Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-07

and religious freedom we ourselves
enjoy, and tavoring free and unscc-
tartan system of common schools for
their children with ours.
Z. That in James G. Blaine we
recognize pure Republican and pat
riot, and one well worthy to be
chosen as the standard bearer of the
national Republican party in the
coming campaign.
FROM EDDYvILLE,
EDpYv1LLE, Iowa, May 30th.
EDS. OF COURIER On Saturday,
the 9th inst, the Republicans of CO.
lumbia township met in Leggett's
Opera House, in this city, at o'clock
r. NJ. in accordance with previous no.
tice for hcfpurposc of electing nine
delegates to represent the township
in the county convention which will
meet in Ottumwa June Sd.
The convention was organized by
appointing John Lcggctt chairman,
F. M. Eppcfson and John Ii. Gish
Secretaries, and r. w. Boyd, A. C.
Black and James Carter, Tcllers.
When the organization was COM
pleted S. L. Caldwell put nine names
in nomination and John Wilcox pre-
sented nine additional names.
The latter. were composed princi-
pally of the same gentlemen who
represented the township in the last
county convention, which also repre-
sentcd what is knownas the Wilcox
and Palmer faction, who, claimed
in the last county convention, that
they represented nearly the entire
Republican party Of Columbia town
ship; that they had met in square
contest and had vauquishcd little
ring headed by S. I. Caldwell, carry
ing the convention by 10 to /. And
in order that it might be early known
the said Billy Palmer fastened to OF
tumwa early on Monday morning
following the convention and repre-
scented TO the Hon. j. ii. Merrill and
others that he had carried the con-
vention by So to 5,or equal to II to l !;
and that this was done in a fair and
square contest between him and S. Il.
Caldwell, and this extravagant state
ment Gas learn from some who were
OIL the committee to select names to
represent the county i'm the State Con-
vention) reiterated was by John Will
cox in the committee room. Both state
mcnts pronounce unmitigated false
hoods. That approached any man
or men touching the character of the
delegation to represent this town
ship i'm that county convention, is
false. And for a confirmation of the
above, ] refer you to the following
gentlemen, the only gentlemen with
whom j conversed touching the meet
ing o. that caucus, j. w. wilkins, j..
II. Benedict. j. NJ. True, John Leg
gctt, I. ii. Shane, c. o. McGavic and
James Carter, gentlemen whose stand
ing is second to none in this city,
And | say without any hesitancy that
these gentlemen will corroboratc the
foregoing.
For more definite and terrible
confirmation look at the result of the
last convention held on the 9th inst.
The whole Wilcox and Palmer dele
CATION elected bnt niaen! If they
had received as many more votes and
the "ring" had not increased their
vote the result woald have been re-
versed. But understand that the
"ring' had very large reserve and
that the "Republican party" that is
Wilcox, Palmer u Co., cut their last
card. Consequently, i'm order to re-
verse the result of last Saturday, the
Republican party" (Wilcox, Palmer
Il Cop will have to seek more con-
genial climate than "Old Columbia
You doubtless recollcct that fol-
lowing the convention of the 18Th
the Eddyville 1dcdnce democratic,
paid its respects to the makeup OF
the convention of the 18th by head.
ing its article the Ozark Circle
in Politics. designating Wilcox, Pal
mer &Co., as the 'thead and tail" OF the
said "dark circle" in reply to which
"Billy," meaning the TAIL" came
out in an article in his little 6x9 sheet
of the Goth inst, in which he gives a
glowing account of the proceedings
of the convention congratulating the
Republicans in their triumph owe. tho
'ring" meaning the writer of this
and proudly refers his readers to an
article signed "a Republican (should
have said John Wilcox, i. NJ il
which the tellers, Il. ii. Shane anC
James Carter are accused of material
iziQg votes, Notwithstanding thu
''ring" had but to each as the off
cial proceedings show, and that tn
ten mdteTadlized votes were cast TO
the Wilcox, Palmer & Co. ticket, ther,
being but forty-nine names enrolled
as voting and 50 tickets, shown:
very clearly that there had beef
double voting OF II stulling of the bal
lot box, and Notwithstanding thi
double voting on the part of the ere
publican party" (Wilcox, Palmer
Coy this correspondent, "a Reptile
All" tries to turn the attention of tn
community from this double dcalin:
ON the part of "thc party to the tel
lcrs. This unjust and unwarrantet
attack upon the said tellcrs calico
forth reply from Mr.. Carter whicl
was published in the COURIER of tn
22d inst, to which "a Republican
Irejoins. In which rcjoinder he, b,
insinuations and imuendocs tries t,
carry the idea that the writer ofthi
is really the impress of that article
that Mr. Carter is nothing more thai
a passive medium, that the ideas o
Mr.. Carriers communication wer
taken from the Adcdace, his 9TH
writer of this article) Democratic or
gan, as published under the head o
the Ozark Circle in Politics." TO
which the writer was responsible
!, and the real author of said article
! which accusation pronounce al
unmitigatcd falsehood, and "a Re
publican" is well advised on tina
head. And further I will say in be
half of Mr.. Carter that he converse,
L with the gentleman to whom ! hav
referred touching any arrange
: ments i'm regard to the char
acter of the delegation whicl
: was to be selected on the 18th, an,
: they one and all stated that there ha'
been 10 consultation or arrangement
between them and myself as to SAT-
delegation, and Mr.. Carter could, wit
perfect confidence, state that Their
had been no arrangements. Iii
strong and broad declaration, de
claring that che knew whereof h
spoke" was spoken after he ha'
consulted those gentlemen. That
suggested a single, solitary idea o
word contained in said communica
ton, is false.
The article published in the CoUR
TER of the oath inst, signed "a Re
publican" is reproduced in the I'D
rertiscy Of the 9th, and in addition
thereto, is the following sweet NOR
sell:
"Old Columbia" is ever steadfas
I,.yl 4n,. Oh N;on tbo pnnul1;oo