Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-01
A SPLENDID COUNCIL
Voters Select Excellent Men to
the City's Legislative
Body.
Kirby. Mcbride. Greene and
Webster Elected in the
Four Old Wards.
Arnold and Psenicka Win Out in
the Fifth-Former Draws
the Long Term.

the Flfth-f Ormer Draws
the Long Term.
The voters in Mondays election Sc
Elected an excellent city council. With
the splendid material from which to
chose there was little chance to make
many mistakes.
The incoming council will consist of
five old and five new members, with
tried and successful business men and
officials in the majority. The members
elected Monday are:
First ward--L T. Kirby.
Il Second ward-R. w. Mcbride.
Third ward--Merritt Greene.
/ Fourth ward--Byron Webster.
i Fifth ward-Dan Arnold and An
lthony Psenicka.
Mr. Kirby, in the First, was the only
lone of the three members standing for
reelection who won out. DR.. Harris In
4 the Third and Richard Mcclure, who
has served two terms in the Fourth and
was a candidate from the new Fifth,
were both defeated. DR.. Harris lost
some of his old-time supporters by the
taking away of some of the south side
territory and placing it in the Fifth
ward, and by that same process Mr..
MCGUIRE, by his vote, antagonized the
residents of that portion of DR.. Harris
ward annexed to the new ward.
A little more than two-thirds of the
entire city vote was cast in the election.
L Jnc ON ho1
jpolled, and In every ward of the city,
altho the ballots were simple, from five
t., ten ballots were thrown out because
of incorrect markings. The Fourth
ward vote showed the greatest falling
OF, partially because the population
has been reduced by the creation of a
new ward and by this process some of
the fighting political elements have
been eliminated The Fifth ward cast
more votes than did the Fourth, and the
voters in the latter felt lost when they
went to the polls and found the usual
number of heelers absent. The battle
lground had been moved over across
1 Linn creek. S@
/ In the First.
Mr.. Ingledue made hard fight
against Mr.. Kirby in the First and 1t
! was conceded that he had chance to
win. Mr.. Kirby conducted a quiet but
aggressive campaign. however, and was
Ire-elected by a majority of IS. A total
of SAT legal ballots were cast, divided
as follows:
Kirby 311
Ingledue $1,000. 80. 5000. -. 236
| Kirby's majority 1880. 1850. >. Is
| In the Second.
| In the Second ward 421 votes were
polled, but eight of these We're thrown
out because of improper markings Mr..
Fl. w. Mcbride won over Mr.. Orchard
| by little less than three to one. large
| " because OF his personal popularity
and because this was the first time he
asked for political preferment. The vote
follows:
AicBrloe $3.50. -. 304
| EIirchard 80. -. ...... 100
McBride's majority. .... >. >. 1876
In the Third.
| DR.. Harris has always been a sue
cessful vote getter. but Monday he had
absent from the city during the latter
l tohA - VI tAAS SoiAipai61AS OAS liio SoAuA-
tlaoy was in good hands. Mr.. NJ. NJ.
Choate engineered his campaign, and
ldr. Greene secured a strong support
from the western portion of the ward.
where Oscar Hartwell marshaled the
forces. Mr.. Seberg failed to secure
the solid vote of the Swedish popula-
lion of the ward. The total vote cast
was 537, eight OF which were thrown
NV ha n ha nto fo11
IlIreene...... ........ 1880. ......246
Harris. $3.50. $50. -. ...... ..... 1872
Seberg -. $500. .......... ...... 81
Greene's plurality. ....... ...... 81
] Mr.. Greene is still in Los Angeles
and word Of his success has been tele-
iyraphed to him. He is expected home
in time for the organization of the new
council next Monday night.
In the Fourth.
There was little uncertainty as 20
the result in the Fourth. altho Mr.
Brandon, who entered the race late in
the campaign. gave Mr. Webster
pected under the circumstances.
There were only 304 ballots cast In the
Fourth, and five of these were rejected.
AS VI fioSo lAiS VOtc us lOi-
flows:
webster. ..... ........ 1880. ....142
Brandon. ..... .......... ......... ITO
hadke. $3.50. ........ 81
Hockersmith.. 1850. ......... l6
| Webster's plurality. ............. 80
In the Fifth.
| The fiercest contest of the day was
fought OUT the Fifth, and the result
| is not at all surprising. Mr.. Dan Ar,
mold, well known young man on the
south side, won easily over all com
| petitors, and Anthony Psenicka was
| a good second and will occupy a seat
| in the council during the next year.
Councilman MCGUIRE was third in the
list. Mr. Wootens viaduct platform
did not win for him the support that
the question he espoused should have
done. The total vote cast was 312. as
follows: