Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-24
Altho Five Months Elapse Be-
fore Primaries Candidates Are
Getting Into the Game
SOME INTERESTING CONTESTS
Every Office Within the Jurisdiction
of tho Voters, With Exception Of One
Supervisor, to Be Voted for This
Year Queer Situation in ShrievaIty
Receive for Clerk.

Intervening before the state primaries
have already shown a tendency toward
activity, and there is really apparent
more than a mere undercurrent OF
work on the part of candidates for
office. The workings Of the biennial
election law bring each office with
the exception of one supervisor, before
the voters this summer, when the cam
didates will be nominated at the June
primaries.
Probably the biggest fight in repub-
lican ranks will be made for the Of
flee of sheriff. 1t has been an open
secret for many months that certain
men We're avowed aspirants to sue
coed Sheriff Hutson. and there have
the sheriff himself is to run again.
This latter statement. which has been
quite generally circulated, is denied
by Mr.. Hutson.
Four Active Candidates.
There are at present four active
candidates for sheriff. in the persons of
Chief of Police w. E. Nicholson, Dep
uty Sheriff Alva Nicholson, Z. T. Wor-
den and Constable Walter Wilson.
Other names mentioned as possibili-
ties in the race are +. e. Barber and
7. G. Weatherly.
This field shows a rather unusual
condition, especially in the fact that
two of the candidates are brothers.
others way, and both feel that they are
entitled to the office in view of past
service.
When Sheriff Hutson was first elect
ed his deputyship was offered to W. e.
Nicholson, then city marshal under
Mayor l.. B. Jones. Mr.. Jones health
was poor, and his city marshal be-
lieved that he owed a duty to him to
remain with him until his term ex-
pired. w. T.. Nicholson favored the
appointment of his younger brother to
the position, but supposed that when
the proper time came the latter would
step aside and give him a clear field
For the sheriff's Office 1t seems, how
ever, that the younger Mr.. Nicholson
considers that he is as much entitled
TO make the canvass as any one else,
and is in the field to stay. Both have
their friends, and both are good Off
GERS.
E. T. Worden, a Britain & Co.
buyer. has been actively in the field
ever since his defeat by Sheriff Hut
son two years ago. Mr.. Worden made
an exceptionally strong fight at that
time, and was much encouraged. He
considers that the testimonial paid him
oy the voters then justifies him in
making the race again.
Constable Wilson is DESTROYS of the
office, and has many friends. He has
made a good constable.
While Mr.. Barber and Mr.. Weather.
Y have not stated positively that they
ire going to run, their friends claim
hat there is possibility of their COM
ng out.
This will so split up the votes that
he actual nomination is likely to be
brown into the convention. Sheriff
Iutson will not be candidate.
Clerk of Courts Next.
The next county office that is en-
,rossing the public attention most at
his early date is clerk Of courts. TWa
are actively in the field, in
he persons of Frank M. Haradon,
resent deputy, and w. NJ. Clark, I'M
II recently secretary of the republican
ounty central committee. No other
ames have as yet been mentioned for
he office.
oil 41,o 81 1.c1, S,l
ght promises to be clean in every re-
pect. There is no disposition on the
art of either candidate to be other
han gentlemen. Mr.. Clark is well
nown, and aside from having been ac-
We in county politics for several
ears. is secretary of the county fair
He has lived here eigh-
zen years, and has been engaged in
he insurance business most of the
me. He has served two terms as JUS
ce of the peace, but has never held
county office.
Mr.. Haradon Is also a many Of
any friends. and as deputy to Clerk
Courts Lounsberry has been most
ficient and accommodating. The
ct that the clerks office has been
e incumbency Of Mr.. Lounsberry and
r. Haradon than at any time in many
ears previously, is pointed to as a
endorsement of Mr.. Har-
Ion by his friends Mr.. Haradon is
native of this city, was admitted to
e bar in this state in 1897, and
rived as second lieutenant of Com t
my Fl, Forty ninth Iowa volunteers,
ring the Spanish American war. "
Stevens for Treasurer. t
Deputy Treasurer Robert w. Stew y
IS is an active candidate for treas {
er to succeed j. P. Cooper, and his t
.tition is now out AS yet there have
en but three names mentioned as j
'ssible candidates against him, but q
e Of these, A. H. Welker, former
'easurer Smiths deputy, declares he q
not a candidate. The other two Y
entioned are H. H. Buck, of ST An t
ony, and w. F. Stouffer, of Rhodes, /
It neither has as yet signified any t
finite intention of running. Mr.. Ste I
ms has served four years in the @
easurer's office as deputy. Prior to /
at time he was, for twelve years, in L
e employ of the Marshalltown State t
INK, having entered as a messenger
was later made a. boolIkeeper, and
en- exchange clerk
uditor and Recorder First Terms. d