Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-02-14
CITY PRIMARY Friday
Republicans Of Marshalltown
Will Choose City c Candidates
Tomorrow Afternoon.
Independent Candidates For Mu.
nicipal Offices Do Not Figure
in This Contest.
Aspirants For the Various Posi-
tions.Polls Open From II
Noon Till s p. m.
The republicans of the city /,

The republicans of the city viii set
tie little matter among themselves to-
morrow afternoon, when they will hold.
a primary election to select candidates
for q city ticket with the object &C Sc
curing for the municipality a clean and
economical administration of affairs.
Republicans should not confuse the
city and county primary and the COM
ing municipal election with the one of
tomorrow. Candidates for county posi-
tions and the Democratic and independ-
ent aspirants for city jobs do nor figure
at all in this election. II is, in fact. a
big party caucus, which republicans
may attend at any hour between -
O'Clock noon and o'clock p m. and
cast their ballots for the men of their
choice. There should and probably will
be almost a fun party vote out on Fri
day. as the people have awakened 70 the
fact that change in the head of the
city government and the breaking away
entirely from its influences is de,nand-
ed. That was the feeling that inspired
the partisan movement and Viii result
lin a party ticket.
The polls Will open in the various
wards at - o'clock Fridaygat the usual
voting places and will be in charge Of
the ward committeeman. The primary
tomorrow is an election 1t which only
Republicans can vote. Those voting
cast their ballots to select the man they
want nominated on the republican
jsticket. This nominee will then contest
With the other independent candidates
for the place d t the regular city election
March II. A candidate is 70 be selected
for each of the following offices: Mayor,
city solicitor, city assessor, city treas
urer and one councilman from the
First, Second and Third wards
The republican candidates for mayor
lare L. s. Willard. +. g Wallace tper-
haps better known as Ned Wai.ace)S
| and r. Il. Sears. One of these three vii
be selected as the republican standard
bearer to contest for the position with
/ the democratic and independent andi-
dates at the city election on March -
The T. -T. has previously referred 70 tbs
Even on the eve of the primary there
+Cdil ut Otil cotiJSStuleo :, " Niis'a eiis
winner will be.
For city solicitor Messrs. George NJ
Lyon and G. III. Van Law are this can
gdidntes for the nomination., whil'
4 Messrs. w. h. Elliott and 1. A. Robin
son aspire TO the assessorship Mr.
William Battin will be. the party nomi
nee for city treasurer, as there are NJ
other. candidates before the primary
4 Mr.. Charles Speers Will be the npmi
/ nee for councilman in the First ward
las he. is the only candidate the republi-
cans have brought out. In the munich;
pal election he viii give Councilman
4 Charles Henry the democratic eandi,
/ date, hard fight. In the Second ware
| Messrs. William Fisher. Charles La
# Plant and A T. Birchard are the repub-
.lican contestants and whoever receives
! the nomination will be elected. as NJ
! democrat would have the tenerity u
leone out in that republican stronghold
I In the Third ward MIR. Will WATSON vii
/ be the republican nominee and is iaokee
upon as a pretty sure winner against
Councilman Good, who Will be an indie
pendent candidate in the city election
/ Fourth ward republicans are satisfied
1 With Mr. kreutzer's record and there
\ fore no candidate for councilman IL
/ that ward will be voted for on Friday.
4 The polls will be kept open until
/ o'clock in order 10 give the lahorins
men ansopportunity to vote after work
4 ing hours
May the best man win tomorrow, as
| March %.