Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-23

make nomination and file papers.
County Auditor Hargrave. when the
papers were presented. referred the
matter to County Attorney Stone, who
advised him not to allow Dr. Brady's
name TO appear on the Official ballot.
The democrats then appealed to board
composed of the auditor county attor-
ney and Clerk OF the Courts Bullock,
and the hearing came on Monday, oc-
cupying the time until late in the after
noon.
Both Coroner Lierle and DR.. Brady
appeared by attorneys and the matter
was argued at length "A decision was
reached late in the afternoon, to the
effect that the nomination papers of
DIR. Brady We're In due form and ac-
lcording to law, but that they had no
Jurisdiction TO say whether or not there
is a vacancy in the office of coroner.
This was partial victory for Coroner
! Lierle, but the democrats announced
that they would secure writ OF man
lidamus to compel the auditor to place
| DIR. Brady's name on the ballot, thus
making sure his election because the
republicans would have no candidate.
The law says that officers must quail
| fy on the first Monday in January, un-
less they have a reasona BILE excuse for
not so doing. DR.. Lierle says his bonds
man was out of the city at that time,
and as his old bond was still in force
! he did not think a question could be
PRAISED. especially when he knows it to
be a fact that former county officials
lhave failed to file their bonds, a formal
lily that the law rec ognizes as nece ssary
| TO qualification. for several days after
this should have been done.
TAKE ANOTHER TACK.
4 The popocratic machine. after the
Ecounty attorney. auditor and clerk
Preached their decision holding that they
had no Jurisdiction to determine
whether a vacancy existed. got to-
gether and decided on another course,
abandoning the threat to secure writ
1 of mandamus and resorting to great
A big bluff by serving notice that they
viii challenge every republican vote
cast in the county as illegal The fol-
lowing notice, in line with this policy,
was served on County Auditor Har-
grave:
ITO r. w Hargrave. county auditor
of Marshall county, Iowa: You are
4 hereby notified that we will challenge
al the polls any ballot cast or present.
ed TO be voted on which the name OF
/ DR.. T. G. Brady does not appear as our
candidate for coroner.
DIR. T. c. BRADY,
sIy"Democratic County Central Com
4 mitteeman.
by Charles Henry, Chairman.
Attest: Theo +. Bradford, Secretary.
dated Marshalltown, Iowa. October
%, 1907
Z. AS further effort to assist in scar
ling the republicans into submission
the report was telegraphed Monday
might to several papers. including the
Il Des Moines Leader and Chicago Times
4 Herald that the effect OF the demo-
slcratic proceeding would be to defeat
sICongressman Cousins thru the loss OF
1.-THE entire republican vote of 1000 in
Marshall county. On this theory the
whole county ticket would thus be de-
Heated ii the democrats should succeed
/ In having the fine distinction drawn
that every republican vote was illegal
because DIR. Brady's name did not app
Il pear on the ballot, while every demo-
cratic vote was legal regardless of the
i absence OF Brady's name.
The democrats have at least sue
.sceeded in soaring somebody and might
have won out on the coroneri If they
4 had followed their first inclination 70
secure a writ compelling the auditor "a
4 place the democratic candidates name
on the ballot, because there is a big
i question involved.
Chairman Henry, Of the democratic
committee. says they do not blame the
q republican party or Chairman Esta-
] brook for the failure to nominate an
4 other candidate. but they do blame
i coroner Lierle for neglecting to COM
j ply with the law as they interpret 1t.
4 DR.. Lierle is inclined to blame tile
supervisors for their action and says /,
d was the result of trouble he had had
I with tle board over some OF his bills
4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. who by virture Of his
Office Is clerk OF the board, says he no.
4 titled DR.. Lierle some time ago OF the
action Of the board and that tie ought
to file his nomination papers to Be or
the safe side. s;ss S
Il There 40 not much fear that the dem
ocrats Will succeed IN their chailenge
Isaf every republican vote OF the county
hut if thera II the slightest danger Ia
:l.ths ticket the = test M would b IL
lsjioW s1es III; ll4ese shsfs.