Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-05
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CANDIDACY
is MADE FORMALLY THIS
AFTERNOON.
CITIZEN is
PREVAILED UPON TO RUN
Resident Of City For Many Years, and
is Good Business Man-Has Never
Been in Politics Before and Bears
a Record For Integrity That Can Not
Be Assaulted.

| The first Official announcement oe-
fore the primary of the approaching
! municipal election appears this after
! lard for councilman. Friends of Mr.,
| Alard thruout the city will be inter
ested in the announcement, and glad
that he has decided to enter the race.
He said today that he had decided to
come out for the office because of the
appeals of friends who believed he
one who would ever look after the in
terests of the city and its people to the
very best Of his ability.
Mr.. Allards name has been men
toned casually on the street as a man
who would be valuable member OF
the council provided he could be in
duced TO run, but it was not until to-
day that Mr. Al,ard reached his deci-
sion and made public his candidacy.
Mr.. Allard is an old resident OF the
city. and is well known. He has been
successful in business, and his friends
take this as an indication Of the sue
cess he could make in looking after
the city's business. He is generally
rated as a conservative business man,
of sound business judgment, and fair
in his dealings. He has never been in
politics; therefore has no political rec
ord that can be assailed. AS to his
integrity, that can not be questioned,
his friends claim.
Determined on Clean Fight.
In making his announcement today
Mr.. Allard said TO the Times Republi
can: i am going into the campaign in
the hope that l Will be successful, of
course, but if my being successful
means that l am to engage in what
We commonly call dirty politics. then
don't want 10 win. 1 intend making
a clean fight, on my merits and if the
people want me, have faith in my BUSH
ness judgment, and believe that l will
make good man for the administra-
ton of their public affairs, we'll and
good; then / want the office. If they
think some one else i. more capable of
representing them, then l don't want
the office. My policy at all times will
be For a better and bigger MARSHALL
town all the time, and for the best in
terests Of all her people, all the time"
Came Here in 1870.
AS a lad of ten years Mr.. .Allard
came to MarshalItown in. 1879 WIKI his
parents. the late Samuel r. Allard and
wife. The removal here was from
Beaver Dam. Wis., Mr.. Ailards native
town. The elder Allard, in 1869 had
bought a farm two and one-half miles |
northwest Of Lamoille, and after iiv- !
ing here two years, during which time /
young AllaTd attended school, the fam
lily went on the farm TO improve it
During his boyhood and young man |
hood Horace Allard engaged in farm
ing on the old home place near La |
noble, which he and his sister, Mrs. /
A. H. Sheldon, of this city, still own.
Wnen he was % years old Mr.. Allard |
left the farm and went to Albion, |
where he entered the lumber, coal, and |
grain business. and continued in it for
two years. He then returned to this /
city. worked as salesman for the !
trudden Lumber Company few
months. and then engaged in the gro
Gerry business with the late Harmon
Pemberton. under the firm name Of
Pemberton & Allard. This copartner-
ship continued for four years, when Mr.
Aliards brother-in law, A. H. Sheldon.
bought the Pemberton interest, and
the business was continued another
year, when Mr.. Allard disposed of his
holding and entered the real estate
ield. He has been engaged in this
business continuously ever since
At the present time Mr. Alard is
serving as deputy city assessor by APP
continent of ]. e Weatherby, asses
'or. and the approval of the city coun-
Ill. MI. Allard is a member OF the
'estry of st. Paui's Episcopal church.
md is treasurer Of the church organi-
alton
Has Wide Acquaintance.
Mr.. Allard has d wide acquaintance
hruout the city that will assist him
materially in his canvass before the
primary. In his real estate business
lie has been close to many people in
BUSINESS way, and has assisted many
o the ownership of homes He is an
property owner himself. and
s deeply interested in the growth of
he city and in the promotion of it's
Welfare along business and industrial
mes. His friends consider that ne will
1ake a strong candidate and, if he Sc
ures the nomination and finally the
lection, he will make strong men-
er of the council.
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