Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-26
The CITY ELECTIONS
"Citizens" Tickets Seem to Have
Been in Popular Favor in
Many Towns
PARTY LINES DRAWN IN OTHERS
Democrats Win in Mason City, ottum-
wa, Iowa City, oskaIoosa, Boone and
Other Places, Aided in Part by Cit
liens Observation-Disclosures in Iowa
Falls, EIdora and GrinneII.


Falls. EIdora and GrinneI.
Iowa Falls, March 26.-The spring
election in this city yesterday was a
quiet one, except in the Fourth ward,
where a spirited contest was on over
councilmen, w. H. Courtney being the
regular caucus nominee and M. III.
Hanson, candidate by petition on the
independent ticket. Nearly the entire
vote in the precinct was registered
and resulted in the election of Court
ney by a majority of 81 votes. James
Otis Gregg was elected park commits
sioner for six years, without opposition.
Mr.. Gregg formerly resided at West
Liberty.
Stratford.-At the municipal cleo
ton held here yesterday IS votes were
cast. There We're two tickets in the
field, the citizens ticket and prohibi-
ton ticket. The prohibition ticket was
backed mostly by Methodist church
people, but that faction wasn't strong
enough to defeat the opposing ticket.
However they had strong ticket in
the field.
For the past two elections, things
understood as church VS.. town fight,
for it is not. The vote was for coun-
cilmen for two years. Citizens ticket
Edward Peterson, ga; j. Lundell, %.
Prohibition ticket-T. H. Shaeffer,
SO; e. T. Johnson. 81.
Boone-The democrats elected the
mayor and treasurer, while the repub-
licans get the attorney and assessor.
Democrats elected councilmen in the
First, Second and the Fifth wards; the
republicans in the Third and the So
cialists in the Fourth. The vote for
mayor: A. S. Farrow, 742: w. w.
Goodkoontz, 1874; attorney, H. E. Fry,
712; G. w. Crooks. 6S5; treasurer, r. L.
Duckworth, 694; E. E. Hughes, s9S:
assessor, l.. A. Kruz, 1853; H. H. Otis.
SIS; councilmen. First, j. w. Johns;
Second, Henry Schroeder; Third, Peter
Thorson; Fourth, Ernest Hart (social-
isD; Fifth, A. NJ. Steele.
Grinnell-E. P. Wiley, heading the
citizens ticket, an alliance of demo-
Gratis and some republicans, defeated
Robert kouts in the contest for may
or here yesterday, the former receiving
21O more votes than his opponent, who
was a candidate for reelection. The
other results were: Attorney, p. B.
Moves, treasurer, j. c. Manly; assessor,
A o. Price; aldermen. p. f. White,
Charles Porter, John Campbell, Louis
Hammerer and James Skeels.
Indianola.-At the election here yes
terday E. w. Hartman was chosen
mayor, CIV. Connoran city clerk and
w. K Crabbe assessor. Aldermanic
results were as follows: First ward
Gus Reeves; Second ward, Fred Jeys,
Third ward, Lewis Schee; Fourth
ward, j. H. Dyke and G. c. Richards
The only contests were in the First
and Fourth wards. The regular tickle,
was elected in the Fourth ward and In
the First ward Reeves was chosen on
the independent ticket.
Observation-Disclosures E. Marquis was
elected mayor of Jefferson yesterday
over James A. Henderson and Dan w
Mugan by vote Of more than both
the lower candidates. The election was
I holly contested and big vote polled
the issues being rather between the
! men than otherwise Lyon was elect
ed assessor over Flack, G. e. White
city treasurer without opposition also
s. J. Smyers for solicitor. McClurg was
elected alderman in the. Third ward
over two competitors, J.lI. Potter in the
Second and w. c. Grisier, in the First
New Hampton-The city election
here yesterday was red hot from start
to finish. The present mayor, j. S.
Wilkins, was candidate for re-elec-
ton the third time. He was opposed
by w. G. Shaffer, president Of the Sec
ond National bank, and a bitter fight
resulted The unofficial returns give
Shaffer 2s4 votes and Wilkins 210. T.
B. Condor for treasurer, F. F. Swale
SCISSOR were all unanimously reelected.
Oelwein-In a close contest yester-
day in the city election T. L. Hanson
was elected mayor on the citizens
ticket by IS plurality and nearly the
entire ticket wa4 victorious. George
Jamison was elected treasurer, Jay
Cook won out for attorney, and Charles
Hancock was chosen assessor. Coun-
cilmen were elected as follows: John
King, W. D. Tiff, George Hand, A.
NJ Odell There were four tickets in
the field and it was warm election.
Ottumwa.-1n the city election held
here yesterday. T. j. Phillips, demo-
crat, was elected mayor by about 500
votes At late hour last night the
Indications were that the entire demo-
cratic ticket with the exception of two
or three aldermen has been elected. The
issue was on a wet or dry town and
by the election of Phillips the vets won
out.
Mason City. n. McConlogue, the
democratic candidate, was elected
mayor Of the city by 500 majority
over Mayor Dawson, the republican
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