Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-29
FOR LONG CAMPAIGN
Gov. Shaw Favors a Long and
Thorough Exposition Of Issues.
HOW THE DEMOCRATS WERE FOOLED
Convention Leaders Ring in Populist
ON Them While Crying ssNo Fuss
ion!'' - Weaverites Indig.
nant-Real Pops.

nant-Real Pops.
Des Moines, Aug. 24.-Governor
Shaw favors long campaign in Iowa
this year. His idea is that it will be
to the interest of the party TO go care
fully over the ground this fab, so that
1t may be got into good shape for next
year. Iowa republicans are goirg to
be in demand next year. Henderson
will not have ten days to spend in his
own district in the presidential election,
for he will be called for all over. the
nation. Congressman Deliver, Cousins
and Others will be invited to almost
every state. Most of the congces smen
already have out promises TO visit tile
districts OF their best friends in con-
sress to help them out next year. Iowa
oratoly always was at par, and next
year it is going to be away above par.
Governor Shaw did not say this, but ii
is true that he himself will be in de-
mand outside of Iowa, especially in the
east. Senator Allison always has more
invitations to speak outside the state
than he can accept. 1t is understood
to be the idea of the governor aud
many other leaders that the thing to
do is to make next years campaign in
Iowa this year, so that next year iowa
political speakers can accept invita-
tons to assist the party. in other states.
OF course, this would not be possible if
Iowa We're not solid and steadfast.
There is no doubt OF her position, in The
opinion of the leaders. Even the demo-
Gratis admit that White cannot expect
as big vote this year as last time he
ran. There is no discount on the re-
publicanism and patriotism of Iowa's
people, The state will be all right this
year and next, and if the speaking
campaign of this year is extended it
will be possible for the Iowa leaders to
render valuable assistance in other
states of the union next year. 1t is
understood to be the idea of the state
central committee that the speaking
campaign should begin about Septem-
Der 20, or a little later, intending to
send out literature before that, and
then to keep it up till election night. 1t
is probable that most of the speakers
will begin independent work before the
date liked. A two months campaign
is long one, comparatively, but the
iowa speakers are equal to it. Fred
WHITE expects to speak twice day
for at least a month and half. Cato
Sells wiii also be on the platform for
the democrats this year. He has so
agreed. ,I
The Real Populists.
The real populists of the state will
meet in state convention here We'd
nesday. Aug. 80. A. W. c. Weeks,
OF Winterset, is the state chairman, and
practically the whole thing of this par
ty. 1t is composed of the middle-of-
the-road populists, VINO refused to go
into the fusion with the democrats by
which that faction of the populist par.
ty lost its name, identity and organic
zation. General Weaver heads the fac
ton which fused and tells his followers
that the populists swallowed the demo-
Gratis instead of being swallowed. Mr..
Weeks claims to lead the only simon
pure populists in. the state, and SAYS
that the Weaver faction was sold to the
democrats. His faction does not cast a
| large number of votes, but he saws
that it will hold the balance OF power
this year.
! Weaver Populists arc Indignant.
Many of the Weaver populists are
indignant over the treatment they got
IN the democratic state convention.
The gold democratic papers are saving
that fusion was killed by the demo
cratic half of the combination in Des
Moines last Wednesday. For fifteen
minutes it was as dead as a door nail.
In fact, it was only effected by mis-
leading the democratic convention.
When 2. B. Evans made motion to
refer the nomination of railroad com
missioner to the populist convention
There was storm of noes, one demo-
cratic delegate wanted to know if this
was democratic or populist conven-
ton, and when vote was taken the
noes plainly had it. but the chair arhi-
trarily ruled that the motion had car
Ned. This was in pursuance of the di-
rection of the leaders. The conven-
ton greeted the announcement with
dissent and embroiled the chair in a
hot time. 1t appealed from his deci-
sion. The sentiment against fusion
was plain. In the parliamentary tan
gle some of the leaders, among them
Charlie Walsh, made speeches to the
convention in which they spoke
against fusion. AT the same time they
were connecting a diabolcal scheme
against the convention which many OF
its delegates have not yet fathomed
Having quoted the convention by Sc
curing postponement of the whole
question for a time, they hurried to
the populist convention hall and got
the populists to name man for rail
road commissioner. This was w. H.
Calhoun, of Marshalltown. Hurrying
back to the democratic convention hall
the word was passed around and the
plan for fooling the democrats was set
in operation. The scheme was to run
/, the populist nominee in on the con
vention without it knowing what ii
was doing. Three men were named
for nomination for railroad commits
sioner. Among them was W. II. Cal
houn. When some one wanted to
know who he was, one of the most
4 prominent leaders assured the conyen-
ton that he was no populist, but was
a time-honored and trne-blooded lief