Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-28

will forfeit the respect of the demo-
Gratis. There is much interest taken In
the situation and some surmise that
before the finish the whole fusion
scheme will be abandoned.
The situation in regard to the contest
for nomination for superior judge at
Oelwein is embarrassing The trouble
appears to be the outcome of a fac
tional fight Judge ]. L. Elliott was
appointed by Governor Cummins to be
superior judge, after fierce fight was
made for the appointment. The fight
was so bitter that scars were left and
as matter of fact the disgruntled law
yers started a boycott of the court and
at first refused to do business there.
Later they have one by one come In
until now only one is standing out. 1t
became app vt a long time ago that
there would - desperate effort made
to beat Jud Elliott for the noriina
ton. His . of what happened is
In brief th. GLOWING: He was get
ting ready tart for grand lodge at
Council Bit = on the evening OF Au-
gust 10. las = being a representative
of the X. 3 ,dge, when he was told
that a sche was on foot to call snap
republican uses while he was away
The conyen {. WAS not until Septem-
Der 16. Or onday evening, in COM
pany with others. he went to the mem
bers of the county committee and 9TH
ers to find out IL there was anything
doing and could discover nothing. AT
that time, however, printed circulars
had been prepared for the oall Of
caucuses, and he had only gone to
Council Bluffs when the caucuses were
called and he was unable to get back
for them on Wednesday evening. His
friends put up a fight and secured
twelve of the twenty-five delegates, m
a caucus presided over by his rival Tor
the appointment. When the convention
met September 16. the chairman OF the
city committee named not only the
chairman of the convention, but the
secretary and credentials committee
was appointed as arranged In advance
and the report thereof. covering several
pages OF typewriter copy. had been pre-
pared in advance. Il unseateo SUI
ficient number Of the Elliott deiegates
to place the control in the hands or the
other faction The convention was car
ried with a high hand and when II was
seen by the Elliott delegates that they
were not to be recognized at any stage
they withdrew to a corner OF the room
and nominated Elliott. The otner part
Of the convention proceeded to the
nomination of +. L. Gillian. This is
a plain statement of the facts as lar
as thew have been ascertained here.
There appears to be controversy over
the result in the caucus, but as to the
scheme to have it called as snap a!rair
is unauestioned. This contest will be
disposed of by the county oi1lclais anu
not by the state board.
Considerable activity is manifested
lat the socialist Headquarters In Des
Mnines. Their candidate for governor
John M. Work, starts out on MS sec
ord tour on the 23rd, visiting the fol-
io,ytnss c.tfes, where the local organ1.
cations are making arrangements for
meetings: September %, Lake CITY,
September "a, Denison; September 20
Dow City; September 80, Rock Rapies'
October 1 Cresco; October 2, North
McGregor; October 8, Ryan; October 3,
Clinton: october 6. Davenport; OCTOBER
II, Vinton; October 8. Webster CITY
october 10, Winterset The schedule
for the latter part of October mas not
been fully decided on. Another orator
of marked ability, Frederick G. Strick.
land. of Aspen, Colorado, will cam
pairn in Iowa during the entire month
of October commencing at Davenport
September 30 During September, he
held enthusiastic meetings at Oeiwein,
Marshalltown, Waterloo, Newton. Mon
roe. Grinnel and Iowa City. He oc-
cupied the pulpits Of the Congregation
al church in Dubuque, September lS
and the First Christian church, In Des
Moines, September 20. Ben Hanford
of New York, three times candidate
for governor of that state on the So
cialist ticket, will devote ten days In
the latter part OF October to the Iowa
campaign. He is making an extended
tour Of the country under the manage
ment Of the socialist national commit
tee.