Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-13

The promised confusion as to dele
gates al the coming primary election
among republicans was simpfifea
Thursday evening at a conference held
in the parlors of the Marshalltown
STATE Bank when the three candidates
for the republican nomination for dis
trict judge entered into a stipulation
with the consent Of the chairman Of the
county central committee and president
Of the Progressive Republican Club of
Marshall County whereby republican
primary caucuses are 10 be held in each
city ward on May II 10 instruct the
ward delegations on the judgship.
All three candidates agree that the
progressive republican club shall Sc
Iect a list Of delegates in each city
ward. VINO will consent in writing TO
abide by the instructions Of their ward
caucus as to judicial candidates. This
list IS TO be accepted by each judicial
candidate without any opposing list.
The names of j. j. Wilson, ]. w. Par
ker and j. L. Carney ara then TO be
printed on the ballot with the list OF
delegates and each voter is to vote his
/
ton shall support for Judge. The eau
Gus primaries are 10 be held open, in
/ we'll regulated form, from $50 p. m.
TO 9 .. m, and the voters of the ward
are TO say whom the delegates are to
support.
While this arrangement has been
greed TO ii covers only the city wards.
II does nor affect the candidates pans
before the county convention as many
OF the caucuses have already been held
in precincts outside OF the city and del
egates have been chosen unpledged on
the judgship-
General satisfaction is expressed at
The plan, for il removes ne complica-
ton OF state Issues with local judicia!
politics. The progressive republicans
of the city. Who number almost four
out of I'VE Of she republican voters,
We're anxious 10 have delegates go to the
4 county convention who would insist
upon an endorsement Of Senators Cum
Minis; and Dolliver and the progressive
club was determined TO present such
list TO the voters at the primary cleo
ton regardless of any caucus lists.
However. 70 select such list. and not
nave it favorable to ore or the other
LOT the judicial candidates. was an i'm
/ possibility. On the other hand, With
/ out an arrar cement of this kind. each
judicial candidate would have been put
under the necessity of presenting his
! list of delegates first to the caucuses
and. if he failed There as two OUT OF
the three would, the two would still
reserve the right to present their lists
TO the June primary election. l MS
would have made two contests in each
ward for the judicial candidates and
four or more tickets of delegates up at
the primary election Now the progress
sves and each of the three judicial
candidates all agree on the same list
I OF delegates, and the delegates agree to
be instructed by the voters at their
caucus as 70 judicial candidates. All is
harmony.
The Stipulation.
We the undersigned. candidates for
district judge of this judicial district
in order 70 obtain from the republican
voters Of the several wards of the city
Of MarshaIltown an expression Of their
preference as TO which Of the under
signed shall be a candidate for Judge
from Marshall county, hereby agree 10
the following:
THAT the progressive republican
club select the delegates TO the county
convention from each ward.
> That such delegates De those
who agree IN writing 70 be instructed
by the voters.
;. That the names Of the under
signed pc printed on a ballot under
the lists Of delegates with a square
opposite each name.
:. That each voter express his
choice by placing q cross in the sQuar-
opposite the name of his choice
D That a caucus De held in each
ward on The oath day Of May, 1910, be-
ginning at the hour OF : o'clock y. m.
and closing at 8 o'clock p. M, and that
each OF the undersigned may have
present a teller 10 assist the commit
jeemen.
5. The undersigned hereby agree
thar they will neither recognize nor
consent 10 any effort 70 appeal from
the decision OF these caucuses 10 the
primary election in the wards but
nothing herein stipulated shall apply
10 any precinct other than the elty
wards, it being the essence of this
agreement that the candidacy Of each
is 10 De presan ed 10 the county con-
vention to pc considered by the dele
gates from the entire county.
Dated Feb. Il. 1919
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