Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-05
PROH|B1|ON|STS
NAME CANDIDATES
County Ticket Is Framed and
Delegates to State Conven-
ton Are Chosen
EGERMAyER is NOT FAVORED
Effort to Leave Office Of County At
torney Without a Party Candidate
Defeated, Altho No Ono Was Nomin-
ated-Platform Not Adopted-coun-
ty Organization Holds Over.

party of the county, in convention in
the east court room Friday afternoon,
nominated party candidates for all but
three of the county offices, and chose
delegates to the state convention, which
meets in Des Moines May % and %.
The attendance was small, fifteen in
all, and a very small per cent of the
candidates nominated were present, so
those nominated will stand for the
party's campaign. The county ticket
nominated was:
Representative Warren Howard.
Marshalltown.
Sheriff.. CT. Houghton, Albion.
Recorder-Miss Hattie Dickson, Mar
shalltown.
Auditor-M. H. Green, Bangor.
4 Treasurer. P. Newly, Marietta.
/ Superintendent Of Schools Carl
Lewis, Taylor.
| Supervisors C. G. Kurtz, Vienna,
and Lars Peterson, LeGrand.
| SUPERVISORY. NJ. Dickson, Mar
| shalltown.
No nominations were made for coun-
1 ty attorney, clerk of courts or coroner,
| and these vacancies, with what others
may develop later, are to be filled by
! the county central committee, when
was empowered SO to do
Defeat Esermayers Endorsement.
| Warren Howard's motion, which was
that no nomination be made for the
office Of county attorney. while not
an avowed endorsement Of the repub-
| lican nominee, j. H. Egermayer, saw
ored very strongly of such, was de-
feated by the convention after nVe-
ly debate led by o. D. Elicit and g. n.
Culley. Mr.. Howard advocated leaV-
ing the office blank because ne thoughl
Mr.. Egermayer, altho he did not men
ton that candidates name, came near
err representing the prohibition party
than any other candidate VINO might
he nominated later. His purpose was
stoutly opposed by Elicit and Culiey,
who commended that the party that hau
nominated Egermayer was directly OPP
nosad 70 what the prohibitionists stooo
for Elicit claimed that by instructlng
not To nominate candidate for the
office would prevent many prohinltioh-
lists from voting for county attorney
who would want to do so. His SUI
stitute motion to delegate the authoIits
of nomination to the county commlttee
carried almost unanimously.
Platform Not Adopted.
A n,atform was not adopted, because
| eight objections were found to tne
ro,1gh draft of it which was present
cd and because of it's incompetence.
Summarized when prepared, IL WIZ
ayow the principles of the party pro-
hihit;na the sale of liquor, and adVo-
eating an amendment to the state
constitution giving the right OF sun
rage regardless Of sex, based on educa'
t,ona1 qualifications. 1t will demand
renealing of the mulct law, and 1t VIII
condemn the parties responsible for It's
enactment.
~ peIeo ates to State Convention.
The following delegates, thirty-on
In number, were chosen to attend the
state convention: o. D. Elicit, Thorn
no swearingen, ]. T. Meloy, Frank
swearlngen, Chris Kurtz, y, y. etan-
Acid. CLYDE Rolston, A. M. Htnshaw, n.
H. Wilson e. III. Buchanan, n. NJ
Nichols E. B. Harris. Rev w. n.
Clement, Jesse Newly, William DAVIS
a G. Lean, Ezra G. Pearson, Lars
peterson, F. F. Patterson G. H. Culley.
NJ. M. Dickson, w. Howard, F. 2. Bills,
w. r. Painter, e. D. Hanson. F. II.
Houghton, Rev. Leroy Gallagher, A. F.
Winslow, Rev. Hood, George H. Lew
Is and j. G. Lloyd. The county chair
man was instructed to find out those
who could not attend and to fill all
vacancies in the delegation.
County Organization Holds Over.
Because Of the biennial election law,
which caused no campaign since the
last one, the county organization,
which was placed in power at that
time, will hold over until next year.
J. S. Ward, of Des Moines, state
chairman, attended the convention and
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