Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-23
FIFTEEN HARDIN COUNTY RESI-.
DENTS CAST BALLOTS FOR
FIRST REPUBLICAN,.
MEMBERS OF PARTY
FOR F'FrY.s'x YEARS
Fifteen Veteran Republicans, Whose
Ages Range From 70 to s2 Ysars-
Few Have Voted For Every Rspubli.
can Presidential andidats-ssvsral
Bottled Last Year.
Special to Times-Republican,

special 10 llmeS" NepuDllCd0s
Eldora, Jan. 23.-Eldora and its vi
cinity Is proud in claiming as citizens.
fifteen men who have voted the repub-
lican ticket for f1fty-six years. who fur
thermore were instrumental in organ
izing the republican party in 1856 and
voted for its first candidate, John c.
Fremont, These men range in age
from Is to 90 years. For over a half
century they. have remained faithful
to the tenants Of the party which rose
to power from the turmoil of the nation
IN anti-bellum days. and with whose
Universities they cast their political
strength when they were in the early
prime Of their manhood.
OF these. six were at the time of the
organization Of the republican party,
in 1856. residents Of Hardin county and
are still living here. These are as fol-
lows:
S. A. Williamson, who is "a years OF
age. Mr.. Williamson came to Hardin
county in 1851. settling in Clay town
ship. He came here from Kentucky.
John d. Conger also came to Hardin
county In 1851, settling in Eldora. Mr..
Conger is IS years Of age.
o. G. Rathbone came to this town-
ship in 1853. He was born in Illinois
and came here from that state. Mr..
Rathbone is also 70 years Of age.
Thomas ]. Sheldon came to the coun-
ty in 1854, settling on farm near Ell
dora. He is now "a years old.
d. B. Blair came from North Caro-
lima to Hardin county in 1855. settling
in Providence township. Mr.. Blair is
70 years Of age.
w. J. Moir came to Eldora in 1856.
coming to this country from Scotland.
MI. Moir has reached SO years and
stin visits his law office.
S. Whited came to Eldora the year
after the organization of the party, in
1867. He came to Iowa, however, in
1855 from Michigan and voted for FIRE.
mont at Belmond, this state. He Is 50
years Of age. He still writes insurance
and presides over justice courts.
DR.. John E. King came to Eldora In
1861. DR.. King lived in Ohio in 1856
and there organized the first Fremont
republican club in that state. DR.. King
Is now 81 years Of age and still takes
interest in medical affairs.
d. Sprain in 1856 lived at st. Louis.
moving from there to Wisconsin and
then about war times to Hardin coun-
ty. Mr.. Sprain came to the United
States when II years Of age and IL
now SO.
A. H. Balcom was born in Massa-
chusetts where he voted for Fremont
He came to Hardin county In 1855. He
Is IS years of age and is still daily
visitor upon the business streets.
Levi White is now 80 years Of age,
being born In 1921. Mr.. White voted
for Fremont in the east. coming to
Hardin county in about 1865. Mr..
White is still vigorous and saws his
daily portion Of wood, for exercise.
Robert Holt came to the county In
1877, from Ohio. where he cast his vote
for Fremont. He is now SO years OF
age.
G. L. Blackburn was born in Ohio
in 1928, moving to Fayette county
Iowa. in 1851. He came on to Hardin
county in 1881. Prior to voting for
Fremont he was Wing. He is now
81 years old.
S. B. Hubbard came to Pleasant
township in 1857, where he still resides
He is SO years Of age.
George w. Rogers also became an
early resident of Pleasant township
now being IS years old.
OF these men there are but two OF
three who have not voted for every re-
publican president since the party
organization. with the exception Of the
last campaign. At that time several
of them bolted from the party whose
standard they had followed for over q
half century and cast their ballot fol-
Theodore Roosevelt.