Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-12
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF
DEs MONIES WIN IN PRi-
MARY ELECTION.
oUHIGG TO OPPOSE HANNA;
VOTE PADDING REVEALED
MaeVicar and Old Councimen He-
nominated by Reduced Vote-Sehool
Election Excites Greatest Interest
and Results in Victory for Old Board
Results of Other Contests.
Special TO Times-Republican.


EDS Moineh. March 12-Revised re-
suits Of the primary election yester-
cay show that there is much evidence
OF padding the vote in the downtown
wards and that the elements of the
city favoring wide open policy ran in
mary fraudulent votes. This Will make
the city campaign doubly Interesting
the next two weeks. Those nominated
we're
Nayo--Hanna and Duhi-s.
Counciinle!2-Ea- Lew. Needham
Roe, Hamery. Ash, MacTicar
Schra1l-1. and Mye-ly.
Runn.Is in accordance with all ante
election forecasts. bat still springins
somewhat OF a surprise in the strength
he showed, Fred 7 Van LEV. police
judge, led the entire ticket II the NOM
nations Tor counci,rlen in the third
primary he'd under the Des MONIES
plan, with a vote Of $3.50. Van LEV
ran second Only TO Mayor Hanna who
surprised even his most sanguine fol-
lowers by rolling up rhe enormous
count Of 6.614. practically twice as
many sotes liz, pU.ivt3. {; .i:s primary
TWO years ago
All other election forecasts We're fui-
filed, Dr.. Thomas f. puhigg nosed
out A. ]. Mathis. former mayor, ny
some 500 votes. and stands on the
ticket with 2,45S votes as the opponent
10 Mayor Hanna in the election two
weeks from Monday.
W. A Needhan7, swinging a heavy
labor vote and reaping the results OF a
fast and furious Two weeks campaign.
IS runner up to Fred T. Van Lew. AL
tho failing in his ambition 10 head the
ticket, N=edhann has the consolation Of
having beaten his record OF two years
previous when as a novice in the game
he had 1858 votes. This years vote
was 1876, a gain of nearly 1900.
Hamery Comes Back"
John L. Hauerv demonstrated his
ability to come back" He ran like a
whirlwind and poned 4.457 votes, land
ing in fourth place some 400 votes be-
hind Eel Roe, who occupies third place.
Hamery seems to have recovered from
his slump of two years ago when he
fell down TO sixth man on the ticket.
The present members Of the city
council all fulfilled the promises made
before the primaries that they would
on March %. John MacVicar ran we'll
considering the opposition he had to
weather He poiled a total Of 1885.
Considering his vote two years ago,
when ne headed the ticket, this is
slump OF nearly half. His friends are
freely predicting that Mr.. Macvicar
will more than make up in the cleo
ton.
~ ~ ia
lowest. He polled 3297 votes. Two
years ago Mr.. Schramm polled 4,532
votes in the primary.
J. Wesley Ash stands as the eighth
man on the ticket. He garnered total
vote Of 1858. Two years ago mis- vote
was $3.50, showing slump this year
Of nearly 1000 votes.
Interest in Election.
1t was q close race between the city
primary and the school election as to
which one would lead N interest yes
terady in Dies Moines. But the fact
remained that despite the s77owstorm
there was more interest in the cleo
tons than anything that has happened
for long time By having the school
elections On the same day as the city
primary & much better expression of
sentiment was obtained on school mat
tiers.
The fight in the city primary was
largely personal. Altho all present
members were up again for re-nomina-
ton they were each one running indie
pendently. It was not in any sense
fight OF the outs and ms The storm
center was the name of Roe. He had
been more bitterly opposed than any
body and his friends were more in
histent than others. He had promised
he would lead the procession. The
wide open advocates combined with
the labor unions TO back him. In the
minds OF great many there was
rivalry between Hamery and Roe.
Hanery was on the first city council
under the commission plan, but was
defeated because it was felt he did not
measure up to the requirements But
those who had turned against him be-
fore came back and supported him in
contrast with the Roe system.
School Election Warm.
For school directors DR.. CCnkling
and Miss Dunlap were elected, with
John Hogan reelected treasurer. The
main fight was to defeat Hogan as
rebuke to the present board.
The school election really developed
the warmest fight. 1t finally developed
that it was largely fight between the
school board and the deficiency COM
mittee" which had put up a ticket. Al
first the deficiency committee" had
backed Royal and Page, but the latter
was not strong and he withdrew in
favor Of Miss Dunlap. 1t appeared that
the school board rather favored Conk-