Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-12
BEATEN
Indications Point to the Nomina.
ton Of Mr.. Cummings For
Representative.
Jones For Supervisor and Miss
Hostetler for Superintendent
Probably Winners.
Fair Vote Being Polled 1t the Re.
publican Primaries--Every-
thing Quiet.

thing Quiet.
Everything Is quiet about the repub-
lican primary polling places today,
laltho the workers for the several candi-
dates are numerous and5a fair vote is
being polled this afternoon. The vote
during the two hours the polls were
openi in the morning was rather light.
For represe NATIVE all the Indications
point to the nomination of Mr. b. f.
Cummings by a good majority and the
giving of another black eye to- the
Pierce machine. 1t is thought that Mr.
Cummings will have majority in the
city and in the country districts as
well. The portions of the county out
side the city of Marshalltown were sup.
posed to be Mr.. Williams stronghold,
but widespread dissatisfaction concern
ing the expenditures In the bridge fund
and the methods of conducting that de-
partment have injured Mr.. Williams
chances there
indications also point to the nouina-
ton of MIR. w. H. Jones for supervisor,
altto Mr.. D. G. Wilbur. who entered the
cont est late in the canpaign.si IS receiv-
ing a good vote in the city. The latter
has not developed great strength in tbs
country and outside towns because of
the impression, whether correct or not,
that he is the candidate of the Jayne
Pierce Williams faction.
The nomination of Miss Mary Hos
teller for county superintendent of
schools has been conceded for several
weeks past, and she will probably come
out of the primary with the largest
majority of any of the candidates who
have opposition.
While the city polls were open for two
hours this morning between 7.So and
9:30 the vote was light and the battle
ground was at the Soldiers. Home. All
the candidates and a majority of their
lieuterants put in their time and their
energies during the morning hours at
that Race. 1T was generally supposed
that Mr. Williams, being soldier.
would come away from the Soldiers
Home With a big vote, but when the
polling place there was closed the Cum
sEings forces expressed qualification at
the outcome and were confident that
their candidate had broken even with
Williams Mr.. Wilbur received a strong
support from the members of that fn-
sstitution.
The following are the totals of votes
cast in the four wards of the city dur
ing the two hours of the morning:
First ward. $50. 3. ;. ....... 40
Second ward ..s.........t... Is
Third ward. 49,. ..... ........ 80. 81
ar, Y, rS1 AZ
The polls were opened again at 10
O'Clock noon and Will remain open until
IS o'clock tonight. The heaviest vote is
expected between the hours OF and s
p. M. when the laboring men and those
center of the city will be at liberty to go
to the polls.
DEMOCRATS VOTING.
1t developed this afternoon that the
Pierce Williams Hargrave ring was
making an extraordinary effort to car
-iy the vote of the city by fair means or
foul. Williams money is being freely
Used in the Fourth and presumably else
where, but the Fourth was the only
ward in which money was seen to
change hands. In the First Messrs.
Pierce and Hargrave are on duty in per-
son and are exerting every effort TO carr
ny that ward. In the Third a mum Der
OF democrats have been voting and it
was openly charged that they were be-
ing run in by the Williams crowd.
Early in the afternoon it appeared
that the vote of the city would not be
quite up to the average. The lightness
of the Fourth ward vote was especially
surprising. The total at 2 O'Clock was: