Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-23
CITY CAUCUS[S
ARE CONTESTED
Cummins Issue Raised In Two
Wards With Victory for
Governors Friends
OPPOSITION TICKETS IN FIELD
In the Second and Third Wards the
Opposition Was Engineered by An
ii cummins Men, But They Jussled
With Names of Several Who Were
Not With Them on State Issues.

The republican caucuses in the city
last evening developed in two of the
wards considerable good natured riv-
airy over state issues but the result in
every ward Will send to the county con-
vention delegates friendly or at least
not opposed TO Governor Cummins and
his views on reciprocity. The First,
fourth and Fifth wards selected repre-
sentative republicans without opposi-
ton. In the Second and Third wards
an unusual attendance was present.
over sixty votes being cast at each, and
in each ward two complete tickets were
in the field. The ticket presented by
the Cummins men won by a vote of so
to in the Second ward and by 40 to
70 in the Third. In each ward many
unimportant local Issues We're used
with no success.
First Ward Quiet.
On q solid ticket thirly-five votes
We're cast. The dels gates selected
We're James Lamb. A r. Hoover. II. Y.
Speers. Charles Olson. George La
Plant and j. NJ. Whitaker. In the
selection of committeeman. w. r.
Koontz was chosen to succeed S. p.
Ayers, without opposition. Mr.. Koontz's
nomination was by reclamation. as
were also those as members of the
primary registration board and judges
of the primary election. Those who
will serve as registers are Henry East
and Captain f. e. Mcmillan, and the
judges of the election are Isaac Brown
and II. c. Wilson. Mr.. y. b. Hoover
acted as secretary of The caucus.
Second Has Monster Caucus.
The usual tranquility that prevails in
the Second ward was superseded by a
a caucus of much interest. In this ward
the anti-Cummins people expected 10
make fight. AMI also expected TO win.
Their ticket, as originally prepared.
contained the names of William Fish
er, James Walker, w. b. Williams. c..
II. Hull, Henry Stone. C. T. LaPlant.
and II. A. Church. In justice to nomi
naes on the ticket, however. 1t should
be stated that Mr.. LaPlant is Il Cum
Minis man, and was nominated as a
Cunmins alternate. and Mr.. Hubs
name was used without his knowledge.
The interest was intense. The nominees
OF the Cumnins people were Colonel ].
N. Parker, Dr. w. S. Devine, Elias B.
Emes, +. Leroy Meeker, John w. Wells.
George A. Turner and c. II. Van Law.
This ticket was elected in its entirety.
over sixty votes being polied. Colonel
Parker received 90 votes; Mr.. Turner
81; Messrs. Emes, Meeker and Wells. 81
each, and DR.. Devine and Mr.. Van
Law, so. The opposition tickets high
est vote was for Mr.. Stone and Mr..
LaPlant. who received votes each.
Mr.. Fisher received Z. Mr.. Walker 5.
and Mr.. Hull g. Mr.. Church and Mr..
Williams We're not placed before the
caucus as nominees. In naming alter
mates E. G. Wallace, ]. p. Cooper, +. r.
C. T. LaPIant. A. T. Birchard.
". b. Beeson and Charles Gustafson
were presented by the Cumnins people.
W. b. Williams was named by the
motion of Mr.. Stone. the first seven
were nominated by reclamation. DIR.
W. S. Devine was. nominated committee
man for the ensuing year. succeeding
C. II. Van Law, who Wilt be in the new
Sixth ward hereafter. George r. Norris
and John e. Wildman were elected as
members OF the registry board. and T.
l. WATSON and Jud Morrissey as judges
Of the election. c. NJ Norton acted as
secretary of the caucus.
Contest In tho Third.
A scene similar to that in the Second
was witnessed en- the Third. where two
complete tickets were before the vo-
ters. The caucus was similar in size.
about sixty votes being polled. The
anti Cummins people placed in nomin-
alton II. II. Bean,an, u. c. Wilbur. C.
H. Shaw August Mold, G. r Haas
w. b. Wildman and c. NJ. McBroom.
The Cummins men nominated Rep
b. f. Cummings, r. w.
Sinclair j. ". Fularton. T. c. Cronk-
eton; George Trautmann, George OIL
son and j. H. Crabtree. and the latter
ticket was elected by large majority.
MrCummings and Mr.Cronkleton head
ed tha vote with 40 each; Mr. F'ul-
arton and Mr.. Olson received SO; Mr.
Sinclair and Mr.. Crabtree 3S. and Mr.
Tsrautmann 81. The largest vote pol
led by the opposition was %. which
fell to Mr. Wilbur. MIR. Wildman came
second, with 10; Mr. Shaw. third, with
IS; Mr.. McBroom and Mr.. Beaman,
fourth, with l6 each; Mr.. Haas 10, and
Mr. Mold IL. The delegates chosen
were granted the privilege of selecting
their own alternates. +. Aubrey Smith
was renominated as committeeman.
c. II. Shaw and H. II. Gregg We're
elected as members of the registry
board, and Oscar Hartweil and NJ. L.
Andrews judges of election.
Here again local issues We're used
to influence voters. for c. III. Shaw
made vigorous speech before the
declaring that he was heartily
in favor of Governor Cummins' reci-