Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-02-05
POLITICAL POT BOILING
Various Candidates Making Prep.
arations For the Primary
Fights.
B. F. Cummings Candidate For
Representative to Succeed
Mr.. Kimball.
R. E. Sears to Seek Republican
Nomination F or Mayor..Polit-
ical Gossip.

The political pot is not only boiling,
but is commencing to fairly sizzle now
THAT the supreme court has buried the
Titus amendment and the republicans
of the city have decided to place par
isty ticket in the field. Candidates are
preparing 10 line up their forces. and
the changes in the situation have
brought out several aspirants for politi-
cal honors ard jobs.
/ Four elections will be held between
Feb. Is and March %. The first willabv
| the city republican primary on Feb. Is;
| the second will be the school election on
Monday, March 4; the third will be the
county republican primary on Tuesday,
/ March II, and the fourth will be the city
4 election on Monday, March %. There
promises to be enough politics ia all
these, except, perhaps, the school cleo
/ ton, to suit the most enthusiastic and
cause joy among the ward politicians,
big and little.
/ Now that Representative Thomas
Kimball has announced that heswill not
seek a second term the selection of q
successor is the biggest thing looming
up ON the political horizon. Mr. Kim
ball 3 official notice that the field is
open has already brought out one can
didate. in the person of Mr. b. F. Cum
mings. of this city, who said today. tha,
he had fully decided to ask for the nom
Iination at the hands of the republicans
/ No one else has 80 far been mentioned
In connection with the coming vacancy
4 in the legislature.
Mr. Cummings is one of the young
and wide-awalle republicans of the city
and county, is a. successful business
man and attorney and hustler. HI
has had considerable experience In To-
cal politics and Will be a popular can
didate. He VIII be tbs city $ candidate
i and If he has opposition ii viii b. some
4 one from the country districts.
The other important positions TO,
(which candidates are 10 be selected By
the county primary are sheriff, trea sur
.er and county superintendent. Sheriff
lShpemaker and Treasurer Smith will
without doubt, have no opposition Ion
denomination for second terms in ac-
Iscordance With the unwritten law Of tbs
Republican party. For superintendent,
E5there promises 10 be a lively contest
when may develop into a three-cor-
|nered affair. Following closely on the
announcement that Miss Mary Hostel
/ Her, of this city, would sack the ncnina
lstion. Mr.. G. w. Bacon made formal an
nouneement tina, he would asls the re
4 publicans to select him to serve in tn
4 position he occupied for four years prio
to Mr.. Morrissey's ncumbency Mr.
i Bacon is baslrg his claims to recogni
sistion on his past record asethe head O
4 the schools Of The county. which speak
Istrongiy in his behalf. Ii is possible tina
Superintendent Morrissey Will also be
q candidate, althosn he has not yet fully de
trrmined the question. He has declare,
that If Mr.. Bacon had no other oppos
a tion he would enter the race for a thirt
!. term, az he would practically be on tn
same footing 1t is not known what eff
lfect Miss, Hostetlers candidacy vii
have on Mr. Morrisaey 3 decision
n is reported that the eastern endlo
the county viii present a candidate ii
"a the person of MIR. g. II. Adar who i
g engaged in school work near LeC;rand
II is not c,efinitely known here wliethe
or not he has fully decided TO enter tn
4 field;