Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-02
sALLoTs SENT OUT TODAY ~
COUNTY AUDITOR TO ELEc-
TuoN BOARDS.
POLLS OPEN IN CITY
FROM 4 a. M. TO 9 p. N,
Polls in Country Precincts Will Be
Open From 2 :. M, = 9 ?. me-
Candidates Active In Last Days
Work Of campaisn-R.@E. Sears 10
First sAhsent Voter" 60 Ballot.

With only one more week day until
the primary election candidates were
today preparing to close their cam
paigns Saturday. In the Office OF
County Auditor w. e. McLeland final
preparations for the election were be-
ing made. Ballots were sealed this
forenoon and this afternoon they were
distributed by automobiles to the
country and small town precincts. The
ballots for the city precincts will be
delivered very early Monday forenoon.
The polls in the city win be open
from Z in the forenoon until at
night. In the country precincts the
polls will not. open until 8 o'clock and
will close ct 8. - 4
Only Two Party Tickets.
Attic the voters will find four party
ballots at the polls only two have any
candidates for county offices on them.
All four contain the nun-partisan
judiciary ticket, but only the republi-
can and democrat have full list OF
candidates. J
On the republican district ticket
voters will find Senator wallace III.
Arney and John B. Classen, each seek
ing the party nomination for the seat
in the senate of the general Assembly.
Representative w. N. Gilbert, of State
Center. is alone and unopposed as
candidate for denomination for election
to the house.
Republican County Ticket.
The name of A. w. Dobson, now de-
ceased, heads the list of candidates for
county offices on the republican ticket.
For county treasurer, H. ]. Allard
seeks the nomination for which Treas
urer S. NJ. Cause. the present encum-
bent, is also candidate.
G. w. Gilbert Is opposed to Oscar
Rosengren for the party nomination
for clerk Of the district courts. Rosen-
gren is the present deputy.
In the next group, for sheriff, will
be where lively contest will develop.
There are four candidates, C. r. Gaunt,
Bert Goodale. Charles Hurd and J. c..
Koontz. Go0dale is a deputy sheriff
now and Koontz is superintendent OF
the county farm.
Miss Nora e. Wilkey, county re-
cofder. is unopposed in her candidacy
ffos5r denomination.
likewise County Attorney Ray p.
septt candidate for, has
nd opposition IN thesparty. neither has
Or. "A. r. Lynn. who seeks renomine-
ton for coroner.
For members of the board Of super
visors for the term beginning Jan. O.,
1917. there are w. H. Jones and Leroy
n. Thompson. Jones In now member
Of the board. For the term beginning
Jan. 2, 1918. Henry G.. Goecke, Of MARI.
eta township, has no opponent en- the
ticket.
For the township offices Justices B.
L. Burritt and s. e. Peek are candi-
dates for denomination and NJ. NJ.
O,Bryon il candidate. Charles Sand
Wig, former police officer, is a candi-
date for constable.
Tho Democratic Slate.
On the district ticket Of the demo-
cratic party T. F. Bradford and George
Herman, both Of this city, have no,
opposition for nomination for senator
and representative. respectively.
In fact all thru the county ticket the
democrats have placed In nomination
only one candidate for each Office.
They are the following: Auditor. A. T.
Roberts; treasurer, 7. II. Bendiage;t
clerk Of district court, H. H. Craney;
sheriff, ]. G. Edgar. the present sher-
if; recorder, Miss Kate Timmons; at
torney, Robert e. Johnson; coroner,
DR. Grove w. Harris; member Of board
of supervisors. term beginning Jan. 2,
1911, George Blink: for term beginning
Jan. 2, 1918, C. r. Lynch. The latter
IS a member Of the present board.
On the township ticket J. P. Glenn is
candidate for constable and F. H.
Pepper for party committeeman.
Casts First "Abssnt" Vote.
r. E. Sears. Of this city, who will be
absent from the city Monday, this
forenoon cast the first absent" vote
to be cast for the election Mr.. Sears
votes in the Second ward and he pre-
pared his ballot in the office Of County
Auditor McLeland.
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