Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-06
SATURDAY WAS LAST DAY FOR
FILINc-REPusLlcAN AND DEM.
ocRAr TICKETS FULL.
SOCIALIST, PROHIBITION
TICKETS NOT COMPLETE
Socialists Have No Candidate For
County Attorney or County Supsrin-
tsndsnt-"Drys" Short Candidates
for County Attorney and Coroner
Some Candidates File Big Lists.

Saturday brought to a close the time
when candidates for county offices
before the June primary could file
their nomination papers. The law
provides that such documents must be
in thirty days before election day, and
as far as is known all aspirants. who
were openly seeking office, or consent
ed to party nomination following their
selection at party caucuses, have filed
their papers.
Both the republican and democratic
tickets are full There are two vacan-
cles in the socialist ticket, as the party
chose no candidates for the nomina-
ton for the office of county attorney
and county superintendent Of schools.
The ticket is the only one that has a
candidate for Surveyor. The prOhibi-
ton ticket is short a candidate for
county attorney and coroner.
Some Big Petitions Filed.
While the law required that tor the
coming primary it was necessary for
republican caH dates to file nominal
tions papers containing forty names
and the democrats to file nomination
papers with forty-four names on them,
some of the candidates had the sigma
lures vi hundreds their papers.
S II. Reilly. who is the republican
candidate for clerk of courts. filed the
biggest bunch of signers of any. His
papers contained no less than 639
names, and he said that they were filed
that not all that were signed had been
fled.
E. T. worden and c. B. Mason rival
republican candidates for the nominal
ton of sheriff. both filed big lists
Worden's being much the larger OF the
two 1t contained $50 names while
Nason's bore $50 signatures. s. NJ.
Cause, candidate for the nomination OF
treasurer, also fled a big bunch Of
nomination papers.
Candidates Swap Parties.
Officer Joseph H. Edgar. the demo-
cratic candidate for the nomination OF
sheriff, was accused Of being repub-
lican at the county convention where
he was selected to be candidate. The
accusation caused a stir in the meet
ing, altho Edgar later explained that
while he did vote at the recent repub-
lican primary. Ito help out friend"
he had always voted the straight dem
ocratic ticket However. to make his
record of affiliations plain, he filed
with the county auditor a declaration
of a change Of affiliations from the
republican to democratic party.
Candidacy Switched to Son.
Dr. G. w. Harris was nominated at
the democratic caucus for coroner. He
declined to make the run and the
mantle Of his candidacy was shifted
from his shoulders to those OF his son,
Dr. Grove w Harris. At the demo-
cratic caucus 1t was said that the lat
ter was a republican. and was not
eligible for the nomination his father
received, altho he was mentioned for
the place To cure this defect, which
was apparently a fact. Dr.. Grove Har-
ris has filed with the county auditor
sworn declaration Of changing his az
citations from tee republican to the
democratic party.
Those Whs Have Filed.
The following is q list Of the can
didates who filed for county offices:
Republican-Auditor. A. H Welker;
treasurer, S. NJ. Cause and Freeman
Wertenberger; clerk Of courts. s. H.
Reilly; sheriff, E. T. Worden. c. B.
Mason and ]. R Meekins: county at
torney. G. A. Mote; recorder, Miss Eta
Northup; county superintendent of
schools Miss Mary Hcs.etier and Miss
Gertrude E. Miller; coroner. DR.. F. n.
Boucher; supervisors. William A. Mich
OILS, George w. Darling and A. L Cot
ton.
Decentralization, A. F. Crbine;
treasurer, L T. Forbes; clerk Of courts,
A. T. Lowry; sheriff, Joseph G. Edgar;
county attorney, A. c. DAILY: recorder,
Miss Raphael J. Welp: county superin-
tendent Of schools, Miss Emma Patton;
coroner, DR.. Grove w. Harris: super
yisors, John A. Timmons and E. n.
Schilling.
Socialist-Auditor. L. A. Hanson;
treasurer, S. j. Tinker; clerk OF courts,
Lisie Vi. Earnsworth:: sheriff. G. n.
Condit: recorder, Miss Anna B. White;
coroner, DR.. P. N. Townsend Hanson;
surveyor. James Mckay. supervisors,
C. NJ. Landon and w. E. Derrick.
Prohibition-Auditor. T. ]. VanPelt;
treasurer, NJ. H. Green: clerk OF courts.
L. Harvey Green; sheriff. w. NJ. Col
Inns; recorder, Mrs. Mary southwick;
county superintendent OF schools. MISS
Hattie Dickson; supervisors, j. II. Kin
ger, and E. H. Buchanan.
Township Officers File.
Altho the township officers do not
have to announce their candidacy for
some time yet, four have filed papers
showing their intent to be candidates.
They are /. S. Willard, 8. e. Peek. and
William Battin. candidates for Justice
OF the peace of this city, and J. p.
Glenn, candidate. fur co::s.a BILE on the
democratic ticket.
Double Birthday Party.
Mrs. E. S. Ketcllum and Mrs. J. Lee
Williams were hostesses at the ket-
chum home Saturday afternoon from
2:30 to $50. at large birthday party
in honor of Edwin Sleight ketchum,
who was years old, and James Bur-
roughs Williams, who was years OLD.
About .lw<,, o1,;ld rrx, ,r,opo pIleSfS af the