Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-11

For Sheriff :. ;. ....... C. S. Hutson
For Treasurer ~. P. Cooper
For Superintendent. :. Mary Hostetler
For Supervisor. >. ;. &C. e. Arney
For Coroner -. DIR II. II. Nichols
For Surveyor :. >. William Bremen
The most heated primary election
ever engaged in by the republicans of
Marshall county is now matter of
history. Now that it is all over every
body is good natured again, the de-
feated candidates are telling how ii
was done, and congratulating the wn-
ners. Like all elections there were
many surprises, which only go to show
that the eleventh hour indications are
not always to be relied upon
Never have candidates worked harder
to accomplish the desired results than
have those before the 1903 primary.
The contests have been long draw out
II.
A few weeks ago MIR. Greenes friends
in the leading race. practically gave
UP the fight, altho they made no
outward signs to indicate such TO be
the case. Two weeks ago Greene stock
began looking up, and a week ago
the prospects for his winning were
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men that the situation looked very
much Greene and yet not one less bit
of work was attempted. Instead Mr..
Eckles' supporters rallied around him
and worked the harder. The result of
their magnificent stand, when the vic
tory was not so sure, is told by the
figures after the votes We're counted.
Machine Politics Counts.
The value of machine politics was
above everything else. The old wheel
horses of the party We're at work tooth
and toenail for Mr. Eckles. Every pos
sible vantage ground was invaded
carefully, with one end in view-win-
ming. The most ardent admirers of
Congressman Cousins We're the lead
ers in this fight. Mr.. Cousins feared
Mr.. Greene for the reason that he con-
,sidered his aspirations even higher
than the senate. Mr.. Eckles he did not
fear. consequently he wanted Mr.. Eek
les in the senate. AS one good repub
lican said on the day of the primary,
(and he was voicing the sentiments of
others in the crowd-'1t isn't because
we don't like Mr.. Greene; he is a
friend of ours. We would like to vote
for him, but we like Bob Cousins
better
Much Challenging INDUCED In.
There was more challenging of votes
INDUCED in at Tuesdays election than
at any primary in the history Of the
county. This was especially true of the
Third and Fifth wards, and 1t occurred
to a greater or lesser degree in each
of the others. There was politics in
this, too, and in some instances rather
dirty politics. One case that attracted
considerable attention resulted in the
Third, where the challenger, acting by
authority of one whom no one seems
to know, was under the influence of
LIQUOR Edward Lynch, man who
has voted the republican ticket all his
life, was challenged. He refused to
vote, saying he had voted the repub-
lican ticket too long to begin swearing
in his vote Ex-Mayor Frank G..
Pierce, who was at the polls, took
occasion to call the judges to task
for allowing such a procedure, and
shortly after the challenger was taken
10 his home. Back of it all was the
fact that Mr.. Lynch was a Greene man,
and it was known to the challenger
These instances, however, are now all
forgotten. They are in the past. The
selected are those Of the
party and they will be sup
ported to a man at the general cleo
ton next November. Republicans may
fight and squabbie at the primary, but
they are all republicans when the cam
didates are nominated, and every man
on the ticket is as sure of election as If
he were in office.
The Vote.
There was more interest manifested
in the east court room Tuesday night
over the returns than there is usually
at national election. The court room
could not hold the masses that thronged
it, anxious to hear every word 1t was
clearly an Eckles crowd, and a good
natured one. happy over victory, and
ready to cheer every gain shown their
The returns We're received
by telephone largely from the outlying
precincts, and those that came in early
showed an overwhelming vote for
Eclsles in the country. Mr.. Eckles
would have received even a larger en-
dorsement had the day been better
one. The country vote was cut down
owing to the bad roads, altho
in many of the precincts it was prac-
tically representative one.
-Four precincts We're yet to be heard
from when the crowd dispersed, but
they were not material for general
results. 1t was Eckles, Hutson and
Cooper and that seemed to please near
ly every one. A total OF 3.519 votes
was cast in the county, 1,622 of these
being from the city. The city vote fell
short 20 from the registration. Every
ward In the city went for Eckles ex-
cepting the Fourth, in which Mr..
Greene had five votes to the good. Mr..
Greene carried the Soldiers Home by
forty-two. Twenty-one out of
the twenty-eight precincts of
the county went to Mr.. Eckles.
Mr.. Eckles received 1896 votes
for senator, to Mr.. Greene's 1853,
q majority Of 413. Mr.. Hutson was