Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-31
.CASNELL AND BURNHAN.
Two Present Judges Of This Dis
trict Will Be Renominated.
Without Doubt.
An Endorsement OF Judge Gas.
we'll From Benton. Judge
Burnham's Home.
Bernard Murphy Offers a Little
Friendly Advice to Tama's
Ambitious Lawyers.

AS the time approaches for holding
tho county conventions which will Sc
lect delegates to the judicial convention
and others the situation concerning the
iudpeships becomes less uncertain, ana
everything now points to the rehoiai-
nation Of both the present judges, opeo
Caswel and George w. Burnham. Inc
yinton Review, the Belle Plaine Union
and all the republican papers OF Ben
ton county have strongly endorsed
Judge Caswell and favor his renomina-
ton. The yinton Eagle, edited by Ber-
nard Murphy, a leading republican OF
Benton county, Judge Burnhams nome
and who voices the sentiment OF that
portion of the district, In its last issue
endorses both the present judges ana
predicts their denomination. The Eagle
also advises that Tama county's two
candidates will not affect the situation.
The Eagle says:
THE Tama Herald very courteously
refers to the Eagles comment as to the
remarks passed between it and the
ger of Benton and Tama county get
ting into any trouble in regard to the
judgeship of this district. Judge Burn
ham is but serving his second term and
has made a very acceptable judge
Judge Caswell is but serving his first
and a half term, and he also has rem
dered very satisfactory service. They
are both candidates for denomination.
There is no disposition, so far as we
can learn, to turn either of them down.
From that standpoint Tama county
must decide whether it is advisable to
enter a candidate at the convention.
There can be no question Of implied po-
litical promises; neither would the
nomination of Judges Burnham and
Caswell imply that Tama county has
been "sat upon" To our mind there is
no question as to the nomination of
Judges Burnham and Caswell and that
is the general desire and the fact that
Tama county has citizen or two who
desires to be Judge of the district does
not change or affect the situation.
The Eagles survey of the situation
and conditions is both correct and fair.
No reason has been advanced by Tama
county for a change in either of the
iudgeships, with the exception that
Tama has two candidates with worthy
ambitions Judge Caswell, who has
served less than two terms with emf
nent satisfaction, will have the solid
endorsement of his own county, and
will be allowed to select his own dele
cation to the judicial convention. Be-
lieving that Judge Burnham is also en-
titled to another term, the Marshall
county convention, which will meet
next Saturday in this city, Will adopt
resolutions endorsing the Benton coun-
ty man. Judge Burnham is popular both
as presiding officer of the court and
as man In every county in the dis
trict. Like Judge Caswell, he is fair
and impartial In his rulings Under
these conditions there is no reason for
making change in this district, and
with Benton and Marshall supporting
both the present judges, Tama's am
billions are hopeless, for the present at
least.
ketchum Endorsed in Story.
Mr.. N. S. Ketchum, of this city, who
is candidate for the nomination for
railroad commissioner before the COM
ing state convention, has won the first
round in his contest. The Story county
convention. held Saturday, passed res
olutions instructing for Mr.. Ketchum.