Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-11
HOW SHALL WE NOMINATE
Parker Will Advise Re-convenins
Former Delegates as Only Legal
Way - Others Admit He Is Right
But Complain That Present circum-
stances Make This Unfair.

teenth judicial district Immediately
upon the very heels of the distin-
Euished mans funeral procession The
judge had been nominated on the re-
publican ticket along with Judge
Burnham for reelection. His present
term would have expired January
next. The governor could appoint tc
ell the vacancy for the unexpired term
but the regular republican machinery
must nominate candidate to fill the
Vacancy on the ticket, in which event
lit is presumed that the governor would
prefer to appoint the republican noni-
nee.
+ But how will this nomination be
made? That question is just now puz-
cling lawyers and politicians alike and
the fact that at least four OF the law
yers in Marshalltown have already sig
Snif1ed their intention of being calpdi-
oates does not simplify the matter. C.
II. Van Law, Henry Stone and B. l.
Burritt are avowed candidates. Col.
Parker is receptive candidate. Hon.
e. F. Cum mings, j. F. Meeker and J.
!. Carney say that they will not be
candidates. County Attorney Northup
E is out of the city, but has not whis.
pered his ambitions to anyone, and ru-
NOR has not yet implicated him. So
far none of the others have been mem
toned.
Col. Parker, who is Marshall county s
member OF the judicial district COM
nittee, along with M. J. Te.bin, of Ben
ton, and Judge Struble, OF. Tama, has
received Mr.. Struble's resignation, so
1t will devolve upon Mr.. Parker and
Mr.. Tobin to call a convention for
making new nomination. Mr.. Par
ker has referred to Section HOP of the
Code, and holds that the former con-
vention must be recommend and he has
already written Mr.. Tobin to this eff
feet, suggesting that Belle PLANE be
again the meeting point.
Section 1102 reads: EFF candidate
declines nomination, or dies before
election day, the vacancy or vacancies
thus occasioned may be filled by the
convention, caucus, meeting or pri-
mary, or other persons making the
original nominations, or in such man.
ner as such convention, caucus, meet
ing or primary has previously provided.
I II the time is insufficient for again
4 holding such convention, caucus, meet
ing or primary, or in case RIO such pre-
Svious provisions being made, such va
cancy shall be filled by the regularly
elected or appointed executive or cerl-
trial committee of the particular divis-
Ion or district representing the politi-
zeal party or persons holding such con-
svention, primary, meeting or caucus,
and certified as hereinbefore pro-
vided''
] In holding as he does Col Parker is
mot seeking any advantage for anyone
and none of the others so accuse him,
for it seems to be the only course
open to make new nomination legal
and avoid any possibility of question
being raised as to the right of the new
nominee to have his name placed on
the ticket.
Il Not Acceptable to All.
But, while theresis little contention
that there is any other legal way Of
making new nomination except by
reconvening the same delegates who
made the first nomination several of
the local candidates do cont end strenu-
ously that this method, under the cir
S0iAiSG1AASSSt VIII NC Lucy Gull.
tend that Marshall countys. delegation
was selected by Judge CaswelI from
among his personal friends and that
while the delegation was representa-
tive body of fine men, from the very
manner of their selection {. candidate
now, who was not a supporter of
Judge Caswel, would be placed at a
disadvantage. Others contend that
while this would be true so far as Mr..
Stone and Mr.. Northup were concern
ed for the reason that their friends lost
out in the previous convention and
hence were not considered in the Sc
lection of the Caswell delegation, it
would not be true in case of any new
candidate. However, the candidates |
are now discussing the two PROPOSE |
tions of holding a primary in Marshall |
county or a caucus of the local bar In |
either event the various candidates
would be expected to stipulate that the
winner in the primary or oar caucus |
would be given a clear fed and the |
would be that the old |
delegation would be willing TO stand
behind him in tn district convention.
The End Not Yet.
Should the local tangle be unraveled I
to the satisfaction of all at home, the
lucky candidate could not claim a
home run by any means for there is
yet convention in a three cornered
district Judge Burnham has secured
his nomination. He can't insist that
the Benton county delegation combine
with Marshall TO save him. Benton
and alma are in the same senatorial
district. Ever since the last judicia;
the Tama newspapers hav.
been criticising their Benton neighbors
and threatening Benton's senatorial
candidate, Whippple. and the Tama
democrats are running one candidate,
Bradshaw, claiming that Tama repub-
leans are going to get a Tama judge
BY indirection. There is the possibility
If the politicians taking care of their
,wl1. Benton county's delegation are
Judge Struble is q stand
batter Why does he resign from the
committee just at this time? In n
hree cornered district someone must
lit at least a two-bagger III order TO I
BRING the runner safely horne. Mar
hail county produces nearly half the
judicial business OF the district AMI {