Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-15
HARDIN COUNTY AUSS
The fractional Fight There Be-
ginning to Attract Atten-
tion All Over the State
CRITICISM OF A. w. mTTERER.
The Straight Republicans Think He
Has saseIy Betrayed the Party
Which Honored Hn-The Fusion
Side of it-An,sious to Defeat Furry.
Other Political Gossip.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Sept. 15.--Judging from
the expressions of persons who come
from Hardin county and speaking of
the political muldle there the feeling
has become decidedly bitter and q
warm fight to a finish is In prospect.
The fusion ticket has been completed.
1t contains two democrats and two
who have always been republicans
The two democratic candidates on the
ticket are William Meimar. of Rad
cliffe, for supervisor and Jacob Becker.
of Ackley. for treasurer. The two re-
publicans are William Weldon, of Iowa
Falls, and A W. Mitterer, of Eldora.
The other places on the ticket are not
filed. The chief effort will be made to
defeat the republican candidate for
supervisor. Granner, and the republican
candidate for represe ntative, Mark J.
Furry. Mitterer Is the present sheriff,
who was first nominated by the DEM
ocrats some eight years ago, but was
taken up and elected by the republicans
and was elected for four consecutive
terms. He is new seeking a fifth term
at the hands of the democrats. Weldon
is of Iowa Falls, long prominent there,
was made postmaster by Colonel Dave
Henderson number OF years ago and
has always beer a very warm friend
OF Henderson. 4. republican who sup
ports the regular ticket said yesterday
THE spectacle Of Sheriff Mitterer
turning against the men who elected
him four times is enough to spoil the
whole deal. He has had enough office
and honor and pay from the county.
That he has made good sheriff no.
body questions. but he does not de-
serve to be kept at public expense. for
ever. AS FOL. "3ll1y" Weldon,
his best friends cannot understand
what he expects to gain by turning
against his own party, and seeking
election at the hands of the democrats.
He has always been the man consulted
on All matters of politics by Colonel
| lxse.ioerson and others, and there is
no reason to suppose that Judge Bird
sail would have overlooked him. But
of course he is lone for now. He was
here at the republican state conven-
tlon last July, as delegate and
was a delegate two years ago. 1t is In
comprehensibie that he should have
gone into a deal to crush the republican
party of his county at the behest OF
ex-Speaker Funk and few of his dis
gruntled associates
Another visitor from Hardin county
said to your correspondent today on the
other side:
"The statement has been published
in the state that ]. II. Funk was can
djdate for representative on the fusion
ticket This is IL mistake He DID not
want to go to the house again. we
have nominated William Weldon, VINO
viii beat Mark Furry easily. Furry is
only a second rate lawyer anyway ana
he doesn't do anything more than come
down to the legislature and DO the DID
ding of CumInins people. He VIII De
beaten badly. Sheriff Mitterer IS the
most popula- man In the county ana
cannot be beaten. This Is really an IN
Idependent movement and we lntehu
that hereafter there shall be indepen-
dence in our county affairs. Another
thing which we hold against Furry Is
That he opposed the repeal OF the law
providing for the circle on the secre'
ballot We want the circle taken out.
1t will help those who want TO De M
dependent in politics and make
straight tickets a thing Of the past.
,rhe old ring is doomed in Hardin coun-
tv. and it is going to be the warmest
fight ever known.'
It is understood that the repupilcan
state committee was requested at the
time of organization in July 10 inter-
code for the republicans OF Hardln
county and to prevent the Spit Whlch
has come, but nothing was done. some
republicans behave that 1t would nave
been easy to have stopped the polticai
fsud NV a little diplomacy and mutual
explanations at that time.
The state executive council was asked
to provide for the publlcatlon ol
very large edition of the appendlX 10
the annual report OF the Weatner aha
Cron service which is now being pre-
pared by Director Sage, but the mem
hers of the council, while expressing
the belief that the state ought 10 pro-
vide for this publication, reached the
conclusion they had no power TO make
the order. An edition or lO,0oU Will
he for distribution in the state. Ine
larger edition was to be for d1stripu-
ton at the ST. Louis exposition. Thls
appendix is thu. work ON which Mr.
Sage has been at work long time
T, will give all the facts relating to the
meteorology and the physical geog-
raphy of Iowa taat have been gathered
by observers and students for many
wears In his Investigations he found
that there were many records kept that
have never beer embodied in any pub
lished reports. His compilation will
make a book of perhaps ESQ pages. 1t
will be a pretty good text book Tor
schools and colleges on the subject of
the physical geography of the state,
1t has been prepared in response to
general demand for such work on the
part of many students. educators ana
investigators. 1t Is probable that the
legislature will authorize the publica-
ton of additional copies OF the work,
II Is anticipated that as result OF
the settlement of the suits brought
by Dallas and Guthrie county people