Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-15
MERRY CONTEST PREciPITATEp
IN CEDAR RAPIDS SCHOOL
ELECTION.
OF FUNDS FOR SCHOOL
MAY BE CARRIED TO COURTS
East and West Sides Of City Divided
Over Bonding Propositions-Primary
Elections Hold in Cedar Rapids, Des
Moines. and Other "commission"
Cities Of tho State.
Special to Times-Republican.

special TO I1meS-Repu bllcan.
Cedar Rapids, March 15.-A school
election that threatened to become ex-
citing and which called out hundreds
OF women. was pulled off in Cedar
Rapids yesterday. An incipient feud
between east and west sides. over high
school matters, has been raging for
some time. Yesterday there We're sub
mitted to the voters seven propositions
involving tax levies or bond sales.
One of the propositions called for a
vocational high school to be built on
the west side, and the diversion to that
purpose of $4,000 previously voted for
an addition to the present high school,
located on the east side. The west side
women have been holding night meet
ings for two weeks and organizing to
carry their proposition. Yesterday
morning at the opening of the polls
they We're informed by one of the di-
rectors that they did not have the right
to vote upon question OF the transfer
of funds. This aroused them to the
fighting pitch, and they decided to get
even with the east side by voting
against a badly needed grade school
in rapidly growing section of the
CeSS SIIC- 4oS&OiG Aue tcuo Iidu gone
far, however, the fight was called off all
around, and all the propositions carried
by good ma jorities. 1t is claimed, how
ever, by the opponents of the voca-
tional high school that funds once
voted for definite purpose can not be
diverted from that purpose, and it is
expected that the matter will get into
the courts. If the vocational high
school proposition is thus defeated. 1t is
not improbable that feud equal to the
one which has divided the sides Of Wa
terlool will be staged in this afora time
peaceful city.
The City Primary.
The city primary election yesterday
brought out a trife over half the city
voting strength. There We're only two
candidates in the field for mayor, and
while both We're Of course nominated.
no matter what their vote, an effort
was made by each to make good
showing. for the@sake of the bearing
the result would -baYs on the general
election. Mayor Miles, who has filled
the office since the death of John I.
Carmody last August. and John w.
Barry, a we'll known lumber dealer.
We're pitted against each other. Mayor
Miles. backed by a perfect political
organization. completely overshadowed
Barry. the latter receiving only 1885
votes to 3o10 for Miles.
For counciimanic nominations, three
of the present councilmenA were sue
cessfu1. Keffer. at present commits
sioner of parks, won with a big vote,
while Councilmen Sherman of the de-
partment of public safety, and Huston
of the streets and walks department,
had narrow majorities, Huston barely
escaping defeat. City Engineer Smith
entered the race for councilman as
candidate for the department Of streets
and walks and won a nomination by,
the phenomenal vote of $3.50. Others
who secured places on the ticket are
William H Stepanek and James
Hughes, former councilmen, and
George Lightner, former mayor, and
Henry Bennett.