Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-16

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added, "and that interest is participate
ed in by a great number of people.
Mr.. Sutton followed with a plea for
centralized action in the election, in all
standing by some candidate who could
be elected and carry out he desires OF
the people, He referred to the Sixth
ward action, and said that he never
witnessed a smoother. slirker or more
deliberate" insult to the American vot-
or in his majesty, than that perpetrat-
ed Monday evening in the city council.
Recognition of the people WAS de-
manded. and he asked if that action of
the council was the proper conduct of
public servants. Let public indigna-
ton be known to no uncertain degree.
he urged. mot only at the polls, but on
the streets and in the mass meeting.
If a councilman does not listen to an
appeal from Il mass meeting he has
no business on the council. Stand
united and fight together for one man,
and elect him.. Mr.. Sutton added.
Mr.. Sutton touched at length on the
paving question, and said that the
of remonstrances to the extent Of So
per cent. He admitted that he was
radical on some points and prejudiced,
but ] swear before Almighty Heaven"
he added, that am not alone in my
position He declared that in the paw
ing business there was something rot
ten in Denmark not only the proceed
ings on which the paving is based,
it isn't good. and still insists it is good.
Why is it 2"
n. A. Evans, from the audience
again because We've got a rotten
council" Loud applause
In concluding Mr.. Sutton declared
that he did not care particularly for
any one candidate, but for a man on
whom all the voters could unite. He
appealed to those present to agitate
the question of uniting, and announced
himself as being ready to fight the
present council las far as God would
enable him to do So"
Sutton's Resolutions.
Mr. Sutton presented his resolutions.
which he had drafted, and asked for
their consideration. The resolutions
We're broad and sweeping, and person-
alities We're freely INDUCED. They re-
ferred to the matter of paving, in de-
fiance of the wishes of the people, and
declared the paving totally defective
in construction. the result of negli-
gence and Indifference on the part of
the city's representatives. to such an
extent as to raise suspicious.
The obliteration of one of the city's
wards for political motives and in
spite of the popular demand was con-
demned Action in abolishing the fee
system. at the present time. for poli-
teal effect and the effort made to en-
ploy tax ferretS for the same purpose
was censured. The resolutions de-
clared that the "citizens denounce the
action of those members of the coun-
ell who supported the above measures"
and that they Observe the contempt,
condemnation and reputation of all
intelligent voters of Marshalltown."
The final clauses of the resolution
contained the personal references and
were to the effect that 20. L. Ingle-
due and Byron Webster have appeared
to be the prime movers and instiga-
tors in these actions, and it Is the
sense of the citizens Of Marshalltown
| lndL luelE aCilOIo dIc Ilol III dSSoI u
with public sentiment; that the actions
have cast them under a cloud Of suspi-
cll, and robbed them Of any measure
of public confidence"
| Because of all these things Mr.. SUIT
toms resolution called upon the coun-
| Gilman to Immediately resign"
Mr.. Sutton referred to the episode
of the morning. when Mr.. 1ngledue had
| filed his nomination papers in advance
! of Mr.. Egermayer. Mr.. Sutton accom-
panied Mr.. Egermayer to the clerks
! office, as a witness. He referred to
| Mr.. Ingledue as one who had gone to
| the clerks office in the dark hours of
| the night, and camped until sunrise,
| that he might be there on time" Mr..
| Sutton added that he was not for Joe
Egermayer, but against that particu-
lar individual" meaning Ingledue.
Egermayer Offers Compromise.
| ]. H. Egermayer stepped to the front
and asked to be heard. He said that
| he had cherished a personal ambition
to be mayor of Marshalltown, and that
under his administration the people of
Marshalltown might get their rights
He said that at the present time Mar
shalltown was beyond the constitu-
| tional limit of Indebtedness and every
dollar now spent was done so Illegally
He asked why the council had stopped
| in it's fee system ordinance at the may
| or and police, and did not stfpulate a
certain salary for the city attorney, SO
that outside counsel, at $25 per day,
| would not have to be employed. He
said there was only one hope of Kidding
| the city of the gang that infested the
city hail." and that was by comprom-
Use. He then presented a plan whereby
he and Mr.. Dickson would draw lots,
the one winning to be the candidate
and the other to step out.
Mr.. Dickson then spoke, and an
nounced his sympathy with the plan,
providing the Home Protectionists,
who brought him out would be will
ing. F. NJ Sutton thought A. c. DAILY
should be included in the compromise,
and it was finally decided to name a
committee of five, which will wait up
on the three candidates, and report at
the next meeting. Chairman Weather
by will appoint the committee at his
leisure.
Warren Howard and o. d. Elicit for
the prohibitionists, demanded that
whoever the candidate was, upon final
determination, he stand on a plat
form of principle. The sentiment of
the meeting, however, was to wait until
the candidate was selected, before a
platform was talked of. Jud Garfield,