Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-30
NOTHING 70 /,
says A. c. DALY
Defeated Mayoralty Candidate
Denies That He Is Back Of
Remonstrance Petition
SUTTON AND EVANS ALSO DENY
Rev. H. w. Pilot, President of the Min
isterial Association, Says Sutton,
Stanton and N. A. Evans Have sug-
qested Movement-Daly Men Have
Meeting to Talk Over Contest Matter.

MEETING to Talk Over Contest Matter.
The persistent rumor to the erect,
that Anthony c. DAILY, defeated can
didate for the mayoralty, and two OF
his campaign managers, fhad ID.
Evans and f. M. Sutton, were back OIL
a movement to circulate a remoh-
STRANGE petition in an effort to do away
with the saloons, is denied absolutely
by Mr. DAILY, Mr.. Sutton and Mr..
Evans. Mr.. DAILY says that he has
understood that the ministers OF the
city were back of the movement, ana
Mr.. Evans and Mr.. Sutton said they
had it that Mr.. Egermayer and his
followers were to make the move. MT.
Daily was seen this morning and asked
about the rumor and said:
st understand that the preachers are
back of 1T; at least have heard such
ru1nors on the streets. AS far as am
concerned have nothing whatever to
do with such petition, if one is to be
circulated. I don't know but what 1T
would be good thing to get rid OF
both the preachers and the saloons, for
they have been working together The
preachers and the saloons have done
their work and l owe nothing to eth
err,
+. M. Sutton was asked by the T.
r. as to his reputed connection with
the petition and he denied that he had
anything to do with it. Mr.. Sutton
replied that he understood the Eyer
mayer men were back of 1T.
Thad D. Evans, when seen, also de-
MED any connection with remon-
STRANGE. Mr.. Evans also said that he
understood the Egermayer forces were
responsible for the work if there was
anything to the rumor.
Mr.. Egerlnayer, in turn, was seen,
and he pronounced the story ridicu-
lous Mr.. Egermayer said that he had
no axes to grind, and was satisfied
with the result of the election. He
knew that he had nothing whatever to
do with any remonstrance, and was
sure his workers were not back of any
movement.
Rev. Mr.. Pilot Talks.
Rev. III. William Pilot, pastor of the
Friends church, and president of the
Ministerial Union, when asked if the
ministers Of the city We're contemplate
petition said:
There is nothing in it. There has
been no action taken as far as the
association is concerned, and none that
know of, even privately by the mem
bers. The circulation of a. petition to
get rid of the saloons has been sug-
gested to us by r. M. Sutton, N. A.
Evans, J. e. Stanton and other Daily
men. We are Of the opinion that they
are not sincere in what they say, and
are trying to get us into an embar-
RAISING position. The Daily men are
sore over being defeated, and they
think the Egermayer men defeated
them. We are not sore, fer Mr.. Eyer
mayors workers are satisfied with the
campaign"
Ministers Hold Conference.
Some of the ministers of the city
met informally this morning at j. III.
Egermayer's office, where they called
to ask as to the legal phases of a re-
monstrance petition. Chaplain Jesse
Cole, of the Soldiers Home, said that
Mr.. Stanton had sent two men to him,
with a proposition, in which the DAILY
forces would join in an effort to close
the saloons. Mr.. Egermayer told the
ministers that it was his belief that
the action on the part of the DAILY men
was one Of retribution against the
Egermayer forces and not in good
faith.
Cole Explains Proposition.
Chaplain Jesse Cole, of the Soldiers
Home, when asked about the propo-
sition, said:
II don't know the names Of these
men who came to me. asked them
their names, but they said that any
thing wished to report should be
made to Mr.. Stanton, as they were
representing Mr.. Stanton. Their pro-
position was like this: They wanted
to join the DAILY and Egermayer forces
in movement to do away with the
saloons. The DAILY men, they explain
ed, did not want to take the initia-
tive, but they promised that If we
would take the lead they would fall
in line and work heartily with it.
These men told me that a DAILY meet
ing was to be held in the evening
"wednesday mighty and they would
like to know what to report to the
meeting as coming from me. told
them that I was representing no one
but Jesse Cole; that was heartily in
favor of doing anything in my power
to obliterate the saloon, and the plan
looked feasible at this time, in view
of the excited condition of the peo-
pie This morning, after our meeting,
l called upon Mr.. Stanton with a prop
osition, and he is to let me know
what the DAILY men think of it. As
yet 1 have heard nothing from him.
The proposition I made to him is to
the effect that if the Daily men will
appoint a committee of reliable citi-
zens, the reform element will also APP
point a. committee, and will meet the
DAILY committee at some time to be
agreed upon, at which time the plans
for the elimination of the saloon can
be talked over"
J. e. Stanton Talks.
Mr.. j. e. Stanton, When seen this
afternoon and asked as to the part
h. ,yae taking IN the mnyeuent to