Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-25
ALMOST A FULL VOTE
Largest City Vote in the History
Of the City Being Polled
Today.

Today.
Republicans Confident OF the
Success Of the Entire City
Ticket.
First Ward Councilman Close.
Hard Work and Attempts to
Stampede.
detection in Marshalltown is being poled
today. and the interest and excitement
exceeds even the most exciting of thu.
ELECTIONS held during the past six years.
The opposition has been putting forth
a great effort to defeat the republican
ticket and election rumors and boomers
angs have been as numerous as the
workers at the polls
The vote will, from indications al this
writing, equal that of the presidential
detection last fall, when between $500
land 200 ballots We're cast in the city.
While numerous attempts have been
made 10 Stampede the Getz vote to
Jones. and vice versa, and a great deal
of noise is being made by the republican
opposition, those republicans Who have
peen conVersant with the situation have
mad no reason to be scared at the blus-
ter. The appearances are that the
greater portion of the Jones strength
IS on the street and doing the talking,
| Whlle the Sears forces are voting their
convictions quietly and Dr. Gets ex-
cellent organization is busy holding his
| support into line
majority of republicans are voting
their tickets straight. and at the same
time MIR. Sears and the entire tocke are
receiving many democratic votes. Quite
a large following of DIR. Getz waited un-
tll afternoon in order to better size up
i the situation and determine whether or
not their candidate stood any show.
| This element Was for Getz first and OPP
| posed TO Jones under any and all cir
| rtimstances. with the result that MIR.
sears secured a portion of this support
as second choice.
| From the time the polls opened at I
o'clock the vote has been steady, and at
times came In as fast as the judges and
clerks could receive it. BY 81 O'Clock
over 800 votes had been polled il, the
city, the average at that time being
seventy per hour in each ward, or more
than one every minute
Late this afternoon It appears that
Mr. Sears will carry the Second and
Third wards. With the Fourth in doubt
n 4 sx-t,,5
him there slightly, and the First lost 10
aim, but in doubt between Getz and
Jones. If this proves to have been the
situation 1t inSures Mr. Sears election
by good plurality, az the Second alone
will give him majority Of 200 or more
over both candidates.
IN THE FIRST.
In the First ward an army of workers
thronged the street on each side OF the
l00-foot dead-lines all day long. Here
the Jones and Getz workers were very
numerous. altho Mr.. Sears had an effec-
tive force guarding his interests. AT no
time during the campaign has Mr.. Sears
claimed this ward. because of thu UNI
certain clements there and because of.
the fact that both Cietz and Jones reside
there Charley Speers. the republican
Icandiaate for councilman. has had a.
hard fight against odds, but his workers
say he has good charce to win with a
difference of not over forty votes be-
tween the opposing Candidates.
IN THE SECOND.
MIR. Sears might lose by a small vote
all the wards except the Second and
then come out winner. This ward casts
in the neighborhood of 400 republican
votes and less than 200 Democratic and
the republicans have the ha bit ofSvoting
their tickets straight. There has been
little tarrying in the booths, Indicating
that Mr.. Sears and the balance IF the
republican ticket are securing practi-
cally the full party vote. There is little
Getz sentiment there and no more for
Jones. and the Second Will give Mr..
Sears a clean majority of 200 or more.
The Workers there are not 50 numerous.
as the candidates know 1t is tima and
money wasted to attempt manipula-
ton of the vote of this republican
stronghold. The entire republican ticket
will receive big boost from that
quarter.
IN THE THIRD.
As the Third ward is strongly republic
can and as Mr.. Sears is popular among
all parties there. he is expected to come
away from that ward with plurality
of from 7o to 100. There is strong
anti-Good sentiment there also in the
aldermanic contest, and Mr.. Wasson'si
supporters claim he will lead Mr.. Sears
slightly and that his election is as
sured. Mr.. Sears is supposed 10 be
stronger In the Third than was Mr..
Cummings in the primary. and the lat
ter carried the ward by 80 votes.
IN THE FOURTH.
The most vigorous fight has been
wageel in the Fourth and it is here that
the most NOISE was made by the Jones
forces, with the hope OF creating
stampede from Getz and thus partially
overcoming the lead the Second would
give to Mr.. Sears. The Jones people
were openly claiming that they drowned
the Getz strength south OF the creek
with beer. From indications, however,
Mr.. Getz held his forces we'll there and
Mr.. Sears seemed to be breaking about
even with both of them. Unless there
has been landslide late in the day the
plurality of either of the three candi-s
dates will be small.
HEAVY VOTE EARLY.
BY 30 o'clock this afternoon the vote
equaled the total average of city cleo
tons in previous years and the ballots
49,