Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-17

over his next highest opponent, J. A. L.
Hull, of 1O4 votes.
That under the law the time has ar
rived when your body should canvass
the returns and declare the result.
There, S. f. Prouty demands that
you forthwith proceed to the canvass
of the returns now on file in the
Seventh congressional district II you
have not already done so, and that you
declare him the nominee of the repub-
lican party for congress from the Sew
enth congressional district OF Iowa.
The Second Count.
Your attention is further called to the
fact that section 26 of chapter 81 OF
the laws of the thirty-second general
assembly provide that in case no one
is nominated for representative In con-
gress from any district, that district
convention shall be called for the pur-
pose of making said nomination and
said law provides mo such district
convention shall be held earlier than
the first Thursday, nor later than the
fifth Thursday, following the county
convention
That under section 25 of said ac
said county conventions must be .
on the third Saturday following =
primary election, which in this yes
occurred on the twentieth day Of June,
1908, and that county conventions were
held in all the counties of the Seventh
congressional district.
That on the twentieth day of June,
1908, call for said convention was
duly made by NJ. H. Cohen, chairman
and j. F. Mentzer, secretary. of the
then organized republican committee
of the Seventh congressional district.
copy of which call is in words and
figures following, towit:
"Des Moines, Ia, June 20, 1908.-To
the republican voters of the Seventh
congressional district:
There will be delegate convention
of republicans from the Seventh con-
gressional district of Iowa held in Des
Moines on the 18th day of July. 1908,
at o'clock, for the purpose of placing
in nomination a candidate for repre-
sentative in congress from the Seventh
congressional district of Iowa and for
the transaction of such other business
as may properly come before said con-
vention. The representation in said
convention shall be based as follows:
"One delegate for each county and
one additional delegate for each 200
votes or fraction of 100 or over. cast
for Albert B. Cummins for governor at
the general election held Nov. 6, 1906.
On this basis the various counties in
the district will be entitled to repre-
sentation as follows:
Dallas, IL; Marion, IL; Madison, TO-;
Polk, 43; Story, 13; Warren, s. Total.
96. M. H. Cohen, Chairman; j. F.
Mentzer. secretary"
That, said convention will convene
in the city of Des Moines at o'clock
of said day for the purpose of trans
acting such business as is provided for
in said call
That it is necessary for said conven-
/ ton to know whether or not any one
has been nominated for the office of
representative in congress from the
Seventh congressional district, so that
said convention may take such steps
as by law 1t is required to do in the
premises.
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S. F. Prouty therefore asks and de-
mands Of you that in case you do not
give him certificate Of election that
you certify to the said convention that
fact whether or not nomination has
been made for said office at said pri-
mary held June 2, 1908.
Sc. PROuTY.