Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-07-27
Gear sentiment was strong, aud if
Gear is defeated will use all influence
for John f. Lacey.
PoLITIcs AT Abba.
The Republicans of Monroe Comfy
Hold County Convention.

publicans of Monroe county met in
mass convention last Saturday after
noon to select delegates to the state
and senatorial conventions and TO
transact such other business as would
come before the body.
The meeting was called to order by
County Chairman o. C. Palmer. who
stated why the meeting had been call
ed, and he proceeded 10 name II. W.
Watson, of Troy, as the chairman.
Mr.. Watson refused to serve; said
there were other parties present who
would fill the position. His. refusal
called for vote after the motion had
been seconded and Mr.. Watson took
the chair under the protest. George W..
Dashiell named w. A. Rowles as the
secretary and the convention ratified
the motion.
The roll of townships was called.
There was no response from Guilford
and Ed Canning named John +. Fita-
patrick, the same condition existed in
Avery and Ed. /. Ramsay named Scott
Appleman, Jesse Palmer named Lon
Bellman from Mantua, Harry Clutch
named Herman Snow from Urbana,
Ramsey named J. C. Bennett from Hill
ton, and Ramsay named F. A. Turner
from Franklin. The names We're then
gathered and all placed in a hat and
were drawn out in the following order,
the parties thus selected being the del
egates to the state conventions:
Delegates-J. c. Bennett, Scott APP
pleman, o. C. Farmer, D. +. Fitzpat-
rick, +. A. Turner, r. b. Brown. Cyrus
Hickenlooper,i Sylvia O'Brien, Herman
Snow.
Alternates.-C., b. Powell, S. w. PEN
nington, Lon Bellman, Thos. I. Isaacs
Jerry Wilcox, G. L. Robb, f. Maddy,
VIM. Castle, I. N. Reeves, Ed. A. Can
ming.
The chairman then Stated that the
delegates to the senatorial convention
should be chosen. j. P. Early made a
motion that w. A. Nichol be endorsed
by the convention assembled and that
he be empowered to name his own del
egates. Albert Wilkin seconded the
motion and it carried.
Mr.. Kendall then, arose and read the
following resolutions which were
adopted with whoop: IS,
Resolved, by the republicans of Mon-
roe county in mass convention assem-
bled: rs.
/. We re-affirm our allegiance to the
platform of principles adopted at St,
Louis in 1896, and demand the enact
ment of a specific statute establishing
the gold dollar of. 25.s grains as the
standard of value in the United States.
2. We give our absolute and unqual-
ified endorsement to the wise, able and
patriotic administration of President
William Mckinley; and now that the
ic nor fro, tod NV
bellion in the Orient we call upon all
loyal citizens to support the govern
ment.
3. We felicitate the people of Iowa
upon the economical, prudent and eff
lie NJ. Shaw, and we favor his renomifi-
alton and reelection to the high Office
he now holds.
4. We congratulate the country ups
on the election, now assured, of Col
onel David B. Henderson, of the Third
Iowa district, to the sDeakership of the
national house of representatives.
$. We are unalterably opposed TO
all monopolies, considerations and COM
binations Of every nature, and we de-
mand such legislation from congress
as shall render it impossible for mon
eyed capital to unite in trusts, thus
advancing prices of necessary commod-
tiles. sitting legitimate competition,
and depriying labor of its just employ
ment.
6. We recognize the sturdy intee-
rity, the commanding ability and the.
stalwart republicanism of Hon. John
ii. Gear His long life of loyalty to-
republican principles, of fidelity to-
public trust, and of distinguished ser,
vice to state and nation, entitle him to
most favorable consideration at the
hands of his party constituents We
therefore favor his reelection to the.
United States senate.
At the conclusion of the resolutions
Mr.. Nichol came before the body and
named the following parties as the del
egates to the senatorial convention:
Delegates.-J. P. Early, Jesse Pal,
mer, Ed. Forsythe, John g. Wilson, c.
M. Forrest, N. r. Kendall, L. B.
O'Brien, ID. M. Anderson, John r. Fitz-
patrick.
Alternates.-David Hammond, Ed. A.
Canning, James A. Gray, Thos. Bald.
win, ST., George Harris, David Clever,
Harry Clutch, e. T.. Thayer, John A.
Demuth.
r. non. -. II. Scott then arose and
stated there had been no definite in
structions to the delegates to the state
convention and made motion that
those in attendance be empowered to
cast the full vote of the county. 1t
carried. Then Mr.. Scott continued
that he had been talking with a few
of the old comrades of the Thirty-sixth
Iowa; that they felt that this county
should instruct for Capt. 7. M. Fee for
supreme judge. He stated that as he
heard the matter Fee had announced
himself long before any other candi-
date of this district had done so. He
made a motion that the delegation be
instructed for Fee and it carried with
much handclapping.
c. NJ. Forrest suggested that as the
senatorial convention had been held
in Marion county for a great many
years that those who had the authority
to use their influence to get the conven.
ton to come to Monroe this year and
he suggested that they meet at Lovilia
one day during the reunion that is to
be held there. Harry Clutch said the
committee at Loyilia had advices from
the Marion county chairman that he
was willing to meet ut Lovilia. and
that the meeting would be held there