Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-17
CENTRAL COMMITTEE AoLu
SNAP CAUCUS TO CONDEMN
EDITOR CANDIDATE.
CHAIRMAN 10 AWAY l
SEVERAL PROXIES VOTED
Some Who Are Opposing Candidates
Vote to csnsurs the Candidate En-.
dorssd by the Lsadsrs-claim That
Fres.Prsss Editor 10 Not Bryan
: Democrat.
Special to rimes-Republ,can.


Mt.agPIeasant. Nov. 17.-One Of the
most bitter internal fights In the ranks
Of the democratic party Of Henry coun-
ty reached climax Saturday after
noon when the Henry county central
committee met here and condemned in
no uncertain terms Mr.. Stanley Miller,
editor Of the Mt Pleasant Free Press.
and one OF the candidates for the post
mastership, and Mr.. Thomas F. Camp
bell. chairman Of the county central
committee, and Mr.. Frank c. Norton,
the first district committeeman, who
recommended Mr.. Miller for the ap-
pointment The democrats of the coun-
ty ever since the last presidential cleo
ton have been more or less divided
over the merits of the various candi-
dates seeking the Office. Mr. w. F.
IKopp, the present postmaster's term ex-
pires March 1, 1914. Among those who
have been active candidates besides Mr..
Miller are Mr.. Charles Gloeckler, a
pronounced Bryan man; Mr.. J. v. Gray,
a former county attorney; Mr.. James
r. ellis, the secretary OF the Henry
County Farmers Mutual Insurance
Company; Mr.. Joseph w. Thompson a
prominent democrat and Mr.. John C..
The central committee claims that
Mr. Frank C. Norton, the committee
man from the first district. gave each
candidate to understand that the state
organizat ton would take no action until
after Jan. I, 1914, and that the applica-
tions of all candidates would be given
due and careful consideration. Less
than week ago the various candi-
dates received q notification from Mr..
Norton that he had unqualifedly en-
dorsed Mr.. Stanley Miller for the coun-
ty office. County Chairman Thomas
Campbell, who is strong Miller man
and against whom a portion Of the res
olutions were aimed is at present in
Texarkana. Tex, on ten days trip.
The meeting Of the committee was
called ostensibly to fill vacancy in
Scott township but in reality to pass
the resolutions aimed at Mr.. Miller. In
the absence Of Mt. Campbell Mr.. John
G. Winters OF this city was unanimous
ly chosen chairman. There. are eighteen
members of the committee and there
we're eleven present OF these six voted
for. the resolutions, three refused to
vote, one Mr.. Harry Chichester, Of
|.Newai Lond on, withdrew from the de-
|lib0tsleions because he is q candidate
TOR the app ointment at New London.
The chairman, Mr.. Winter, did not vote.
Thsta were also four proxies voted in
ffaXore q the resolutions. II is pretty
Wei Adersto6d that q number of the
men who voted in favor OF the 9resolu-
6tions condemning Mr.. Miller are candi-
dates Tor the appointment and that
there vote was influenced to no small
extent by this fact.
The action Of the committee came as
q distinct surprise. Mr. Miller has al
ways been considered to be one Of the
strongest and at the same time most
influential democrats in the county.
The dissention within the party ranks
eclipses perhaps anything Of 1he kind
in the history Of the county. The party
is with out doubt split wide open and
unless the breach is healed the ability
Of the democrats of this county to unite
in concerted action is largely mini
mized. The seriousness Of the action
lies In the fact that the county central
committee called meeting and re-
pudiated and condemned the action OF
their own chairman, and Of the candi-
date that he endorsed. The situation
is all the more serious as up to two
weeks ago the party locally seemed to
be in perfect accord and unity.
Teh resolutions charge that the
Free-press editor is not Bryan demo-
crta and that his paper reads like
cornOra tiOn sheet