Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-21
City Delegates to the County
Convention Practically IMAM
imous for Him.
Outside Precincts Will Also Send
Delegates Favorable to His
denomination.
judge Caswell Will Be Allowed
to Choose His Own judicial
Delegates.

Ihe city cauCuSes VI AePao
| Thursday evening selected delegations
10 the county convention that are IA
yorahle tn the denomination Of Judge
Caswell to the district bench. So fai
as known there is not man on any
one of the delegations chosen who Is
opposed to Mr.. Caswell's denomination
The caucuses were attended by an
unusual number of leading and repre-
sentative republicans of the city, from
forty to sixty being in attendance IN
| each ward. The caucuses We're entirely
harmonious, and in only one ward, the
Third. was any contest made to the
first ones nominated to fill the delega-
| tons each ward was entitled to. There
the contest was good-natured and the
two tickets placed before the caucus
had no special significance, the delega-
ton being divided about equally be-
tween them.
| If there was to be any opposition to
Judge Caswell at all 1t was expected 10
IL
none has developed 1t Is expected that
the county convention will be unani-
nous for his denomination and that Mr..
Caswell will be allowed to select his
own delegation to the judicial conven-
ton.
There were fifty In attendance at the
First ward caucus. held at the office of
Justice B. L. Burritt Committeeman
A. B. Hoover presided and the business
was disposed Of in about ten minutes
everything passing off tremendously
Mr. C. r. Speers acted as secretary
Mr.. S. P. Ayers was elected committee.
man and the delegates to the county
convention selected were as follows:
9. p. Ayers, II. v. Speers. Hugh W.
Hogue, j. S. McNeel. A. B. Hoover and
Capt. E. c. Mcmillan.
In the Second ward the caucus was
held at the Office of Justice w M.
Clark, with a representative attend
ance of fifty or more. Committeeman
NJ. 8. Mcfarland presided and Mr.. f. l..
Meeker acted as secretary. Mr.. G. II.
Van Law was elected committeeman
for the ensuing year, and the following
delegates were chosen: j. L. Carney,
c. II. Smith, F. r. Benedict. William
size. Dr. w. S. Devine. Elliott Shurtz
and e b. Zines. The caucus also chose
alternates, being the only ward in the
city that did this. The alternates are:
= l.. Meeker, ]. f. Wildnar, DIR. Ftp.
Lierle, w. B. Beeson. o. +. CARING
house, Scott Calhoun and NJ. S. Nc
Farland.
In the Third ward the caucus was
largely attended. Committeeman II. C.
Lounsberry came up from Des Moines
on purpose to be present and preside.
tary. Mr.. Lounsberry was reelected
committeeman and the following dele
gates We're chosen: DIR. +. w. Parsons,
II. c. Lounsberry, ID. c. Wilbur. George
A. Turner T. A. Wall. George Traut-
mann and DIR. W. Nj. Choate.
1t took only about five minutes to
dispose OF the business at the Fourth
ward caucus. Committeeman C. c. ST.
Clair called the meeting to order
promptly at 7:30 and matters could
not have passed off more tremendously.
The attendance was large and repre-
republican. between fifty
and sixty being present. T. j. Shoe
maker kept the records. John F. Atkin-
son was selected as committeeman for
the ensuing year. The delegates to the
convention will be A. G. Click. |
Nelson Ames, A. T. GruweIl. /. S. Mil
lard and A. N. French. Capt Ames
was nominated for trustee. The other
wards left the matter of trustee to the