Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-28
MAN SEEKING TO INJECT RELIC.
ION INTO POLITICS RECEIVES
ScANT SUPPORT.
NOT SOllDLY BACKED
BY KNIGHTS OF LUTHER
Question of Rotation of Names Of
Judges on Official Salots Creating
Stir Among Poljtioians-Kan,rar De-
cision confuses-Question One For
County Auditors, He Says.


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Des Moines oct 2S.--Mr. Spurgeon,
formerly OF Nashua, bat Ion the past
year or TWO in the employment OF the
knights Of Luther. IS advertised to
SPEAK IL the Coliseum nere Friday
night in support Of his candidacy for
United states senator
The Menace. IN lis last issue, has a
large par, Of lis first page devoted
10 Sturgeon urging that he receive The
votes o! ali who are il the Knights Of
Luther mos enent. The attack Is on
Cummins and Connolly alike.
The democratic committee mas hopes
that S1urgeon viii secure sufficient
n;;laoer Of votes 10 U.ake sure the
election OF Connolly as senator. and
they are encouraging tae Sturgeon
candidacy in ali possible Ways. one
Of the democratic STATE committee sad
ne otae- day:
We believe that the Spurgeon cam
6iiacy MAKES il possible Tor Us 10
elect Connolly. There are o9UG3 n Sc
900 Of these hn-gats u Luther IN
Iowa and i hal. % them can be in
dECsd IL vote Tor SpUrgson il VIII al
mos; make certain our success. We
count that absolutely eveTy Catholic
n the state VIII vote Tor Connolly:
There is no reason why single one
should not. ADD these 10 ire normal
democratic vote. ana then taken from
Camm:ns the vote that viii so to
Splrgeon. and Ne can win
But as matter OF fact L the stu
alton in the state IS elsewhere as i IS
Des Moines Sturgeon viii get q very
small vote. The knights Of Luther
as an organization IS not tack of him
and yet ne is being backed oy some
body with large funds to carry on MS
campaign. He Will get only q very few
totes in Dies Moines.
The Knights OF Luther are circulate
ing here a vest POCKET ticket show
ing ali candidates for stale Office and
county Office. This lists IS the only
Catholics on the state tickets, Messrs.
Connolly and Carr; for congress, Alr.
Mulvaney, raised Catholic; and
on the county ticket two republican
Catholics and one democrat. Two can
didates for judge are listed as Ca,ho-
lies.
The great majority of the voters
here. however, VIII pay no attention to
this list.
The matter of the rotation OF names
on the judicial ticket in Polk county is
causing q great deal OF a stir among
the politicians The candidates whose
names are far down on the list are
raising a hig howl and making some
capital against the men higher up on
the list.
The situation IS peculiar. After the
attorney genrals office had interpreted
the law for the secretary of state and
the latter had instructed The county
auditors, and after the auditor of this
county had started in TO begin with an
alphabetical arrangement and then to
rotate, he changed his mind, or had i;
changed for him. What he did was to
abandon the alpha betical arrangement
and place the five present judges first
on the ballot, followed by the five new
candidates. He announced there would
/ be no rotation.
/ Judge halnrar was called IN to de-
eide case brought to decide what
/ should De done and ne held in effect
! that it is entirely with The county
auditor. But he also denounced the
1 rotation idea and indicated disbelief
| in its necessity.
But the new candidates are making
much over il ana claiming that it wa.
a put UP job on the part of the av.
present judges and their friends. l
is probable that the matter Of place OF
the ballot is Of small consequence i,
this county, as all the candidates ar.
well known. and there is but one coun
y in the district; but the incident i
becoming great issue in the fight.
The rotation plan will be followe,
elsewhere in the state. The attorne,
general made ruling which gave tn
only reasonable Interpretation TO tn
law