Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-26
LOoKER-oN In IOWA,

sort of way the public knows that at
the late Hardin county republican con-
vention there was a "ruc.lon' and some
delegations bolted. leaving county poll
tics decidedly mixed, causing the nomi-
rees of the republican county ticket
much uneasiness. and bringing out
bright hopes in democratic bosoms thal
have not throbbed on that account for
many moons. The writer mas ialely
been over the county in The other towns
and has heard the Eldora SIDE OF H.
Here in Iowa Falls, of course, he hears
the voice of the independent, the voter
who is to join with the democratlc
forces and turn the rasca!s out. IL
an easy matter for this scribe TO De
non partisan" in touching up the facts
in the case, for it's none of his funeral,
unless 1t so happens that In "rushihs
in" he excites the ire of one or the 9TH
or side and brings on that interesting
occasion. What follows is an attempt
to give outsiders the true inwardness
of the whole business.
First and foremost Iowa Falls and
Eldora are rival towns. Rivals in bust
ness as we'll as politics. Individuals
have as warm friends. /. e. personal
In the other town as at home, but these
same warm friends. when it comes TO a
matter OF town interests-then look
out. Curious it is that If business
man moves and locates in the other
town, five minutes after he has opened
up he will bet his last dollar on our
baseball club. This town pride Is so
strong that necessarily it has an infiu-
ence in the nomination Of any man Tor
county office The heavens would fan
II Iowa Falls got two men on the coun-
ty ticket and Eldora didn't have two
also. However. the other enterprising
towns of Hardin county attend to that
part of the political program ana see 10
lit that only one good man from each
part of the county goes on the ticket
SO much by way of preamble.
Hardin county has the primary sys-
tenn. At the last county convention to
select delegates to the state convention
held few weeks after the primary
elections. an effort was made to throw
out the returns from certain townships
which il carried out would have re-
suited in changing the nominees OF the
primaries. 1t failed. Then occurred
the bolt. and then and there was porn
the independent republican movement
in Hardin county. Five minutes after
the birth of the new county party the
democrats of the county fell in love
with the infant They furnished 1t with
swaddling clothes, nurse bottle, cradle,
baby carriage and daily paper. Prom
ised to remember 1t In their will. The
democratic county convention usually
held In the back room OF some old
Jacksonite's grocery. actually hired a
hall! They proceeded to act. but
didn't. Instead they adjourned, but be-
fore doing so appointed a committee OF
five 10 select a ticket to be suggested
10 the adjourned democratic convention
to be held Sept /. Meanwhile the
X-rays, the daily that was "agin the
government" made its appearance in
Eldora. and has continued from that
time to pour hot stuff on the heads of
"the ring and the nominees of the re-
publican primaries of Hardin county.
All this came to the writer weeks
ago. but he was unprepared to find this
movement" as strong as 1t is today.
Right here in Iowa Falls dozen prom
inent republicans can be named who
are openly in this fight They are not
eiisgruntled office seekers, not sore
headed republicans. but men who hon
estly think the time has come to clean
up Hardin county political methods.
and incidentally the Hardin county pri-
mary system. One. who II his name
was here given, would be recognized as
good republican as lives in the coun-
ty, said to the writer today: Il have
the best of reasons for believing that
the nominees on the republican county
ticket spent over $1,000 to secure the
nominations. I am told many votes
were bought and sold. I know that in
certain townships that on the day the
primaries were held The boxes were
opened and count made OF the votes
certain candidates had received at or
8 o'clock in the afternoon. And much
more has been told the writer, all OF
1t of too personal nature and of too
uncertain character TO appear here.
Certain 1t is that the fight Is on and
these men say it's a fight to finish.
So
Now here's some political gossip, in
teresting because of the men who fig
ure in it, A good many voters here be-
lieve that Sheriff Mitterer agreed to
accept an independent nomination, al
tho we have denial ever Mitterer's
own signature. There's G general opin-
ion that Mr.. Chaplin, of Union. who
was defeated at the primaries for rep
resentative was approached" to see If
he would run on the Independent tick
ct. but declined. II is claimed here,
however. that his friends in Union and
elsewhere will show by their votes on
election day how their sympathies are.
And then ex-Speaker Funk was re-
ported as the to-be candidate against
Furry, whereas he has positively de-
clined any such honor. Supervisor
Granner evidently is to be crucified
whether the movement succeeds or
not. To the people here he represents
the whole head and front of the ring
at Eldora" Nothing against Mr.. Sour
~ the regular candidate for sheriff, is
heard, excepting that "Alhrook nomi-
mated him." and of course that settles
his hash" UP this way. Furry, the reg
ular nominee for representative. by
his official and other actions at the
convinced these lndepend-