Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
Coming Republican State Con-
vention Will Be Dominated
.,-.- BY the Bar
;HoosE eIsHoP,s SUCCESSOR
Many Candidates in the FieId-Judse
Green Has His Judicial District
Back Of Him-Judse MeHenry's
Candidacy BENG Urged Vigorously
'sin Des Moines-other Candidates.
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Des Moines, Aug. lit is antici-
pated that the coming republican state
convention will be largely composed
of lawyers. In many instances re-
Gently bar associations have been per-
mitted to pick the candidates for the
bench in other states. In Iowa that has
not been so popular but it is believed
that in the state convention to be held
here September 3 that lawyers will
naturally predominant. The only work
of the convention will be to nominate
"a candidate for supreme court judge
to. fill the vacancy caused by the death
Of Judge Bishop. The county conven-
tons will quite naturally select many
lawyers and it. will. be quite natural
that the lawyers should take lead
ing part in thesstate convention also.
Candidates for the nomination are
giving this matter considerable rat
3tention and it is probable that the lin
ing up Of the bar associations will be
a. big, factor in the contest, for the
nomination. Judge Green will come to
the convention with his entire judicial
district back of him. Judge Coyle.
Judge Hobson and Judge Roberts will
probably do the same If they all stay
in the race as candidates. Senator
II pai1 a nj
Robert Healy are not serving on the
judicial district, where Judge w. II.
McIIenry is candidate for the posi-
ton, and Healy is in the Eleventh
judicial district, where Judge Evans
is candidate. Evans and McHenry
are on the district bench. Senator
Berry is in the Fifth judicial district
where he has clear field.
What the rest of the state outside
Of these judicial districts will do is the
question that the candidates are try
ing to solve. 1t is understood that the
Eleventh congressional district is not
likely to be unit in the support of
any candidate. The northeastern part
of the state is likely to split UP and
divide it's support between several
candidates. The southeastern part of
the state will also split over various
candidates. Green in the southwestern
part of the state will undoubtedly be
one Of the strong candidates. He will,
it is believed, have all the support OF
his judicial district which includes
most of the Ninth congressional dis
trict. 1t would not be surprising If he
had both the Eighth and Ninth dis
tricts. Coylc will come to the conven-
ton with his judicial district, which
is about half of the Tenth congress
sional district, and will also have
big slice out of the Eleventh. Judge
,McHenry will probably get the most
of Polk county, and some other
strength that will make him one OF
the leading candidates. Senator w.
n. Berry will have many OF the coun-
ties in his part of the state, and Is
known also to have influential friends
working for him in every quarter of
the state. He will have votes from
many of the counties that have no
candidates, or who are not IN judicial
districts where there are candidates
Berry is sure to be one OF the strong
candidates. 1t is believed now that
on the first roll call Berry, Green.
Coyle, McHenry and possibly Evans
will be among the top -notchers. They
will probably lead. After that first
roll call no one can begin to prophecy
at this distance what will happen.
II the lawyers predominant in the
convention as it is now believed they
will do, it is quite sure that they will
be moved more by the legal attain
lnents Of the candidates than the
politics of the situation, for there Will
not need to be great deal OF politics
in it, For instance Judge Green, who
is an eminent jurist himself, If he finds
that he cannot get the nomination,
will throw his strength to the man
whom he believes to be the, strongest
lawyer, rather than to give 1t to some
one for political reasons.
Judge McIIenry's candidacy Is being
pushed on the claim very largely that
Des Moines is entitled to the position.
Des Moines has always had judge on
the supreme bench. It has been found
convenient for the members Of the
bench to have one Of their. number Nv
ing here, for the law requires that
there shall always be one of the mem-
bers Of the court In the city. With
one member living here 1t is conven-
lent for the other members and when
the local man wants to leave he can
always get one Of the others to come
to Des Moines for time. Judge NC
Henry's friends are confident that this
situation will appear reasonable 10 the
rest Of the state.