Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-01
THEIR SCHEME F|lA[D'
Unwise and Uncalled For At.
tempt to Inject Scandal II
City caucuses.
Party Workers and Voters Re.
buke Methods Of the Pierce
Combination.
presentative Gatherings Select
Excellent Deles pierce
Turned Down.


AAS SlAeAs LUG 6dSeS AeES0
Turned nn,vn
The republican workers and voters of
Marshal1town foresta,,ed nm atten,nt of
she FIERCE Y 'iiia'l's o'hpin eioll eololce
public scandal on the party and inject
into the campaign matter that had no
no,itic.l si.nit,eoroa IN 10 ,noant;1n
:. - - =
sho wncn'sup 10 .ne present .'ihe' ~ 'loe
a question for the party, as such, to con-
slider inasmlch as the party has
,.,o,,,,,. ~. - !. ,,<,,data r,ha actor,
-
Whicn the repuoiicans saw NJ 70 repu-
date was the preparation of resolu-
ton the object Of which was to censure
the T.-R and at the same time make
the interests of certain candidates be-
fore the primary the interests of the:
whole party regardless of the effect the
promotion of their own selfish motives
would have.
Thursday evening was the time fixed
Tor the holding Of the four ward ca,l-
cuses to nominate delegates 10 the
county convention, elect commit teemens
and nominate township officers. The
effort to inject other than strictly party
matters into the caucuses was decidedly
poor politics. and when report leaked
out at ! o'clock in the afternoon that
the resolutions were being prepared in.
the offices OF Messrs. Boardman and
Pierce there was Indignation among the
leading republicans The result was
that those having the interests of the
party at heart took 1t upon themselves
TIC attend the caucus in their ward, and
such large and representative gather
lngs of republicans We're never before.
seen in a ward meeting in the history of
MISUNDERSTANDING men, business
men, bankers and Others 1T was appar-
3ent that the plans to pack the various
caucuses for the purpose of putting the
resolutions thru with a whoop had sig
nally failed. From forty to sixty good
republicans were present in each Of the
wards. Those who had hoped TO secure
snap judgment on the party and the
T. Il. saw the handwriting on the WALL,
end in the First, Third and Fourth
wards the resolutions were sidetracked
rather than have them meet with sure
scefeat. In the Second ward County
Auditor Hargrave was bound they
should be presented, but when they
were they were so Vigorously Sanctioned
that those Interested in them must have
felt like the boy who was spanked be-
fore the whole school The instirators
were given a severe lesson ia no,itics
and Justice.
FIRST WARD CAUCUS.
Justice Burritt,s Office. where tho
First ward caucus was held vas nackeri ]
10 the doors. Committeeman Frank z;
Pierce presided, and Mr.. "A. II. Hoover
acted as secretary. This caucus was
not only in the humor TO reject the
resolution prepared. but TO rid the ward
OF Pierce rule in politics-and did so.
While his name was presented as an.
ri the delegates to the county conyen
ton he received but nineteen votes
while others raoeivaa : ,,is,h &c
six. The Pierce slate was defeated al
most in its entirety.
s After the selection Of Delegates ana
committeeman a motion "a, safliou,n ,va q
made, but the chairman ignored h Il
anticipation of The presen IA fionssof tba
resolutions and asked sc there. w,,s, not
some other business to be- presented
Still the resolution was moi Forthcoming
and another motion TO adjourn M .
made. which Mr.. Pierce Vas finally,
compelled to put.
The delegates selected were. RIch.
ard Hargrave. T. T. Kirby. N. a. Ey-
ans. ]. B. Pence. H. v. speers. g. j.
Scheeler. ]. s. McNeel, T.. Il. Idso and
!. NJ. Whitaker. AS committeeman Mr..
A. b. Hoover was elected to succeed Mr..
Pierce. The First ward had no part
in nominating two township trustees
for the long and short terms and
township clerk as the committeeman
cad drawn lots to determine which
wards should be privileged to present
these candidates. The Second ward, UNI
DER this arrangement, named a candi-
date for township clerk the Third al
candidate for trustee for the long term
and the Fourth the Trustee FOR tie snort
term.
SPRUNG IN THE SECOND.
IN the Second ward the caucus was
hsld at the ONCE OF Justice w. NJ. Clark.
me meeting was presided over by Com
mitteemaD =. Wildmsn and proceed
ed to elect George r. Estabrook secre-