Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-21

MOuFOe D. Anu the committee re-
ported to the convention that accord
ing to the call Wapello county had 6
votes, but the committee recommend
ed that the convention take into con-
sideration the claim of Wapello coun-
ty to 9 votes instead of6.
j. M. Peck, of Wapello, moved that
the report of the convention be adop-
ted.
Col. Mackey, of Keokuk county,
moved that the report be so amended
that Wapello county have 6 votes.
Col. Mackey made pointed speech
in favor Of his amendment--it was
lost.
A vote was then taken on the adop-
ton ofthe report of the committee,
with the understanding that it gave
Wapello county 8 votes.
The vote by counties stood as fol-
lows:
For the adoption of the report, APP
paDoose 6, Davis 2, Jasper6, Mahaska
2, Marion 10, Monroe 6, Wapello 6.
Total 80.
Against, Davis s, Jasper l, Keokuk
9, Mahaska 4. Total 10.
The chair announced the report
adopted, and Wapello county enti-
tied to 9votes.
The report on permanent organiza-
tions was then made. This report
recommended for permanent officers
the temporary officers Of the conven-
tion-report adopted.
7. o. Walker then made report as
chairman of the committee ON resolu-
tons. 1t amounted to simply an en-
dorscment of the State platform. The
report was adopted.
Col. Cyrus ii. Mackey, of Keokuk
county, then moved that the Conven-
ton proceed to an informal ballot for
the nomination of a candidate for
Congress.
Hon. j. L. Mccormack, of Knox
vile. moved as a substitute the fol.
lowing resolution:
| Resolred, That in the opinion of
this Convention we deem it inexpedi-
ent to nominate candidate for Con-
gress to be voted for in this Distric,
at the coming election.
| Here the war which had been brew
ing commenced in dead earnest. The
menagerie entered upon its most
brilliant act, and the house came
down in peals of merriment.
4 The following is the verbatim his
tory of the proceedings of the conven
ton in regard to the contest as t.
how Davis county should vote on tn.
resolution of Mccormack, declaring
it to be the sense of the convention
that it should make no nomination.
Mr.. I. Keister, the chairman of the
Davis county delegation cast the vote
of that county against the resolution
, whereupon Hon. Fl. H. Trimble aros,
and said that he knew of no authori
/ ty by which his vote was thus sunma
rily disposed Of, and that he intended
to vote for himself and to cast his vot,
in favor of the resolution. whereupol
: Mr.. Walker said:
At the convention of Davis count,
which appointed this delegation. tn,
following resolution was passed:
"Resolred, That the delegation
from Davis county to the Congress.
sional and Judicial Conventions arr
hereby instructed to vote against al
propositions tending either to pledge
the support Of democrats to the can
didates of other parties or to leave
the ticket vacant"
Under that resolution / hold tina
) the Chairman of this delegation hal
the right and is bound to give sever
votes against leaving the position va
cant.
4. Col. Mackey moved that the vot,
r be recorded as announced by thu
, chairman of the delegation from
Davis county, ignoring the voice o.
the gentleman who had objected.
/ Mr.. Trimble then said, "My opin
ion is that each delegate is response
BILE for the manner in which he cast,
his vote here, to his own constituent
, cy, and that is what propose to do
30 far as am concerned ii permitted
by this convention. lido not own any
great number of the democracy O
Davis county. do not own 1900 o.
J them-but / think l own myself, anG
l propose to cast my vote, if the con
. vention will let me, as think for tn,
, best interests OF the democracy o.
I Davis county. don't know why
gentlemen from other counties shoult
undertake to assume any responsible
/ ity as to how l perform my duties
F: The resolution is not that the whole
vote shall be cast one way. l pro
, pose to go home and convince my
constituents, if / can, thst l acteC
wisely. If l cannot do it, it Ia m,
misfortune and no one else's business
I l am perfectly ready to take the res
possibility. If my constituents are
not satisfied that is my bad luck.
Another member of the Davis Co
delegation said, II do not just know
who authorized the chairman of THU
delegation to cast my vote. I wal
never asked whether I was going Il
vote for tho resolution or against it
Under the instructions shall vote Al
the chairman announced, but DOM
F believe it is the best thing l can do
, After that vote if there are any more
votes here / shall vote as please"
Mr.. Walker, chairman of the Davis
county delegation, now said:
II have no objection to any gentle
man casting his vote IS he pleases and
; let his constituents be the Judge oil
the correctness of his action, but the
gentleman who first spoke (Col
Trimble) has no constituency except
by proxy. The democrats Of Davis
county did NOT select him as dele
gate. Having no constituency be.
hind him it is very easy matter for
him to safety his constituents"
Walkers remarks created immense
applause.
i Hon. II. Ii. Trimble now went up
on the platform so as to face the whole
convention and the numerous specta-
tors, and said:
1t is very true that was not select
ed by the convention Of Davis Co., az
. delegate. 1t is very well known
that l endorsed the utterances of the
Cedar Rapids convention, which hap
pens to be somewhat, grcenback.
Finding that was absent they found
1t very convenient to leave me off that
delegation. But they appointed Mr..
HOtchkiss and Mr.. Henson who both
agree with me. Mr.. Hotchkiss gave
me his proxy and told me he sympa-
thized with me and told me to vote for
him if l came here. l don't have
quite SO many constituents as my
brother Walker but thank God
I own myself. I have known the
people there for % years and I am
not afraid to 60 back there and tell
them what have done, and I have
| no doubt of their enc1OrainU IL