Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-02-02
AN ANTI-PlERCE CAUCUS.
City Caucus Of Republicans Proved to Be a
Good Citizenship Convention.

who did not stand for liberal policy
meaning a wide open and free and
easy policy towards evils; that an In
dependent liberal candidate could notsbe
defeated by a party nominee favoring
a rigid enforcement of the laws. He
questioned whether or not a party
ticket would be any Improvement If
elected because the city has aiwass
elected republican,, with the excep-
|tion of Henry Arson. Mayor Pierce
spoke at some length in opposition to
partisan politics in municipal elections.
CUMMINGS GOES CUNNING.
When b. r. Cummings arose at the
close of the mayors speech the caucus
knew a roast was in store for Mr..
Pierce aa the FORMER was largely in-
strumental in inspiring the meeting. He
rightly maintained that the meeting
Mas a representative one-the best one,
in fact, that ne was ever in, as the best
elements of all CLASSES were present Az
q republican he declared that IL the
party did not put up good candidate.
1T ought to bedefeated. Il deny the as
sertion,' MIR. Cummings said, that a
Republican il too good to put
on any platform. and the man
who holds up his hand. taken
his oath of office to enforce all
1.-The laws and then gets UP before a
lmeetis.g of citizens and Apologies be-
cause he has not done 90, ought TO be
ashamed of himself.
This slap at the mayor was greeted
| by applause that shook the court house
| Continuing, Mr.. Cuinmirs referred to-
1.-the fact that minorities have elected
the mayor and run the town, ane the
lsearmarks of the last year ought TO in-
sure the defeat OF minority rule.
I Councilman Benson surprised the.
injecting by lining up with Mayor Pierce
In opposition u a party ticket. altho
| Mr.. sBenson's opposition had the ring OF
| sincerity init. He based his Judgment
solely on the feeling of other cities he
has visited since he became 4, member
of the council. the officials of which had
told him That Marshalitown WAS fortu-
nate in having non partisan elections
[ Col. j. NJ. Parker was called upon for
/ y spesch and he hit right from the
shoulder He never knew the repubi-
cans 10 gos a.iiiss when they deliberate
len question az they have on this one
and when they take steps to correct
abuses. He defended the laboring men
frem the reflections cast upon them by
the mayor when he insisted that they
We're not in favor of the enforcement az
1.-The laws.
II do not believe the laboring men Will
vote for a rapscaliinn as against good,
clean, decent republican candidate, and
+ 1T is libel on them TO say that they
win. They may be depended on 10 vote
| for the right, as the highest and best
type Of men are found in the laboringl
mems homes
| Col. Parker attributed the fact that
other towns We're forging ahead faster
than Marshahtown TO the necessity of
being compelled TO dig too deep in our
pocKets to pay the bits.
/ Even after these drubhings Mayor
Pierce Was not abashed ard again arose
Ito address the meeting. He challenged
any one 10 prove that the per capita
tax of Marshalltown was greater than
! that Of any other city of similar or
greater size in the whole state and in
I sisted that the other speakers We're mis-
taken When they charged the city gov
ernment with being an extravagant one.
| he asked that when the vote on the
4 resolution be taken II be by a secret
I pailot MIR. Cummings remarked that
sli any one Vas ashamed to let the peo-
sple know how he voted he ought to
/ nave a secret ballot. A rising y,te. MA s,
4 then demanded on the adoption of the
precautions. and they carried almost
unanimously. When the opposition were.
given the privilege of standing up and
being counted there We're just three of
| henl-7Mayor Pierce. Councilman Ben
son and q. A. Mote
MI Pierce said he would accept the
decision for this year, but he moved 10
submit the question to the primary for
4 a decision as TO future elections This
motion died in infancy, as it received
no second.
CITY Committeeman.
4 The meeting decided to have each
ward meet at once and select a city
committeeman TO take charge of the
Lefty primary The ward representatives
got together and selected the following:
First ward Henry Speer.
4 Second ward--A, T. Birchard.
Third ward-T. @ Wea therly.
4 Fourth Ward--W H. Jones.
The committeeman were given the
privilege Of selecting thier own chair
/ man.
PRIMARY DATE FIXED.
! County Chairman Devine and the city
committeeman held a meeting TO-DAY
and liked the date of the primary for
Friday, Feb 10, between the hours of IL
q, and p. m. The polls will be in
| charge OF the various ward committee
men, assisted by the following clerks,
! First ward. I. 7. Kirby; Second r. {.
Meeker; Third H, G. Lounsberry;
Fourth, ]. G. Bullock At this election
candidates for mayor, one councilman
| In each OF the four wards city solici-
tor, assessor and treasurer will be
chosen, as vel as ward committeeman
to succeed those selected Friday night.
The city committee elected F. c.. North
/ up as its chairman.
GREAT MEETINGS EXPECTED.
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