Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-21
1HE JUDICIAL CONTEST
Judge Viewers Place Likely to
Be Filled by Bryan
or Evans.
Northern Part Of the District
Claims Title to the Sue.
cession.
Some Political Debts Incurred
When Whitaker and Ken
yon We're Nominated.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls, Sept. 21.-With the APP
proach af the judicial convention in this
district, much interest is being mani
tested in the outcome Of the meeting
which will be held Oct. 3. OF a large
field of candidates announced some
weeks ago number have withdrawn,
Including Hon. F. NJ. Williams of this
city and H. NJ. Funston of Story county,
leaving the contest for the republican
nomination between two candidates
from the northern part of the district.
1t is now generally conceded that the
race lies between E. v. Bryan of Eagle
Grove and w. ID. Evans of Hampton,
thug throwing the choice for the next
judge in Franklin and Wright counties.
1t is conceded that the northern part of
the district will be given the nomina-
ton, since the southern and western
portions are already represented on the
district bench by Judge w. S. Kenyon
of Fort Dodge and Judge j. r.. Whita-
ker of Boone. In the coming convention
there will be some old political debts to
be paid, or rather obligations that were
incurred when Judges Whitaker and
kenyon were nominated, but just how
strong these obligations are remains to
be seen on the floor Of the convention.
Boone and Webster counties are nat
uraIly out of the race and will cast their
forty-four votes in all probability,
with the two candidates from this part
Of the district. 1t is generally conceded
in this county that the delegation will
go solid for w. d. Evans of Franklin
county, while Wright will naturally
back it's home candidate, Mr.. Bryan, as
will Franklin county for Mr.. Evans,
thus leaving Story and Hamilton coun-
ties unplaced. In view of the fact that
in the recent senatorial convention, in
which Hamilton, Hardin and Wright
counties each had candidate, the for
mer county was shut out by a combina-
ton between the Hardin and Wright
county delegations, it is not presume BILE
that they will heap Goals Of fire upon
the heads of their Wright county neigh
boris and that their strength will go to
Mr.. Evans. This summary leaves Story
county unaccounted for, and as she now
has no candidate in the field since Mr..
Funston's withdrawal, her vote Of q Is
an open question. Giving each Of the
candidates one each of the two neutral
counties, Boone and Webster, with %
votes each, they start on an equal foot
ing, and adding to Mr.. Evans the vote
of Franklin and Hardin counties. which
is now conceded, amounting to 81 votes.
giving Mr.. Evans a total of 56 votes. On
the other hand, adding to Mr.. Bryan's
home vote of 16 the % conceded to Mr..
Evans as coming from either Boone or
Webster counties, and allowing him the
Hamilton delegation of II, which geo.
igrahically belongs to him, gives him a
total Of 55, or one less than Mr.. Evans
This throws the deciding vote with
Story county with it's 81 votes. 1t is
rumored here today that dark horse
may enter the race from Hamilton
county, and if such contingency arises
it will further complicate the problem
OF the conventions action. OF course
these estimates are made as based on
each county voting its delegation solid,
which is hardly probability, but the
estimates show some of the possibilities
that may develop in the convention. The
number of votes in the convention will
be 1872, and at least 81 votes will be nee
essary to nominate the man who will
succeed Judge S. NJ. Weaver of this city
on the district bench.