Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-12
D. G. Chase Nominated For
Thirty-Seventh District State
Senator, Over Brinton
FIGHT WAS MOST BITTER
Tho E'Iythe Faction Supporting Brin-
ton, is Charged With Making At
tempt to Induce Voters to Believe
That Brinton Was a cummins Man
Chase Has Majority of Over 500.
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| Webster City, March 12.-One of the
| most bitter political fights experienced
in Hamilton county was fought out
IN the primaries Saturday, and re-
suited In an overwhelming victory for
the supporters Of Governor Cummins
The Blythe faction confined their eff
forts ard concentrated all the strength
| they could muster, around the candi-
dacy of M. H. Brinton of Ellsworth for
state senator from the Thirty seventh
district. Hon. d. c. Chase of this CITY
was the opposing candidate put up by
the Cummins faction. With the Blythe
! faction 1T was anything to win, and the
colossal and almost superhuman eff
forts they put forth may be judged
from the fact that Mr.. Brnton even
Went so far as to publish cards in the
Register and Leader of Des Moines
and the Freeman Tribune, the local
supporter of Governor Cummins. stat
ing that he was a Cummins man, in
sympathy with the things for which
the latter is fighting and so far did he
go in this card. that he stated he would
even vote for Cummins for United
States senator in case of a vacancy,
These cards. however, We're not pub
llshed in the Journal, the local Blythe
organ and the paper which lead the
Brinton fight The Blythe faction all
supported Brinton tooth and toe nail
and mailed thousands of letters thru
out the country in an attempt to make
the voters believe that Brinton was a
Cummins man.
The Journals bitter fight culminat-
ed Saturday evening in long article
against Chase in which the Cummins'
candidate was charged with having
stolen $3e from client some years
ago. But the people could not be
stampeded. Mr. Chase made stump
speech campaign and placed his cam
didacy squarely before the people. His
record in the legislature fifteen years
ago was very favorable. At that time
he introduced a two-cent-a-m mile rail-
road bill and fathered and succeeded
in getting passed Father Coffin's bill
compelling safety appliances on rail-
road cars. Since the advent of Gov
ernor Cummins into politics, Mr.. Chase
lldS DecIl ttIl IHSlStcll anu consistent
supporter Of his and no cards or letters
were necessary to prove his assertions
as to the platform upon which he
stood. OF course the Blythe faction
succeeded in getting a good many
Cummins votes thru the letters sent
out, but with all this. out Of $500 cast,
Chase came out with majority of
over 500.
For representative William Ander-
son, of Jewell. won by plurality of 200
over G. D. Thompson, and DR.. o. A.
Hall, of this city. All of these men
are Cummins supporters. The nominal
ton of county attorney was landed by
j. D. Porter, of this CITY, by plurality
of about 25O over o. j. Henderson and
j. M Blake of this city. j. M. Holli-
day, of Stratford, has the nomination
for county superintendent by plur-
atty of 200 over w. e. Gossard, Will
bur Sparks and l.. N. Gerber, of this
city, and o. S. VonKrog of Ellsworth.
j. N. Tiff OF this city probably has the
surveyorship over E. e. Fox of this
city. There were no candidates for
county coroner, but scattering votes
were given all the physicians. 1t prob
ably lies between Drs. Eberle and Des-
mond of this city, and Wyatt, of Kam-
rar. The other nominees, against whom
there was nc opposition are as follows:
Clerk. r. j. Luhd Webster City; sher-
if. H. I. Thompson, Webster City;
recorder, Miss Doretha Hunt Webster
City; treasurer, P ]. Brandrup, Web
ster City; auditor, o. A. Cragwick,
For supervisor in the Third
district, II. w. Stafford, harrisburg;
from the Second district, Ben Hender-
son, Scott township
The delegates to the county conven-
ton are practically unanimous in favor
of Governor Cummins The delegates
to the state convention will be for the
governor to a man.