Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-29
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Judges Lieutenants Control
Polk County Republican
Committee-Battle On
DATE FOR COUNTY PRIMARY SET
DATE FOR COUNTY PRIMARY SET
Election Will Take Place Feb. 2s-cap-
tain Hull Makes Statement That He
Did Not Expect to Control Commit
tee, That 1t is tho Votes That Count
Other Iowa News.


Prouty won in the first round of the
congressional battle at the initial ses-
sion of the republican county central
committee, held i'll the court house
Yesterday afternoon. His lieutenants
controlled the Polk county committee
by vote of 80 to IL. Notwithstanding
Hull had succeeded in marshalling u
part of the Prouty committeeman with
his minority forces The date of the
county primary election was fixed for
February 90 only four weeks hence,
and the primary Will be followed in
a few days by the county convention.
An effort to make change In the rules
governing primaries. SO that judges of
election shall have the right to demand
an affidavit from prospective voters
touching their qualifications. was car
ried by vote of 80 to II. Chairman
Walter Irish announced that the reso-
luton to amend the rules had received
a majority vote, but that it was not
passed. as the rules provide that no
amendments can be made without Il
two-thirds vote
The feature of the session of the
county central committee was the lin
ing up of several forces for Judge
Prouty. Chief of Police Fred y.
Bracket occupied sea, in the COM
mittee meeting, holding the proxy Of
Mr.. Charles l.. Gilcrest The presence
of Chief Bracket and his fidelity 10
the Prouty men gave rise to the repor,
that the entire Brenton machine in this
city has been swung from Hull to
Prouty. This report seemed to be au-
thenticated when w. w. Wise at the
office of the board of public works con
ftrined his former statement that him
self and as many of his friends as he
can control will fight for the defeat If
Congressman Hull and the election OF
the judge. Mr.. Wise insisted that his
loyalty to the new Prouty machine is
not to be carried to the extent tina;
men who fave. XVII are 10 he dis
charged from the employ OF the city.
He said that he has been under poli.-
ical obligations to Prouty and feels that
all OF the members OF the old Brent IN
machine have no obligation to Captain
Hull. their candidate having been
forced TO withdraw.
Prouty men were elated last evening
at the success In the committee ses-
sion, while Captain Hull's leaders re-
marked that 1t is votes which count
and that they did not expect to con-
troll the committee.
1t was announced last evening that
Congressman John A. T. Hull will ra-
turn next Monday and enter upon the
work OF the congressional campaign
Captain Hull has been wired the result
OF the county committee meeting. He
has wired in return to his managers
mat ne expected the setback of a Wa
tory for Prouty in the convention
Congressman Hull has written several
letters encouraging his friends here
and promising to spend as much time
IN Des Moines during the next few
weeks as his congressional duties vii,
permit
Flushed with the success in fixing IN.
primary date, the Prouty forces an.
tempted TO change the county rules.
We're offered by Goth fac
tons but We're not adopted.
Nothing was gained by either of the
opposing forces by the efforts to
amend rule No. 5. Chairman Irish
announced that the rule had receive
majority vote. but that it was not
passed. The Prouty men claim vic
tory, however. as they will place the
proposed change of the rules on III.
ticket TO be voted on by the
republicans of the county. Under se,-
lion NO. is of the rules they have tho
right to do this with any propos Al
change in the rules which has n ma.
)ority vote In the meeting of the corr.
Fnittee, but which does not receive M
required two-thirds vote. The rn..
which is is proposed to change is rs
Article 4. section 5.-Any person .
resident OF the precinct who will be
a legally qualified voter at the ne,,
general election, and who voted tha
ticket at the last genera
election, or who will cast his first yo,.
at the next general election ana in
tends TO vote the republican ticket mr.
who is well known to be n renuhli..,
put for any reason did not vote at the
last general election preceding shan
De entitled TO vote at such primary .lac-
tion In the voting precinct. where he
resides. and none others shall be en-
titled to vote"
TO CONSIDER INCORPORATION