Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-22
4 GOOD CLUB FORMED.
Tomas County Republicans at
,aamosa Organize For
James W. Good
-, Sd WILL CARRY LINN COUNTY
lrensth in Eastern Counties Will
Surprise Everybody Born and
Raised on Farm-ls Such LikabIe
Fellow and Fight for go Cent Gas
Gives Him Lead in Own County.
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Special to Times-Republican.
Anamosa, April GA James w.
Good club has been organized in this
town for effective work in the con-
xressional campaign and Jones county
is going to produce some surprises
when the primary votes are counted.
II the western half OF the district will
do as well by Good as Jones and Linn
counties are going to do, he will be
the republican nominee for congress.
We have learned from reliable
sources in Cedar Rapids, Mt. Vernon
and Marion that Good is expected to
carry Linn county by substantial
majority. He is q native of Linn coun-
ty, which Trewin is not, having been
born on a farm in the northern part
Of the county forty-tWo years ago. He
has very wide acquaintance thruout
his county, and wherever he Is known
his friends seem to be staunch and
strong. He is a splendid sample OF
young, aggressive, progressive man
hood, the kind Of a man who attracts
support. He is hard worker, thor
oughly conscientious, a man Of the
most exemplary habits, one of these
likable fellows whom no one cares to
mires. On the other hand his oppon-
4. To-. lox o,NjI
and is Of rather cold and distant
Temperament.
! Mr.. Goods magnificent work as
attorney for the city in the recent
hard-fought case with the Cedar Rap
ids Gas company, and the decided VIC
tory he achieved for the city, has en-
Unused the voters Of Cedar Rapids.
When Mr.. Good took up the case it was
expected by many people that the best
he could do would be to secure COM
promise with the gas company. The
people did not fully understand Mr..
Goods capabilities for digging or his
ability to search out facts and prove
those things which they believed were
true. But the voters and taxpayers Of
Cedar Rapids soon discovered that Mr..
Good had the ability necessary to cope
with powerful and strongly in
: trenched public service corporation.
They discovered that they had cham
.spfon who was as resourceful as he was
courageous. Mr.. Trewin put up a
strong fight for the corporation, but
Mr.. Good proved that gas could be
manufactured in Cedar Rapids at
profit at 80 cent price and 80 cent
coS or n O. Io ne 1o11o
every year to the citizens. Cedar Rap
ids wage workers are for Good almost
to a. man.
The strength Of the Good candidacy
early In the winter is conceded to have
forced Congressman Cousins out Of the
race. It is a we'll known fact that for
some time there has been strong oppo-
sition to Cousins and district domin-
alton by clique OF federal office hold
ers with headquarters in Cedar Rapids.
But that opposition strong as it was,
somehow or other, failed to unite on
any one man. No one candidate seemed
to be able to develop sufficient
strength to warrant starting a fight
for Cousins seat The opposition to
Cousins was not confined to the pro-
gressive wing of the party. Numerous
standpatters were ready to throw
Cousins overheard. So insistent were
Mr.. Goods friends that he announce
his candidacy that finally Mr.. Good. in
spite of the fact that he knew the
odds were seemingly in favor of Cous-
ms, indicated his willingness to make
the race provided his many friends be-
lieved he was the one to give battle
to Mr.. Cousins, with the best show of
defeating the present congressman. The
Good movement began to take on such
formidable strength that Cousins. in
the opinion Of very many republicans
turnout the district. was frightened
into withdrawing, fearing defeat at the
primaries. Many a republican in this
end of the district feels that Good has
earned the first claim to the nominal
ton.
Mr.. Goods candidacy enthuses the
young men because Mr.. Good is a
young man. Mr. Goods candidacy APP
peals to the older men because he is
level headed in his aggressiveness:
because he has "made good" 1t
is quite natural for the republicans
thruout the district to take 1t for
granted that Trewin will carry Linn
county. but the republicans OF the
western half Of the district will dis
cover when the primary votes are
counted that not only has Mr.. Good
carried Linn county, but that he has
also received a surprisingly large vote
in Jones, Benton and Cedar counties.