Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-29

elections in recent years was that of
yesterday, when each ward, with the
exception of the new Sixth elected one
councilman; the Sixth two, and the
voters of the entire city board of
park commissioners. In the wards
where present incumbents were up for
reelection, all were reelected. Mr..
Ingledue's victory in the First, over
r. r. Waterbury. was better than two
to one. and in the Second r. w. Me-
Bride won with a majority of Z. By
ron Webster in the Fourth, was re-
elected by plurality OF SO, over DR..
Getz, and in the Fifth D. +. Arnold had
majority of IL. Sieg and Iseman
We're named in the Sixth without dam
gerous opposition. Messrs. Mohr, Ru-
bee and LaPlant had but little diff
Guilty in being elected as park commits
each ward in the city, with the excep-
ton of the Sixth. where Mr.. Christian
son was high man.
The vote in Mondays election was
larger by LA than a year ago. The
total number Of votes poiled, including
those that were defective, was 2,27l.
This showed a falling off in but one
ward. the First. In which the vote was
65 under that of a year ago. Gains IN
the others were, Second, So; Third,
s. Fourth, 81.
In the First ward the election result
ed as has been conceded from the start,
and Q. L. Ingledue had no difficulty
in winning over r. r. Waterbury, ia
dependent and Peter Olson. socialist
Because of this general telling that Mr..
Ingledue's election was assured many
did not vote. The First Is now the
largest ward in the city, and has
voting population OF about 700. Mon
days vote shows that only lite
more than 100 above half of the vote
was out.
In the Second ward one of the bes,
contests in the entire city was waged,
and so far as could be seen was clean
in every respect. There were no per-
sonalities INDUCED in. and many of the
voters felt that they could not go
wrong, whoever. might be elected.
Many expressed the regret that they
could not vote for both. Practically
the entire registered vote of the pre-
cinct was out, there lacking but thirty
nine Of the entire registration.
The result in the Third ward was
probably the greatest surprise in the
city. Practically every one had con-
ceded DR.. @. w. Harris election, and
when the votes We're counted it was
found G. w. calhoun's vote was three
to the good, being $50 TO Harris III.
Cooper was third, with 1872. and an
even 500 correctly voted ballots We're
counted.
In the Fourth ward another most
spirited contest was waged, ranking
only second in Importance TO that in
the Second. Mr. Webster's plurality
was 33 over DR.. GetZ, and Louis Probst
secured rs. Twenty-Five votes Were,
cast for Myron f. Wiltse. socialist, be-
ing the heaviest vote for a candidate
of that ticket of any ward in the city.
The Fifth wards total vote was
exactly the same Monday as it was
a year ago, 225, altho in votes that
were eligible there was a total of 209
for councilmen and 211 for park COM
missioners. Arnold's plurality was l..
and his majority il.
Another surprise, altho not so
great as that in the Third, came in the
vote of the Sixth, where two council-
men were chosen. The indications have
pointed quite strongly to the election
of Merritt Greene, as one of the repre-
sentatives of the ward, altho when M.
Sieg and Mr. Iseman came out 1t was
stated by their friends that they would
work together for them. This work.
Judging from the vote. has been most
efficient, and there We're but four votes
between them, with Mr.. Sieg, as high
man. total of 107. The vote of the
ward 49, was within five of the total
registration.
The total vote of the city, divided
by wards, was as follows.
First 10"
Third oo1
Fourth 800
Flfth 20
Sixth :. lf3
Total. .224l
In the different wards the vote for
councilqnen was as follows: