Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-14
'|R[ CROKER BRIGADE
Biennial Reunion Of tho Famous
Military Organization to Be
Held in Keokuk
Col. Rood Will Deliver Historical
Address The Fourth Iowa
Judicial District
Iowa County and the Primary sys.
tem-Republican Delegates to
Des Moines Satisfied.
Special to Times Republican.

Des Moines, May 14.-Col. H. H. Rood,
commander of the Crockel's Brigade /
Association, announces that the biennial.
reunion of the FOUR Iowa regiments com-
iprising this organization will be held in
keokuk Sept. 26 and 81. The famous
crocker's Iowa brigade, composed Of |
the Eleventh, Thirteenth, Fifteenth and |
Sixteenth Iowa regiments of volunteer
infantry, has conspicuous place in the
history of the civil war. As an organi- |
zation it has clung together since the
war with a strength Of comradeship
that is to be found only in these old sol
d1ers organizations, and this one is
much stronger than the average. Col.
Rood, as president of the association,
will deliver an address that will be full
OF history in view of the historic loca-
ton OF the meeting
One of the attendants at the republi-
can state convention last week was Ed
*. Whine, of Humboldt county. who has
been elected chairman of the republican
county committee OF that county over
Robert j.. j Johnston, who has held the
place for number of years. Mr.. Whine
has been Journal clerk of the house of
Representatives and Is prominent
young man ii, Humboldt county busi-
| ness and political affairs and is an i'm
llportant factor in several of the iinper-
liant business enterprises in his town,
being possessed of a snug fortune,
which he is successfully managing to-
gether with his, two brothers, who are
equally we'll fixed. He will be heard from
4 in the politics Of this state and viii be
an energetic and up-to-date chairman.
The republicans of Harrison county
llare mighty glad to get out Of the Fourth
4 judicial district and into the Council
Bluffs district. 1t is reported that their
i=desire to escape from the Sioux City dis
Itrict. in which they felt lonesome, led
d the republican leaders of Harrison coun-
5Iity to make pledge to the Council Bluffs
4 candidate for congress and that this
Il trade. was one of the main influences in
Inducing Webb ByeI,s to Withdraw from,
q the contest In the Ninth district, leaving
a the field clear for Judge Smith.
4 $50
a The republicans of one Iowa county
soon tired Of the primary system. They
y
4 the first trial of the system in the nonli-
nation of county officers. Its operation
4 WAS so unsatisfactory that the county
4 I5oonvention held last Monday decided by
a vote of 63 to 36 TO returnEto the caucus
Isystern. In this case the objection seems
Ito have been that under the primary
Esystens several third -tern1ers We're nomi-
mated against the custom and precedent
in Butler county that county officers
n should have but two terms. A great
n many republicans are opposed TO the
Il primary system because they believe il
4 results many times in the nomination o1
Il incompetent and Undesirable men for
y .llcountS offices. II almost every case q
;, minority candidate is nominated, as G
.sl3oandiGate is not required 10 secure 6
majority but only plurality of the
!, votes cast. Thus a man out of a jof
land nothing to do but chase over tllt
!. county for six months prior to the pri-
Il mary and pick UP votes here and there
i. | has an immense advantage over TIL;
!, man who has some business and doe.
, not have the time to individually cal
upon all the voters, but must take hi
chances on his merits and on genera
s presentation of his case to the public
1t itas resulted il desalcations in SOM
! counties. ard in no end of trouble ant
! embarrassment to the party and inter
Y ference with the public business.
: The delegates to the recent republican
state convention We're probably bette
y satisfied than they have ever been be
: fore over the accommodations the con
r vention received in Des Moines. For on
S thing, it was no trouble for a delegat
: or any other person to get his meals O
convention day. Des Moines has a Yer
large number of good restaurants. Th
!, business men of this city make prac
i Itice of taking their noon lunch dow
: town to i very large extent. probabl
t atsleast thres-fourths of them do 9,
i This led TO the establishment of ntlme1
n ous restaurants. They can enlarge the
q capacity so as to care for almost an
y crowd that comes, to town, and this is
3 great advantage in convention bushes
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