Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-06
Anent cIassen, standpatter.

Editor Times Republican:-Two OF
the Vienna township delegates 70 the
county convention held in MARSHALL
town last Saturday feel hurt al the
slam given them because they stood by
J. 2. Classen's proposition Of taking
the selection of the committees out Of
the hands Of Chairman Van Law and
putting IL in the hands Of a committee
com posed Of a number from each pre-
cinct 10 be selected by delegates from
that precinct
3 f Cummings seemed to want the
other delegates 10 get the idea that
dr. Classen wanted 10 run in a stand
pat delegate TO the state convention,
but there Mr., Cummings, is where YOU
Were mistaken, for Vienna IS a pro-
gressive township, and Mr. Classen had
no notion Of such a thing.
We know in the country that there
have been times when our delegates
have attended the convention and never
had a vote 81 all-everythirg being
cut and dried beforehand by GER
tain bunch.
All we wanted was fair play. and We
appointed our standpat friend 70 make
the amendment to the motion we knew
Mr.. Cummings or some Of mis- gang
was sure 10 make.
SO all we ask now is that our brother
progressives in Marshalltown get the
notion out Of their heads that Mr.. Clas-
sen wanted to run in standpat dele
gate when he made his proposition.
Some one says Mr. Nickerson and l
made our stand with Classen to keep
from being buried because Of our dis
tinguished standpat com pany Now
that is a lie!
What we want out in Vienna is to
give every one a square deal, that is the
kind of men we are out here. and the
way we live. and that is more than
some Of our town brothers can say.
And if the progressives cut here want
distinguished company, they can't pick
more honorable upright man than
the ex-senator, J. b Classen, if he is a
standpat.
Bert II. Jackson.
[Mr. Jackson, who is young in poll
tics, is evidently writing by request, for
he now knows that, as soon as their
desires were fully understood, his fell
low delegate from Vienna. Mr.. Nicker-
son, was gladly allowed a place on the
solid progressive delegation to the state
convention. There was no desire on
the part of any man in the convention
to deny Vienna township men full priv
| ileges. The trouble was that wheT
Senator Classen, arch standpatter
made the amendment. the progressives
| in the convention were afraid OF it
not because Classen is not a good man
everybody knows that John Classen is
! a fine citizen and he does not need any
certificate Of character from his young
neighbors; the only thing that queeret
him in a progressive convention was
that he was standpatter of the frs,
water The reason that Vienna town
ship has been buried in the delegat e
grouping so often is that it has beer
/ necessary to do ii in order that a ma
jority Of the convention could sen6
their kind of a delegation to the state
convention Vienna township votes
progressive, to be sure, but it sends E
standpatter to the county convention
| If either of the other two delegates hat
made that same motion and had ex-
planned that it was in the interest Of
progressive delegates it would have
carried. However. there is nothing tc
get hot about. Ma jorities always insis
! on ruling and it is proper that they
should. Mr.. Classen should laugh a
| the scare he gave the progressives ant
his young friends should not peeomt
exercised over it-Edl.