Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-28
OVER 700 OBJECTIONS FILED TO
NAMES AS THEY APPEAR
ON PETITION,
LEAVES PETITION SHORT
OVER 400 IF SUSTAINED
Principal Objections Based on Non.
Registration Of Persons on Petition
Purportins to Be Qualified Electors,
and Others Whose Signatures Are
Not Identical With Registry List.

The recall petition is insufficient. ac-
cording to the claims made by Messrs.
friends of Mayor Jones, to the extent
CT over 700 names stricken from a list
of 1.064 by objections which the at
torneys raise to each one of that num-
Der, and which were filed Wednesday.
| They find that the whole petition
| fails to comply with the law because
/ the statute provides that the petition
must contain a general statement OF
(: the grounds for removal, and in this
petition the objections apply speci-
fically to acts of the council instead of
! the mayor They object to II dupli-
cate signatures. 353 not registered, 247
not identical with the names on the
| registry which they purport to be, 10
| illegible, "A with place of residence
omitted. and an additional number not
designated who have withdrawn, have
I been long since deceased or who
! have moved away, thus totalinS over
700 signatures objected to.
City Clerk Derby is now busy. with
his assistants. canvassing the petition
as to these objections. and will have to
make his finding today or Friday
The Objections.
The objections as made to the petit
| ton appear as follows:
| F'irst-Tnat the petition, SO filed,
does not comply with the law in this,
! to-wit The law provides that the
petition shall contain general state
! NJ VI ,,hj he
moval is asked" These DIRECTORS state
that four o-called objections" are set
forth in the petition: that three of
them apply specifically to acts done
by the city council, and clearly do not
apply to acts of the mayor; that only
one specific objection is made to w.
H. Jones as mayor, and that is for
licensing a lunch car on South First
avenue, and said objection is insult
f1cient and inadequate In law upon
which to cali an election.
Second-It is denied that said petit
ton contains twenty five per centum
Of the entire vote for all candidates
| for the office of mayor cast at the last
preceding general municipal election.
| Third-It is denied that said petition
! contains a sufficient number Of genu-
inc signatures as required by law, as
shown by the voters register Of said
election, and this objection is filed sub
ject to proof at the time Of the can
vass of said petition by the city clerk.
Fourth-That the said petition does
contain twelve duplicate signatures as
shown by Exhibit A." hereto attached
and made a part hereof.
Fifth-That the petition contains 353
purported signatures Of persons who
are not legal voters by reason Of nom
registration, as shown by Exhibit b.,
hereto attached, and made a part
| hereof.
sixth-That the petition contains PAT
Of purported signatures for which there
are no corresponding names on the
voters register, as shown by "Exhib-
its c and D." hereto attached, and
made part hereof.
| Seventh-It is averred that the petit
ton referred to contains nineteen il
legible signatures, identified by petition
numbers, as shown by Exhibit E. at
tached. and made a part hereof.
Eighth-It is averred the petition
contains forty-four purported sigma
lures Of persons in connection with
which there is failure to set forth
the residence of the parties signing by
proper designation of street and mum
Der. as required by law, as shown by
Exhibit F. hereto attached, and made
a part hereof.
Nintt-The petition fails to set forth
a sufficient number Of signatures as
required by law. by reason of the
Withdrawals of signatures, by reason
Of affdavits showing certain pUrported
signatures of persons long since de-
ceased. and by reason Of others who
have moved away.
Tenth-The petition is insufficient
because of failure to comply with the
law, both as to the petitions them
selves, and the affdavits attached.
L Eleventh-The petition is insufficier,
because of each and every one Of the
miscellaneous objections as set forth
by Exhibit c. hereto attached, and
made a part hereof.
The Statute FarticuIari=es.
The law which was evidently be-
lieved by the recall attorneys to be
wide open as to signatures on recall
petition is even more specific than the
saloon petition law, as it provides that
thee Jerk must ascertain from the
voters registry" the sufficiency Of the
petition and evidently intended that a
recall DelltlOn SNOulu De SeTlOuS
rather than a careless affair
MANNER OF PROCEDURE.
The manner of procedure in filing
the recall petition is set forth in the
following from section 1056-A36, of the
supplement OF the code. as follows:
1.-THE holder Of any elective office
may be removed at any time by the
electors qualified to vote for a success
sor Of such incumbent. The procedure
to effect the removal of any incumbent
of an elective office shall be as fol-
lows: A petition signed by electors
entitled to vote for a successor to the
incumbent sought to be removed, equa
In number to at least rs per centum o.
the entire vote for all candidates fol
the office Of mayor cast at the las
preceding general municipal election
demanding an election of a successor
OF the person sought to be removed
shall be fled with the city clerk, wh:c!
petition shall contain a general state
I rneuf If tho pro,1ndo for which the 70