Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-12
WRIGHT COUNTY CANDIDATE FoR
STATE OFFICE NOMINATED
WITHOUT EXPENSE.
CANDIDATE FOR TREAsuRER
aPENT - IN CAMPAIGN
George w. Clarke Expended $1,ao3 in
HE Canvass For Gubernatoriaj Nom.
ination - Several Vacancies in Leo.
isIativs Tickets to 30 Filled BY Con.
vsntions.
pecial to Times Republican.

Special to Times
Des Moines, June 12-It is not in the
records that any candidate for q major
state office in Iowa ever received q
first nomination with such little trouble
as William G. Brown, of Wright county,
He spent only $54 in the game Re-
nomina tions sometimes come easily but
never before did anyone get as good an
office as that of state treasurer with
out fight for it. Mr.. Brown does not
pretend to any secret or that he Is
gifted with any magic. but he was rec
ognized as the logical and right man
for the place, and altho several times
threatened with OPPOSITION by some can
dtdate with fad or new slogan, in
the end all the opposition vanished.
sss
1t cost George w. Clarke, the re-
publican nominee for governor, $1,S93.52
to be nominated for governor on the
republican ticket In addition there
was spent for him of money contribut-
ed by friends, $1,245.06. There was
spent in his behalf for newspaper
advertising, nearly all In Des Mofnes,
S416.20. OF the contributions from
friends the largest was from S. NJ
Leach. Charles r. Brenton. A. NJ. and
D. D. McColl, H. NJ. Pattee, Joseph
Mates, w. P. Adams, and Emery En-
glish Less than $3.50 was contributed
by persons outside of Mr.. Clarke's own
county. No person has ever been NOM
mated for governor in Iowa with less
of machine" or organization back Of
him. The major part of the work done
for Mr. Clarke was Of voluntary char
acted and from persons having no in
terest other than that Of the good of
the state Mr.. Clarke's statement was
filed yesterday.
r Count or canvass Of the votes in the
counties this week will disclose h2W
many vacancies there are to be filled
on the various tickets. No nomination
papers were filed for republican candi-
dates for the legislature in the Iowa
Johnson district for the senate, or for
the house in either Of these countless:
Dubuque Clinton. Scott. Bremen. Car
roll Chickasaw. Delaware, Iowa, Lyon,
Johnson, Monona,' Shelby. Friends OF
Senator kenyon are ueSlrOuS tHdt call
didates be nominated in every one OF
these counties so there will be full
vote brought out. There Is excellent
reason for thinking that republican
members would win In several OF these
counties, It is known. that in Iowa. for
instance m effort was made to noni-
nate by writing in Of a name; and
probably this was done IN most Of the
counties. Al mere handful of votes
would nominate in any one of the leg
islative districts as the 10 per cent rule
does not apply.
The parole board: has difficult case
just ahead Of it involving the life and
liberty Of two young men of Mills coun-
ty who last winter were given life sem
tences in prison for a crime against a
young girl. The essence Of the crime
was in that the girl was proved to be
under lineage Of consent, and the court
had no discretion but to infiict the life
term. Now the Judge recommends that
they be let off with year in prison and
the county. attorney recommends Glenn
ency.