Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-06
vote By wards; With the republican plu-
ELECTION NOTES.


The Central ditcfier gans working on
the north end came home to vote. and
seven OF the eight Of the crew voted the
Republican ticket. l
A prominent manufacturer OF tl1ip
city announces that Of eighty elk voters
IN his employ but one of the whole nun
Der would vote for Bryan. That 500 splu-
raliuty expected by the republicans Of
this city lie practically assured.
About as good campaign argument
as could be advanced in favor OF Me-
kinley's reelection is noticed in the
Office OF Clerk Of Courts Bullock, by an
inspection of the record OF marriages
Since Nov. 1 there has not been one IL
cense issued, a fact that Is decidedly
out OF the ordinary, for there is gener-
ally an average of one license day,
at least. The officials in the clerks
Office say 1t was the same four years
ago during the days prior to the ma
tional election and that all of the
young men who are contemplating put
ting on the matrimonial yoke are hold
ing Off until after today's election. II
Mckinley Is elected they will proba-
Oily see their way clear for prosper
GUS four years and will get married,
while II Mr.. Bryan should be named as
president Clerk Bullock thinks the
county will have no need OF the new
marriage record book that has recently
been purchased.
Mr.. George f. Adams, OF this city,
received this morning a letter from
Marshall, Fessenden q Co, abstracters
and examiners of titles. at Orsaw wa, Of
fering him $500 cash and the balance
March 4. 1901, for 100 acres belonging
to Mr.. Adams in! Monona county. The
letter says: II you accept this propo-
sition forward us your abstract and ne
will close the deal unless Bryan is
elected. but under those circumstances
we do not wish to close until we see
developments The above is not pub
lished as campaign argument, but 1t
lis similar to many incidents in BUSH
ness affairs where contracts have
hinged altogether on the election A
prominent travelling man of the city
informs the Times-R Republican that he
has sold thousands Of dollars worth
of goods during the past two months
and that the greater share OF them are
not to be shipped. or in other words the
contracts are to be cancelled. if Bryan
| is elected. Mr.. Adams made out a
| lease for one of his store buildings on
Saturday last, and specific agreement
| of the lease was that it be cancelled If
| William Jennings Bryan were elected.
In renting the lessee stated that he
would not go into business if Mckinley
We're not reelected.
The little school girls have caught
the spirit of the campaign and a group
of year-oldx We're heard crying to-
day: 'Hurrah for Bryan. sitting on the
fence, trying to make a dollar out of
As cents.
Justice Oscar Allen, who has kept
we'll posted on the present campaign,
completed a set of figures this morning
and is anxiously awaiting the complete
result to see how near his figures will
tally. Mr.. Allen places McK;nley's
total electoral vote at 292. leaving Bry-
an 1856. He also has the Second ward
4 slated for 500 republican votes.
The effort to stampede the Soldiers
Home vote to Bryan on the pension
Iquestion has resulted in naught. a
veteran who kept tab on the vote OF
the veterans up to II o'clock, when the
bulk Of the Home vote was cast. says
that but fourteen Bryan votes were
among the number and that of the SOC
VETERANS there will not begover twenty
1.-TWO or twenty three Bryan votes.