Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-27
MAYOR ,NGLEDUE HOLDS A eau.
Gus, WHICH RESULTS IN A
TENTATIVE TICKET.
ABBOTT CHOICE As MAYOR;
SElElNE.pEVlNE COUNCIL
Mayor lnsIedue Gives Out Interview as
to How Action Came About-Thinks
II a Harmony Ticket. Representing
All Factions-Devine Declines TO
Run; Others Non -commitaI.

AS the result OF a caucus. held
Thursday night il the mayors office.
upon invitation Of Mayor Ingledue.
there was today formally launched a
new tentative ticket for the approach
ing municipal election primaries under
Z the con. mission plan.
L. G. Abbott IS the choice OF the eau
Gus for mayor and Emil c. Seleine a
union printer III the employ OF the
+ Times Republican. and DR.. ". s De-
vine for councilmen. Those participate
/ ing in the caucus. which the mayor
said represented business men. labor
/ ing men. and a few OF the more liberal
church men. term their selections a
harmony ticket. in which each faction,
in city politics is represented. What
Mr. Abbott and Mr.. Seleine may do in
acceptance of places on the ticket is
not yet known. and both Will take fe"
days for consideration before making
any announcement DR.. Devine. when
Informed o. his selection, declined a
place on the ticket.
Devine's Statement.
Or. Devine. when informed by the
Times Republican that he was the
choice Of the mayors caucus for COM
missioner. and asked whether he would
become Z candidate. said: II have al
ready declined an invitation from an
her business mems committee TO run
cor councilman. and l shall certainly
have 10 decline this invitation. l have
already stated tina. I could support
NJ Jones for mayor. and Messrs. Derby
and Williams for councilmen, and feel
thai all citizens could do likewise.
However. I appreciate any confidence
expressed in me by Mr.. Ingledue and
MS friends
How Movement Came About.
Mayor 1nslsdue. Who was looked 10
OF the action Of Thursday night. said 20
the Times Republican today:
a bunch of fellows who feel that
they have t,1e good of the town a.
hear, and also feel that no one faction
is entitled 10 the entire platter. met at
my office last night in caucus or my in
vitation.
I've feel that there are three distinct
factions in the city-tlle business man.
the laboring men. and the churches. and
re feel that eacla OF these factions is
sn-itled . representation in the city
government. and tina, if ALI are repre-
scented we Will have a better city gov
eminent, and perhaps stop this bick-
ering.
Jones Ticket Does Not Suit.
The Jones' Derby Williams ticket
does not suit the liberal element" said
The mayor. las -hey don't believe any
Of the men on the ticket are progress
sive enough. In the labor ranks there
are many who do noc believe that there
ought y be an entire labor ticket in the
field. or that the labor interests ara en-
liked 70 the entire city government.
We believe that each faction is entitled
! 70 representation. and pursuant TO this
belief We held oar caucus There Were
present six or eight laborng men. six
. or eight business men. and four church
members of the more liberal type The
general opinion Of everybody present
vas that the ticket should contain a
! Representative from the three factions.
We selected Lou Abbott as our candi-
date for mayor and Emil Seleine and
DR.. Devine for councilmen. 20 be
known as the citizens ticket. and
/ pledged ourselves 70 support that ticke.
! II the candidates named would consent
10 serve A bbott. for mayor. represents
the business interests: Seleine the
laboring men. and Deyins the church
people
All Could Stand For Ticket
eve also think that there is no man
having the good and welfare Of Mar
sl1alltown at heart but VINO could stand
by this ticket continued Mr. Ingledue
Mr.. Abbott was not at the nneeting, nor
was DR.. Devine. l have every reason
I TO believe that Mr.. Abbott will accept
i a place on the ticket if the rest OF the
ticket has the right kind Of candidates
for commissioners. While Dr. Devine
ard don't agree in all things I believe
him fair-lninded. and the strong man Of
the church element. Mr.. Seeine is a
member of the typographical union. an
enthusiastic Ia Dor union man, yet not a
radical.
The ticket has been presented with
the one idea Of harmony and for the
best interests of Narshalltown"
Other Names Were Considered.
| Mayor 1ngedue was asked if the
names presented on the ticket were
the only ones considered. He replied
that there were others named for the Of
flee of councilman, but only the one
for mayor, MI Abbott having beer the
unanimous choice.
For the church end of the ticket. for
councilman the names of H. G. Rrint-
nall. E. B. Zines, and W. w. DooIittle
were mentioned, and for the labor re-
presentation the names of Ed Austin.
! Chris Mitchell and James Winters 7
L. Williams name was also mentioned.
but his consideration was precluded by
reason that he would add a second
business man. Mr.. Ingledue said that
several were strongly in favor of Mr..
Austin, but the mayor said that he OBJ
posed the selection of Austin on the
ground that the voters would consider
Mr.. Abbott and Mr.. Austin as being
two administration" men on the
ticket.
/ Abbott and seIeine Non. commital.
4 Mr.. Abbott and Mr.. Seleine were
both seen by the Times Republican to-
day, and asked il they intended to ac-
cept positions on the ticket.
Mr.. Abbott replied that he would not
be ready to make any definite an
nouncement until about Feb. /, but
that 10 would copoidoe IL