Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-29
County Republicans Approve OF
Judge Evans Candidacy for
Supreme Bench
THE DELEGATES ARE CHOSEN
County Precincts Are Grouped, and
Sixteen Delegates to the State Con-
vention, Which Meets Sept. 9, Are
selected-ResoIutions Adopted for
Senator Allison and Judge Bishop.

Hhe county republican convention. in
session this morning in the east court
room. endorsed the candidacy of Judge
w. d. Evans, OF Hampton, for the SUI
preme bench, ito succeed Judge Charles
A. Bishop. deceased, and selected dele
gates to attend the state convention in
Des Moines on Sept. Q, when a candi-
date will be selected.
Preliminary to the selection Of del
egates the county was redistricted, be-
cause some of the precincts did not
have a representation In the conven-
ton.
Tho Delegates Chosen.
In every instance at least two
precincts were grouped, and except in
one instance only one delegate and one
alternate was chosen from each, The
exception was in the instance of the
city and the three precincts grouped
with 1t. Nine delegates, and as many
alternates were chosen from it. The
following are the groupings made and
from each:
Greencastle No. and LeGrand No. l
&c. f. lStansbewy. Gilman. delegate;
O. j. Olson, Dunbar, alternate.
Timber Creek, Jefferson Nos. and
2, Greencastle No. 2 and Logan No. q
Walter Canaday, Melbourne, delegate;
]. r. .McBroom Laurel, alternate.
LeGrand No. 2, Vienna, Marion and
Taylor-W. H. Arney, Taylor, delegate;
j. B. Classen, Vienna, alternate
State Center, Eden and Logan No. l
Robert Ferguson, State Center, DEL
egate; j. f. Cowan, State Center, al
ternate.
Minerva, Washington and Marietta
John johnson, Marietta, delegate;
Harold Moninger, Marietta, alternate.
Liscomb, Bangon and Liberty-F. G
Davis, Bangor, delegate; w. II. Har-
Ian, Liberty, alternate.
Iowa ard Linn Nos. and 2 and the
First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth
wards of Marshalltown--J. L. Carney,
b. F. cummings, G. A. Mote, +. u.
Meeker, II. G. Lounsberry, j. II. john
son, C. b. Arney, c. III. Van Law and
q. w. Burnham, delegates; F. F. Nor
thup. w. e. Smelling, C. &C. CasWell, e.
B. Zines, j. M. Holt, w. r. Jones, Fl.
J. Reidel, j. j. Smith and ] IL. Eyer
mayer, alternates.
George A. Turner was chosen dele
gate-at- Large, with Charles Eckles al
ternate.
Endorsement For Judge Evans.
In addition to the resolution en-
dorsing the candidacy Of Judge
Evans, resolutions Of coincidence over
the deaths of Senator William B. AL
lison and Supreme Judge Charles a..
Bishop, were also adopted.
The following was the resolution
adopted with reference to Judge Evans:
1--WE endorse the candidacy Of Judge
w. D. Evans, Of the Eleventh judicial
district, as candidate for judge Of the
supreme court, fully recognizing in him
the ability adequate to the position"
Resolutions for the Dead.
The following were the resolutions
adopted In coincidence for Senator AL
lison and Judge Bishop:
BE it resolved, that we join with
the whole people of Iowa in expressing
our profound sorrow over the death OF,
our esteemed statesman Senator VIII
liam B. Allison; realizing that in his
death Iowa. has lost one of its most
efficient and loyal public servants.
'Be it resolved, that we note with
regret the death of Judge Charles A.
Bishop, Of the supreme bench. feeling
that the state has lost one Of its most
efficient jurists and the community one
of its best citizens"
C.E, Arney Presides.
In the absence Of B. G. Whitehill, OF
State Center, the county chairman, DR..
w. S. Devine, the committees secretary
called the convention to order. G. y.
Arney was chozen temporary chair
man and H. c. Lounsberry temporary
secretary. On the report of the COM
mittee this organiza ton was made per-
manent.
The committee on organization con-
sisted of N. A. Evans, Frank Davis and
j. ]. Smith The committee on re-
distributing WAS composed Of D. w. Nor
ris, Jr, w. H. c. Woodward, and
George A. Turner, and B. F. Cummings,
G. F. Stansberry and ]. r. McBroom
were the committee on resolutions.