Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-03
DISTRICT cAUsusEs ELECT MA.
JoRlTY ON RESOLUTIONS K
COMMITTEE. X
SECOND DISTRICT NAMES
Ex-coNoREssMAN CURTIS,
Fifth District Caucus Goea Standpas
and Turns Down Congressman Goods
Campaign Manager For State Com
mitteeman Second District in
Deadlock.
Special to TImes-Republloan.

Special to Times-Republlc2n. Il
Des Motnes. Aug. s.-The district
caucuses this morning developed few
contests. The Second district pros
ceeded to get into a merry quarrel. as
tho district held the balance OF poweEl
between progressives and standpatters |,
In tho selection OF state and resolutions |
committee members. Tho district flnai- |
ly agreed to the progressive candidatet
for resolutions. naming former Cons
gresham George Curtis. of Clinton.
Tho Fifth District.
In the Fifth district caucus Tamav
Grundy and Marshall county progres-
sives were In the minority. Jones. Ben-f
ton and Linn counties being standpati |
with Cedar dividing. On the only test
vote the standpatters went cunning for !
Congressman Good by voting against
the reelection OF Postmaster Haskell.
OF Cedar Rapids. for member of thoi
state central committee. Marshall
county placed Goods former campaignl
manager. Haskell, in nomination,l |
whereupon Representative Moore. also
OF Cedar Rapids. placed in nomination,
Steele, of Cedar Rapids, q street carl
company attorney. Linn county and,
other standpatters voted solidly agatnstl
Haskell.
Representative Paul, OF Jones counA;
ty. was placed on the resolutions com Il
mittee and Benton county was giveni
tho member on permanent organixa>1
uon.
District caucuses selected membero1
OF the resolutions and central commit
tees. the standpats and proEressivesl
-, al
deadlocked for a time. Tho second fin-l
ally agreed upon George Curtis. pros
gressive. OF Clinton. for tho resoluttonaI
committee. The state committee se-i
iected is as follows:
First District-Charles NJ. Junkin4
Fairfield. (standpat).
sive).
Third--Carl +. Frank. Parksrsburg.
(progressive).
FOURTH. b. whitney. Decorah.
Fifth-w. T. steele. Cedar Rapids,
stxth-J. A. Dewitt. oskaioosa,
(standpa).
Seventh-Charles A. Lyons. DeA.
Moines (progresslve).
Eighth-A. b. Laurenz. Clarinda,
(standpa).
Ninth-George S. Wright. Council
Bluffs. (standpaD.
Tenth-M. M Head. Jefferson. (pro-
gressive).
Eleventh--Sam u. Riniker, Rock
Rapids (progressive).
This leaves the committee tie. with
the Second district holding tho ball
ancc.
The Second district at noon turned In
the names of George NJ Curtis, pro-
gressive. for the resolutions commit
tee. and George Hilsinger. progressive
for state central committeeman.
Committee on Resolutions.
The committee on resolutions is con-
trolled by the progressives by a major
ity Of one. Mr.. Curtis selection In tho
Second giving the insurgents control.
The committee follows:
First Distrct-M. w Walker. OF
Keosauqua.
Second-George Curtis. Clinton.
Third--E L. Hsener. Independence
Fourth-James A Smith. Usage
Fifth-c +. Paul. Ananosa.
Sxth--h. l.. Waterman, Ottumwa-
Seventh-W. H. Berry. Indianola. II
Eighth-W. p. Hepburn. Clarinda. :
Ninth--Art Savage. Adair.
Tenth--Robert Healy, Fort Dodge.
Eleventh--A. Il. Funk, Spirit Lake