Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-07-08

HELEN, ]. T. Haight, Alex. Thomp-
son, and others In calling the conyen-
ton it was feared that the oppon-
ents Of the movement would turn
out in large numbers and capture
the nominations, and hence the Pc
culiar caution was adopted of ask
ing in the call that such not inter-
fere. The convention was so large
that it was believed by the leaders
of the movement that their enemies
were present in such numbers as to
prevent nominations being made, or
to create such disturbance and i'll
feeling as to seriously cripple the
movement in it's start. So the orig
inal design of nominating a ticket
was abandoned, and it was determ-
ined to hold a delegate convention
at Webster City, September LIST. The
Freeman took sides against the
movement and spoke of the conven-
ton as a fiat failure. The Index
championed the movement and gave
a glowing description of its num-
bers, enthusiasm, and bitterly de-
nounced the ring of politicians who
opposed the move and were present
to create a disturbance or captureI
the nominations If any were made.
The Freeman was called 1.-The ring
organ" The Index was called the
"Sutton-Doane Ring Managers and
politics became absolutely torrid.
Abuse and vituperation seemed to bs
the principal stock in trade OF the
so far, at least, as it was
reported in the newspapers. The
members of the new party called
'AntiMonops,' 'Modox,' Hay
seeds" and so on, while epithets
equally opprobrious were hurled at
the opposition. 1t would be very
racy reading to copy some of the ar
ticles printed at that time, pro and
con, but to do so would exceed the
limit of our space, and while anus
ing, would not be very instructive.
Therefore, we shall speak of them
only in a general way.
THE ANTI-MONOPOLY CAMPAIGN.
The new movement convention
met at Webster City, called them
selves anti-monopolists, and nom1-
mated the following ticket: For
treasurer, w. M. Taylor; auditor, R.
o. Cutler: sheriff, l.. Bickford; SUI
perintendent of schools, II. M. Lu-
cas-: supervisor, Joseph Bone; drain
age commissioner, Henry Henryson;
coroner, r. J. Ament; surveyor,
Bradley.
The republicans held a primary
election and presented the following
ticket: For treasurer, John Eek
stein: sheriff, Fred A. Harris; audi
tor, Charles Wickware; superintend-
ent of schools, c. A. How'd; drain
age commissioner, John Hunt; SUI
pervisor, H. Corbin; surveyor, M. l..
Tracy; coroner, F. J. Mcconnell.
For representative: Anti-monoply,
C. N. Overbaugh. Republican, J. w.
Parmalee.
For senator: Anti-monopoly, ].
A. snodgrass. Republican. Elias
Jessup.
Until this election, at least since
1860, the republicans had carried
by an almost unanimous
vote, and by majorities of from five
to eight hundred, but the result OF
this election showed that the new
though only three months
old, almost carried with it major
ity of the people. Leander Bickford
was elected sheriff, Taylor was beat
en- by Eckstein by only 70 votes,
while Snodgrass came within II
votes of being elected senator in the
Hamilton Hardin district. The gen.
eral majorities for the republicans
on the balance of the ticket averag-
ed near 100. It was at this election
that the anti-monopolists elected
one-half of the legislature of the
state. Had they been organized a
tn earlier in this county, they
would most probably have elected a
senator and representative both. It
was the closest election, all around,
ever held in the county since the
war.
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