Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-28
ELECTION F|VE Days OFT
Voters Will Be Called Upon
Tuesday to Decide Fates
of Candidates
REPUBLICAN TICKET STRONG
REPUBLICAN, TICKET STRONG
Will Carry BY Big Majority. Even
Tho 1t is Considered an OFF Year
Campaign Has Been a Quiet One,
But Much Personal Work Has Been
Done-Race For Representatives

| Election is. only five days off, and
next Tuesday the voters will be called
upon 10 deposit their ballots and de-
eide the fates of the different candi-
dates. Five tickets comprise the ball
lot. the republican. democratic. prohi
bition. socialist and peoples. OF these
but four will show any strength in
| is not represented by candidates in the
county, atho there are a few Calamity
howlers" deposited here and there. who
may possibly feel it their duty to insert
the names of friends in the different
| offices. The state ticket in the peo-
pies. as is the case with the other four.
| is completely filed.
| The republican ticket in the county is
| exceptionally strong and will be carried
/ by large majority This is always
| conceded in Marshall, which is always
one of the banner republican counties
/ of the Hawkeye state Altho this is
considered an off year, IL is thought
that the vote will be a representative
one Farmers are busy in their corn
fields. but Chairman Meeker and his
lieutenants have made a strong effort
to get out the vote and have made a
personal canvass in many portions of
the county. urging upon the farmers
the necessity of leaving; their work long
enough To vote.
While the campaign has been ex-
t;,,,,, to- Ia.al ~ rlnr
sonal work has been done by the diff
ferent candidates. The big meeting to-
day naturally increased the interest
in the approaching eiection, and the
Cousins and Dyer meetings at State
Center and Rhodes, tomorrow and Fri
day evenings. viii bring the campaign
in the county to a close.
In the contest for senatorship Hon.
Charles Eckles, of Taylor township, is
going to have but very little opposition.
Mr. Eckles has wide acquaintance
turnout the county owing to his long
residence. His popularity was clearly
shown in the primary election last
March, when he Won such a handsome
plurality over his opponent Mr..
Eekles has served this county in the
lower house. and upof. taking his seat
rs senator he will not feel al all out
OF place. No one has ever questioned
his honesty or integrity, and he will
make a most able representative in the
senate. Mr.. Eckies is a veteran of the
civii war. and has a large following
among his comrades. The fact that he
is a farmer will draw him large vote
from that element. and he will also
carry the city by a big majority.
The closest fight in the county will
be for representative. Hon b. r. Cum
mings, the republican candidate, is as
sured of election. by a majority greater
than two years ago, altho the demo-
Gratis are centering their efforts III OPP
position to him.
Mr.. Cummings has an excellent. rec
ord as representative. on which he
stands having already made his mark
in one terms service in the lower house.
He is one or the ablest young attnr-
news in Iowa, and is just the sort of a
representative of the peoples interests
that is wanted. He is fearless i'm his
stand for the right. as he sees 1t. He
is open and frank, and would not
truckle for votes II he saw defeat be-
fore him. In fact, because OF his hav-
ing done his duty as he saw 1t, he has
made the only enemies that are light
Ing him in his election. AS county at
tor1ley Mr.. Cummings was one of the
strongest men In office. and the same
force of character displayed there has
marked his present career as legis-
lator. The democrats are trying to
put wind in their bellows by claiming
the election of their candidate in this
city, and hope the farmers vote will be
so light in the county that if by acct
dent they should gain in the city, the
republican lead outside would not over
come it. Such will not be the case.
however, from the best information
that can be secured. The county dis
tricts are strong for Cummings. and
altho he may have opposition in the
city. he Will have more of a lead there
too.
In the county Offices there is hardly
going to be enough opposition to the
republican candidates to make 1t in
teresting. Mr.. j. P. Cooper, for treas
urer. Is a strong candidate, as was
shown in his victory al the primaries.
He is very popular both in the city and
county, and will do credit to himself
AMI his party as treasurer.
Mr.. c. S. Hutson, who is the republi-
can nominee for sheriff, will have no
trouble whatever in his election, for
a more popular man was never In the
sheriff's office as deputy. Mr.. Hutson
has made a most efficient deputy. and
has had charge of much of the active
work of the Office during the incum
bency of Sheriff Shoemaker. He has
a wide acquaintance thruout the coun-
ty. in all sections, and he is as good
as elected now.
Miss Mary f. Hostetler. who will be
elected superintendent of schools, has
already filed one term, most ably. Miss
Hostetler was teacher in the public
schools of this city for a number of
years, occupying a principalship She
is considered one of the strongest SUI
perintendents of county work in the
state.
Mr. William Bremler, for surveyor,
has the least opposition of any repub
lican candidate, the democrats being
the only party that has a candidate
against him. Mr.. E:remner has held
his present position for quarter of
century, and has always been consid-
cred to have life lease on the po-
sition.
DR.. H. II. Nichols. for coroner, is an
other republican candidate whose OPP
position is smaller than some of the
other county candidates Both the
democrats and prohibitionists have