Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-23


Cummins; nearly all our business men
are for him and great numbers of farm
ers wear Cummins buttons. If our DEL
egates are not instructed for Cummlns
it will be because they do not need in
structions.
CAUSE OF TROUBLE.
Judge Ellwood's Action Criticised by
sac County People.
Carroll, May 23.-It now appears that
the convention row here had its origin
in Newton township and on the ques-
ton of which side was entitled to the|
delegates from this township the ma
jority for either Garst or Dewing de-
pended.
Newton township. whose postofftce is
Dedham, held two caucuses, the first on
| May IL and the second on May is. Tho
| township was closely contested between
| Garst and Dewing. and atthe first eau
Gus both sides, We're out in force. j. g..
| Cation, a Dewing man, was chairman,
| and John HAIRY. Garst man. was sec
| rotary. Each side had a ticket of nine
delegates. and the caucus proceeded To-
| elect by ballot. each side voting for nine
| at time. Each voter was duly regis
/ tered by name as he cast his ballot. and
] two of the three tellera We're Dewing
1 men. When ali had voted, 1877 names
We're registered, and the subsequent.
count showed there We're 12T ballots in
the hat, apparently indicating that there
4 had been no double voting. But when
4 the ballots We're counted the telers
found four balots,-all for Garst-which
had either fallen together or had been
| cast in twos These ballots We're laid
aside to be considered later. After the
others had been counted, but before the
announcement of the result had been
| made, the four ballots that had been
| laid aside were submitted to the leaders
| of the two sides. and it is stated that
4 there was an agreement that three of
\ them should be counted. There was a
4 difference of opinion as to the fourth,
4 and it was again laid aside. With the
4 three of the four doubtful votes admit
A ted, the result was tie. Each ticket
4 had sixty three votes The fourth vote,
IL counted. would have given Garst the
delegation. There was considerable dis
turbance at the caucus. and about mid
night the caucus adjourned for week.
or until Saturday last, May IS.
The week passed and 1t became
known that Newton township was piv-
were confident of winning. The caucus
Igathered Saturday evening, and the
4 chairman took the chair and announced
that the adjourned caucus was in ses-
!, sion. Tickets were distributed and vot-
} ling began. Eighteen ballots had been
. deposited when Sheriff Nestle appeared
II have a writ here for you. !" said the
sheriff, addressing himself to the Off
GERS and handing them a copy of a por-
ltentous looking document They read
7 1T at once. 1t was a mandatory writ is-
sued by the clerk of Carroll county or
} order of Judge Ellwood. 1t was adj
dressed to the chairman, secretary and
some fifty-seven other citizens who had
taken part in the first caucus and COM
manded that they should not hold. OF
: pretend to hold, any continuation of the
I8caucus already held; directing the Off
GERS of the caucus TO certify to the Sc
!, lection as delegates of eight of the nins
Dewing candidates for delegates, and
ordering that none other than they anc
one additional who might be selected b,
subsequent caucus. should be certities
: as delegates, or recognized as such. Th'
writ stated that 1t was issued on appli
cation and prayer of c. d. Dewing. can
:, | didate for senator.
The announcement of the contents q
the writ caused great sensation. 4
was not known at that time. but the or
der of Judge Ellwood was issued on May
! 13, five days before the caucus: as late
I as o'clock on the day of it's service the
q writ had not been issued by the county
y clerk. in accordance with the order. Th.
> order had been held back. to be sprung
as demoralizlng surprise at the las
moment.
That sort OF a thing doesn't go here,
4 declared A. c. Steele, a Garst man, al
. soon as he had recovered his breath
after the service of the injunction. I'll
pay the fines of all the people who sc
fined for attending a caucus in contemp
of such an injunction as that" He wa
e cheered Justify by the Garst men. TIL
I. voting proceeded, and when 1t was don
: Garsts delegation had rs. Dewing 4 ant
: two had been thrown out. The Dewinl
! men generally declined TO vote. The.
e were in the minority anyhow. and pre-
It ferred to stand on their legal rights Ii
+ the matter. The caucus over, the Cars
!. delegation got certificates.
: a. T. Bennett, of Manning. who wa
: the Salinger candidate for chairman o
.. the county convention. said after bot
gatherings had adjourned that he con
sidered there was no question the Sal
. niger convention was entirely Illegal H
: himself refused to attend it, not wanting
q to make record as a bolter while he /
representing Carroll county in the legis
: lature. He said every point In evidenc
= sustained the regularity of the Cars
convention. This is also admitted b
9 practically everybody in Carroll. tho tn
: towns delegation was for Dewing.
Mr.. Bennett said: The fight was nc
X one of Cummins and anti-Cummins.
mistaken impression has gon abroad a
to this. 1t was a personal fight hetwee
Salinger and Garst Bitter feeling wa
!, engendered between them year ago a
n the time of the congressional campaig
- in the Tenth district, and the strife an
~ contest that has turned the republica
poliics of Carroll couny upside down fc
few weeks was the outgrowth Of tina
ar political animoeity. There was no guet
lie ton at any time of the attitude Of th
county toward Cummina I haliavs this