Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-31
MAYOR OF pEs MONIES RE.
ELECTED BY PLURALITY OF
NEARLY 5000.
HAS STRONG ASSISTANTS
IN NEW COMMISSION
Myerly, German, Mitchell and Leonard
Chosen Couneamen - Anti. Labor
, Candidate Beaten-Saloen Candidate
Erase Defeated - Municipal Owner
ship Apparently Beaten.

Des Moines, March 31-City govern
ment in Des Moines the next Two years
is in the hands of the following:
Mayor James R. Hanna, former pro-
fessor OF civics IN Highland Park Col
lege, earnest student Of municipal
problems, elected for third term by,
overwhelming majority over Zeli Roe.
Joseph G. Myerly, reelected as high
man. former postmaster in Des MoiEes,
former manager of Huirs campaign,
former mem Der Of the Iowa legislature
for Emmett county, a plain. practical.
sensible business man, at present IN
aarSe OF streets
Fred German. former resident Q.
Webster City. held various positions
1T the city hall deputy county treas
irer for q time. a shrewd business man
who has accumulated considerable
property in recent years, will make a
,nent OF accounts.
". F. Mitchell, contractor and bust
ness man, never held any office before,
a clean and high minded man who has
the confidence OF all the business men,
most likely to have charge OF. the po-
lice department
]. G. Leonard, street ca man. fine
man who will 60 the right thing. He
beat out Harry Frese by less than 100
votes.
Hanna Has Big Lead.
Mayor Hanna's majority over Roe
was 4.647. Roe carried only ten Of the
forty eight precincts. His vote was
next to last in the ranking Of the en-
tire ten candidates, only James J. Con-
roy, a new man to the city fight, re-
eeiving a lighter vote.
The real surprise OF the day in Des
Aoines was that Myerly was the high
man for the council. He had a spien-
DID personal organization. however,
and It worked for him alone all day.
He had an advantage that none OF the
others were caring to antagon!ze his
forces and he was left severity alone
IN all the scrapping that went on.
Anti.Lahor Man Beaten.
II was not a surprise to anyone that
Galbraith was defeated. His defeat was
not due to the fact that he signed the
saloon petition SO much as to the gen
eral belief that his candidacy repre-
scented particularly the antaganism &c
union labor. In the eyes OF a great
many Of the conservative voters Of the
city his election would have precipitat-
ed before the end of his term, an ugly
labor war.
The success OF Mitchell and Ger
man was generally conceded. They are
excellent material for the council.
Mayor Hanna was highly compH-
mented by the fine vote given him for
mayor. The organization fight for Roe
was we'll planned and for time ii
looked as II it might win, but in the
later days Of the cam paign the Roe fol-
lowers lost heart and Hanna took the
aggressive and talked plainly about the
character and methods OF his oppon-
ent-
The closeness Of the vote between
Leonard and Fraze was also sur
prise. The saloon element favored
Fraze from the start and this was what
helped him materially.
Whatever else may be said it is GER
tain that Des Moines now has very
good business council.
The water works bond proposition
lost largely because Of confusion grow
ing out Of the bad arrangement of the
ballot. The phone franchise d.d 10
show up very strong.
Not very many women voted at tbs
election but they were almost all tol
the Taterworks bonds.
Ballot Confuse Voters.
Confusion Of voters over the balio
used in the municipal water works
election yesterday was given as a rea'
SON for the defeat Of the measure D.
its friends today. 1t seemed a!nos
certain that the bond issue had lost
even tho the people had voted yes"
| The ballot contained two questions
after it had been announced that onl!
| one proposition would have to be voted