Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-17
Two Candidates Seeking Fourth
Terms Harris Will Go to
Legislature
HINEeAR TO REMAIN SHERIFF
Popular Sheriff Seek. Fourth Term
and Viii Probably Get it-county
Superintendent Let Other Candidates
and Their Pledges Box Her in
Republican Primaries March q.
Special TO Times-Republican.


dent is able to give reasonably cor
rect.estimate of the political situation
here, and If the results at the prim
aries on March 21st do not bear on
the forecast herein given, then appears
Anses, are certainly deceptive. Fol
sheriff there are three candidates
Binegar, from Mohtezuina, Forhy iron
Deep River. and Barnes from eGrinnell
IL Grinnell had candidate strong h
home, Grinnell would vote for its oWI
candidate and nominate him; as it is
the contest Is between Binegar ane
Forby, with the chances largely in tht
favor OF Binegar. This and this onl,
is against him-he Is asking for thu
fourth term. but as he overcan1e the
: prejudice against third term by ar
Overwhelming majority, the chances are
that he will also overcome the preju-
dices against a fourth term. The law
yers want Binegar, first because he
has had a most excellent record, and
naturally they do not want to educate
4 new man If it can be avoided. Be
sides this Binegar Is an old soldier, q
first class man, has a host of friends
and is, without doubt. the most pop
ular man in the county. The only
thing that can be and is urged against
him, is the fourth term 1t is anus
ing to note that the very men who are
using this against him. are very proud
Of Senator Allison. who has served the
state in the. senate for thirty years
and has entered upon his sixth term.
The next contest of Importance is
for representative. Thomas Harris,
OF Montezuna, was first in the field.
md the honor is contested by John
Sloan from the eastern part of the
county, who is an ex-member of the
board of supervisors. He is weak at
home, as it is not believed that he can
larry Bear Greek, which contains the
sown OF Brooklyn. against Harris.
Sloan is farmer while Harris is. a
grain and lumber dealer. and is. we'll
known in Grinnell. Harris Is very
popular man, an intelligent man. and
years is unassailabIe. He will be sup
ported in Jackson, which contains Mon
tezuma, by an almost unanimous vote,
md because of his long and intimate
acquaintance in 0rinnell, he will get
The large vote here. Giving him this
vote and Union and Sugar Creek.
Washington and Pleasant. with half Of
Bear Greek. and fair vote in other
parts Of the county, his nomination is
made practically certain. Talking with
an old and highly esteemed business
man Of Motltezuma. w. I. Powell, a
grocer and a life-long democrat. he
said to the writer: II have know Thos.
Harris great many years, have done
business with him all that time. have
bought Of him many thousands OF dol
lars worth of goods. principally flour.
We have never had a difference and
have the utmost confidence in his judg-
menf and integrity. In fact know no
man that would sooner trust"
Sloan Is not weak man. He Is weak
Mt home simply because of local en-
mites.
Binegar too will have practically n
solid vote in Jackson Union, Sugar
Creek and Washington. / think he will
poll more votes in Grinnell than either
of his, competitors. while he claims
Pleasant, and his full! share of the vote
in other parts of the county.
The candidates for supervisor, both
come from the eastern part OF THE
county; Wilkinson. retired farmer,
living in Brooklyn, and Ormiston. a
farmer living near Brooklyn. Both are
rood men and Ormiston has the sup
bort Of the men in Brooklyn that make
the states.
Notwithstanding this influence Orm-
lston will have to do some hard work
10 overcome the growing sentiment for
Wilkinson The latter is undoubtedly
stronger where the big vote is cast,
and he makes an excellent impression
wherever he Is seen. Wilkinson has
made good campaign, while Orm.ston
has relied on the slate makers to pull
him thru. The chances seem to be In
Wilkinson's favor.
For county superintendent there are
Mcmillan, principal of the Cooper
school in Grinnell, and Miss Schell, the
present incumbent OF Montezuma. Miss
Schell is also a candidate for fourth
term, and while, this might not be fatal
to her chances, the fact that she gave
her friends and the friends of Mr.. Nc
MILAN to understand that she would
not be a candidate, and did not an
nounce herself until a few days ago.
will be a bad handicap. Had Miss
Schen insisted on being a candidate at
first, either Harris or Binegar, both of
Montezuma, would not have been a
candidate. Their friends in the SOU
thern part of the county had practice
ally pledged themselves tot Mcmillan
before Harris and Binegar announced
themselves as candidates. and before
Miss Schell came out, and In good faith
they must support the Grinnell can
didate for superintendent, and undoubt-
edly will do SO. I might add that Miss
Schell has been a most excellent Of
fetal.
1t is entirely safe ito predict that
Thomas Harris will go to the legisla-
ture, and by the way, he sa very pro-
nounced Curnmins man, and he doies,
not think that all those republicans
are democrats who refuse to herd with
the Blythe Young gang; also that Bin
egar will be our next sheriff, Mcmillan
our SUPERINTENDENT, and Wilkinson the
supervisor. From what I have said.
however, there is an element of doubt
In the latter contest, which is not in
The other three.
WiNDFALL FOR FASSETT.
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