Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-30

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uation and until 1881 he practced law
in Des Moines. Since 1881 he has been
at the head OF the law department OF
the State University. H was born in
Ohio in 1851 of Quaker parents and was
brought to the state by them in 1855.
Senator Blanchard Is recognized thru
out the state as a lawyer of ability and
wide experience. He served for twelve
years upon the circuit bench, from 1895
to 1880. He has served in both branches
OF the general assembly, being now in
his second term in the senate. He is 81 I
years of age and a native Of New York.
In 1866 he was graduated from the law
department of the University of AIichi-
gan and has p.acticed law in Iowa
since that time. He was a union soldier |
in the civil war. Both Senator Blan
chard and Chancellor Mccain We're
candidates before the state convention
| for supreme judge in 1891 and were de-
lfeated.
Judge Zala A. Church, of jefferson,
Greene county, will have very active
support from the southern part of the
Tenth district. and the manipulations
of candidates for other offices may
make him formidable candidate He
lis AZ years old. born in Wisconsin,
graduated from the law department of
the University of Wisconsin in 1876 and
/ two years later located in the town
where he now lives. He has been prom
inent in politics and in 1894 was elected
district judge and is now holding that
office.
The Fifth district has two candidates,
Judge H NJ Remley of Ananosa and
Col. Charles A. Clark of Cedar Rapids.
4 Judge Renlley, who is a brother of the
\ present attorney general, came from his
4 |native state. Virginia, when he vas
about 12 yearssold and has lived in
4 Iowa nearly fif& years. He was edu-
I Gated at the State University, gradual
ling from the law department in 1872
4 He has been very successful in the
4 practice and in 1896 became district
4 .Ijudge. Col. Clark has practiced law in
llowa for tflirtysfour years, but has not
beer in public life. This is the first
! itime he has ever been candidate for
4 ofIice. a list of the leading dozen law
Y yers in Iowa would include him. His
z fstirst vote was cast for Abraham Lin-
coin in 1864 but from 1872 to 1896 he
Twas a democrat. The silver issue and
the democratic attacks on the judiciary
made him a republican,. In the cam
Il paign of 1896 he MADE many speecnes
for the Mckinney ticket. His candidacy
p is being urged partly as recognition
sl,of the 10000 gold democrats who sup-
ported Mckinley in 1886. altho the chief
foundation for his campaign is distln-=
[ suished legal ability. He is not a poli-
u @Itician and is not making an active cam
"A paign for the nomination.
t1al> f,f kpnSaji0lll
land Judge II. NJ. Fee of Centervile are
the other candidates. They are both
l5old and tried judges who have made
good records on the bench.
1 w. l.. Roach temporary chairman OF
the republican stlte convention. is
III uatiye of Mus1a,ine, WHARF he is now
!, the most influential republican and one
!, of the most successful business men.
: 1e was born in 1862 and has worked all
II his life in Iowa. In early life ne
showed taste for business and has al
i ways taken care of himself He oegan
i, in a. small way and gradually but sure
9 ly built up one OF the largest sash and
i door factories on the MISSISSIPPI. He
!. is actively and prominently identified
q with the. western lumber interests, Al
Il his life he has been a republican. be
o first came into state notice IN 1894
i when he surprised his friends by max
81 ing speeches and taking an active part
d lin the campaign for the election OF
! George NJ Curtis of Clinton. to con-
n gress. He preferred this 10 being the
y candidate himself. In 1896 he might
h again have been nominated but de-
e clined He was a pronounced soic
n standard man from the first and con-
i tributed not little to the sound money
/ cause in 1896. In 1897 he was appointed
: postmaster of Muscatine. He is at tfii:
y time the almost unanimous choice O
9 the republicans of the Second aistricl
Il for congress sman. Aitho he does no
= desire the nom;na tion, because it vii
II take him away from his business. he Is
: not unlikely to receive 1t much afte1
:, the manner in when Theodore Rooss
Z velt was nominated for vice president
y Republicans ofSthe district feel that h.
! will nut more enthusiasm into the cam
a patsn in this close district than an,
other available man, because he has s.
many devoted personal frienas. Hi
y reputation asa common sense, busi
u nesslke, effective speaker made hin
'e the choice of the state committee TO
q tmporary chairman of the August con
y vention. Mr.. Roach is man of lin
u literary tastes and owns large an
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