Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-08
CLAIM CONVENTION WAS
FRAMED FOR RAINBOW
Senatorial Candidate Picked and Nom
mated Before Meeting Was Held, Ac-
oordins to Protest Of Grundy County
pelegates--Only One Delegate Pres
ent--Protest Ignored.

afternoon boited the meeting and re-
fused to take rart in the deliberations
of that body, owing to tie alleged IN
fair tactics employed in the Black
Hawk county convention one week
ago
A signed protest from the Grundy
county delegation was read by j. D.
Morrison, one of the leaders of the
republican party in that section.
The protest was based on alleged
unfair methods which were used
bv the delegates to the county con-
vention in that the entire delegate
strength of the convention was
thrown TO one candidate and which
consequently ignored the claims OK
all other candidates and virtually
nominated j. J. Raiibow, Black
Hawk county candidate for sena-
tor. The protest claimed that more
than two-thirds OF the men who
voted at the primary election were
disfranchtsed of their rights as
voters and that the spirit and in
tent Of the primary law were violated.
Vigorous Protest.
Inc DIS Ieetu bcLotc titc W.
vention by Mr. Morrison follows;
To the delegates to the republican
convention Of the Thirty eight Iowa
senatorial district, and electors of the
republican party OF Black Hawk and
Grundy counties:
The undersigned duly elected re-
publican delegates from Grundy
county to the convention for the
above named district, which Is to
be held in Waterloo Iowa on July
8, 1915 woiii respectfully protect
against the action Of a bare major
ity of the delegates to the republi-
can county convention held in Wat
erloo, Iowa, June 29, 1915 in the mat
ter of selecting delegates to the sena-
torial convention and we base our pro-
test upon the following grounds:
First-;By giving to one candi-
date the entire delegates strength
Of the county and the ignoring the
claims Of all other candidates, It not
only disfranchised almost two thirds
of the men who voted at the primaries
in Black Hawk county but It practi
cally usurped the function of the SEN
atorial convention and-in effect
nominated a candidate for senator
an act which, we submit, violates, at
least. the spirit and intent of the pri-
mary election law.
Seond-We insist that If the con-
ventton had shown a proper regard
for the clear equities growing out
Of the situation created by the pri-
mary election It would have allowed
to each of the candidates for the SEN
atorship a delegate strength proper
tomato 10 the votes they severely re-
cefved at the polls and, by such action
would have left the final decision with
the senatorial OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the
law Of the state places It, and where
justice and PLAIN common sense would
indicate that such final decision
should be made
Third-We affirm that q senatorial
convention that gives expression to
the wishes of but little more than
fourth Of the electors of the
district who voted at the primary cleo
ton - and arbitrarily oyerrides tho
viii Of nearly three fourths of such
electors, is,to say the least deficient in
moral authority and that its acts win
not appeal to the republicans Of the
district az being in harmony with
Fourth-We submit that because no
nomination was made at the primaries,
fairness demanded the republicans Of
Grundy county. who for twenty years
have been denied candidate, should
not have been surnmarily excluded
from the senatorial convention by an
act that shut the door OF hope in their
faces a week in advance Of the date
fixed for such convention and we re-
peat that such action was not author
lied by a majority OF the republicans
OF Black Hawk county and that 1t was
plain usurpation upon the part Of the
county convention.
FTnalIy-F0r the reasons above set
forth we decline to participate in the
republican senatorial convention in
and for the thirty eighth senatorial
district to be held IN Waterloo, Iowa,
July 6 1913, and we confidently sub
NIT TO every rairrninded republican In
the district that we are fully justified
in taking this action.
Signed: +. D. Morrison. r. NJ Fin
1ayson, z. S. King, e. n. Allison, John
Lister Hans Kelsen. c. E. Thomas,
Thomas Evans, Charles Belz, A. w.
Wiiioughby AMI Charles Adams, dele
gates to convention.
Defended Actions.
Following Mr.. Morrisons reading Of
the Groundy county delegates protect,
A j. Edwards arose and denied any
unfair meth DDS in the county con-
vention's selection Of a candidate,
maintaining that as a. majority Of the
delegates present favored Rainbow's
candidacy he had been supported ana
nominated according to'all rules of the
game.
Mr.. Morrison in reply stated
that Grundy county had been denied
candidate for twenty years be-
cause Of the work OF the republicans
in Black Hawk county. In reply Ed
wards stated that Grnndy county had
been given fair treatment at all times
and added that she had elected a
democratic senator for several terms.
In reply to this intimation that Grundy
county had been lax in party zeal be-
cause of the election Of a democrat
as senator, Mr.. Morrison said it had
been caused IN part, by the Black
Hawk county republican.
Mr.. Morrison was the only dele
gate from Grundy county and after
reading his protest and replying to
Mr.. Edwards, he retired and the mo-
ton for an informal ballot was car
ried. The ballot resulted in twenty
seven votes for Rainbow, three for
Grout and two for Green, A motion