Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-08
||VO|||'I|OF TIE DELEGATES
Marshall's Representatives Il
Cedar Rapids Voted 40 1
Unit Once Only.
Seventeen votss Given 10 Cum.
minis on the Governor.
ship Ballot.
Weaver Given Solid Supports.
Vote Divided Between brown,
and Mowry.

The Marshall county delegates and the
visitors from this city arrived from the
Cedar Rapids convention this morning,
the majority of them jubilant and the
few who were not on the winning side
not saying word. Most OF those who
were on the losing side are ready to sup
rort the ticket from top to bottom.
however.
II When the delegation left this city 1t
was listed as eighteen for Cummins and
seven against. The Cummins forces lost
sone vote. however, Benjamin. Sawyer, of
Gilman, lining up with the cantis'' when
~ came to a vote The delegation voted
rs to for the minority report of the
committee on credentials. one of the
s;pnti- Cummins delegates. Charles New
imam, voting for right and justice in the
seating of the contesting delegations. On
1.-THE governorship. however, Mr.. Newman
sssvoted with the anti Cumminss men. The
delegates who voted against, Cummins
were B. ]. Nichol, of Vienna; Charles
Newman, of st. Anthony; L. A. Hanson,
Scfg Bangor; Jared, Elliott, OF Marietta;
benjamin. Sawyer. Of Gilman; A. H.
\ Parkat, OF Timber Creek: Harold Louns-
berry and a.. G. Mcmillan, of this city.
All but two of these delegates were ia
\ vorable to Herriott for the iirst place on
: the ticket.
When the vote. on lieutenant governor
was reached the delegation,sw the sex-
ception of two members, voted for Her
r!ott. l.. A. Hanson and "A. II. Parker
cast their ballots for Dave Brant, of
Clinton, both times a vote was taken on
this nomination.
When it came to the supreme judg-
chip nomination the delegation sup
ported the Cummins candidate, Judge s..
N. Weaver, and the vote Of the county
was given as a unit to that popular judi
cial officer.
Marshall's delegation was in a pecul-
lar position on the railway commissions
ership nomination. the other counties
Of the district having some claim for
support for Mowry because he is from
the same congressional and judicial dis
stricts. 1t was useless. however, for any
effort being made to secure the support
of the delegates from the eastern por-
ton OF the county because OF the Lee
Grand depot controversy, and 1t was
{ therefore decided to split the vote of the
delegation az equally as possible. There
fore Mr.. Mowry was givn thirteen votes
-snd Mr.. Brown twelve. III
Uncle Jim Walker, who redeemed
Timber Creek township to the republic
4 an party. says that Delegate Parker. III
voting against Cummins, voted against
the sentiment of the township he repre-
scented.
But one man in this city has been
heard to declare that he will not sup
port the ticket. Richard Hargrave, in
discussing the outcome of the conven-
ton among crowd In front of the court
Louise this morning, was heard to say;
.T'm - ----. IL I'll support
that ticket!''
Col. Elliott Shurtz arose bright and
early this morning and, hoisted his flag
III honor of the entire ticket and the
work of the convention.
The Cummins men, such citizens as j
r. McBroom, w. N. Dickerson, j. b
Rolston, r. j. Logan. c.. H. Diggins
John LaPorte, C. o'Neil, Il. c. Weather
IL, j. s. NfcNeel, N. A. Evans, e.. NJ
wentworth, A. G. Click. Merritt Greene
r. E. Sears, II. E.. Sloan, 7. j. Fletche,
tons on the roll of honor for the way
& they have worked for Cummins. The
best citizens Of the community. business
: men with no interest in politics save al
unselfish devotion to a man they
thought worthy, spent their time liberal.
~ and paid their own car fare to work
and vote for Mr.. Cummins. Marshal
county failed to give Mr.. Cummins it,
entire vote, but the next governor OF
iowa never had more devoted friend:
than the Marshall county men who
voted for. him and the T.-R. prefers tc
believe that these men represented the
real sentiment of this county in thai
convention.