Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-27
COUNTY PARTIES
N CONVENTION
PRoGREaSiVES, REPUBLICANS
AND DEMOCRATS MEEr-sULL
MOOSE TICKET NAMED.
MERRITT GREENE CHOSEN
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
Greene 10 Elected Permanent, Chair.
man Of tho County Committee Of
Prosressives-Repub and DEM
ocrats Elect Delegates to Conven-
tions and Pass Resolutions.

Members of the republican. demo-
cratic and progressive parties of the
county met in conventions in this city
at II o'clock this forenoon. The re-
publicans convened in the east court
room. Forney's hall was the democrats
place Of meeting and the progressives
! occupied Cummings halt None Of the
| conventions got to business until this
afternoon when all reconvened at 1870
A full list of county candidates was
named by the progressives, who also
selected delegates to conventions. The
republicans and democrats who had
no nominations to make. elected con-
vention delegates and adopted resolu-
tons. a|#
Prosressivss Elect Candidates.
A full list of candidates for county
offices. headed by Merritt Greene for
representative, was chosen by the pro-
gressive convention. which twenty five
attended. There was only one contest
that being for representative. O. D
Askbrook, was also nominated. The
vote was Greene IA, Ashbrook. A.
The candidates nominated were:
Representative-Merr Greene.
AuditorAW. II. Gilbert.
Treasurer-Ray r. East
Clerk of Courts-C. A. Lands.
Sheriff-Ray Mccoy.
Recorder-Mrs. Ella McKim.
County Attorney-George NJ. Lyon.
Coroner-Dr. E. G. Leffler.
Supervisor to fiji vacancy-M. NJ
Dickson.
Supervisor (term beginnngi 1850
Ira s. Johnston.
Supervisor (term beginning 1879
w. W. Hixson.
Justice of Peace-Ole O. Lien.
2Constable-C. w. Wheat, Z. T. Wor-
den. Jr.
Delegates to the state convention
who will also represent the county al
the senatorial and congressional con-
ventions. all to be held at DeS MoineS
July 8, were chosen as follows:
A. E. Nickel. L. NJ. Osborne, r. j.
Hinecker. Jacob Figs. Elmer Peterson
r. G.. Westenberg. a. j. Glidden, Ray
Mccoy. III. G. Mclean, George NJ. Lyon
c. w. Wheat. O. D. Ashbrooke, Merritt
Greene. /. e. Huber, c. A. Lands. L
7. Worden. Jr.. R. c. Smith, John B
Eige, L. P. thinner, Ole o. Lien
Charles H. Eckman. Dr. +. G. Leffler.
Greene County Chairman.
The county committee elected Mer-
rift Greene chairman TO succeed L. NJ
Osborne and w. H. Gilbert secretary
o. d. Ashbrook was appointed thirt
ward precinct COMMITTEES to fill a ca
cancy. 1t is expected that Greene will
organize the rest Of the, county. as the
county districts were not represented
at the convention.
The convention elected l.. NJ. Os-
borne chairman and w. H. gilbert sec
retar..
o. d. Oshbrook made fight on the
floor to prevent the work of nominal
ing candidates. preparing resolutions
and electing delegates being done by
committees. He lost by a vote of IS to
and the following committees were
appointed by the chair
Nominations George NJ. Lyon,
Charles H. Eckman. A. S. Hinecker,
Jacob Eigle, Ira Johnston, Ray Mccoy
Ed Worden.
To select delegates to state. sena-
torial and congressional conventions
thinner, Derby. Fred Beck, A. B.
Strauss. F. w. Moehrl.
Resolutions Fl. Burchett, Henry
White. Thomas Fuller. Merritt Greene,
o. d. Ashbrook, w. II. Gilbert.
At $40 the resolutions committee
which brought in two sets of resolu-
lions, one dubbed exhibit A. the other
platform, had not yet reported
The committee was unable tC
agree as to which report to submit. and
both reports were brought to the floor
of the convention.
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