Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-08
TIE REPUBLICAN, LISTS
Candidates Who Are Seeking
Nominations For Various
County Offices.
Splendid Material From Which
to Select ! Ticket That
Will Win.
representative. Superintendent
and Supervisorship the Inn
portant Ones.

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portant Ones.
On next Tuesday the republicans of
Marshall county will decide among
themselves what names shall be placed
on the party ticket to be voted on at the
general election in November. The Inn
portance of selecting the best men Cor
women, as the case may be) as candi- 4
dates is now so universally conceded
that almost a full vote of the party will
result There is splendid material to
select from and itSis safe to say the
voters will make no mistake.
The contest attracting the creates in
terest is that for representative, with
hat bright young lawyer, b. f. Cum
mings, pitted against w. b. Williams, a
successful farmer, who is now serving
his; ninth year as member of the
board of supervisors. 1t is unfortunate
that the school book controversy UNI
avoidably arose in the midst IF the
campaign and that Mr. Williams and
the managers of his campaign deemed
1t necessary To charge that the reports
of questionable methods In the letting
of the contract were circulated for po-
litical purposes. But what has rams
pired is simply a matter of history and
the voters Will have to determine for
Themselves whether or not the letting
of that contract is to be considered in
the primary contest. Mr.. Cummings has:
done excellent service for the party OF
both the city and the county snd If
nominated and elected he will be a
strong member of the lower house. Mr.
Williams has made an excellent super
visor for many years. and has been.
criticised only during his last term,
since his political association with
Mayor Pierce and for his questionable
management of the county bridge
funds. The T.-R. would have preferred
to have made no reference to these mat
ters in this connection, but is forced to
do so by the actions ~ Mr. Williams
and his political managers.
THE SUPERINTENDENT
An Interesting three-eornered fight is.
on for the nomination for county super
intendent. Miss Mary Hostettler is
among the candidates and her aspira-
tions have not been met with the usual
prejudice against electing a woman K
office In fact number of leading re-
publicans and party workers have VOL
unfairly taken up her cause and she is
assured of strong support. Her quail
fications. gained thru several years OF
experience. have never been questioned;
in the least and in the city. where she
is best known. she will receive Il big
vote. In fact the manner In which
members of the party rallied to her sup
port was surprising.
MIR. G. w. Bacon. another candidate
for superintendent, has conducted an.
aggressive campaign and hard work
among the voters always counts Mr..
Bacon's qualifications are unquestioned,
and he has his record of four years as
superintendent on which to bass. his
claims for party support. His incum-
bency of the office four years ago gave
him a wide acquaintance. and prior to
that time he was successfully engaged
In school work in the county.
Another candidate is w II. Fort,
principal of the schools at Rhodes. MIR.
Fort has been somewhat handicapped
because of not being extensively ac-
quainted turnout the county, but the
endorsement given him by his own sec
ton of the county proves his compe-
tency. The people OF Rhodes have
joined in a printed Testimonial OF his
ability. Mr. Fort is an experienced
school man, having served as superin-
tendent at Maquoketa, Bellevue. Glen
wood and elsewhere and as county
superintendent of jackson county. He
is a graduate of the State University Of
Iowa.
THD SUPERVISORSHIP.
To succeed w. b. Williams as a mem
her of the board Of supervisors there
are two candidates, Messrs w. H.
OF Marshalltown. 1t was supposed for
q time that Mr.. Jones would have no
opposition and he was conceded from
the first to be an exceptionally strong
candidate owing to his wide acquaint-
business career here of thirty years or
more He is conceded to be the careful.
conservative man that is needed on the
board.
Mr. ID. G. Wilbur is handicapped by
entering the contest late in the cam
paign. but he is depending on his own
ability as a business man and his extern
sive acquaintance annd popularity in
both the city and country to land him
the nomination. Dave says he will allow
no man nor get of men to dictate his ac-
tons IL he is elected. which is undoubt-
eddy true. altho II is being used against
him that Howard Jayne has inspired his
candidacy.
Mr. C.. c. Arney, who was appointed
to succeed the late A. A. Robinson, will
have no opposition before the primaries
and regardless of the book scandal will
be nominated for the short term and to
Iucceed himself.
SHERIFF AND TREASURER.
Treasurer Charles H. Smith and ssher-
III Shoemaker will be nominated and
then elected to succeed to the positions
.hey now hold. They are both pains
taking officials and so far during their
hrst terms have made no mistakes but
have met their arduous duties with
fidelity and foresight. The democrats
might as well endorse them at heir
convention, The republican ticket will
be winner from beginning to end.
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BISHOP LENlHAN'S ILLNESS.
Noted Catholic IN critical Condition
-Rev. M. g. Lehman With Him.
The many friends and acquaintances
.mong the Catholics OF Marshalltown
and Iowa will regret to learn OF the