can be laid at
Linn countys door. The Fifth district
was interested in Judge Burnham. in
asmuch as Benton county was in our
district. and Marshall county main
tanned, together with the other counties
lin the district, her usual loyalty by vot-
ing for Judge Burnham until his own
county withdrew his name.
"A report was circulated in the morn
ing that Judge Burnham was from Linn
county. and that his own county had
gone back on him. This report was
given credence. and If Linn county had
given her vote to Judge Burnham after
the second vote 1t would have placed
Judge Burnham in different light We
can not understand the policy of Linn
county as 1t Is beyond our comprehen-
sion. Why they should absolutely re-
fuse to vote for Judge Burnham when
the very best people of Cedar Rapids
and Linn county We're for him is more
than we can comprehend.
We We're very much surprised at the
action of Tama county in relation to
their vote for 7. j. Fletcher for member
OF the committee on, resolutions. We
had counted on Tama county's vote, as
Marshall has always been loyal to
Tama. and Tama county has asked for
considerable in the past. The surprise
that was on the faces of Marshall coun-
tvs delegates when the vote was an
nounced would have been a good sub
ject for a kodak fiend. That gross
error was made there is no question and
Tama county later did everything it
could to make amends. But Marshall
county is too broad minded TO ,.arbor
any feelings of hatrss On so small a
matter.
The auditorium will make good
building In which to hold conventions,
and Des Moines has done we'll to get the
building so nearly completed.
While We Were for Judge Rurnham
as long as he had fighting chance, we
know that Judge Sherwin is d strong
candidate. Altogether the convention
was a great success and republicanism
is at high tide in Iowa"