Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-28

I Dslssa tss Named For Three Uonvsn.
ttonS-O Cheers For "0ur Bob
cousins
Congrsssional Convention Delegates
Cousins Hen Excepting Few In
Two Wards.

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the east court room this morning at II
O'clock by Chairman George r. Esta-
brook. Of the county central committee.
The room was filled almost completely,
delegates from every township in the
county be present. besides. many inter-
Iested republicans who were in attend
ance az spectators.
The extraordinary attendance was
due largely to the fact that persistent
srumors have been rife for weeks past,
circulated on the part OF so-called
anti Cousins faction, to the effect that
: the convention would be ruled largely
by the dictates OF that faction, and
that some Marshall county man, pre-
sumably Hon. Charles Eckles, OF Tay-
lor township, would be recommended
for congress.
AZ . consequence when there IL. an
issue Of that kind apparent. the repub-
licans OF Marshall county wanted to
zee what there really was In the move
ment. and the result was a packed
convention.
Chairman Estabrook appointed as
temporary chairman Mr.. John w.
Wells and az temporary secretary Mr..
s g. G. st. Clair. Mr.. Wells addressed
the convention in q few words. saying
that some men were born great, others
achieved greatness and others had
greatness thrust upon them. OF these
he considered that he belonged to the
latter class. He called the attention OF
the convention to the reasons why the
republicans Of the county had ASSEM-
bled and Of the party's history, OF
which each republican was proud. He
recalled the great questions that had
been solved by the republican party.
and solved rightly, and referred to the
4 slavery question. The republican party
he designated as the only political
party that had brains enough to grap-
pie with the more important questions
and settle them along the principles OF
righteousness, humanity and justness,
and that the republican party stood for
I the will OF the people. The silver ques-
tion was referred to and altho only a
few months ago 1t was prophesied that
the country would go to rack and ruin
if silver was not coined at ratio OF 10
4 to /, yet how far these prophesies were
from being correct were best seen from
the fact that the nation was prospecting
4 and the country was established on q
arm financial basis. After brief refer
i ence to the Philippine and expansion
questions. Chairman Wells turned.
from the nation at large to Iowa and
said: az
I'VE are living In q proud state: q
{ state that has made rapid advance
4 sment; a state that has risen In the last
Few years from an obscure backwoods
country to one OF the foremost states
Of the Nunion: q state that Yields her
influence in the halls of congress and
presents in the senat e two Of the ablest
7 and popular senator's OF any state in
4 the union 9 I'd has In its house Of rep
resentatiyes galaxy OF great lights.
! Among them we number our own con-
4 gresham, Hon. Robert g. Cousins.
CGreat appladse:1
Gentlemen, there Is crisis on hand
In the republican party. We are on.
trial and the manner that we dispose
OF these great questions will be our
verdict. The men we now have in con-
gress are familiar with all these great
/ questions and I for one am not in favor
of swapping horses. Continued APP
plause.1
81 say this In all due regard for any
aspiring candidates. and when the time
COIlS0 H W sOS 40 nO olAy OA4S
10 put my shoulder to the wheels and
boost them in"
The chair then appointed the follow
Ing committees:
CrAdentialsG George A. Turner. Mar
shalltown; w. e. Mills. Eden; b. j.
I Nichols. Vienna.
Permanent Organizations. R. Piper.
LeGrand; B. F. Cummings, Marshall-
LAT ~ it,snv,
Redistricting-W s. Devine. Mar
shalltown; Capt. T. u. Smith, Soldiers
Home; w. N. Dickinson, Melbourne.
Resolutions. W. Parsons. Mar
shailtown: ID. e. Hole. Marietta; J. H.
walker. Timber Greek
After selecting meeting places the
convention ad tourned until / 80 this af-
tefnoon.
After assembling this afternoon the
report Of the committee on credentials
was first called for. Chairman Turner.
Of the committee. reported the names
Of the delegates who were emitted to
Seats in the convention.
Chairman Stone, OF the permanent
organization, reported the name OF II.
n Clemens. OF Minerva. for permanent
chairman and G. G. st. Clair for perma-
nent secretary, after which Mr.. Glenn
onss took charge Of the convention. The
report OF the committee on redistricting
the county to ascertain the representa-
ton from the various townships was
4 presented. The basis Of representation
was one delegate for every 200 votes
cast and one for each other fraction
over 100. The districts entitled to one
deleSate each are Vienna and Marion.
LiScomb and Iowa. Marietta and
& Washington. State Center. Logan and
q Jefferson. LeGrand Nos and 2,
& Graencastle. Eden and Bangor. Liberty
and Minerva. Those represented by two
+ delegates are Linn and Timber Creek,
Mai1halltown First, Second and Third
wards and Fourth ward and Taylor.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Tie committee on resolutions re-
ported. thru the chairman. Rev. F. w.
PafSpns. the followin. WITCH were
una9amously adopted: Ia s
III It resolved by the republicans of
4 Msyhall county In convention assem-
bleSH
4rst-That the welfare OF the peo-
pie demands the election Of q republic
4 ansyfesident. We view with tatisfac-
ton the return OF prosperity 10 the
& country upon the return OF tho repub-
sllcan partyAto power. We recall ne de.