Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-16
Mass Meeting and Sutton,s
Resolutions Very Severe In
Censuring Council
MAY CENTER ON CANDIDATE
Sixth Ward Contingent Active and In
disnation at Councils Action Is
Freely INDUCED - Resolutions Call
For Resignation of Webster and In
sledue-committe Appointed.

Marshalltown is somewhat given to
animated mass meetings and the one
held in the east court room Wednesday
evening had as much l.,e as any the
city has ever seen. The hall was flled
to overlooking, some being there as
listeners while not in S, 'pathy with
jority possessed of a single purpose
TO censure the controlling members OF
the present city council and to beat
O. l.. Ingledue in the coming election IL
they could Chaplain Cole, ID. ID. Bah
cock and f. M. Sutton directed the
proceedings with the assistance OF re-
marks from N. A. Evans, Warren How
ard, o. D. Elicit and others The
speeches were severe and the reSolu-
lions of censure called for the resigna-
ton of Councilmen Webster and lngle-
due. The meeting closed with the APP
pointment of committee to bring
about a centralizat lion of anti-councll
sentiment upon either DAILY, Egermayer
or Dickson in order to defeat lngledue.
The meeting Wednesday night was
largely attended, the room being filled,
and the enthusiasm WAS marked. The
speakers were frequently interrupted by
applause, especially when some eX-
tremely radical utterances were made.
r. M. Sutton, Chaplain Jesse
Cole, of the Soldiers Home, and
d. D. Babcock We're the orators OF the
evening, and the controlling majority
of the city council We're raked up one
side and down the other. While Messrs.
Webster and Ingledue We're the objects
of attack the censure of the meeting
on their action in abolishing the fee
system at this time was made so broad
as to include all the council as all
members voted for the new ordinance.
Babcock's Arrangement.
d. D. Babcock acted as temporary
chairman of the meeting. He explained
that the matter of principle was involv-
ed j. G. Weatherly was nominated
by f. NJ Sutton as chairman, F.
Aubrey Smith was named for secre-
tary by N A. Evans. w. j. Irvine
called upon Mr. Babcock for an ad-
dress and he spoke at length. The
meeting was called, he explained, to
consider an action against the city
council, which he likened to an abso-
lutte monarchy. He said that there was
a prevailing suspicion that members of
the council sought some other reasons
than those Of patriots and philanthro-
pists, and he considered it quite natur-
al that conviction of something be-
ing wrong in Marshalltown, was
spreading. The Sixth warders. he said.
feel that the action in eliminating their
ward is not local issue, but one ar
fecting every ward in the city,
Mr.. Babcock then read the resolu-
lions that had been prepared by a
committee appointed at the Sixth ward
mass meeting Tuesday night. The res
olutions regard the action of the coun-
Gil as a gross insult to every voter in
the Sixth ward, and an outrage upon
every intelligent voter of the city. eve
fully believe" the resolutions read
chat the action has all the character
isltics of stupidity and disregard of law
abiding and virtuous public sentiment
and of corrupt and boodlng officials
in the large cities" In concluding the
resolution states that this Hurried eff
fort at concealment is virtual con-
fession of crimes against the city,
which should be vigorously followed
up by the municipal league, with ex-
posture and punishment" and eve
pledge to the municipal league our
hearty cooperation and support in
this work in both membership and
money"
Chaplain Cole Speaks.
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resolutions Chaplain Cole was called
for by Mr.. Sutton. The chaplain made
one Of his characteristic stirring and
eloquent addresses, born of long ex-
perience on the lecture platform but was.
rather extreme in his statements. He
reviewed the action of the council in
establishing and eliminating the Sixth
ward, and asked did they play the
fool year ago, when they formed the
ward, or did they play the fool this
time, when they abolished it?'
N. A. Evans shouted from the au-
dience, Both times" and there was
loud and continuous applause.
The time has come, the chaplain
said, when something ought to be done.
He referred to the city's indebtedness
and said that there was a cause for ev-
erything. The chaplain then launched
into a general TRADE of the saloons,
which he said are flourishing. Each
one is doing a business of $4,000 year,
making something like S176.000. which
was being wrung from the laboring
men each year, and taken out of legiti-
mate business. The chaplain later
qualified his Tailoring men statement
by adding sin the main" THE sa-
loon is the foundation of 65 per cent of
the pauperism in Iowa" he added. "and
the time has come when Marshalltown
must be purged; when the Augean
stables must be cleaned out, to stay
cleaned for the next decade
Sutton is Caustic.
+. NJ. Sutton was called next. He
began by saying that he had been ac-
cused of having a personal motive in
his stand against the present city adj
ministration, both by persons in arti-
Giles to the newspapers, and in ope:9
discussion on the streets. In a measure
he admitted this may be true, but his
personal motive was that which exist
ed in the heart of any tax payer who
was interested in the welfare of the
city. He emphasized as a fact that
he was not a candidate for any office.
nor was he interested in the support of
any candidate
Il am interested in seeing a great
many of the evils that are now exist
ing in municipal affairs eradicated,' he