Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-17

after explaining the McHenry-P Polk
county incident, said, with all the fer
vor of his wrought-up nature, Cato
Sells is a democrat
The Afternoon Session.
1t was $50 in the afternoon before
the convention was called to order.
After the reports of the committee on
credentials and permanent organiza-
tion, motion was made to proceed
with the nomination for governor, and
this showed the temper of the dele
gates. The motion was lost over
whelmingly, amid cries of Lets hear
the resolutions IT was plain to be
seen that the Delegates did not want
to nominate ticket until they heard
the report of the resolutions commit
tee and would then know on what
platform their candidates would. have
to make the race. At this point the
convention was chaotic in the extreme.
The White, Bashor and Genung fac
tions all yelled for their candidates,
while some conservative delegates
tried to get the floor in order to bring
the convention to it's senses. Chair.
- .--.vru ptYkg ,argu wooaen
mallet in his efforts to restore order.
Finally, as it was seen that nothing
could be done, the band was appealed
to, and as the strains of catchy two
step mingled with the indeserihable
noise ot the ssaxsatlse hs sSs!tss ssde,
into a hugh.
After the music. Judge Carr. of
Manchester, succeeded in getting the
convention to hear him. and he moved
that the five minute dominating
speeches of the convention be heard.
while the report of the resolutions
committee was awaited. Hardly had
the chair decided this motion in favor
OF its mover, when l.. 7. Genung, who
was considered candidate for COVER
nor, arose. and in fiery speech, nom
mated Fred White. r. a. Graham. of
Newton. nominated Cato Sells, of Vim
ton. and the mention of his name
crented the widest enthusiasm. Ar
ter it had subsidized MIR. Sells stepped
to the, front of the stage, and as he
raised his right. Hand for silence. the
convention instantly obeyed. You
could have heard II pin drop in the en-
tire house as Mr.. Sells stood there for
fully minute, perfectly white. ana
with set. determined look. as he
seemed TO gaze into the very hearts
of the delegates. He reused himself
from his reverie and addressed the
conventions saying: ''''he p;u.ty is
greater, than the man. For months j
have said was not a candidate. and
when | said If | rleapseit, bn: 20 man
is bigger than his parry For il time
believed that I wassciilled by my
party to accept this Ioa.ina;ion in the
interesfs of iIit;pg the party. hut
Things have changed a.sa the time has
row gone by for ne 10 accept. ! will
rot be your candidats. | second the
nomination of Fred White and beg of
Eoit %. support hiu.. My promise has
gone ont TO him. and shall keep itp
ne st man @iTcn he floor was =.
ssor, Of Was 'aso. sslia was also.
fcnFsidersd n candidate. Mrs Dashor
electrified the convention by With
drawing from the race aad seconding
the nomination of Fred White He eN-
plained his carIitlacy il detail aud
was so wrought M by the earnestnsss
of his remarks. that he was scarcely
able TO speak aboye whisper before
he finished talking. He told of LET
ter he : had received from Fred
White in which White had said he was
hot canuluatc ana then told how he
had been asked TO release White from
the statement made. and be did SO.
Then came another dramatic incl
dent of more than ordinary Interest
10 Wapello democrats. j. II. Burgess
was gwen the floor and said: While
have the warmest personal feeling
Tor Fred White and have no axes 10
Srnd nor enemies TO punish, want
to see the man nominated who can
unite the democrats of Iowa; ! want
10 see CATO Sells nominated. 1 thor
oughiy understand his position. but |
Know II he is called upon he cannot
decline. Ihree-fonrths of this conven-
ton is Tor him Mr. Burgess
remarks We're cut off with cries Of
aoure Off and sit down" The
cries increased and Mr.. Burgess was
forced to Nacate the stage at the ur-
gent request OF Mr.. Sells, who begged
lnm to deslst in the interest of har-
mony.
y motion that the convention pro-
ceed TO nominate Fred White by ae-
, cianfatlon, was met with cries OF No
an over the house. and again chaos
relgned: After Anthony {. Daley, of
Marshalltown. was nominated by j..
L. Kefiman' OF osktloosi, 5. II. Bashor
was nominated by .. j. i-elander, of
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