Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-11
]. c. HUTCHINSON Dead
LEADING CITIZEN OF oTTuMWA
AND PROMINENT LEGIsLA-
TOR Passes AWAY.
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR
GOVERNOR AGAINST 1oIEs
Captain Hutehison Fathered Many OF
tumwa Industries, Served Long Years
in Iowa Legislature and Led Forlorn
Hope Of Republicans in Prohibition
Days.

Days.
Special to Times-Republican-
Ottumwa, April 11.-Capt. J. G. Hut
Crimson, prominent manufacturer, for
mer member Of the legislature and
once republican candidate for governor
Of Iowa, against Horace Boies. is dead
at his home here.
The survivors of Captain Hutchinson
are his wife, Mrs. Mabel v. Hutchinson
ana a niece. Miss Esther Hutehison
who made her home with Captain and
Mrs. Hutchinson. Death occurred at the
family home, 157 East Court street.
The deceased was president OF the
Law and Order League, and served ten
years in the legislature as representa-
tive and senator. He ran for governor
OF iowa against Governor Horace Boles
III 1889. In religious utilization, captain
Hutchinson was Presbyterian ana a
staunsh member Of the First Prespy-
terian church. No citizen took q more
active part in the advancement OF Ot-
tumwa and at the time OF his death ne
was at the head Of one OF the largest
wholesale establishments in the city
and southeastern Iowa.
Sketch of His Career.
Hon. Joseph G. Hutchison was porn
Sept. II, 1910 in Northumberland coun-
ty, Pennsylvania, Of Scotch-lrlsh oe-
scent. Captain Hutchinson was edu-
Gated at the williamsport Dickinson
seminary at Williamsport, Pa, from
which institution he graduated in 1867
after completing a four years course.
He entered the service OF MS country
Ane 10. 1862, as first lieutenant in the
One Hundred Thirty-Ffrst regiment
Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, in the
army Of the Potomac, and participated
in the battles of Fredericksburg, Ante
tam and Charlottesville. He also took
mart in the Gettysburg campaign as
captain of .Company I, Twenty-Eighth
PENNSYLVANIA volunteer infantry.
Was a Pioneer Booster.
cantain Hutchinson had been pursu-
,nr his study OF law, and graduated at
the Cleveland (Ohfo) Law School IN
the spring Of 1865. In December OF
1865 he came to Ottumwa and formed
a law partnership with Hon. p. II.
STILES. for years one Of the most dlst1n-
enished members OF the Iowa bar. He
nracticed law until 1872, when he as
sfsted In organizing the Johnston
Rufner Company, and the Ottumwa
Iron Works, a very important industry
that gave employment to large num-
Der of men and brought the name OF
ottunnwa to the front as manufac-
turing city
Active Legislator.
Captain Hutchinson resumed the
practice of law in August, 1875, and
continued in activity Until 1879. In the
latter year he was elected to the lower
house of the state legislature, where he
served one term. In 1881 he received
the nomination for the iowa senate by
the republican party by reclamation
and was elected. He was reelected in
1894 and thus rendered ten years SER
vice in the halls of the legislature.
During his senatorial service, he was a
member Of the ways and means and
judiciary committees and is credited
with having more. to do In shaping the
policy that paid of the state debt than
any other man in the legislature. He
was the author Of the registration sys-
tenn for elections, which, tho opposed
at the beginning by those who did not
foresee its good features, has proven
beenffcient in its effects in securing an
honest ballot. Mr.. Hutchison also de-
voted a great .eaare OF his time to rail-
road legislation, and organized the
committee which took the matter dn
charge, and at last brought about re-
forms that yere advantageous to the
people.
Nominated For Governor.
Captain Hutchtson received the NOM
nation for governor from the republic
can party in 1889, at time when reac-
ton against prohibition was the
strongest. Many republicans voted for
Governor Boies on account Of prohtbi-
ton, and because Captain Hutchinson
stood manfully upon the platform Of
his party. Two years afterwards Hi
ram Wheeler was nominated for
governor against Gov. Horace Boies
when the same issue was presented,
and Mr.. Wheeler was defeated by TO-
90 najor1ty-4,O0o more than the ma
1orfty of Governor ,Boies over Mr..
11utcfllson. It thus became plain that
Captain Hutchinson was not defeated on
personal grounds. but because people
suddenly turned against the principles
Of prohibition and held the republican
party responsible. Others for other
positions on the republican ticket suf-
Tered defeat each time Boies was
elected, but the chief effort was made
against the head OF the ticket.