Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-24
standpat Electoral Ticket Sc.
lected For Names and Not
For Merit
GET BEST PLACES ON BALLOT
Democrats, Boilers and Obscure Men
Chosen Because of Alphabetical VAL
ue of Their Names - Trick to Beat
Copeland, Who is Enemy of Blythe.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to I1meS-RepuDllcan.
Des Moines, April "a. - The. Des
Moines Capital few days ago crit
icized the selection of w. w. Cope
land, of Burlington, as a presidential
elector- large on the republican tick
ct, claiming that The has never used
republican methods in his movements
in the party" Copeland has for some
years been kept in the position of
chairman of the Des Moines county
republican central committee. Mr..
Young claims that known republicans
should be on the electoral ticket, men
known all over the state. A few days
later the editor participated as one OF
the conferees in selecting a "standpat"
list of presidential electors, and this
is the result:
7. T. Anderson of Warren county.
John Anundson of Cerro Gordo coun-
ty.
Marsh w. Bailey Of Washington
county.
f. D. Letts Of Scott county.
w. h. Ray of Butler county.
d. H. Bowen of Allamakee county.
William M. Reese of Wapello county.
Walter NJ. Black of Polk county.
Alexander Mardis of Harrison coun-
ty.
George w. Hanna of kossuth county.
John Boeyink of Sioux county.
III, of no on,srtiaS u-flir h
they reside was not given no one, out-.
side of their own counties would know
who they were, with the possible eX-
ception of eX-Speaker Bowen of Ala
makee county. The men were selected
not for their republicantsm but for
the good old political reason that in
each district placing the names alpha
betically their names will come ahead
of their opponents on the ballot.
Furthermore in connection with the
claim of the Capital that Copelands
methods are unrepublican it can be
said for the benefit Of those whofsdo
not know that T. T. Anderson Of War
rem county is not even by pretense
republican. He is democrat and has
voted the democratic ticket for the last
newspaper which he edits has openly
advocated the election of the democrat
ic candidate for governor.
Furthermore for the benefit Of those
who do not know, it can be said that
John Anundson, of Cerro Gordo coun-
ty, is absolutely under the domina-
ton of j. E. Blythe, of Mason City.
a brother of j. w. Blythe, Of Burling-
ton, and it is well understood that
Anundson was put on because Blythe
objected to Copeland, Copeland having
shown too much independence and
having refused to do the political bid
ding of J. W. Blythe, attorney for the
Burlington and late political boss of
Iowa.
The list contains number of boilers
from the republican party.
The Des Moines Commercial club
has asked all candidates for railroad
commissioner to state their positions
on the problem of giving better direct
passenger service between Des Moines
and southwest Iowa. So far as known
the candidates have taken the position
that they cannot properly be asked to
state what they would do on matter
that may come before them officially
before they have at least had some OF
the evidence on the matter on which to
form a comprehensive and intelligent
decision.