Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-25

manded Boylan. The two in front
gave them up. Behind was the Coon
Rapids delegation led by Hank Bell
and Al Steele. steees eyes were
dancing in his head and glowed like
sparks of fire. Bell was spokesman
where's your tickets?" asked Boy
I lam I'VE are the uncontested delega
ton from Union, replied Bell. You
can't came in here" reioined Boylan.
But we We're elected unanimously,
said Bell You can't come here with
out tickets" ordered Boylan in a tone
of finality. Cant To- said Bell. Just
watch me- and he dove for the land
ing. Behind him came Steele, and
from street to landing the lines of
men behind surged after them. There
was a short scuffle and a rally at the
head of the stairs, and Bell, Steele and
half Il dozen others We're thru the
guard and ready for action One Coon
Rapids delegate, possibly sixty five
years of age, called for some one to
hold his coat while he cleared the
stairway. Cooler heads counseled quiet
and the slogan rose again "Al we
want is our rights. We're going to
get EN-. Don't start anything. If
they need a riot let them start it,"
Boylan slipped down stairs thru the
crowd of Cummins delegates who gave
him passage without word or q
threat. 1t was reported in the after
noon that he called on the city mar
shall for police assistance and was
refused. AT / o'clock Korte came up
stairs. unlocked the door and the con-
vention assembled. korte read type
written statement refusing to call the
convention to order and the conven-
ton proceeded quietly to business
The rulnp convention, Salinger's
convention, was held about 3 o'clock.
1t was a plain farce. Chairman korte
called the twenty-five people in the
hall to order with Boylan, Sal
myers brother-in-law, as tenn
porary chairman. On motion of
Salinger the temporary organization
was made permanent Then a signi-
ficant incident occurred, 1Mr. Chair
man." said Salinger Il move you that
a committee of three be appointed by
the chair to act as a committee on
credentials" The chairman began, Il
name -. ]. Salinger, DR.. McGarry,'
when Salinger interrupted In a dis
gusted tone. "Oh put the motion, put
the motion" And the chairman put it.
1t was another evidence of Mr.. Sailing
ers desire to do everything in an
orderly fashion. The motion carried,
and the chairman finished his stunt
In this convention Salinger made
every motion, directed everything.
Outside of one DIR. McGarry. from
Lidderdale nobody else seemed to have
any interest or part in the proceed
ings. Most of those present We're
young men with the appearance Of the
ordinary young fellow about town.
They visited among themselves while
Salinger went thru the motions and
held q little convention by himself.
Are all the alleged contesting delega-
tions present, Chairman korte?" asked
the T.-R. man. Chairman Korte said
they were. will you please point the
different delegations out?" persisted
the newspaper man. you'll hear them
read off pretty soon,'' replied the
county chairman But / want to see
some of them except on pa
per-" it was insisted Where are
they?" Chairman Korte leaned back
in his chair TO do korte justice he is
ashamed He has some decent politi-
cal instincts He was, however, COM
pletely under control Of iSalinger. Then
the newspaper man. having a train to
catch, went out from the Salinger con-
vention thru the locked and guarded
door. Neither he nor his newspaper
seem to have achieved any popularity
or standing in it for the door keeper
called after him down the stairs:
II hope to see Fritz Norris get it in
the neck"
All in all the deal was one of the
rankest ever attempted in Iowa 1t
and its authors are repudiated utterly
by the reputable republicans of their
own county. Henry and Hungerford |
have ordered their names off the SAL
niger delega ton 1t is likely that not
two dozen Carroll county republicans |
would stand publicly for the rump con-
the men who held it or the |
methods employed 1t was dirty |
piece of business of which the false
reports sent out to the syndicate of
Blythe newspapers is only a part