Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-07-29
ONLY FOUR BALLOTS
WERE NECESSARY
REPUBLICANS NAME STRONG
CANDIDATES FOR SUPREME
COURT AT CEDAR RAPIDS


renee De Graft of Des Moines and
Attorney F. f. Faville Ford Dodge
as candidates for the state supreme
court.
Further, Salinger had to stand by
politically and see De Graf, who had
not figured prominently in pre-con-
vention affairs, pass him by and sup
plant Salinger, who had been touted
as a leader in the race.
Weaver won his nomination hand
lily despite an undercurrent OF rail-
road opposition. Receiving 442
ballots on the first roll call at the
convention, he obtained $40 on the
second roll call and was declared
nominated. The third roll call
found Salinger losing ground as he
did on the second, slowly but surely,
and on the fourth roll call Faville
received 727 votes and De Graft 500.
Salinger saw even Woodbury., the
county in which his son presides as
chairman of the county republican
committee, desert his standard and
cast its two-way vote on the last roll
call, half for Faville and half for
Judge Arthur of Logan. He saw
Scott county which had remained
call, pass him by and climb on the
band wagon with Faville and his
other rivals for-supreme court hon
ors.
This, be il understood, was a pc
culiar convention. Composed in
the main OF lawyers it was the first
separate judicial convention held
under the new law. For several days
daln hax
been in Cedar Rapids milling about
with the names of Salinger, Weaver,
Faville, Arthur and Withrow on
their tongues as the men who were
leading in the race.
True to convention gossip, Weaver
was high on the first roll call, Ar
thur second and Salinger third, while
De Graft broke the dope sheet, stand
ing fourth and Fayille held low
vote, as about 100 of his supporters
had to give complimentary votes to
other candidates for two roll calls at
least. The second roll call saw Weav-
. or nominated, Salnger slip Is votes,
Arthur gain So, De Graf gain 26,
and Howell withdrew to clear up the
atmosphere. The third roll call
gave Arthur the lead with Faville
dropped another ten votes and
Springer, Clark, Albert, Withrow
and Apologize were so low as to be
out OF consideration.
Then came a count of noses on the
floor and Withdrawals of the low
men of their own accord Faville
supporters. Arthur partisans and De
Graf followers saw the field clear ex-
nk hnt oil
to his credit. Salinger slipping,
however. was not so fearful as Sal
niger gaining and the Faville, Arthur
and De Graf forces went into the
fourth roll call determined to divide
the spoils and ship Salinger.
To show their good intentions and
readiness to attack Salinger, the Polk
county delegation handpicked and
named by De Graf, stood up with a
smile and cast their votes two ways
--32 for Faville and 80 for De Graft
Between this and Webster, and on
counties called before Polk was
reached, the DETECTION from Salinger
was rapid, and showed that Salinger
was slipping and possibly CINE, his
attorney and delegate friends believ-
ed. Then came the rush to Arthur,
There were three wagons and the
former Salinger supporters made
haste to Chamber aboard the one
handiest to their station.
Webster county, when called, per-
formed an Alphonse-Gaston move
ment, tipped its hat, bowed low and
gave its two-way or double delega-
ton vote cut In the middle, casting
4 fA.- No g..
Before Webster there had some
Scott, Salinger stronghold all the
days past. and 1t Jumped with the
ultimate winners, Woodbury. cutting
I De Graf, however, who needed not
Its vote, as by this time he and
Faville were the nominees OF the
convention on the fourth ballot and
the running mates of Justice Weav-
err.
There was politics in plenty. at this
judiciary convention, yet they were
neither of depth nor marked with
any degree of sharpness or astute-
ness on the part of either delegates
or the candidates. Salinger's de-
feat. which came as a surprise, was
In the air ten days ago. He himself
would not admit II, neither would
those opposing him make known
their desires or plans, IL they had
any of the latter.
Lawyers seemed fearful to voice
their opposition to Salinger. Indeed a
number say one set of pretty phrases
to Salinger and articulate another
set, not at all elegant in phraseology
as he departed from view. Did he
show to be winner, these delegates
would prefer to ride his wagon; did
he stand to lose. then another wag-
on drawn by someone else looked
best. Yet, withal, there was an
undercurrent of feeling among the
delegates, who whispered now and
then their desires to displace Salinger
and their reasons for those desires.
Be II known that these whispers
encompassed the defeat OF Salinger
He lost because his opposition whis-
pered softly instead OF shouting
from the house tops. Salinger thrives
best on vehement and even vitrolic
opposition He has been wont to
turn II into stock and trade political
ly The very absense OF 1t and the
fact that delegates opposing him
merely whispered. gave his exceed
ingly staunch supporters no ground
upon which to stand and do their
usual battle Crippled then by
such tactics. Salinger's delegates
could make no issue which would
burn intensely enough to capture
votes and defeat instead OF victory
fell naturally to the lot Of Salinger
and HIS delegates.
De Gran was the beneficiary when
Salinger fell. Arthur could, just as
well have gained the third place, but
he made no apparent effort to gain
that which was falling fairly into the
lap OF the Des Moines man. De