Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-26
Men May Vote at Any Time
Between Hours of the
Call
THE REGULAR WAY SET ASIDE
Desire of the casweIl Men Acceded to
by Opposition, and Ward caucuses
Will Be Open Primaries for One
Hour-Each Candidate Will Present
List of Delegates.

The services of q regiment of diplo-
mats will be needed if the republican
caucuses to be held In the five wards
of this city Thursday evening do not
the judgship controversy. Today there
was a spirited controversy on between
the managers of Judge Caswell's inter-
ests and those opposed to him, over the
method of procedure to be followed in
the caucuses. The argument was pre-
cipitated by A. B. Hoover, a Caswell
man, who wanted c. H. E. Boardman,
Fourth ward committeeman, to hold
their caucus open from 7:30 to p M,
at any time between those hours, very
much as in primary. Mr.. Boardman
insisted that the regular way was to
call caucus at a certain hour and
promptly at that hour to put the mat
ter to vote, those failing to arrive on
time losing their right to participate.
one might think he had not been per-
fectly fair in the matter, Mr.. Board
man yielded and has called his caucus
at the old Alert hose house on South
Third avenue, between the hours Of
and 8 o'clock it being the intention to.
allow men to vote whenever they ar
rive at any time between those hours
and the same rule will be followed in.
the other caucuses. This is irregular
but satisfactory to the candidates.
Unless the city members of the
county central committee meet and
rule to govern the caucuses otherwise,
the same method will probably be pur-
sued in the other wards of calling the
caucuses to order promptly at the hour
named in the call and putting the is
sues to vote then.
The Northup, Stone and Caswell
men will all go into each caucus with
list of delegates to the county con-
vention to be voted on Judge Caswell
still insists that he would prefer to
have all the republicans of the county
vote on the matter at their primary
and submits the following statement
for publication:
Judge casweIl's Position.
Editor Times Republican:
have proposed and do now propose
to all candidates for judge, announced
or prospective, that the selection of
a candidate be submitted ito the repub-
lican voters ait the county primary,
March 18th. Not that l am afraid of
a delegate convention, neither ann
afraid to trust the people at a primary
where all would have an opportunity
to register their choice. I certainly do
not want to be judge if the people Of
my county do not want me. With the
primary two weeks off and the eau
cuses less than one week, as much or
more time would be given to make q |
if that is the only objection. |
have no opportunity to make a can |
vass in my own behalf as l have just |
closed my January term of court here, |
and after this week will have to hold |
court in another county.
have not favored the idea Of leav-
ing the selection of candidate to the |
members of the bar for the reason that |
the selection of judge more vitality
and affects the people gen
orally than it does the attorneys prac-
ticing in his court. 1t is right that |
belongs to the people, and they have !
not consented or requested that it be
left to the bar. A judge u . servant of |
and for the people.
Very respectfully yours,
O. CASWELI