Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-27
Finkle Beaten For Councilman in
the First Benson, Harris and
MCGUIRE Reelected.

Election scarecrows were hung up on T
all sides and these had the effect of de- I
feating the park tax. Personalities T
We're INDUCED in in some of the ward |
contests, and altogether it was one of /
the most peculiar city elections ever
held in Marshalltown. There We're
stories of Jobs. past and in contem-
plation. The charge was Industrious
~ circulated that the park scheme was
Matched for the purpose of unloading !
some undesirable property on the city.
One story had it that it was already
arranged that the park commissioners
We're to purchase the fair grounds east
of the city, owned by Councilman
Finlsle, and that MIR. Shorthill one OF
tine commissioners elected, held a big
mortgage on the property and was
anxious to help this scheme along. I'll
was also charged that Messrs. Trotter
and Benson We're anxious to dispose of
a few acres for park purposes, when in
fact they do not care TO sell. Another
claim was that a tax levy of 6 or $ mills
would result, when the proposition vas
specified for mill. In fact. nearly
every man who opposed the tax mag
ined he saw something rotten, while the
of municipal lighting plant would be
jeopardized if a park tax was voted.
Others opposed it wholly on the ground
that it increased taxation, however
slight. In some of the aldermanic con-
tests ii was charged that there was
Doodle in the cement sidewalk con
tracts as evidenced by the chickering's
over the last contract, which has never
been let and may not be.
VOTE ON PARK TAX.
While there We're a total of 2l09 votes
cast in the city by the men. AN unusu
ally heavy vote for an off year. there
were only 16o6 votes, including those Of
the Indies, on the park question. The
male vote on the park proposition by
wards was as follows:
For. Against.
First 1GS 225
Second Ill 100
Third Observation-Disclosures. lSo 20
Fourth 100 200
Totals 6S4 Sal
The vote of the women was as fol-
lows, total of 1913 votes being cast by
them:
For. Against.
! First observation-disclosures. o u
Second ...........3.... . oo
Third ..... 6 "a
| Fourth ..................... II
| Totals Observation-Disclosures. q 1o2
1 The total vote of both women and
men was as follows:
For Against
Men 634 Sal
Women 81 10.
| Totals ... 655 "a.
Majority against OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 234
1 For park commissioners Messrs. ID
/ r. Denmead, A. L. Shorthill and S. w
Rubee had no opposition These gen
/ cast for the park tax. many refrainine
4 from voting for these offices because
they We're opposed to park at the
4 present time.
FOR CoTNCILMEN.
In the First ward vigorous fight
was waged against Mr. /. S. Finkle
who was seeking a reelection to ths
4 city council. The First ward is in
4 clined to change councilmen every tx,
4 years. and Mr.. Finkle seemed TO nav,
1 engendered considerable opposition
during his administration. His defeat
under the circumstances, was not ;
surprise. but rather was expected. TIL
.lvote received by the three candidate
was:
Kirby Observation-Disclosures. ........... %
Finkle ..................... is
Reimer NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. III
81 Kirby's plurality Observation-Disclosures. .
4 In the Second ward MIR. Rensons re
election MAS a foregone conclusion. a
The has made an excellent councilman /
IAN respects and there was a general III
lclinaton to continue him in the publ
service until the water extension
!. completed. AS chairman of the waite
COMMITTEES he has that work we'll i
hand. His opponent, Mr.. Bentle.
. made hard fight To win, but stood o
the wrong platform. Mr.. Bensons er
sdorsement at the polls was a handsom
one. the vote being as follows:
al Benson Observation-Disclosures. 2
! Bentley Observation-Disclosures. j
+ Benson's majority ............... Il
Q DR. Harris also received a splendi
7, endorsement HIS IcGutu III gtIlS y III
ward. opposed as he was by two exec
lent men The vote in this ward wa:
Harris ................... .
Wilson j
!. Emerson. j
Harris plurality ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
= In the Fourth ward Mr.. Arnold gay
+ Mr.. Mcclure very close race. NJ
i Arnold. who is the master mechanic
} the glucose works. received a good vo
from that quarter, and Mr.. McGui
was reelected by only twelve nlatorit
\ The vote was:
McGuire.... ~. $500.
s Arnold. 49,. $500. ...........
IA McGuires majority. I. -.
Z Mayor Pierce and City Clerk Trott
y met this morning and canvassed the r
4 turns. The council will reorganize |
ID the first Monday in April-next Mo
. day. the 2d-when a city clerk, sire
commissioner, the water committe
u etc. will be chosen. and the mayor W
announce the balance Of the standil