Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-27
DIS MONIES ELECTION
Mayor Mac Vicar Defeated For Re.
Election j. j. Hartenbower
Successful.
Mac Wears Activity in Antagoniz.
ing so Many interests Accom-.
plished His Defeat.
Republicans Scratched Voted For
Citizens Candidate in Interests
Of Harmony.
.cial to Times Republican.

neS MONIES, MdIcH 2s.-rJoTln Mac
Vicar was defeated yesterday for
third term as mayor Of Des Moines by
Jeremiah j. Hartenbo,ver. The vote
was very close, but in spite of the re-
publican majority of more than 1000 in
The city MIR. Hartenbower made gains
in nearly every precinct and was elect
ed by oil majority. \ score of influ-
ences contributed to the result Mayor
MacNicar has been g dict atcr in politics
and has attempted in every direction
since he was first elected four years
ago to enforce the nomination and cleo
ton of men of his choice for county.
city and even school district Offices. He
has waged unrelenting warfare against
nearly every corporate interest in the
city and the result indicates that many
people thought he was carrying it too
| far. He has been a prominent advocate
of municipal ownership of all public
utilities. Many of his opponents have
| gone so far as to characterize him as an
anarchist. In the present campaign he
had the opposition of the ministers the
temperance people and many others
who have hitherto supported him, but
We're against him at this time because
/ he has failed to enforce the law against
gambling and other vices. Four years
| ago his campaign was understood to be
an incident in the campaign Of James
| G. Berryhtll for the republican nom-
/ nation for congress against Congress-
/ man Hull. This time ii was understood
| that his success would be the founda-
! ton of another fight against Hull. This
alienated many of Huli's friends. who
have openly fought MacNicar. Hun
dreds of republicans quietly and Sc
\ cretly voted against MacNicar. beliey-
Ling it to be to the interest of the res
publican party to free itself from him
and his ambitions. 1t was in no way a
| partisan contest. The Hartenbower
| ticket was known as The citizens ticket
and the drawing of party lines was
avoided as much as possible. The sue
cessful candidate is a man of ire
4 proachable character and high standing
in the city; a man of large wealth and
! an old resident. He was the demo-
cratic nominee against Macyicar two
1 years ago.
Register and the CAPITAL, republican.
! and the Leader. democratic. while the
j News, independent, was neutral. Both
the Register and Capital We're at hear,
A opposed TO him. but supported him af
ter he was nominated. Hartenhowe,
had no organ. but his meetings were
much larger than those of MacNicar
d A. p. Cummins Senator Cheshire and
several others of the local republican
4 leaders and some of the republican
/ members of the legislature joined in the
effort to elect Macyicar for partisan
reasons. but they We're unable to per-
suade republicans that it was for the
4 party's good that MacVicar should bs
elected. Republicans seized upon tbs
opportunity TO unload him Harten-
bowers majority is 517. All the rest Of
the republican ticket is elected With the
exception OF two aldermen in dcwr
town wards where Frank kiest anc
John Monarch representatives of the
lower element in politics. have beer
defeated.
The defeat of John MacNicar is in M
wise a calamity u the republican par
~. Some men may try 70 make il APP
pear so. and s9fne of his friends may
feel that it is but those who are thor
oughly informed in regard 10 the stu
alton in Des MONIES and Polk county
and the Seventh congressional distric
are of the opinion that the elimination
Eof MacNicar ana MacNicarism from tn.
politics of the county, city and distric
will greatly promote the peace and har
mony OF the party The hundreds ant
hundreds of republicans who votet
against MacNicar yesterday did s.
, largely upon the belief that he is not {
republican and that his prominence
and activity haNe been dstrinent e
the republican party in this city am
district He ean have no complain
against boilers for he has the raputa
!, ton of berg a boiter upon several &c
, casions. He has sought to rule or ruin
He mas attempted TO crush every MAJ
!, and every interest that did NOT boz
down TO his dictum. Several times b
. has been rebuked by the defea of tn
/, ticket which ne had set up in the coun
itS convention ,,:,s. c!sew'hcrc. hnt Il re
q CURED his overwhelming defeat I
emphas size to the state, and particu
larry TO this congressional district, cila
!. John MacVicar and his theories do no
J. dominate the city and politics of De
:. Moines II is no exaggeration 70 sa
that a large majority of the republican
of Des Moines feel greatly relieved, be
, cause they viii not in the future HAY
John MacNicar 10 deal with. one wh
| supported him voiced tha sentiment O
many when he said: Il supported Mae
Vicar. did 50 because he was IN
e party nominee and thought it Houl
be 10 the interest of the party not I
n give his faction any excuse for fltur
y bolting. / am not sure but the party
q better off rid of him, but j fear he an
n his followers will be looking for re
4 yenge for a long time to come and vi
take every opportunity to punish thos
!. who they think helped to beat Mac
q Vicar this time Perhaps it is bette
- that these men shall be put out whei
= we can see them in the opposition in
!, stead of having them within the part
!, to create dissensions.
! MacVicar gave the following state
nlent to the press this morning:
In my Judgment my defeat was az
complished thru combination of ii
fluences. There is no question but thu
: in the republican ranks, IN addition I
It the opposition from the old city ha
is ring, who were turned out of Office.
# had pronounced opposition from til
r. county and national organization. Coz
is gresham Hull's particular friends toe
= the lead in the open opposition In IL
l. republican ranks. There were not le
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