The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-02-29

From the Daily Of the iath. \.
THE DEMOCRATIC OrTY CoMvDN.
tTl0N,
Last evening, Was very fully at
tended, nearly every Democrat in
town being present, and perhaps also
ono hundred and Afty Republicans,
who went in to see the Democracy
slsy Luts, and throw ont . little bait
to the German voters, in the way of
the office Of City Treasurer, to J. a.
Schworm.
When we arrived at the Court
House, two little sido shows were
going on, which we learned were
meetings Of the I'd and 30 Wards to
nominats candidates for Aldermen.
John ). Millard in the I'd, and ]. N.
Kissr ia the 81, were the candidates
selected, and although personally
good men and clever fellows, they.
Of course. cannot hope for an election.
Soon after this Mayor Littleton
called the meeting to order. and al
though confusion reigned, just the
same as before, some one moved
that Col: Geo. Gillaspy bs called to
the chair. Tho Col. arose in oil his
native modesty, and announced that
he could not serve, as other arrange
ments would call him away before
the adjournment Of the Convention.
Mayor Littleton then proposed the
name of James Hawley, IT,, Is chair
man, but James also declined, but
the Mayor and the Convention in
sisted on James occupying the chair,
when he got up on his ear and said
..he didn't know how" and che
wouldD't." A motion was then made
to make the Mayor chairman, which
motion carried, and his Honor ac-
copied, saying that he did not ex-
pect tho honor, as he was candidate
for. another Office Of more Psotit, bat
for the cake Of seourifS 3 - oFtapi-
satioD, be would consent 70 servo.
s. B. Evans was appointed secretary,
and James Hawley. jr., and O. i.
Auwerda, tellers.
Col. George then announced that
he had > resolution to offer and
mounted the stand and read it. The
purport Of this resolution was that
they were in favor ofsn economical
administration of the Olty affairs, op-
posed to bonded Indebtedness .
advocated 20 warmly through tho
CouRIER BY HE Honor the Mayor,
aud AldsrmHn Baliingali, 70 build
| water works. This he supported BY
q 10-minutes speech, in which be
| referred to the example, Of Keokuk.
Des Moines, and other places, and
among other things charged The
present City Council with buying .
hook and ladder wagon Of Durfee 4
Pollard without knowing what it
would cost, aud that no h&d beard
the price was 81, 100, TO-, 10. The
resolution and speech fell like q we,
blanket on tho Convention, and az
soon as the Col. had delivered him
self, Mr.. Durfee moved 10 table the
resolution, when several persons pro
posed to debate the matter, but biz
Honor decided that tho motion was
not debatable, and the question Wal
put and decided % lost. Some on,
then called for the SECOND
reading Of the resolution, which th,
COL, ne its father, advocate, Secre
,ary of the Convention, and engineer
general, proceeded to do. 10 his usua
lucid aud clear style but . goo'
many persons remarked that ther
was very great difference betweel
the resolution first read by the Col
and the one last read. The Co
then moved the adoption OF his owl
resolution, and having obtained
second, the question was put, an
the resolution adopted, which If
! means anything at oil, is condeu
!. nation of tho course Of bis Homo
d the Mayor, and of all three OF Ii
J. Democratic aldermen, for all Of th
latter voted to employ Dartee 4 Pc
j. lard to build the wagon for the hot
g company, which tho Col. SO round
g berated, aud SO greatly exaggeratt
u the cost CT
A motion was then made to pr
d ceed to the nomination OF Mayo
1t when az there were no other nomin
10 tions, his Honor, W. B. Littleton, "
or nominated by reclamation. l
70 Honor thought it necessary to ma
0' little speech, and after the us,
y platitudes abont serving to the b
~ Of his ability guarding the int
u es.s Of the CITY, &C., he thought
re- necessary to say that "he thoul
ry' that the City Council the last y
ut had been little extravagant,
Inc that they ought not TO lay it all
nst Pote Ballingall, as there were
Republican councilmen to three D
cen oc r., and they could hold Pete
ng- if they wanted to-" The speech
VI not very enthusiastic ally received
DE- the Convention, nor was it relis
% very highly by Pete nor Darfce,'
both knew that tho Mayor
straining the truth o good deal /,