Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-28
Republican Primary, to BE Held
Soon, Will Be Practically
an Election
NO CANDIDATE FOR CORONER
AS tho Republican Party Will Co Be
fore the Voters With Candidate for
Every Office But That, 1t Will Prac-
ticalIy Make the Democrats an Out
riaht Present of That Office.
Special to Tlmes-Republlcan.


Webster City. Feb. 2S.--One week
from next Saturday, the republicans OF
Hamilton county will hold their
primary election for the nomination OF
all county officers. Since the county
is overwhelmingly republican, this
primary is practically an election
Owing to a very peculiar circumstance
there are candidates for every office
but county coroner. For many years
past DR.. o. A. Hall of this city has
held this position. During the past
week, however, Dr. Hall decided to be
a candidate for state representative
and fled his name among the candi-
dates for this position. For years no
one had been candidate against DR..
Hall for coroner and this year when
he entered the race for representative,
none of the doctors of the county
thought to seek the office that he will
vacate. the time for fling having eX-
PRED last week. Hence the republican
party in Hamilton county next fall
will make the democrats an outright
present of this office. 1t is considered
likely that the democrats will nom-
nate DR.. +. +. Desmond of this city.
He will get the office without OPPOSE
ton.
The fights waged for the nomina-
lions of state representative and sem
ator from the Thirty seventh district,
consisting of Hamilton, Hardin and
Wright counties, will be the warmest
of the campaign. The senatorial fight
will be strictly one between the Cum
Minis and anti-Cummins factions of
the county. d. c. Chase of this city
is the candidate Of Cummins faction.
He is opposed by NJ. H. Brinton of
Ellsworth. candidate of the anti-Cum
minis faction. There are but two can
didates. Each has had two terms in
the state legislature and each Is ad-
mtrably fitted for the position he
seeks. Mr.. Brinton is president
Of the American Life Insurance Com
pany of Des Moines, and is one of the
wealthiest men in the state of
Iowa. He is a good campaigner and
truly representative of the anti-Cum-
Minis faction of the state. Mr.. Chase
is one of the most brilliant orators in
this section of the state and for years
has been an implacable enemy of rail-
road domination in politics. Mr.. Chase
has announced that he will conduct a
regular old fashioned stump speech"
campaign. He will speak at every
town in the county and in as many
as the time will permit. Mr..
Brinton is conducting personal cam
paign. Mr.. Chase, being busy in the
district court, will wage his whole
campaign thru the speeches he will be
able to make. Being an orator of I'M
usual ability his novel campaign will
attract a great deal of attention and
will probably prove as effective as
would personal campaign.
For county clerk, sheriff, auditor and
treasurer, the present incumbents are
the only candidates, they having had
but one term. For recorder, Miss Dor
etha Hunt of this city, is the only can
didate. For years she has been dep
uty recorder, and the republicans of the
county feel that she is deserving of
the office P. j. Brandrup, of this city.