Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-09


| sideration in nominating a candidat
4 for state railroad commissioner. Fo
thirty years he has lived as a bushes
man among US. honorable and able i
: his dealings and we herewith extend t
him the privilege of selecting Marsha
, eounty's delegates to the state conven
ton, which will consider his candidacy
) wishing that said delegates may b
. chosen from those who, in his judg
ment, can do the utmost to further hi
candidacy.
In view of the fact that under pre-
cedents of long standing in the Fiftl
. congressional district. Marshall count.
is entitled this year to the privilege o
naming a delegate to the national re
publican convention it is witt
pride and pleasure that thi
convention presents ex-Governo
$. b. Packard for that honor
4 tApplause.) Mr.. Packard's residence
in the republican party since the day
of Abraham Lincoln and his conspic.
tuous career in the federal service botl
lin this country and at a foreign post fl
him for the broadest representation o
Fifth district republicanisn. and guar.
the discharge of the duties of a dele
gate
The committee on realstricting re
| ported thru Chairman \. b. Hoover
Fifteen delegates to the first state oil
delegate convention. and q like number
to the congressional convention. are al
| lowed, together with one delegate-at-
large to each convention.
| Upon motion of b. F. Cummings Mr.
Ketchum. i'll selecting his delegation
i was given his own pleasure as 10 time
and will make public his selection thru
the newspapers.
The Delegates.
| The delegates to the first state con-
ven.ion and the congressional conyen-
ton. by precincts apportioned by the
redistricting committee, are as follows:
Minerva, Liberty. and Marietta
State. C. II. Lodge, a. Brackney al
ternate; congressional. DR.. e. w. Jay,
W. r. Moninger. alternate.
Greeneastle and Jefferson No. L
State, Thomas Mooney, l.. r. Maytag.
alternate; congressional, j. r. Nc
Broom, o. j. Olson, alternate.
LeGrand Nos. and 2 and Timber
Creek-State f. r. Willim. g. r. Hud-
son, alternate: congressional, w. r.
Lippincott, G. b. Adair, alternate
Washington and Eden-State, r. w
Blakely, S. II. Crawford, alternate;
congressional, Ollie Lutteken, George
Gilbert, alternate.
Vienna and Marion-State, j. b.
Classen. I. A. Lay. alternate; congress
sional, H. c. Hubbard. Charles Thorn
blade, alternate.
State Center-Stase. O. J. Whitson,
w. II. Stipp. alternate; congressional,
A. J.. Palmer w. N. Gilbert, alter
nate.
Iiscomb Iowa and Bangor-State,
Elias Bueghly, G. w. Hollingsworth. al
ternate; congressional, c. L. Arney, *.
C. Wheeler, alternate.
Logan Nos and 2 and Jefferson
and Greencastle Nos. 2--State, G. r.
Gaunt, John Edel, alternate: congress
sional, L. II. Pearson, William AYES,
alternate.
Linn, Nos. and and Taylor-State,
]. ]. Smith and w. II. Arney, ROBBERY
Tryon and w. ]. Carson, alternates;
George f. a. Walker, anu
S. o. L.ampman: j. E. Hamilton AMI
James ANDREWS, altSiiistlSa.
First, Second and Third wards, Mar
shalltown--State George A. Turner, J.
NJ. Parker. James Lamb, >. W. Morgan,
f. l.. Meeker, John w. Wells. Charles
Olson, ]. IL. Crabtree, alternates; con-
Z. b. Eanes. II. " Speers,
b. w. Sinclair and George Trautman;
altarnates. W. S. Devine, George w.
LaPlant, j. w. Fularton, B. +. Cum-
mings.
Fourth and Fifth wards - State.
Vitek, N. L. Lounsberry, alter
nate; congressional, j. G. Bullock, n.
S. Ketchum, alternate.
Delegates at Large - State, ex-Gov-
srnor S. b. Packard, G. A. Mote. alter
nate; congressional. Charles n. Smith.
A. B. Hoover, alternate.
Whitehill Wins Supervisorship.
w H. Whitehall, Of State Center, will
oe the republican supervisor to sue
,eed T. j. Shearer and his appointment, I
o fill the vacancy until the general ell
.ction. will be made by the committee !
of the county auditor, re-
order and clerk of courts.
With the nomination of five candd-
lates the apprenticeship question was
)rOuEnt before Lie SoiiSSlitaoAA o. e1AS
conclusion of the election of delegates.
rhe candidates nominated We're n. O.
Seen, of LeGrand; w. II. Wmtehill, of
,tate Center; w. j. Clemens, of Glenn
ms; w. B. Mason, of Melbourne; w. N
)ickerson, of Melbourne; and Ollie
4utteken, of Rhodes. The first inform
/ ballot resulted in a vote OF u for
ar. Whitehill; II for Mr.. Clemens; 10
or Mr.. Keen IL for Mr.. Mason; for
IT. Dickerson; and for Mr.. Lutteken,
total of IS votes.
On the first formal ballot Whitehill
nd Keen each gained, receiving 20 and
8 votes, respectively. On the second
primal ballet Keen ran up to 81, White
i'll to 40, while Mason, Dickerson and
lemons began losing most Of their
trength 1t began to appear as tho {
zen would receive the votes of the
cid Mason, Dickerson and Clemens
ithdrew. Lutteken also withdrew, ,
aving Keen and WhitehiN as the cam
ldates. On the third and final bal I
It Mr.. Whitehill won by bare ma /
,rity. receiving As votes to Mr.. Keen's /
/. His selection was made unanimous 8
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