Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-27
Strong Opposition to SUI
preme Judge Develops
at Cedar Rapids.
DELEGATES DIVIDED
INTO TWO FACTIONS
Mono Of Eleven Candidates Has
Sufficient Support 80 Win llomina-
tlon on Early Ballots and Long
Contest 10 Possible sition 20
Three-vote Rule and Question 10
Referred Back to COMMITTEES.
By Associated Press

Dy xhoSOSAhISo 1I066
Cedar Rapids, July 27.-After .
maze Of all-night conferences, lob-
bying, tabulation OF votes, and elev-
enth-hour efforts by campaign man
ayers to gain strength for various
candidates, the republican judicial
convention opened today with no
candidate definitely able to control
sufficient votes to make certain his
selection as one of the party's three
nominees for the states supreme
bench at the fall ele ction.
Each of the eleven men seeking
the nomination, however, WAS COM
fident of victory Some maintained
they would win on early ballots,
while others predicted their strength
would prove creates. in breaking q
possible deadlock.
With balloting not scheduled until
late in the afternoon and the morn
ing session taken up with prelim-
inaries, leaders spent the early hours
of the day in final efforts to gather
votes.
Previous to the ba lloting. Weaver.
Faville, Withrow, S;llinger and Ar
thur We're admitted by their oppo-
nents to be strong,Sirl the second and
third choice votes hey can poll,
leaving out consideration .of their
first choice strength No candidate,
however, was willing to cone slc
nomination to any one man.. muck
less to three, pointing ont tl.lt Thu r.
were some $50 comb nations. az three.
possible among. eleve n candid tics.
Opposition to saIinaer.
The overnight conference dcyei-
oped considerable factionalism con-
corning the candidacy of Judge SUI
niger. The opening of the conven-
ton found the dcleg; ties divided into
two groups. one for ssalingcr aud ,.ne
against. Each claimed controllin..
strength. 1t was frankly admitted
by many delegates hat chief intcr-
est OF the convention conferred on
whether Salinger ould be nomin-
ated.
The state republican ex-servicc
mems committee las. night issued
statement endorsing r.. P. Howell. of
Iowa City.
Delegates. in the convention. most
Of whom were lawy ers. represented
LOAF votes. making s22 necessary for
nomination. Each de 1egate, however,
was entitled to three votes, because
there were three nominees, but could
not cast more than one vote for any
one candidate.
Trewin Delivers keynots.
The convention was called to order
by Charles A. Raws on. chairman Of
the republican state committee.
The Rev. Alvin Nagary gave the
invocation and JAMES II. Trewin. OF
Cedar Rapids. was selected tenn
porary chairman and delivered the
keynote address.
The following men !bers Of. eonveu.
ton committees wer, selected at the
fifth district caucus: Rules-B. n.
Rhinehardt, Anamoss. credentials-R.
s. Miner, Belle Plane; permanent
organization-B. F. Cummings Mar.
shalltown.
Row Over Thre Vote Rule,
After 1t had been announced TINT
each delegate in the convention would
be entitled to three votes, the ques-
ton was thrown back to the rules
committee because OF efforts of some
candidates to limit zach man to one
vote. This was DONE. it was. said, IN
an effort to break up possible "slatess
and prevent trading: Of second ana
third choice votes.
Original Plan Prevails.
Attempts to limit each delegate N
the republican judiciary convention
to one vote instead of three, az had
been planned, failed today when the
rules committee decided that the
original plan would prevail.
Efforts were made by some candi-
dates to give each delegate only one
vote on the ground that procedure
would tend to prevent possible com.
binations of Estates" and trading for
second and third choice votes.
The rules committee also decided
that there would be. no nominating
speeches and that no county could
pass on roll call.
The convention was attended by
about 900 delegate,.' The morning
session was taken up entirely with
preliminaries and Indications were.
that balloting would not be reached