Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-09-11
DEMOCR1TIC COUNTY CONvENTION.

Committee. He then proceeded to
read a fifteen minutes speech which no
had carefully prepared. We will not
undertake here to give even a synop-
sis of the speech more than to say il
was simply charge against the Re-
publican party as being the cause OF
all the eyils.flesh is heir to, and an en-
comium upon tho Democratic party
for the part it took in bringing OH the
war with Mexico quarter ola centu.
ry ago. At the conclusion Of his
speech Mr. Evans named p. G. Balm
gall for the chair. Mr.. Ballingall said
he hoped he was not called to preside
over a funeral, and hoped the Demo-
cratic party would not be buried By the
Coarention.
C. Auwerda and Mr.. Israel were
chosen Secretaries.
j. O. Briscoe moved that commit
tee o. one from each township be APP
poin,e ed on credentials. Motion Car
ried.
The Chair then proceeded to appoint
the committee.
The committee on credential having
been appointed, s. B. Evans moved
that a committee of five be appointed
on resolutions. Motion carried.
The chair appointed s. B. Evans, G.
Anwerda, J. O. Briscoe, A. Ilse and
John S. Phillips as that committee.
These committees being out, we
will mention that only about half the
townships were represented by regu-
lar delegates. Democrats were pres
ent however, from several other town.
ships.
The Convention wore rather a
sombre hue, though several were pres
ent who exhibited considerable pluck,
Notwithstanding the discouraging out
look. AT this point Hon. Geo. Gillas.
Ply was called upon for speech.
lie said it was impossible for him to
comply with the request on account OF
i'll health, and begged to be excused.
Afterwards, no one else volunteering
to speak, Mr.. Gillaspy spoke from the
stand for short time, seated in his
chair.
He said that the Democratic party
had always been an anti-monopoly
party, and if the ticket nominated two
weeks ago, here, was in reality an snti-
monopoly ticket, il ought to be
voted by everybody.
| He pitched into the city Council OF
this city, because they had shown
themselves as favorable to monopolies.
because they had removed the wood
teams from near the First National
Bank of this city, to other places where
the horses dunged upon the side
walks, and the people were obliged to
keep sweeping it off in order to get
along.
He hoped that no ticket would be
nominated here to-day, and that DEM
ocrats would support the anti-Monop-
oily ticket. He made general TRADE
upon the corruption Of the republican
party. The honesty of our friend is,
and has been such, that ."what he
knows about corruption" would prob.
ably fill very good sized volume.
The Committee on Credentials report.
ed all the townships represented except
Polk, Compctinc and Keokak. The
report was adopted.
NJ. M. Lane moved that democrats
present from the three townships not
represented, be entitled to cast the vote
of those townships. The motion car
ried.
S. B. Evans reported a set of reso
lutiona, the same, If we recollect, al
appeared week or so ago in the Dem.
ocrdt.
The resolutions were, on motion OF
Major Temple, adopted.
J. o. Briscoe moved that county
Central Committee be appointed, con
sisting Of one from each township
and of which S. b. Evans, of Center
should be Chairman.
The motion carried, and the Com
mittee was so appointed.
DIR. Douglass moved that the Con
vention do now adjourn.
| A. Melick, of Eddyville, wanted to
know what the convention met for
He moved that the convention pro.
coed to nominate candidates.
The Chair decided the first motion
in order. and vote was taken eiua
Uoce of the house.
The chair was unable to decide pos
itively, and called for rising vote.
The chair decided the motion to ad-
journ, carried by vote Of eighteen to
si1teen.
A very pertinent inquiry. here
would be what was the use of spend
ing an hour or two finding out, by a
report Of the Committee on Creden-
tails, who were delegates, if they were
to vote finally in mass meeting? Why
not call the townships if fair vote
was what was wanted? The answer
is plain--the .t1glers had arranged 1t
differently.
Thus ends all this fuss and feathers,
viz: provision for future life by the
appointment of Central Committee,
and sneaking off home, not daring to
say srhether they are pig or puppy.
EDITORS COURIER Stop my paper |!
Stop it right away! l am Disguised
with the whole political operations of
the Republican party. 1t is an un-
grateful party. have been one of its
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