Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-07

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after the regularly authorized soldiers
had been paid. 1t has been decided
however, that the difficulty in discrim-
mating between those having places
on the supplementary lists, together
with the small amount to be distribu-
ted among those that would qualify,
furnishes sufficient reason for aban.
doning the distribution at this point.
Sioux City Journal: The Chicago
Chronicle. which works like black
smith at the job of being democrat,
scores the Ohio platform and denounc-
es Mr.. Mclean, the nominee for gov
ernor. Yet in conclusion it says: ave
hope for democratic victory in Ohio
but we can find little warrant for the
hope"
IF Secretary Root keeps up the gait
he has started he will have the demo
Gratis down on him as sure jas shoot
in,'" says the Valley Express, which
adds: Bryan and his Iowa ally, Gen.
Weaver, have educated them to believe
in this neck of the woods that a run
ming at the mouth is the first and sur
est sign of craftsmanship, and the new
war secretary being a man that evil
IDENTIFY saws wood and says nothing is
running the hazard of being writ down
as a chump by lowa's keen-eyed de-
mocracy."
The Spirit Lake Beacon of last Fri
day contained this interesting state
ment: "At no, time since his candi-
dacy was announced has Mr.. Cummins
had so much assurance of success as
during and since the state convention.
1t is not assumed thatoall the state is
coming his way, but no contested
point has been lost up to date, while
more than one district has been
snatched from what was assumed to be
Gear territory. No such good luck as
Cummins' withdrawal is to bring re-
lief to the hardpressed opposition In
|the same article Editor Funk alleges
that the Gear managers are conduct
ing a campaign of pure bluff.
Take Your Choice.
The Waterloo Reporter states that
"As near as we can figure it out there
will be at least five state tickets before
the people Of Iowa at the coming state
election, viz: republican, democratic,
prohibition, united Christian and pop
ulist. The candidate for governor on
the Christian ticket is in Jail serving
a sentence for criminal libel. The So
cialists, who have usually had tag OF
a ticket, have not yet sent in their
nominations, but may get around be-
fore the books are closed. Aside from
the republican and democratic tickets
there is no material interest, and the
other combinations are mere side
shows to the regular political circus
The Burlington Gazette, for lack OF
someone else to jump on sails into Ad-
miral Dewey. The Gazette is not pleas
ed that the admiral should be SO leis-
urely about getting to America and af-
fects to perceive that "the American
people" do not look kindly upon his
idle saunterings and long delays at Eu-
ropean seaports, where nothing but
social attractions can detain him." OF
course the Gazette knows what Dewey
should have done.p 1t is this: ''He
should have sailed from Manila
straight to his native land, reported tc
his government in person, received
such homage as the people desired tc
render him, obtained permission from
his superior officer, the secretary OF
the navy to enjoy leave of absence
and then sailed for foreign shores on
/ his vacation" '
| Council Bluffs Nonpareil: II is diff.
cult to see what bit of hope the 7Des
! Moines combine can find for keeping
up a further fight in support of Mr..
Cunfmips. The glowing predictions o.
! success have dropped out of the col
umns of the papers of that city and
the kilograms sent out under the Des
Moines date line and which for so long
were highly colored in Mr.. Cummins
favor have of late been changing SC
markedly as to indicate that there il
much truth in such telegram us APP.
peared in some of the outside papers
yesterday stating that ''evep the mos
devoted friends of A. B. Cummins ad.
NIT tonight that the county conven,
/, tions and primaries held today, taken
| together with the trend of results
since, the state convention, indicate
that his chances are decidedly poor
and growing poorer" Such statements
from Des Moines, where all cores
pondents have been so thoroughly I'M
der the Cummins' influence, are very
suggestive of the gloom which has set.
tied over his headquarters.