Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-03
EVERYTHING Will
SOON B POuDCS
Primary Contests Will Only Be
the Beginning of the 1906
Campaign
EVERY OFFICE TO BE FILLED
Biennial Election Law, Which Did
Away With the Election Last Fall,
Causes Vacancies in State, County,
and District offices-Some Interest
ing Contests Are in Sight.
EVERY OFFICE TO BE FILLED

Judging from the way the now year
is starting out everything will be poll
tics until after the fall election next
November. The new biennial election
law, which did away with an election
last fall, has caused vacancies in every
office, including state, county and dis
tricts. Among the republicans, who
start the ball rolling by reason of their
primary election in March, the con-
tests will only begin with the primar-
les. for following them will come dis
trict conventions and state conventions,
preparatory to the November election.
In the county offices the treasurer,
clerk OF courts, surveyor and coroner
have served but one term each. The
other officers have all had two terms.
To elect, therefore, there will be an
auditor, treasurer, clerk of courts, re-
corder sheriff, county superintendent,
county attorney, surveyor, coroner,
and two members of the board of sup
ervisors. The retiring members of the
board are c. E. Arney and w. H.
Whitehill.
Will Soon Begin in Earnest.
The republican primary contests will
soon begin in earnest, and will be car
rled out in the usual manner unless
the legislature should make some pro-
vision doing away with primary cleo
tons. The candidates for county at
torney We're the first to make public
their announcements, and from present
indications the fight for that office will
only be three cornered one. The cam
didates already announced are Il. N
Farber, G. A. Mote and j. H. Eyer
mayer. F. L. Meeker was talked Of
and had been urged by his friends to
run Mr.. Meeker, however, has de-
cided not to be e. candidate. and has
definitely announced to the T-R. that
he will not be in the race.
The only other candidates so far an
nounced are those for sheriff, three in
number, with no others SO far talked Of.
c. s. Hutson, the present incumbent.
is a candidate for reelection, and OPP
posing him are w. r. Koontz, an as
pirant for the office before the last
primary, and e. T. Worden.
Talk Of Other Offices.
For the office Of auditor there is al.
ready talk of three candidates. all OF
whom have been active In quiet way
for some time. For the treasurership
1t Is not believed that the present in
cumbent will have any opposition, as
is also the case in the office Of clerk
of courts. Four are mentioned in the
race for the recordership and three are
avowed candidates for
there may be one and two candidates,
and for coroner, at present, there is no
talk Of opposition to the present incum-
bent OF the retiring members of the
board Mr.. Arney will not be candi-
date. Mr.. Whitehill has not as yet
decided what he will do. Mr. N. o.
Keen, Of LeGrand, expects to be a
candidate when it is determined
there will be one or two va
cancies, for it is possible that the leg
lslature will make some changes in the
tenure of supervisors.
Holdovers for Several.
The biennial election law has given
an additional year to many of the Of
ficeholders. Mr.. Whitehill, Mr.. Arney
and Mr.. Jones We're all affected by the
law, in addition to the other county OF
ficers mentioned. Representative Cum
mings gets another year, as ne was
elected the last time in the fall of
1908. His term would have expired
January /, 1906, had there been an
election last fall, but as it is he holds
over until January /, 1907 Senator
Eckles also gets an additional year, as
his term will not expire until Janu-
airy 1, 1908. There will be no election
until November, 1908, so he will serve
until January 1, 1909.
Other Officers.
For the office of representative from
Marshall county three candidates have
been mentioned thus far. All are well
known thruout the county and are
prominent in their respective commun-
tiles. There will be two judges of the |
district court also to elect, and both of
the present incumbents Of the Seven
teenth district, 1t is understood, will
be candidates for nomination before
the judicial district convention. A
third from this city is also mentioned |
rs prospective candidate
Complete State Ticket.
A complete state ticket will be. elected |
next fall, and the biennial election law
has given an additional year to
Ave state officers, governor, lieutenant
governor, superintendent of public in
struction, Judge OF the supreme court
and railroad commissioner. Governor
Cummins was elected the first time in
November, 1908. His term, had there
been an election last November, would
nave expired Monday. but he holds ov-
er until January 1, 1907. The legisla-
,ure, as it is understood, is to decide
1t its coming session which of the rail-
'oad commissioners and judges Of the
supreme court will take advantage of |
he hold-over term.
A congressman will also be elected