Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-02
CANCERS OF
CANDID TES.

CANDIDATES.
William Birney Martin OF Greenfield.
Adatr county, nominee for secretary of
state, was born in Rochester, Windsor
county. Vermont, March IL, 1876. His
ancestors We're Scotch and We're early
pioneers in central Vermont. Mr.. Mar
tin came West in 1857, lived two years
In Illinois, came to Adair county in 1869
and Vas a farmer and teacher for four
years. In 1873 he was eletced county au-
sditpr and served four years. Since then
he has been in the real estate business.
He has been mayor of Greenfield and
Was member Of the twenty-sixth and
general assemblies.
where he attracted the notice OF the
stare as an advocate of examination of
private banks. His name wac connect
ed with the mulct law. He was de-
feated for reelection in 1897 on account
of local complications. He is man OF
high character and good business abil-
lily.
Gilbertson S. Gilbertson, OF Forest
City, nominee for state treasurer, was
born in Spring Grove, Houston county.
Mimi, Oct. IL. 1863 He had good
common school education and took q
course in a business college in James
willie, VIE. In the spring OF 1879 he came
to Worth county, Iowa and there en-
gagged in farming and later in the ag-
ricultural implement business and In
the mercantile business. In 1889 he was
elected clerk of courts in Winnebago
county, and held this Office until 1896,
when he resigned toenter the state SEN
ats. where he served four years. He is
a prominent banker in Forest City and
ia interested in numerous banks. land
companies, etc, and is owner OF the
Winnebago Summit. He is considered
quite a wealthy man He iss universally
popular in the state and his nomination
was due 10 his attractive personal traits
more than to anything else.
Frank r. Merriam, renominated for
auditor of state, is Il native of Iowa.
born in Delaware county Dec. %, 1865.
The family came to Hopkinton. Della
ware county. in 1856. Young Merriam
Vas educated in common schools and in
Lennox College, from which institution
he graduated in 1855. He earned his own
Way thru college and after his gradua-
ton continued to teach school until 1898,
when he@went into the newspaper busl-
ness in Hopkinton. In 1898 he was elect
ed member of the house from Delaware
county, and reelected two years later.
During his second sassion he was chair-
man of the committee on appropriations
and Was u member of the examining
committee whose work resulted in the
state board of control. He has always
been Very active in politics, having been
several times associated with the man-
agement of the state campaign. In 1898
he was nominated for auditor OF state
and elected by a large majority.
b David j.. Palmer. renominated for
railway commissioner, was born in
Washington county, Pa, Nov To- 1899.
He came with his parents to Iowa in
1856, settling in Washington county
which is still his home. They began on
small piece Of raw prairie and had all
the experiences Of pioneers. Col. Palmer
served with distinction in the civil war
rising from private in the Eighth Iowa
infantry TO lieutenant colonel Of the
Twenty fifth Iowa He was wounded
several times and was in many battley
He was a member of the state senate
from Henry and Washington counties
elected in 1891, and serving two terms
He resigned In April, 1888, to accep
1.-the appointment Of railway commits
sioner rendered him by Governor Shaw
10 I'LL tha vacancy caused blythe death
i5of c. l.. Davidson. He was nominated
thar year and elected by handsome
! majority.
Senator Charles w Muilan of Water.
! loo. nominated for attorney general. ha.
4 been an industrious republican worker
IN Iowa for many years. He war borr
\ in Wayne county. Ill, and came witt
1 HIS parents to Iowa more than fit,
lyear9 ago, when he was but littl,
child. He has been in the practice d
ilaw III Waterloo since 1870 and is known
1 AZ one of the ablest lawyers in the state
IiHia ability was demonstrated durint
l5his service In the state senate to which
4 he Mas electedin 1897. He has been cit,
solicitor of Waterloo six years ant
lconnty attorney of Blackhawk count,
I8Six$ Years. and ia a man of scholarly at
latainments who Will ornament the offic
The will hold.
Chancellor Emlin Mccain, Of the Law
department Of the state University
1 nominated for Judge of the suprem
court, IL widely known in Iowa an,
4 thruout the country as an eminent au
4 thor of law books and annotator Of tn
4 scode OF Iowa. He was born in Salem
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