Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-02-16
D.. SEARS WINS on
Secures the Mayoralty Nomina.
ton BY lz9 Plurality Over
Mr.. Wallace.
Van Law For City Solicitor and
Elliott For Assessor--The
Ward Votes.
Fisher Nominated For Council
man in the Second-=T total
Primary Vote 1913.

Primary Vote 878.
Mr.. r. e. Sears will lead the repub-
llican ticket at the coming municipal
election on March 25, having received
the party nomination fer mayor in the
primary election held on Friday after
noon. Mr.. C. II. Van Law will be the
party candidate for city solicitor, Mr..
w. II. Elliott for assessor and Mr.. VIII
lam Battin for treasurer. while MIR.
Charles speers, Mr.. William Fisher and
Mr.. w. A. WATSON will be the candi-
dates for councilnen in the First. Sec
cnd and Third wards
total of SIS votes were cast in the
primary, this number being slightly be-
lew the general expectations, but with
al satisfactory, considering the late date
In the campaign tina the primary move
inent was inaugurated. The main inter-
ast in the contest Was In the mayoralty-
nomination. and little personal wos1
was done by any of the candidates for
the other offices. Now that Mr. Sears
has been nominated at briskly con-
tested primary and has demonstrated
his popularity over two other most sex-
cellent men, he will. without doubt, re-
ceive almost the full vote cast at the
Urinary, as we'll as the support of some
Who did not take the trouble to go 10
the polls and some of the members Of
other parties, thus practically assuring
his election.
Mr. Sears, if elected as we expect him
ito be. will elevate the office of mayor TO
the dignity the position should hold i'm
municipal government. He will have d
sEerculean task TO perform when he
takes hold, but the citizens of Mar
shalltown Will trust him to clean out the
.Augean stables. He is a man of good
executive ability an educated and re-
fined gentleman, and when he ascends d
lslatforn to represent the city of Mar
shalltown he Will do it withcredi to
Ids city. With such man as mayor
the 7. r. can see city government as it
should be, with the best men at the
head. When Mr.. Sears was riding On
the top wave of financial fortune he
vas the most public-spirited citizen We
had. His heart is still in the same
place and it will be within his power
as mayor TO advance the business pros
iperity of this city ten fold The repub-
Leans of NIarshalltown should stand BY
him to a man.
The vote on mayor by wards was as
follows:
Sears. Wallace. Willard.
First ward. .3......... 7a n 30
Second ward $500. 1886 sc 90
Third ward .........11l rs a.
Fourth ward .......lO1 4s 81
Totals $1,000. AL 2s2 Isl
Sears plurality. 129
MIR. Wallace made an excellent run.
considering the fact that he was not
widely known in the factory districts.
Had he been nominated the republicans
would have been proud to make hint
mayor. He says that While he
OF course desired to win after
being induced to enter the con-
test, he feels relieved to know that
he was not the nominee. At the same
time some of his friends voted against
him under the belief that they were do
ing him favor. because if elected they
believed his personal business would.
suffer. The contest was clean one on
the part of all the candidates. and there
are no political sores as the result. The
republican party Will now turn out and.
work for the nominee.
FOR CITY SOLICITOR.
Mr.. Van Law for city solicitor has
majority over Mr.. George NJ. Lyon of
lib votes. The vote by wards for So
licitor follows:
Van Law. Lyon.
second ward s..3.... 1872 los
FIRST Waru ........s........s....S 81 IS
'inlrd ward .......I. ..127 SO
Fourth ward .......s.... "a rs
Totals .l........ 4s7 354
Van Laws majority. lib
For treasurer Mr.. William Battin was
the only candidate and he received ISL
votes in the First, POI in the Second ga
n the Third and 173 in the Fourth. or
total of S23 votes.
THE ASsEsSORSHIP.
Mr.. w. b. Elliott, the present asses
Ger, received the nomination.. This con-
test was the closest of the primary tho
successful candidates. majority being
IS. The vote by wards was as follows:
Elliott. Robson
First ward OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 95 73
Second ward .............135 1p9l
Third ward ................. 81 12St
Fourth ward .......s..........l07 Isl
Totals ..42s 4o5
Elliottis majority %
FOR COUNCILMEN.
No one contesting the nomination az
Charles Speers for councilmen in the
First ward. he received 16S of the 1901
votes cast in that precinct. In the Sec
md ward there were three aspirants for
Mr.. William Fishers seat in the council.
The latter will be his own successor and
ne has received handsome endorse
clent Of his stand for economy. The
vote in this ward was as follows:
Observation-Disclosures. ..i.. g5 |
AaPlant Observation-Disclosures ..... so |
In the Third ward Mr.. w. A. WATSON
vas the only candidate for councilman
md he will contest for Mr.. Goods seat
n the coming city election. Mr.. WATSON
received POT of the 227 votes cast.
City committeeman were chosen In
me persons of Henry Speers In the
First. A. T. Birchard in the Second. ~
.. Weatherly in the Third and w. II
Jones in the Fourth. These are the same |
committeeman elected by the ward eau.
,uEes when the party movement was in
augurated.
RACES IN JULY.