Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-29
Some Results of the Municipal
Elections In the State
Monday
PARTY LINES ARE NOT DRAWN
Various Propositions in the Nature of
Public Propositions Submitted at
Many Places-Ticket Which Ran on
Woman's Platform at New Sharon
Elected.

Interest in the various town elections
In the state yesterday was mostly local
and party lines We're not drawn as a
rule. Here and there questions of local
interest such as park. public library
and lighting propositions, were sub
ing. At New Sharon the ticket which
ran on the platform written by the
women won. Iowa Falls voted for a
franchise for gas plant. At other
places library and park taxes were
voted. Where party lines We're drawn
the victory generally was with the re-
publicans. altho in many instances the
democrats broke about even. Special
reports have been received by the
Times Republican as follows:
Tama-Tama had one of the closest
elections yesterday that has been it's
lot to experience for many years. While
it was an election for councilman only
the vote was large. j. p. Enriallt, dem
ocrat was elected councilman from the
Third ward by one vote. Dir f. b.
Tins. republican, was elected in the
Second ward by majority of nine.
Frank Russell. republican, was elected
from the First ward by a majority of
eighteen.
The matter Of accepting the Carnegie
donation for a library was voted on by
both the men and women and it looked
for few hours as If the women would
have to save the day if Tafna wanted
free public library but when the votes
We're counted it was found that the men
had carried the proposition but only by
three votes. This majority aided by the
women's vote raised the majority ia
voring the proposition to fifty-five.
Tama as an outcome of the election
viii have a free public library, and
republican administration for at least
one year.
EIdora-The municipal election pass
ed off very quietly here and less than
half the vote was polled.
There were two candidates in the
field for mayor, Mr.. George e. Gilman
and Mr.. N. S. Carpenter. Mr.. Gilman
received 27S votes and Mr.. Carpenter
III votes. Is
Carl S. Newcomer in the First ward
and Hobert Follet in the Second ward
were re-@lected councilmen without OPP
position. In the Third ward Al Bor-
sack was elected councilman by thirty
six majority over c. J. Wartchow. In
the Fourth ward Steve Sayer was elect
ed councilman by fifteen majority over
j. w. Zieger
Mr. Gilman has been a member of the
city council for many years and Is
familiar with the affairs of the city
and will undoubtedly make an able and
mayor.
Ames-The city election was held
yesterday to elect the nominees OF the
city caucus which was held little over
a week ago. THE officers to be elected
We're one councilman in each of the
four wards of the city, a city attorney,
treasurer, and mayor. The only oppo-
sition was in the second ward. where
an independent ticket was placed in the
field for councilman The two can
We're George Graham, the regu-
lar nominee of the caucus, end George
w. O'Brien as Independent. Consider
able strife between the supporters of
these two candidates kept things at
fever pitch all day. At the closing
of the polls and the counting of the
ballots it was found that Graham. the
regular candidate had almost walk
away. 1S9 votes to &C. The rest of the
candidates were elected without OPP
position.
Iowa FaI!s-At the spring municipal
election held In this city yesterday the
citizens ticket was elected
Mayor, j. H. Funk: assessor, r. A.
Feist; treasurer, f. D. Peet; solicitor
+. NJ. Williams; park commissioner, E.
S. Ellsworth. The following council
men were elected: First ward, C. H.
which had the only con-
test. Burlingame, the regular nominee,
l.. w. Sven independent, by
a majority OF twenty-eigh votes; Sec
ond ward S. wv Wright: Third ward,
Walter Carpenter; Fourth ward. S.
Darlington and Nels Hedland to fill
vacancy. The proposition to grant a
twenty-five year franchise for a crude