Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-27
FAYETTE AND ALLAMAkEE.
Some fractional Differences in tn,
Eortieth Senatorial District

Some fractional Differences in the
Fortieth Senatorial District.
Oelwein. Oct. 27.-Factional differen-
ces In Oelwein and in other portions of
Fayette county, have made Fayette and
Allamakee counties comprising the
Fortieth senatorial district, one of the
storm centers of the present campaign,
Oelwein seems to be the seat of the
most of the trouble and is likewise the
home of most of the candidates. With
three candidates for judge of the SUI
perior court, municipal tribunal TN
her hands. and being the home of the
two opposing senatorial candidates and
of the two opposing candidates for
sheriff, the little city is having plenty
to do in political way
Interest in the county centers In the
election of senator. with A. c. Wilson.
the republican nominee, opposed To C.
r. Brown. the democratic. candidate.
Both have been for many years resi-
dents of Oelwein and both have a
strong hold on the county.
The trouble at Oelwein, which has
had about 1t many picturesque features
in which the entire district was inter-
ested, revolved about the ambitions of
+. l.. lillian and Il. l.. Elliott to be
judge of the superior court. Elliott
friends claim a snap convention was
called on them when Mr.. Elliott was
out of the city. and ut the judicial con-
drew from the convention which
declared Mr.. Gillian the nominee and
nominated Mr.. Elliott.
Then came the picturesque features
of the campaign. With two nominees,
each claiming to be the regular repub-
lican nominee, a race was made for
West Union to file the nomination pa
pers
The friends Of Elliott executed a
coup. They had provided relays of
teams and Mr.. Elliott's papers were
carried across the country to West
Union, a distance of 25 mi es in exactly
two hours Then came a long contest
which was settled Friday in favor
of Gillian and Mr.. Elliot will run on
an independent ticket. Attorney Jay
Cook Of Oelwein is the democratic
nominee thus making a vigorous three
cornered fight.
This is one of the factional differen-
ces from which the democrats expect
TO profit The other is the outgrowth of
the contest for the senatorial nomina-
ton. A feature of this contest was
the celebrated republican caucus at
Hawkeye, engineered by Charlie"
Bopp. known all over Iowa, in which
the vote at the caucus waa greater than
the combined democratic and republi-
can vote. Today Hawkeye is one of
the sun spots In Fayette.
There We're three candidates in the
field. William Larfabee. J,.. the presen,
representative from Fayette, Hi" Pal
mer of Hawkeye, and A. G. Wilson of
Oelwein. Palmer had strong lead
but he didn't look good to Mr.. Bopp
who went out after his scalp and got it,
Both Palmer and Lara pee We're de-
feated and Mr. Wilson secured the
nomination There is feeling 5,
Hawkeye that a man ought not to go
in another mans home and get his del
egation, bur In the language of MI
Devery, what Mr.. Wilson was looking
for is mostly the votes" and as he got
them at the Postville> convention he
can afford to look with equanimity up
on any soreness that may exist at
Hawkeye.