Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-14


No way satisfactory to all of the
candidates for the circuit judgeship by
which the one. who shall have the
eounty delegation, shall be selected,
had been arrived at yet. At confer
ence of the four candidates held FRI
day afternoon an agreement was not
reached, and proceedings were left
in an unsettled condition. Be-
cause the candidates could not reach
an agreement, further action was post
poned until later. The avowed cand,-
dates who attended the conference
were Col. j. NJ. Parker, Henry Stone,
c. H. Van Law and b. l.. Burritt. Al
the next conference fifth candidate
will have to be reckoned with. for
County Attorney Northup has returned
to the city and is inclined to put on tho
mitts in his own behalf.
The conference was called with the
intention Of having the candidates get
together on a proposition to call tho
judicial delegates to meet, and allow
them to select the one. who should
have the unanimous support of the
delegation to the judicial convention,
which it Is certain will now be called
SOOIl. IAIGe OI lll6 1OQl, I1CIiS oloAAS,
excepted, either strongly favored or
advocated calling the delegates to meet
here on Saturday, July 81. Mr.. Stone
thought this was too soon. that altho
the delegates knew that Judge Cas-
well was dead, they did not. many of
them. know who the candidates were.
He favored longer delay until July
%, to give the delegates more time'to
think over the situation.
1t was finally agreed not to call the
delegates until later. and another con-
ference will probably be held early
next week.
AS the delegation now stands there
would be but eighteen members. Col
T. M. Parker and c. H. Van Law, who
belonged would, of course, not h in
Guided. DR.. w. S. Devine is out +. the
city, and Court Reporter A. B. Hoover,
who will seek to be the new judges
reporter, may decline to enter eau
Gus.
The four candidates so far have been
disposed to submit the issue to a Sc
cret caucus of the old delegation. but
County Attorney Northup now comes
forward with the contention that this
and that the convention adjourned at
the call of the chairman, therefore the
county convention should now be re-
convened and new candidates. consid..
cred He is inclined to question the
manda tory Interpretation put upon
Section 1102 of the Code.
All the candidates were also agreed
that if this method of selection is de-
cided upon it should be in caucus
behind closed doors. with all Of the
candidates excluded, so that the dele
gates might have free expression of
opinion and might choose whom they
wish All are also agreed that the del
egation to the judicial convention mus
be solid and not divided between two
or more candidates.
In case this method of arriving at a
choice is finally adopted, as it now
seems likely that it will be, a call for
the delegates to assemble will be sent
out signed by all the candidates.
So far the best Of good natured RI
valry has existed and it is not thought,
even by the candidates themselves.
that any hard feeling or dirty politics
will result. All are DESTROYS that the
selection be made in such way that it
will insure fairness to all concerned
Colonel Parker received a letter to-
day from Judge Struble Of Toledo,
withdrawing his resignation as member
of the judicial district committee and
insisting that his resignation in the
first place had no political significance
whatever. Judge Struble explains that
as local attorney for the Northwestern
railway he held a railroad pass, and he
supposed that he would he compelled,
under the anti-pass law, to either give
up the pass or get off the committee,
and for business reasons he preferred
the pass Now, he explains, he feels
assured that local attorneys do not
come within the inhibition of the law.
No word has been heard from Mr..
Tobin the Benton county member, so
no decision has been made regarding
the new convention of judicial dele
gates. Colonel Parker, however. will
ask County Attorney Northup for a
written opinion as to what is the legal
method of nominating for the vacancy.