The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-05
REFORMERS
SHOWED UNDER
Liberal Candidates Easily
Nominated.
THOMPSON and MCKINLEY
Win Out by Overwhelming
Majorities.
Sunday Baseball Principal Issue at
Republican Township Primaries
Held Saturday-Ticket Named.

Despite the determined fight put up
by the Citizens league at he republi-
can primaries of Marion township,
held in the office of Township Clerk
l.. e. Osbun in the Cummin Memorial
building, Saturday afternoon, Harry
IC. Thompson and George w. McKin-
LEY, the candidates OF the liberal ele-
ment, were nominated for justice Ul
the peace by overwhelming majori-
tiles.
During the time that the primaries
were open, from until O'Clock, both
sides worked hard to get out as large
a vote as possible. Henchmen of both
factions were busy about the voting
place, and every man who entered
to cast his ballot had to run the
gauntlet of almost dozen men who
had tickets ready for inspection.
The vote was the largest that has
been cast at any primary held in Ma
rion township by either the democrats
or republicans during the past ten
years. The principal question at is
sue in the fight between the Citizens
league and the liberal element was
Sunday baseball, it being claimed by
the league that Justice Thompson has
neglected tc lu'hll his duties in this
respect during lis first term. George
w. Mckinley was generally recog
nized as belonging to the Sunday
baseball element, and the fight was
leyeled against him as well al
Thompson.
The Citizens league candidates were
John j. Crawiey, and NJ. l.. Martin
The vote was divided as follows
H. c. Thompson, 453; George w.
Mckinley, 332; J j. Crawley, 232;
lM. l.. Martin, 70. One scattering
vote was cast for Fred Warner and
lone for Charles Turner
According to authoritative statements
Thompson and Mckinley weri run
lining considerably behind at 3 o'clock
an hour before time for closing the
primaries. 1t was then that the lib
lerals began to get busy. Workers OIL
that side of The fight began to circu'
late throughout the business section
of the city aui corralled every man
found running loose on the streets,
land every one who could be spared
from stores and offices. 1t was a
Garrison finish pure and simple and
RESULTED in the defeat OF the Citizens
league candidates. The count of the
votes was finished at $3.50 o'clock, an
hour and a ualf after the primaries
were closed.
1t is stated that great many men
who are really democrats worked in
TO sthe primaries and voted for their
different candl lates. Only one was
challenged and prevented from voting.
Previous to taking the vote on JUS
tice Of the peace, the remainder Of the
township tick It was named by accla-
nation. A list of those selected in
that way follow:
Township Trustees-S. N. Titus
and w. b. Everett.
Board of Education-George Merritt
Clerk r.. Osbun.
| Constable Ben Bigford.
Assessors-Albert Trey and Nick
Eyerly.
The officials at the primaries were
rohn II. Clark, chairman; w. N.
Harder and John II. Balm, clerks.
French Grow, Harry Nichols and
!. G. Mann were named as a com.
nittee to fill vacancies.
Just what effect the defeat OF Sat.
rday will have on the efforts OF the
'itizens' league is left to conjecture
here are some who believe that il
Ill prove a hampener to the enthus.
osm of the organization, while Others
rink that IL will merely serve tC
1ake more determined its intention
, defeat the candidates of the lib.
raj element.
AS far as McKinley's candidacy goes
ut many believe that there Is q
hancc Of his election, since not more
han few years ago he served two
erms as justice.