Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-15
Progressives in Black Hawk
County Aid Jarnagin to Sc
cure Cedar Falls Postoffice
HE is AN OPEN FIGHTER
His Opponent, One jackson, Said to
Have Support Of BirdsalI = Ed.
Hunter Makes His Appearance in
tho Senatorial Cam paisn, AItho Cor
porations Are Supposed to Keep Out.
Special to rimes-Republican.

Des Moines, Jan 15.-ProgressiNe
republicans in Blackhawk county are
supporting the candidacy Of Editor j.
w. Jarnagin, Of the Cedar Falls Rec
ord, for the position Of postmaster at
Cedar Falls. Jarnagin is standpat-
ter. He has many standpat supporters
also and his opponent is Chairman
jackson, of the Blackhawk county con-
yention at Waterloo in 1906 when the
standpatters fixed up the proposition
to steal the county. Jackson's nerve
failed him the last minute and the deal
fell thru.
The postoffice situation in Cedar
Falls is odd and the understanding is
that Congressman Birdsall has practi-
cally promised the position to Jackson.
So far as the progressives are con-
cerned they are looking upon Jarna-
gin as an eminently honest man and
tho a standpatter not one who would
be a party to steal. Because jack
sons nerve failed him the last min
ute, thus preventing the steal, is no al
ute, thus preventing the steal. Is no
ameliorating circumstances in their
Judgment. Furthermore, tho Jarnag1n
was candidate for the legislature
against Feely when Feely got the nom
nation Jarnagin came to the platform
to introduce his opponent and MADE
every effort to get Feely elected.
Jarnagin therefore has the friendly
support of the Feely men and OF all the
progressives and considerable num-
Der OF the standpatters who are sore
Der of the standpatters who are "sore"
at Jackson for not consumating the
"steal" Of the convention. Jackson mas
the support Of the standpatters who
We're party to the steal and dare not
turn against him.
Still another postoffice difficulty Is
apparent in the Third district. IN Del
aware county the friends OF both Rann
and Young are in arms Howard Ram.
a sstandpatter, got the nomination after
| Young had gotten the support OF the
bulk of the political influences OF the
county. But before giving Ram the
appointment Birdsall insisted that 1t be
fought out in primary which made
both candidate considerable expense.
Ram is sore because he was put to ex-
| pense after he was assured he could
have the appointment and Young is
sore because put to expense when the
cards were stacked against him all
along.
Burton T. Sweet of Bremen county,
| is a candidate in opposition to Birdsall
and It is understood here as assured
that Pickett of Waterloo will also be
candidate. While Pickett is ltstand-
patter it is claimed that he will poll
very heavy vote in the district.
~
Ed Hunter is active again in the po-
| litical campaign The first visible &C
| tivity on the part of the man who ar
ranged for the purchase of 80 many
counties against Cunmins last year
| was at the meeting of the state CEN
trail committee here Thursday last
Some weeks ago thru the columns OF
standpat newspapers it was heralde
| that the standpatters had control OF
the state central committee. 1t was
| heralded that Mccoy, progressive
| had left for Washington and had given
| his proxy on the state central COM
mittee to "Cal" George, ste.ndpatter
and that this made the majority on the
committee standpat.
| In the first place Mccoy ard George
were both standpatters and hence the
| proxy did not change the complexion
| OF the committee, 1t was not the IN
tention Of Ed Hunter to get into the
campaign so early but not till the CEN
| trail committee met Thursday did the
standpatters remember that there was
a rule adopted by previous republf-
can convention which made proxies
illegal. It was q time for quick &C
ton. Word was carried to ED Hunter
and in minute he was at the Slavery