Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-14
Local Comment
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Mayor Ingledue when the federal Of
fcers were imprisoned, attorney a
times for Jones & Hovey interests, ane
attorney for Darling and his franchise
grew angry when he received lettel
from a volunteer committee asking
him to express his preference IN
straw vote for mayor and councilme1
Just as the labor unions were doins
and he published in his friendly news
paper, the Herald, an open letter o.
denunciation to, George A. Turner. ]
G. wea,herby, W. T. Smith, S. NJ. New
land. c. H. Van Law, P. F. Arney. Dr
H. a Kinnan L D Wick, D E. Hole, Z
T. worden. r. L. Meeker, F. II. Ben
edict, H. " Speers. B. W. Sinclair. w
s. Devine, E B. Enies, H. G. Brintnali
W. H. Jones, George olson. G w. OAR
ling, Walter Scott, Fred NJ. Wilbur.
Derby. w. c. McCarten. Merritt
Greene. T. j. Shoemaker. E. Lester
Williams, J. Lee Williams and Melza'
Dickson. hereinafter to be designated
as parties of the cross roads country
village.
The letter consisted Of list OF in
,e-rocatories propounded to the COM
m:jtee which sent out the straw bal
lots but to which the committee de-
clined yesterday to make any reply
However, il is the privilege of the Tx
TO comment on all subjects Of public
interest and such an opportunity as
Mr.. Boardman's letter offers can moi
be passed by even tho the committee
can see nothing in it to answer.
Mir Boardmans letter with the com
mont it excites reads as follows:
&c. \. Turner. Chairman,
Dear Sir:-Your letter as chairman
Of some committee in which you are
Sc king 10 determine who shall be the
next mayor and city councilmen duly
received
May I inquire who selected you1
committed (They simply volun-
,eeredD
what body or organization do 20,
represent (No special interest, no
"iody" nor Organization" of any kind
whatsoever Just themselveso
When CO you meet and where
CP-obah,y whenever and wherever
thev choose.)
The tern, committee is too genera
TO amount to much and it is proper tc
INQUIRE as 70 the source of your au-
thority before we agree TO turn over
the political control Of Marshal!towr
to your committee" (They never wait
70 he retained by any source" but ac'
ms rely as any citizen has a right to
ac1>
How did you arrive at your list OF
eli=ibles from whom YOU wish the
voters to choose" f"From large list
their letter states they selected repre-
sentative men Of all classes. The invf-
"a ION to Mr. Boa-dman and his kind
speaks for the representative charac-
ter Of their selection)
BY What authority Go you eliminate
Others equally well qualihed?" (They
should recognize no authority" ans
see,, 70 "eliTlinate' no one. Mr.. Board
NJ IN was invited TO suggest better mer
then their list contained. was he not?,
Why do YOU seek to forestall the
action OF the voters at the primaries
TIE VERY essence of the scheme OF Z
commission form Of government ia e
ACCOMPLISH q. the polls by regular bal.
20. wha. You seek 20 DO by secre
straw vote upon a limited number o.
nane=-said vote being also limited tc
some lis. which your committee has
prepared" Curiosity to know the pub.
liz mird caused them to put UP the
postage bat the straw vote was ex.
press,y thrown open to any and al
names whom the voters might suggest
| LIZ Dor unions and everybody else have
this rish-.)
q an free - confess you- plan doe.
no. com mend itsalt 70 ne. 1t savors too
mach Of dic.atorial machine politics tt
mss. With favor" daughter from the
committee must be i-repressible.)
Under the commission plan Of gov.
erHrnert-anv man has a right to be a
candidate at the rirnaries"-(Quitt
! true. therefore they have "elininated'
nobody. have thev Mr.. Boardmano)
Then .he two highest run for thai
Office. You can not overturn this nlar
by unauthorized committees. selected
list ~ C. t'',a-es and voters or by Sc
cr"- st~.w v3-as"-fOf course not
Neither his committee nor the labo,
urions are attempting IT, nor is a straw
vote a secret" one. when Mr.. Board
man is invited TO participate)
you say you fear the election vii
go by DEFAULT Do you remember o
anv.hing like that happening in Mar
shaIltowr in the last ten years?" tNo
sirce you have been active in our cit,
politics. Mr. Boardman.)
IF YOU fear II now. may your com.
mi.tee not have done something q
cause eood men r. shrink from coinf
out 20 seek office o"-(Not good" men
Mr.. I3oardrlan.)
With all due respect to the nam o!
yo', have selected wish to put my.
self on record as saying that the cleo.
ton Of three commissioners from tn,
list ~ names you propose would max
Msrshal!town a cross roads countr,
village. No doubt from the personalit.
! Of your committee that Is what 70,
/ want. fail to find on your Commits
Or in your list Of candidates the name
! Of those who have in the years pas
been actively engaged with hand. min'
ard pocketbook in putting Marshall
| town on the map."-(Most OF then
were present at the franchise meetin;
| in the public library. Mr.. Boardman
bpt then you were invited to sugges
| better men than these Gross road
| country viIlagers.")
| Personally, am out Of the poliei
cal game. In fact. have never beel
/ e