Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-15
BUSINESS MEN AND CITIZENS
REFUSE TO ENDORSE
DARLING FRANCHISE.
EFFORT TO CREATE SENTIMENT
RESULTS IN RED-HoT MEETING
Franchise Vigorously Discussed by
counciImen Herman, Mccarten and
Gregory and BY Frank Pierce =
Meeting Votes Every Proposition
Down-Darlins Refuses to Speak.

In response to a telegram Mr.. Darling
came all the way from Chicago to the
mayors meeting in the public library
lecture room Saturday evening to hear
the expressions of public sentiments
which the mayor and others had pre-
pared for him, but the expression was
not what either the mayor or Mr.. Oar
ling had expected. Announcement in
the newspaper: that it was TO be an
open meeting of citizens filled the room
to overlooking at a very early hour and
when the mayors select committees re-
ported the crowd proceeded to vote
down their reports and substitute res
buttons condemning the franchise with
such an overwhelming majority that
the NOS fairly ratified the windows.
Committee Refused to Be Trapped.
The committee composed of G. F
Kirby, chairman, A F Balch. r. w
I McCreery, Rev. j. j. Fitzpatrick and
i j. j. Mcclure was appointed 10 draw
up proclamation 10 the voters urging
them 10 vote for the Franchises but
after considering the matter and some
of the members reading the ordinance:
over for the first time that day theil
i report was that the committee is un-
able TO agree upon the merits of tht
franchises This in itself was terrific
shock of disappointment but the siz'
of the meeting, its temper in opposi
ton 70 the franchises and the unan
swerable arguments of Councilmen Nc
Carten, Gregory and Herman, who's
friends had gathered at the meeting
was a crushing humiliation to the hon
ored guest who had come all the wa
from Chicago to be honored and to III
mayor who was giving the party Eve
the applause given to Frank Pierce
argument for municipal ownership wa
unexpected.
The original plan of those at tn
meet at s: 80 p. m. Saturday and fo
4 each 70 invite as many more as posi-
BILE 10 make it a public meeting. TIL
i invitation list must have been mis-
placed for the room was crowded be-
i fore o'clock which is the usual hol
81 for mass meetings TO convene. May
q Ingledue who took charge of the NEE
u ing held the crowd for an hour or MOI
by telling them that Mr.. Darling cou
q not arrive until the s 80 Northwester
n train and that Mr. Doolittle was II,
Il present 10 report for his committee.
Franchises Condemned.
q When the meeting did begin II
= first report was from Mr.. Kirby's con
q mittee which had been unable 10 q
dorse the franchises. This could ha,
q been adopted by the crowd which W;
e overwhelmingly of the same mind b
I Ex-Mayor Frank C. Pierce offered
substitute which was carried N-ht
d the mayor put the motion he asked
q those opposed to the franchises
h speak out but these remarks we
q withheld for the councilmen TO me-
81 later When the mayor did decla
q Pierces substitute carried the col
seemed TO leave the face of the mayo
= honored guest sitting in front of {
b audience.
Report Jones G hovey Out of 1t.
committee of which P. S. Balch a
H. j. Howe were the other membe
appointed Friday night TO investigs
the contracts placed by Schroeder 4
Darling in the hands of D. T. De
mead as trustee, then gave his repo
This committee had investigated
contract for the sale of the Marsha
town Light. Power and Railway Col
pany, by c. d. Jones and S. B. How
to Louis T. Schroeder. The commit
found that Mr.. Denmead held the &C
tract of sale, dated Aug. 7. in VIII
Mr.. Schroeder agrees to purchase
entire holdings of Jones & Hovey, CT
ditioned upon certain franchises to
voted by the municipal electors of Nj
shalltown. The committee also fou
that Mr. Denmead held eleven sha
of Western Indiana Railway Comps
first mortgage bonds at the par va
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