Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-31
STORY FOR KE|CAUN
Delegates to State Convention
Instructed to Support Him
for Railway Commissioners.
Resolutions Severely Criticizing
Methods of Hull Forces in
Polk County Adopted.
Williams. OF Ames. Endorsed for
Supreme Court Reporter
Prouty Men Control.
to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Nevada, March 31.-The Story coun-
ty republican convention held here on
Saturday passed resolutions endorsing
Prouty for congress and censuring the
methods resorted to by the Hull forces
in the Polk county campaign. The con-
vention instructed for N. S. ketchum,
for Marshall county, for railroad COM
missioner. Following is the text of the
| resolutions:
1--WE, the republicans of Story coun-
ty Iowa, in convention assembled. do
most heartily endorse the administra-
ton of the public affairs of both state
and nation as directed by officials
| elected to office by the republican party
and particularly do we recommend our
honored governor, A. B. Cummins, for
his firm and steadfast fidelity to the in
terests of the people of this state as
shown by his action in vetoing the
Molsberry bill.
I'VE further desire to announce in
this convention that the republican
voters of Story county are as party
| ty doctrines that have always brought
success to it's standard and particular
| ly are we still in favor of a free vote
and fair count. We deplore that in
this congressional district such meth
DDS have been adopted in the conduct of
republican primaries as would we'll
grace the history of the democratic
party in it's conduct of elections in Ar
kansas. and we can not see the differ
ence in principle of stealing the ballot
boxes or burning them.
I'VE take pleasure in approving and
commencing the republican primary
election system as conducted in this
county, and at the same time we look
with grave apprehension and condemn
in unstinted terms the reprehensible
manner in which the primary in a sis
ter county in this congressional dis
trict was lately conducted, and most
especially do we condemn and depre-
cate the action of the committee in
charge of that primary ~ wantonly de-
stroying the records of the same, and
we call upon the congressional conven-
ton when assembled to make a full in
vestigation and to take such action in
the premises as will tend to correct this
evil"
Prouty is given permission by reso-
luton to select his own delegates.
The resolutions say further:
Resolved, That it Is the sentiment
of this convention:
"First-That the delegates to be
chosen by Polk county to future dis
trict conventions should be apportioned
by the congressional committee to the
wards in the city of Des Moines and the
supervisor districts outside of said CITY,
"Second-That prior to the next con-
gressional primaries in Polk county
there should be registration Of repub-
lican voters in the city of Des Moines
under regulations of the Polk county
committee and with the approval of the
congressional committee, and that in
the event of the failure of the Polk
county committee to provide satisfac-
torily for such registration the con-
gressfonal committee should itself
make provisions therefor and for the
conduct of the primaries following.
"Third-That the congressional pri-
maries should be held turnout the dis
trict on the same day. to be fixed by the
congressional committee.
Resolved, That the delegates from
this county to the congressional con-
yentioI be instructed to present the
foregoing resolution to said convention
and to ask and support it's adoption
there"
The delegates named to the congress
sional convention are:
FIN. Fowler. Ames; r. F. Hodson,
Ames; e. r. Silliman, Colo; A. s. Nc
Cord, Collins: j. w. Sewers, Milford;
II. C. Duese, Howard; A. L. Bartlett,
Story City; r. w. Liddle, Gilbert; NJ. S.
Holland, Slater; w. p George, Wash
ington: E. II. Addison, Maxwell; C. n.
Morse j. A. Mills and w. P. Fitchpat-
rick, Nevada.
The delegates to the state convention
are:
c. G. Lee, George Judiseh, E. Brilny,
Ben Swanson, A. G. Anderson, r. Cor
neliesson, e. r. Silliman, NJ. S. Holland,
A. Ersland, William Hegue, w. P.
kirkpatrick, j. c. Kline, U. S. Alder
man and A. F. Pierson.
The convention instructed for N. S.
Ketchun for railroad commissioner and
for j. II. Williams, of Ames for SUI
preme court reporter.