Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-19
New Candidates for District judge
ship.
SOME OF The CANDIDATES WITHDRAW
The Withdrawal of Judge Deemer and
Smith McPherson Puts New
Turn in the Course-lIc-
Cold Is Advocated.

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of Smith Mcpherson and Judge Deemer
from the race for the United States dis
trict judgeship brings other candidates
into more, prominence and gives new
turn to the course. Judge Deemer,
who lives; sat Red Oak, and has fire.
quently been spoken of for the place,
has announced that he is nota candi-
date. Congressman McP herson, consid-
cred the leading candidate by many,
has declined the position, according TO
advicesE from his home district. The
friends of Judge Smithi of Council
Bluffs claim that after the election of
Pherson as con ressman heFpledged
his support to- Judge. Smith for the
judgeshiPis This storysis confirmed by
a prominent federal official who was
in the city sreceptly and WHO states that
McP hers6n had his mind on the place
and consid eren !himsel and his chances
as a future ean1 id ate as long as year
ago. During Judge Woolson's serious
illness last-Winter, says this official,
Mr.. McP bersoff's attention WAS brought
to the daet sthat Judge Woolson could
not live long if he continued to work
as he was doing prior to his illness.
For a year Congressman McPherson has
had an opportunityto think over the
matteriand pledge his support to any
.oneowhom he favored. This she is said
to have done tor Judge Smith, who re-
Gently offered to release Mcpherson and
not stand in the ,congressman's route
to the bench. To this generous offer
Congressman Mop herson has replied
that he is not and will not
be candidate for the vacant judge
ship. III
Judge Deemer has likewise declined
the use OF his name and the friends
and supporters of Judge Smith claim
that this gives Smith the solid support
at the Ninth district and that those
who were holding back to hear from
Mel hers0n are now going in to get the
,appointment for him. These claims
are cosstested by other southwestern
Iowa politicians, supporting other can
,dida1es. Who claim that Judge. Towner
OF Corning nd Finley Burke are better
ed by these with d1awals, and they chal-
lenge the; statements of the Smith sup
porters. Saturday the bars of Harri-
son and Mills counties endorsed Judge
Smith for the nomination and as Mont
sgomery county has already done the
same his friends maintain that
he has the support of a considerable
section.
Two New Candidates.
Two new candidates have been
brought before the public by their
friends in the persons of Moses A. Nc
Cold of Fairfield and o. C. Meredith OF
Newton.
Mr.. McCoid is a prominent attorney
OF southeastern Iowa. man OF years
and well known throughout the state
He has never held any judicial position
but was candidate for the United
Statesscircuit bench III 1879 when Judge
Brewer was the luck man. A friend
iof. Mr.. McCoid in the teity recently adj.
vocating .McC Cold s chances, said: "He
can make. q jury of twelve wooden In
'dians from eigansteres weep great tears
when he pleads case. He has a won.
derfula smellifuous voice and attunes
himself to his surroundings. He is a
great spleader and would make a good
judge"
MI. Meredith, of Newton, is the pres.
vent referee in bankruptcy for Jasper
county, and while not so well known as
his Opponents, is endorsed by his Jas
per county constituency.